Harun

Harun (also transliterated as Haroon or Haroun, Arabic: هارون‎, Hārūn) is a common male given name of Arabic origin, related to the Hebrew name Aaron. Both are most likely of Ancient Egyptian origin, from aha rw, meaning "warrior lion".

Given name

Haroon

• Haroon (singer), a Pakistani pop singer
• Haroun (rapper), a French rapper in Scred Connexion
• Haroon Khan, British boxer
• Haroon Rahim, Pakistani former tennis player
• Haroon Rashid (cricketer), a former Pakistani cricketer
• Haroon Rashid Aswat, a British terrorist
• Haroon Tanha, Afghan singer
• Haroun Kabadi, Chadian politician

Harun

• Harun al-Rashid (died 809), Abbasid caliph
• Harun Doğan (born 1976), Turkish sport wrestler
• Harun Erdenay (born 1968), Turkish former basketball player
• Harun ibn Khumarawayh (died 904), fourth Tulunid Emir of Egypt
• Harun Karadeniz (1942–1975), Turkish activist
• Harun Tekin (born 1977), Turkish singer
• Harun Yahya (born 1956), Turkish author and Islamic creationist
• Harun Farocki (born 9 January 1944 – 30 July 2014), German filmmaker

Surname

Haroon

• Hussain Haroon, Pakistani politician
• Yusuf Haroon, Pakistani politician

Haroun

• Ahmed Haroun, Sudanese politician
• Faris Haroun, Belgian footballer
• Nadjim Haroun, Belgian footballer
• Siavash Haroun Mahdavi, Iranian inventor and entrepreneur

See also

• Haroonabad (disambiguation), cities and towns in Pakistan
• Islamic view of Aaron