Farooq
"Faruq" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Faruq, Iran.
| Farooq | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
Literary Arabic: [fɑːˈruːq, faːˈruːq, fæːˈruːq] Egyptian Arabic: [fɑˈɾuːʔ] Levantine Arabic: [faːˈruːʔ] Persian: [fɒːˈɾuːɣ] English /fɑːˈruːk/ |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
Farooq (also transliterated as Farouk, Farook, Faruk, Faroeq, Faruq, or Farouq; Arabic: فاروق, Fārūq ) is a common Arabic given and family name derived from an honorific of Umar, an early Muslim leader. Al-Farooq literally means, "the one who distinguishes between right and wrong."
Given name
- Farouk I of Egypt, King of Egypt and the Sudan
- Farooq Abdullah, Indian politician
- Farouk El-Baz, scientist
- Faruk Çelik, Turkish politician
- Faruk Cömert, Turkish Air Force generals
- Farrukh Dhondy, Indian-born British writer, playwright, screenwriter and left-wing activist
- Faruk Gül, Turkish and American economist, a professor of economics at Princeton University
- Farouk Hosny, painter
- Farouk Janeman, Fijian athlete
- Farooq Kathwari, United States businessman
- Farouk Kaddoumi, Palestinian leader
- Farooque (1948), Bangladeshi actor
- Farouk Kamoun, Tunisian scientist
- Farouk Lawan, Nigerian politician
- Farooq Leghari, eighth President of Pakistan from November 14, 1993 until December 2, 1997
- Farooq Naek, Pakistani lawyer
- Farouk Ruzimatov, Russian ballet dancer
- Farouk Shami, Palestinian-American businessman
- Farouk al-Sharaa, Syrian politician
- Farooq, ring name of professional wrestler Ron Simmons
- Farooq Sheikh, Indian actor
- Farooq Shah, Pakistani footballer
- Faruk Süren, Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray
- Faruk Türünz, Turkish luthier
- Faruk Yiğit, Turkish footballer
Surname
- El Amry Farouk, Egyptian businessman and politician
- Mohammad Farooq, several people
- Muhammad Farooq, several people
- Nabil Farouk, Egyptian novelist
- Syed Rizwan Farook, a perpetrator of the 2015 San Bernardino attack
- Talat Farooq, Pakistani human rights activist
See also
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