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Farha
Farha or Farhah (Arabic: فَرْحَة, ''farḥah'') is an Arabic female given name and a surname, meaning "delight, pleasure, luckier, good luck, good fortune". The name is the female form of the name Farhat and also stems from the name Farah. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name: *Farha Manzoor (born 1975), Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab *Farha Mather (born 1996), Indian badminton player People with the surname: *Juliana Farha (born 1966), Canadian writer and businesswoman *Leilani Farha, Canadian lawyer and UN administrator, advocate of housing as a human right *Omar Farha, American chemist and professor *Sam Farha (born 1959), Lebanese poker player See also * Farah *Farhat *Farhan *Farha (film) ''Farha'' () is a historical drama film about a Palestinian girl's coming-of-age experience during the Nakba, the 1948 displacement of Palestinians from their homeland. The film is directed by Darin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Farha
Ihsan "Sam" Farha ( ar, إحسان فرحة; born 1959 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese professional poker player. He is best known for finishing as runner up in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in 2003. He has won three bracelets at the WSOP in his career. Private life When the civil war erupted in Lebanon in 1975, the Farha family moved to the United States in search of a better life. The young Ihsan “Sammy” Farha went on to earn a degree in business administration from the University of Kansas. While completing his studies, he also learned to play pool, ping ball, and the video game Pac Man so well that he earned substantial money by playing these games against others for cash. After graduating from college, he moved to Houston, Texas. That is where he had his first encounter with poker, in the eighties. Shortly after, he made a trip to Las Vegas. His winnings at the poker tables made him realize he could make a living playing cards. Farha then decided t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Farha
Omar K. Farha is the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor in Chemistry at Northwestern University, an Executive Editor for ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and President of NuMat Technologies. His current research spans diverse areas of chemistry and materials science ranging from energy to defense-related challenges. Specifically, his research focuses on the rational design of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for applications sensing, catalysis, storage, separations, and water purification. His research accomplishments have been recognized by several awards and honors including a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the Academy of Arab Scientists, the Kuwait Prize, the Japanese Society of Coordination Chemistry “International award for creative work”, the Royal Society of Chemistry “Environment, Sustainability and Energy Division Early Career” Award, the American Chemical Society “The Satinder Ahuja Award for Young Investigators in Separation Scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leilani Farha
Leilani Farha is a Canadian lawyer who is the Global Director of THE SHIFT, a housing initiative. Between June 2014 and April 2020, she was the United Nations special rapporteur on adequate housing. Career Farha is legally trained and an alumna of the University of Toronto, and has been an Executive Director of the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA) and Canada Without Poverty. United Nations special rapporteur on housing In her tenure as Special Rapporteur, she has focused on economic inequality and an absence of effective political representation for the poor as causes of homelessness or inadequate accommodation. Farha campaigns for the right to adequate housing for marginalized groups, she worked in Canada to implement United Nations resolutions that see homelessness as a violation of human rights. Farha has taken part in missions worldwide to examine the condition of housing rights and to develop policies to implement those rights. Views Leilani Farha told '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhat
Farhat (Arabic: فَرْحَات, ''farḥāt'') is an Arabic male given name meaning "delight, pleasure, luckier, good luck, good fortune". This is the male variant from the female stem given name Farha. It may refer to: Given name * Farhat Abbas (born 1976), Indonesian lawyer * Farhat Chida (born 1982), Tunisian athlete * Farhat Hashmi (born 1957), Pakistani scholar Surname * Abdallah Farhat (1914–1985), Tunisian politician * Asmahan Farhat (born 1990), American swimmer * Charbel Farhat, Lebanese-American academic * Debbie Farhat (born 1954), American politician * Ed Farhat (1926–2003), American professional wrestler, known as The Sheik * Edmond Farhat (1933–2016), Lebanese Catholic bishop, Vatican diplomat * Hassan Farhat, Canadian Imam * Hormoz Farhat, Iranian-American composer, ethnomusicologist, and emeritus professor of music * Humayun Farhat (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer * Imran Farhat (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer * Jon Farhat, special effects artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhan
Farhan or Farhaan (Persian: فرحان ''farḥān'') is a name of Persian origin meaning "happy, joyful, blessed, happy, delightful, rejoicing, merry, inclined to hopefulness". The name is the male variant from the female stem given name Farah, and is widely used in West Asia, North Africa and SouthEast Asia. Notable people with these names include: Farhan *Farhan Akhtar (born 1974), Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, playback singer and television host *Farhan Farhan (born 1996), Bahraini swimmer *Farhan Khan (actor) (born 1983), Indian actor *Farhan Lalji, Canadian sports reporter *Farhan Nizami, South Asian historian *Farhan Saeed (born 1984), Pakistani singer-songwriter and actor * Farhan Saleh (born 1947), Lebanese writer and militant *Farhan Zaidi (born 1976), Canadian-American baseball executive of Pakistani descent Farhaan * Farhaan Behardien (born 1983), South African cricketer * Farhaan Faasil, stage name of Ismail Fazil (born 1990), Indian actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farah (name)
Farah or Farrah is a feminine and occasionally masculine given name in Arabic, Persian or Urdu. Arabic Farah (Arabic: فَرَح , ''faraḥ'') is an Arabic female given name and sometimes male given name meaning "happiness, joy, gladness, gleefulness, joyful, joyfulness, merriment, rejoice" The name is based on the Arabic root ف ر ح (f-r-ḥ), variants from the root are: * Faruh/ Farouh (Arabic: فَرُوح, ''farūḥ'') - male given name * Farhat/ Farhaat (Arabic: فَرْحَات, ''farḥāt'') - male given name (but the written form is in the female plural form), the female form below is Farhah. * Farhan/ Farhaan (Arabic: فَرْحَان, ''farḥān'') - male given name * Afrah/ Afraah (Arabic: أَفْرَاح, ''afrāḥ'') - female given name in the plural or superlative form * Fariha/ Fareeha (Arabic: فَرِيحَة, ''farīḥah'') - female given name * Farhah (Arabic: فَرْحَة, ''farḥah'') - female given name, the female form of Farhaat above * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farha Mather
Farha Mather (born 17 September 1996) is an Indian female badminton player. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series ''Women's Doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * Living people 1996 births Indian female badminton players 20th-century Indian women 21st-century Indian women {{India-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farha Manzoor
Farha Manzoor (; born 17 August 1975) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018. Early life She was born 17 August 1975 in Vehari. Political career She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) on a reserved seat for women in 2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the 14th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) led by Nawaz Sharif, t .... References Living people Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 1975 births Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Women members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 21st-century Pakistani women politicians {{PunjabPK-MPA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arabs, Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard Prestige (sociolinguistics), prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as First language, mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliana Farha
Juliana (variants Julianna, Giuliana, Iuliana, Yuliana, etc) is a feminine given name which is the feminine version of the Roman name Julianus. Juliana or Giuliana was the name of a number of early saints, notably Saint Julian the Hospitaller, which ensured the name's continued popularity in the medieval period. People with the given name Juliana or Julianna Medieval :''Ordered chronologically'' *Julianna of Paul and Juliana (died 270), Christian martyr during the Aurelian persecution *St. Juliana of Nicomedia (died 304), Christian martyr during the Diocletian persecution *St. Juliana (, a martyr associated with the legend of Saint Cucuphas *Juliana Grenier (died between 1213 and 1216) *St. Juliana of Liège (1193–1252), nun and visionary from Retinnes in Fléron in the Bishopric of Liège, now in Belgium *St. Juliana Falconieri (1270–1341), Italian foundress of the Servite Third Order *Juliana or Julian of Norwich (1342–1416), English anchoress, Christian mystic and theolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
