Awais ( ar, اویس) is an Arabic given name. 'Owais' is alternative name.
Meaning
Awais means 'gifted' or 'bestowed'. It was the name of one of
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
's companions
Awais Qarani.
Notable people
Notable people with the name include:
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Awais Ali (born 2005), Pakistani cricketer
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Awais Khan (born 1994), Pakistani cyclist
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Awais Qadir Shah (born 1977), Pakistani politician
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Awais Qasim Khan (born 1969), Pakistani politician
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Awais Leghari
Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari (Urdu language, Urdu: اویس احمد خان لغاری; born 22 March 1971) is a Pakistani politician who is currently an Finance department, Punjab (Pakistan), Minister of Finance Department & Revenue Punjab ...
(born 1971), Pakistani politician
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Awais Malik
Awais Malik (born 11 October 1982) is a cricketer who plays for the Qatar national cricket team. He was named in Qatar's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa. He played in Qatar's opening fixture, ...
(born 1982), Qatari cricketer
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Awais Zia
Awais Zia (; born 1 September 1986) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is primarily a left handed batsman and right arm off spin bowler.
Domestic and franchise career
As a youngster, Zia got introduced to the game playing street cricket in his vill ...
(born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
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Owais al-Qarani
Awais bin Bashir ( ar, أُوَيْس ٱبْن عَامِر ٱبْن جَزْء ٱبْن مَالِك ٱلْقَرَنِيّ, ), also spelled Uways or Owais, was a Muslim from Yemen who lived during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad ...
, guardian in Islam
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Owais Shah
Owais Alam Shah (born 22 October 1978) is a former England cricketer. A middle-order Batting (cricket), batsman, he played for Middlesex County Cricket Club, Middlesex from 1995 to 2010 and Essex County Cricket Club, Essex from 2011 to 2013 b ...
(born 1978), former English cricketer
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Mohammad Awais (born 1992), Pakistani first-class cricketer who played for Hyderabad
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Nasir Awais (born 1983), Pakistani first-class cricketer who played for Hyderabad cricket team
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Arabic masculine given names