Farooq (also transliterated as Farouk, Faruqi, Farook, Faruk, Faroeq, Faruq, or Farouq, Farooqi, Faruque or Farooqui; ar, فاروق, Fārūq) is a common Arabic given and family name. ''Al-Fārūq'' literally means "the one who distinguishes between right and wrong."

Given name

Farouk

Farouk of Egypt Farouk I (; ar, فاروق الأول ''Fārūq al-Awwal''; 11 February 1920 – 18 March 1965) was the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 193 ...

(1920–1965), King of Egypt and the Sudan *

Farouk El-Baz Farouk El-Baz ( arz, فاروق الباز, ''Pronunciation'': ) (born January 2, 1938) is an Egyptian American space scientist and geologist, who worked with NASA in the scientific exploration of the Moon and the planning of the Apollo program. ...

(born 1938), scientist *

Farouk Hosny Farouk Hosny (or Hosni) ( ar, فاروق حسنى; born 1938) is an Egyptian abstract painter who was Minister of Culture from 1987 to 2011. Early life and career Hosny was born and grew up in Alexandria. He graduated from Alexandria University' ...

(born 1938), painter *

Farouk Janeman Mohammed Farouk Bhamji (Janeman) (17 February 1953 – 27 September 2013) was a Fijian football player and coach. Janeman was a star soccer player representing the premier Fiji Football Association team of Ba in the 1970s. After his retire ...

(1953–2013), Fijian athlete *

Farouk Kaddoumi Farouk al-Kaddoumi (alternative transliteration: Faruq al-Qaddumi; ar, فاروق القدومي; born 18 August 1931), also known by his kunya, Abu al-Lutf, was until 2009 Secretary-General and between 2004 and 2009 Chairman of Fatah's centr ...

(born 1931), Palestinian leader *

Farouk Kamoun Farouk Kamoun (born October 20, 1946) is a Tunisian computer scientist and professor of computer science at the National School of Computer Sciences (ENSI) of Manouba University, Tunisia. He contributed in the late 1970s to significant researc ...

(born 1946), Tunisian scientist *

Farouk Lawan Farouk Muhammad Lawan (born 6 July 1962) is a Nigerian politician and four-term (since 1999) member of the House of Representatives for the Bagwai/Shanono Federal Constituency of Kano State. Education and personal life Lawan is a graduate of B ...

(born 1962), Nigerian politician *

Farouk Seif Al Nasr Farouk Seif Al Nasr (14 December 1922 – 31 December 2009) was an Egyptian politician who served as justice minister in different cabinets during Husni Mobarak's term. Early life and education Nasr was born on 14 December 1922. He received a ba ...

(1922–2009), Egyptian politician *

Farouk Shami Farouk Shami is a Palestinian-American businessman and founder of the hair-care and spa products company, Farouk Systems located in Texas.

, Palestinian-American businessman *

Farouk al-Sharaa Farouk al-Sharaa ( ar, فاروق الشرع; born 10 December 1938) is a Syrian politician and diplomat. He is one of the most prominent officials in the Syrian government and served as foreign minister of Syria from 1984 until 2006 when he beca ...

(born 1938), Syrian politician

Farooq

Farooq Abdullah Farooq Abdullah (born 21 October 1937) is an Indian politician who was Ex. President of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. He has served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982, and as the union minister fo ...

(born 1937), Indian politician *

Farooq Kathwari Farooq Kathwari (born 1944) is an Indian-American businessman who is currently the CEO of Ethan Allen. Life Kathwari moved to the United States from Kashmir, India in 1965. He is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive officer of Ethan Al ...

, United States businessman *

Farooq Kperogi Farooq Adamu Kperogi (born 1973), is a Nigerian-American professor, author, media scholar, newspaper columnist, blogger and activist. He was a reporter and news editor at many Nigerian newspapers including the ''Daily Trust'', ''Daily Triumph'' and ...

, Nigerian academic *

Farooq Leghari Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari ( ur, ; 29 May 194020 October 2010), was a Pakistani politician who served as the eighth president of Pakistan from 14 November 1993 until resigning on 2 December 1997. He is the first Baloch to have been elected a ...

(1940–2010), eighth President of Pakistan from November 14, 1993 until December 2, 1997 *

Farooq Naek Farooq Hamid Naek ( ur, ; b. 1 July 1947 also spelled Farooq H. Naik), is a Pakistani politician and lawyer, who served as the Chairman Senate, Minister of Law as well as headed the Ministry of Justice in the government led by Prime Ministe ...

(born 1950), Pakistani lawyer *

Farooq Sheikh Farooq Shaikh (25 March 1948 − 28 December 2013) was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter. He was best known for his work in Hindi films from 1973 to 1993 and for his work in television between 1988 and 2002. He returned to ...

(1948–2013), Indian actor *

Farooq Shah Farooq Shah ( ur, فاروق شاہ; born on 19 October 1985) is a Pakistani footballer, who plays for as a striker for National Bank. Shah plays as a midfielder and striker. He earned his first international cap during the Indo-Pak se ...

(born 1985), Pakistani footballer *

Faarooq Ronald Nasir Simmons (born May 15, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) under his real name, and in the World Wres ...

, ring name of professional wrestler Ron Simmons (born 1958) *

Farooque Akbar Hossain Pathan (born 18 August 1948), known by the stage name Farooque, is a Bangladeshi actor, politician, businessman, producer, member of parliament and a freedom fighter. He is known as 'Mia Bhai' (respected brother) to mass people. He a ...

(born 1948), Bangladeshi actor

Farooqi

Muhammed Sharif al-Faruqi Lieutenant Muhammed Sharif al-Faruqi (1891 - 1920; Arabic: محمد شريف الفاروقي) was an Arab Ottoman staff officer from Mosul. He was stationed in Damascus and played a pivotal role in the events leading up to the Arab Revolt. He was ...

Responsible for initiating Arab revolt from the Ottomans.

Faruk

Faruk Cömert General Faruk Cömert, 26th Commander of the Turkish Air Force, was born in the Vezirköprü district of Samsun Province, Turkey, in 1946. He began his military career when he entered the Air Force High School in 1960. Cömert graduated from the A ...

(born 1946), Turkish military officer *

Faruk Çelik Faruk Çelik (born 17 January 1956) is a Turkish politician and a Member of Parliament for Bursa ( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative ...

(born 1956), Turkish politician *

Faruk Gül Faruk R. Gül is a Turkish American economist, a professor of economics at Princeton University and a Fellow of the Econometric Society. Gül did his undergraduate studies at Boğaziçi University, and received his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1986,< ...

, Turkish and American economist and academic *

Faruk Sükan Faruk Sükan (1921 – 3 January 2005) was a Turkish physician, politician and government minister. Biography Sükan was born in Karaman. In 1946, he graduated from the School of Medicine at Istanbul University. After practicing as a Doctor of ...

(1921–2005), Turkish physician and politician *

Faruk Süren Faruk Süren (born 1945) is a Turkish of Aramean (Syriac) origin businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray. Süren was born in Istanbul as Faruk Sürenyan. He went to Deutsche Schule Istanbul and graduated from a Ge ...

(born 1945), Turkish businessman *

Faruk Türünz Faruk Türünz (born 28 June 1944 in Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish luthier who specializes in ouds and is considered one of the best oud makers. His shop is in Istanbul, Turkey. Having worked as a primary school teacher for 10 years, Türünz starte ...

(born 1944), Turkish luthier *

Faruk Yiğit Faruk Yiğit (born 15 April 1968 in Trabzon) was a Turkish association football, football player. He played for several clubs, including Orhangazi Gençlerbirliği, Yalovaspor, Boluspor, Kocaelispor, Fenerbahçe, Ankaragücü and Diyarbakırspor ...

(born 1968), Turkish footballer

Surname

Farouk

* Bakhtier Farouk, engineer and published author *

El Amry Farouk El Amry Farouk is an Egyptian businessman and Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge for ...

, Egyptian businessman and politician *

Nabil Farouk Nabil Farouk Ramadan Bayoumi Ramadan ( ar, نبيل فاروق رمضان بيومي رمضان ) (9 February 1956 – 9 December 2020) was an Egyptian novelist. best known for his books in the '' Rewayāt Masreyya Lel Gēb'' (''Egyptian Pocket ...

(1956–2020), Egyptian novelist

Farook

Hunais Farook Unaiz Farook (born 15 March 1973) is a Sri Lankan politician who represents the Vanni multi-member electoral district in the Sri Lankan Parliament. He is a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance (ab ...

(born 1973), a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n politician * Syed Rizwan Farook (1987–2015), a perpetrator of the

2015 San Bernardino attack On December 2, 2015, a terrorist attack, consisting of a mass shooting and an attempted bombing, occurred at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California. The perpetrators, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married couple ...

Farooq

* Mohammad Farooq or Muhammad Farooq, several people **

Mohammad Farooq (cricketer, born 1938) Mohammad Farooq (born 8 April 1938) is a former Pakistani international cricketer who played in seven Test matches between 1960 and 1965. Cricket career Mohammad Farooq was one of Pakistan's fastest bowlers in the 1960s, but his career was sho ...

, Pakistani cricketer **

Muhammad Farooq Khan Muhammad Farooq Khan was a Pakistani psychiatrist, scholar of Islam and vice-chancellor of University of Swat. He was known for his opposition to Islamist militancy and described suicide attacks as un-Islamic. Due to his views, he was assassinat ...

(1956–2010), Pakistani psychiatrist **

Muhammad Farooq (journalist) Muhammad Farooq ( ur, ) is a journalist, Qāriʾ, Qari, Naat Khawan and newscaster from Pakistan. He also worked as Joint Executive Editor Daily Mashriq Quetta. Nowadays he is working in Daily Pakistan Lahore as a News Editor. He also had work ...

(fl. 1991–2006), Pakistani journalist and Naat Khawan * Mir Waiz Umar Farooq, Kashmiri separatist leader. {{surname, Farooq or Farouk

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