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Haqq is a surname of
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origin commonly found in
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but also in other parts of the
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.


Etymology

Haqq originates from the
Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a 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; Walte ...
word for truth or reality. It is commonly used as a suffix of a personal name. Al-Haqq (The Ultimate Reality) is one of the
Names of God in Islam Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...
, and used in the second half of a compound name, commonly succeeding Abd or Abdul to make
Abdul Haq ʻAbd al-Ḥaqq ( ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الحقّ) is an Arabic male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Ḥaqq'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to t ...
. This specific compound name, means "servant of the Truth", and gives rise to the Muslim theophoric names.


Notables with the surname


Haq

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Zia ul Haq General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, (Urdu: ; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial law in ...
(1924–1988) Former President of Pakistan and Former Army chief of Pakistan * Aaminah Haq (born 1972), Pakistani model *
Ameerah Haq Ameerah Haq is a Bangladeshi technocrat who served as United Nations Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Field Support, the highest-ranking Bangladeshi official at the United Nations, from April 2012 until her resignation in July 2014. ...
, Bangladeshi diplomat *
Fazle Haq Lieutenant General Fazle Haq (Pashto/ Urdu language: فضل حق; (10 September 1928 – 3 October 1991)), was a high-ranking general in the Pakistan Army, and the former martial law administrator (MLA) of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakis ...
(1928–1991), Pakistani general and governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province * Gad al-Haq (1917–1996), Grand Imam of Al-Azhar * Gary Haq, British human ecologist *
Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq SI ( ur, ; born 3 March 1970), also known as Inzi, is a former Pakistan cricketer and captain of Pakistan national cricket team. He was also professional cricket coach for Pakistan. He was the leading run scorer for Pakistan i ...
(born 1970), Pakistani cricketer * Iram Haq (born 1976), Pakistani-Norwegian actress and filmmaker *
Kiran Haq Kiran Haq ( pa, ) is a Pakistani television actress. Haq had a supporting role in 2011 series ''Akbari Asghari''. She has appeared as lead in several television serials including '' Shehr-e-Ajnabi'', '' Maan'', '' Tum Mere Kya Ho'', '' Sangdil'', ...
(born 1988), Pakistani actress and model *
Mahbub ul Haq Mahbub ul Haq ( ur, ; ) was a Pakistani economist, international development theorist, and politician who served as the Minister of Finance of Pakistan from 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986, and again from June to December 1988 as a caret ...
(1934–1998), Pakistani economist * Mansurul Haq (1937–2018), Pakistani former admiral *
Mehr Abdul Haq Mehr Abdul Haq ( Urdu:; , Layyah, British India – Multan, Pakistan) was a philologist from Pakistan. After completing his education he joined education department where he worked on different posts. He retired in 1970. He got his PhD degre ...
(1915–1995), Pakistani linguist *
Misbah-ul-Haq ; born 28 May 1974) is a former Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer. Misbah captained Pakistan in all formats and is former head coach and former chief selector of the Pakistan national team. A late bloomer, Misbah was a midd ...
(born 1974), Pakistani cricketer *
Naeem Haq Naeem Haque is a Pakistani male model, actor, CEO, gymnast and interior architect. Early life The grandson of film producer Agha Ghulam Mohammad, active in the 50s and 60s, Naeem Haque has studied at Saint Martin's School of Art in London, and ...
, Pakistani model and actor * Nawaz Haq (born 1981), Pakistani athlete * Nomanul Haq, Pakistani-American historian *
Qazi Imdadul Haq Qazi Imdadul Haq (1882–1926) was a Bengali writer. Teaching Haq joined the Calcutta Madrasa (now Aliah University) as a temporary teacher in 1904. In 1906, he worked briefly in the Education Department in Shillong, Assam. The next year he jo ...
(1882–1926), Bengali writer * Sami-ul-Haq (1937–2018), Pakistani religious scholar *
Shakeel Haq Yousuf Kamal (born 29 May 1938), better known as Shakeel Yousuf, is a Pakistani actor best known for his roles in PTV drama serial Uncle Urfi (1972), as 'Mehboob Ahmed' in PTV's Aangan Terha (1984) and as ''Taimoor Ahmad'' in Ankahi (1982). ...
(born 1990), Hong Kong cricketer * Shameemul Haq (born 1955), Indian politician *
Ubaidul Haq Ubaidul Haq ( bn, উবায়দুল হক; 2 May 1928- 6 October 2007), also spelt Obaidul Haq ( bn, ওবাইবদুল হক), was a Bangladeshi teacher, muhaddith, mufassir and writer. He was the former khatib of the national mo ...
, former
khatib In Islam, a khatib, khateeb or hatib ( ar, خطيب ''khaṭīb'') is a person who delivers the sermon (''khuṭbah'') (literally "narration"), during the Friday prayer and Eid prayers. The ''khateeb'' is usually the prayer leader (''imam''), ...
of
Baitul Mukarram Baitul Mukarram, also spelled as Baytul Mukarrom ( ar, بيت المكرّم, bn, বায়তুল মোকাররম; ), is the National Mosque of Bangladesh. Located at the center of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, the mosque was comple ...
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Waheedul Haq Waheedul Haq (March 16, 1933 – January 27, 2007) was a journalist, writer, and musicologist of Tagore songs. Early life Haq was born on March 16, 1933, at Bhawal Monoharia village under Keraniganj Upazila. His father, Mazharul Haq, was a m ...
(1933–2007), Bangladeshi writer and journalist * Wahidul Haq (1933–2020), Bangladeshi politician


Haque

* Adil Ahmad Haque, international law scholar *
Ariful Haque Choudhury Ariful Haque Choudhury ( bn, আরিফুল হক চৌধুরী) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the current mayor of Sylhet. Choudhury is also an executive member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. In 2003, he was electe ...
, Mayor of
Sylhet Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climat ...
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Art Malik Athar ul-Haque Malik (born 13 November 1952), known professionally as Art Malik, is a Pakistani-born British actor who achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and subsidiary roles in assorted British and Merchant Ivory te ...
(né Athar ul-Haque Malik, British actor, born 1952) *
Azizul Haque (educator) Sir Muhammad Azizul Haque, KCSI, CIE (27 November 1892 – 23 March 1947), also known as Muhammad Azizul Huq or Mohammad Azizul Huque, was a Bengali lawyer, writer and public servant. He studied at Presidency College and University Law Colle ...
(1892–1947, Bengali advocate and diplomat) *
Enamul Haque Inam-ul-Haq ( ar, إنعام الحـــق ), meaning ''Gift of the Truth'', is a masculine Islamic given name.). Notable bearers of the name include; Cricketers *Inam-ul-Haq (Lahore cricketer) (born 1943), Pakistani cricketer * Enamul Haque ( ...
, former cricketer for Bangladesh *
Enamul Haque Jr Enamul Haque ( bn, এনামুল হক; born 5 December 1986) known as Enamul Haque Jr to distinguish him from Enamul Haque, who also played for Bangladesh, but was not related to him, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He currently plays for ...
, cricketer for
Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...
* Enamul Haque Mostafa Shahid, former Bangladeshi Minister of Social Welfare * Fareed Haque (musician, born 1963 to Pakistani father and Chilean mother) * Intisar-ul-Haque (1935–1996, Pakistani philosopher) * Mohammad Asrarul Haque (born 1942, Indian politician) *
Muhammad Nurul Haque Muhammad Nurul Haque was a Bangladeshi cultural activist, social worker, and a writer. Career Haque started his own magazine, ''Abhizan'', while still studying at Sylhet Government Aliya Madrasah. He was the founding Secretary of Sylhet Kendriya ...
, Bengali cultural activist, social worker and writer *
Md.Mozammel Haque Mohammad Mozammel Huq (1860–1933) was an Indian Bengali-language poet, novelist, magistrate and educationist. His writings were said to have been inspired by a "Muslim renaissance". Early life and education Mohammad Mozammel Huq was born in ...
(1860–1933, Bengali poet and novelist) * Rashida Haque Choudhury, former Bangladeshi Minister of State of Social Welfare *
Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani (4 December 1939 – 15 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the nephew of the founding father of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and founded the Mujib Bahini (Bangladesh Liberation Force-BLF) one of the m ...
(1939–1975) *
Syed Shamsul Haque Syed Shamsul Haq (27 December 1935 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1966 (the youngest among all to receive it), Ekushey Padak in 1984 and Independence Day Award in 2000 by the Gover ...
(1935–2016, Bangladeshi poet and writer) *
Tafazzul Haque Habiganji Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh ( bn, হেফাজতে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ) is an Islamic Advocacy group of madrassah teachers and students. In 2013, it submitted to the government of Bangladesh a 13-point charter, which inc ...
(1938–2020), former vice-president of Hefazat-e-Islam and
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam ( ur, جمیعت علماءِ اسلام, abbreviated as JUI) was founded by Shabbir Ahmad Usmani as an offshoot of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) on 26 October 1945. History The original Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind was formed in Bri ...
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Zulkiflee Anwar Haque Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ulhaque (born 15 May 1962), better known by his pen name Zunar, is a political cartoonist. In 2015 he faced up to 43 years in prison for criticising the Malaysian government in a number of posts on Twitter and was charged und ...
(Malaysian cartoonist, born 1962)


Hoque

* Aminul Hoque,
goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting ...
for Bangladeshi football club Muktijoddha Sangsad KS * Aminul Hoque MBE, British-Bangladeshi writer and lecturer at
Goldsmiths, University of London Goldsmiths, University of London, officially the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London in England. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Wor ...
* Anisul Hoque, Bangladeshi writer *
Ehsan Hoque Dr. Ehsan Hoque (born March 13, 1964) is a medical doctor, social entrepreneur, and child rights activist. He is the founder and honorary executive director of Distressed Children & Infants International, an international non-profit organization b ...
, American-Bengali doctor * Farzana Hoque, Bangladeshi cricketer *
Kazi Shamsul Hoque ''Akhon Samoy'' ( bn, এখন সময়) is a Bengali-language Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely ...
, Bangladeshi journalist *
Mazibul Hoque Mujibul Haque Mujib (born 31 May 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing Comilla-11 constituency since 2009. He served as the Minister of Railways during 2012–2018. Early life Mujib was born on ...
, Bangladeshi politician * Moinul Hoque Choudhury, five-time MLA, two-time
UN General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; french: link=no, Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. Cur ...
representative and Indian Minister of Industrial Development * Najrul Hoque, Indian-Bengali politician * Rabiul Hoque, Bangladeshi cricketer *
Saiful Hoque S. M. Saiful Hoque is a Bangladeshi diplomat and businessperson. He was Ambassador of Bangladesh to Russia from 2009 to 2019. He graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine in 1979. Saiful served as the director, Inter ...
, Bangladeshi politician * Zohurul Hoque, Bengali Islamic scholar * Zubair Hoque, British-Bangladeshi racer


Huq

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Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq ( bn, আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক, ur, ; 26October 1873 — 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla (''Lion of Bengal''), was a British Indian and Pakistani lawyer and writer who present ...
(1873–1962), Bengali statesman in the first half of the 20th century *
Konnie Huq Kanak Asha "Konnie" Huq (; born 17 July 1975) is a British television and radio presenter, screenwriter and children's author. She became the longest-serving female presenter of the British children's television programme ''Blue Peter'', prese ...
, British television presenter *
Nasreen Pervin Huq Nasreen Pervin Huq (born Bangladesh, 18 November 1958, died Bangladesh, 24 April 2006) was a prominent women's activist and campaigner for women's rights and social justice. She died in an accident at her home in Dhaka, when she was crushed by ...
(1958–2006), Bangladeshi women's activist and campaigner for women's rights and social justice * Nazmul Huq (1938–1971), Bangladeshi commander *
Nurul Huq Bhuiyan Nurul Haque Bhuiyan was a Bengali activist. Career Bhuiyan was a professor of Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry at the University of Dhaka during 1946–1994. He was a senior leader of the Tamaddun Majlish The Tamaddun Majlish ( ...
, Bengali professor and politician *
Rupa Huq Rupa Asha Huq ( bn, রাবেয়া "রূপা" আশা হক; born 2 April 1972) is a British Independent (politician), Independent MP, columnist and academic. Elected as the Labour Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of ...
, British politician and sister of Konnie *
Muhammad Shamsul Huq Muhammad Shamsul Huq ( bn, মুহাম্মদ শামসুল হক; 12 October 1912 – 23 February 2006) was a Bangladeshi academic and minister. He served as an education minister in erstwhile East Pakistan, and became the Minister ...
(1912–2006), Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs *
Shamsul Huq Shamsul Huq (1918–1965) was a Bengali politician who led a parliamentary committee in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan to advocate for the recognition of the Bengali language during the Language movement of the 1950s. He was also the firs ...
, Bengali politician


See also

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Abdul Haq ʻAbd al-Ḥaqq ( ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الحقّ) is an Arabic male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Ḥaqq'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to t ...
* Aminul Haque (name) * Anisul Huq *
Anwar ul Haq Anwar ul Haq or Anwarul Haq, (, meaning "lights of the Truth"), is a male Muslim given name. Notable bearers of the name include: *Sheikh Anwarul Haq (1917–1995), Pakistani jurist, Chief Justice of Pakistan * Anwar ul Haq Ahadi (born 1951), Afg ...
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Azizul Haque Azizul Haque, ( ar , عزيز الحق ) meaning "strong in the truth", is a male Muslim given name. Notable bearers of the name include: *Qazi Azizul Haque (1872–1935), also Khan Bahadur Qazi Azizul Huq, Quazi Syed Azizul Haque, police officer a ...
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Fazlul Haq Fazlul Haq ( ar, فضل الحق) is a male Muslim given name, meaning ''bounty of the Truth'', referring to ''Al-Haqq'', one of the Names of God in Islam. Both parts of the name are subject to varying transliteration, as the first part may be writ ...
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Inam-ul-Haq Inam-ul-Haq ( ar, إنعام الحـــق ), meaning ''Gift of the Truth'', is a masculine Islamic given name.). Notable bearers of the name include; Cricketers *Inam-ul-Haq (Lahore cricketer) (born 1943), Pakistani cricketer * Enamul Haque ( ...
(includes "Enamul Haq" etc.) *
Izhar ul Haq (disambiguation) Izhar ul Haq may refer to: * '' Izhar ul-Haqq'', book by Rahmatullah Kairanawi * Muhammad Izhar ul Haq Muhammad Izhar ul Haq (born 14 February 1948) is a poet of Urdu language, a columnist and analyst from Pakistan. He has received national and ...
* Mozammel Haque (disambiguation) *
Nur ul-Haq (disambiguation) Noor ul-Haq () is an Arabic phrase formed from the elements Noor, al- and Haqq, meaning ''light of truth''. It may refer to: *Nurul Huq (naval officer) (born 1922), Bangladesh Navy officer * Sheikh Md. Nurul Haque (born 1940), Bangladesh Awami ...
* Serajul Huq (disambiguation) * Shams ul Haq


References

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