Harouna, also spelled Haruna, is an African Muslim surname and masculine given name. It is derived from the

accusative case The accusative case (abbreviated ) of a noun is the grammatical case used to mark the direct object of a transitive verb. In the English language, the only words that occur in the accusative case are pronouns: 'me,' 'him,' 'her,' 'us,' and ‘the ...

inflected form of the Arabic name

Harun Harun, also transliterated as Haroon or Haroun ( ar, هارون, ) is a common male given name of Arabic origin, related to the Hebrew name of the Prophet Aaron. Both are most likely of Ancient Egyptian origin, from ''aha rw'', meaning "warrior li ...

. Notable people with the name include:

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Harouna Lago Harouna Lago (born 1946) is a former Nigerien featherweight boxer. Lago competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics for Niger. He lost his only match to eventual gold medal winner Boris Kuznetsov of the Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially ...

(born 1946), Nigerien boxer *

Harouna Pale Harouna Pale (born 16 August 1957) is a Burkinabé sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul ...

(born 1957), Burkinabé sprinter * Harouna Doula Gabde (born 1966), Nigerien football manager * Harouna Diarra (born 1978), Malian footballer *

Harouna Bamogo Harouna Bamogo ( ar, هارونا باموقو) is a Burkinabé football player. Bamogo was released by WA Tlemcen at the end of the 2007-08 season as they were relegated from the Algerian Championnat National. He was subsequently signed by Khal ...

(born 1983), Burkinabé footballer *

Harouna Garba Harouna Garba (born October 23, 1986) is a Nigerien track hurdler. Garba represented Niger at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. ...

(born 1986), Nigerien hurdler *

Harouna Ilboudo Harouna Ilboudo (born 31 December 1986) is a Burkinabé cyclist. Palmares ;2011 :1st Overall Boucle du Coton ::1st Stage 2 ;2013 :1st Stages 1 & 4 Tour du Togo ;2014 :1st Overall Tour du Togo ;2016 :1st Overall Tour du Faso The Tour du Faso ...

(born 1986), Burkinabé cyclist *

Harouna Abou Demba Harouna Abou Demba Sy (born 31 December 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for club Martigues. Born in France, he represents Mauritania at international level. Club career Born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France, Sy has pl ...

(born 1991), French and Mauritanian footballer ;Haruna * Haruna Ishola (1919–1983), Nigerian musician *

Haruna Ilerika Haruna Olatunji Ilerika (27 October 1949 – 4 December 2008) was a Nigerian footballer. Native of Epe, Lagos state, Haruna also attended Lagos city College between 1967 and 1969. He was the school captain and acting coach in 1969 before h ...

(1949–2008), Nigerian football player *

Haruna Abubakar Haruna Abubakar (6 June 1952 – 27 February 2005) was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the deputy president of the Nigerian Senate in 1999. Abubakar was born in Lafia, Nasarawa State, on 6 June 1952. He lost his father at a youn ...

(1952–2005), Nigerian politician for the People's Democratic Party * Haruna Yakubu (born 1955), Ghanaian physicist and academic administrator * Haruna Iddrisu (born 1970), Ghanaian politician, Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Minister of Trade and Industry *

Haruna Doda Haruna Doda (born 16 January 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Second Division side Zebbug Rangers, where he plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association foo ...

(born 1975), Nigerian football player in Malta * Haruna Babangida (born 1982), Nigerian football player *

Haruna Moshi Haruna Moshi Shabani (born 31 May 1987) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Young Africans. Club career Moshi was born in Tabora, Tanzania. He has played most of his career with local club Simba ...

(born 1987), Tanzanian football player *

Haruna Niyonzima Haruna Fadhili Niyonzima (born 5 February 1990) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Libyan Premier League club Al Ta'awon and captains the Rwanda national team. Club career Born in Gisenyi, Niyonzima has played ...

(born 1990), Rwandan football player * Haruna Chanongo (born 1991), Tanzanian football player *

Haruna Jammeh Haruna Rone Jammeh (born 2 June 1991) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a striker for Hungarian club Szeged II. Career Jammeh started his career with Samger FC. In the summer of 2009, he left Gambia and started his European career in Hun ...

(born 1991), Gambian footballer in Hungary *

Haruna Garba Haruna Garba (born 17 January 1994) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker. Career After joining Gżira United on loan from Djurgårdens IF in January 2018, Gzira made the deal permanent in May 2018. He then joined Sudanese club Al-H ...

(born 1994), Nigerian football player in Sweden * Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, Ugandan politician, Member of Parliament for Kyotera County, Rakai District *

Haruna Mawa Haruna Mawa is a Ugandan football coach and former footballer. As a player, he played for Rayon Sports in Rwanda. In November 2016, he was appointed as coach of the Somalia national football team The Somalia national football team ( so, Kooxd ...

, Ugandan football coach *

Haruna Aziz Zeego Haruna Aziz Zeego was elected Senator for the Kaduna South Senatorial District of Kaduna State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999. Afte ...

, Nigerian politician, Senator for Kaduna South

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Mohamed Harouna Mohamed Salem Ould Harouna, familiarly known as Sneïdry (born 1950 in Atar) is a Mauritanian footballer and coach. After completing graduate study in Algiers and CREPS Reims, Haroun was a professor at the ''Centre National de Formation des Cadr ...

(born 1950), Mauritanian footballer and manager *

Idriss Harouna Idriss Harouna (born 11 November 1979) is a former Nigerian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of foo ...

(born 1979), Nigerien footballer *

Adamou Harouna Major (or possibly Colonel) Abdoulaye Adamou Harouna (whose name is also reported as Harouna Adamou) is a Nigerian military figure who led the military coup which overthrew President Mamadou Tandja on February 18, 2010. Harouna led the coup action ...

, Nigerien soldier who led the 2010 coup ;Haruna *

IBM Haruna Ibrahim Bata Malgwi Haruna (born 24 July 1940) is a retired officer of the Nigerian Army. He was a Federal Commissioner for Information and Culture between 1975 and 1977. He was also the Chairman, Executive Council, of Arewa Consultative Forum fro ...

(born 1940s), Nigerian general, Federal Commissioner for Information and Culture *

Boni Haruna Boni Haruna (born 12 June, 1957) is the former Nigerian Minister for Youth Development. He was governor of Adamawa State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He was a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). Background Boni ...

(born 1957), Nigerian politician, Minister for Youth Development * Lawal Haruna (born 1957), Nigerian general, military governor of Borno State in 1998 and 1999 * Lukman Haruna (born 1990), Nigerian football player

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