Munawar is a given name and a surname. People with the name include:

Given name

Munawwar Rana Munawwar Rana (born 26 November 1952) is an Indian Urdu poet. Early life Munawwar Rana was born in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, India in 1952, but spent most of his life in Kolkata, West Bengal. Poetic style He uses Hindi and Awadhi words an ...

Indian poet *

Munawar Faruqui Munawar Iqbal Faruqui (born 28 January 1992) is an Indian stand-up comedian and rapper. In 2022, he won the Kangana Ranaut's reality TV show, Lock Upp Season 1. Currently, he is a contestant on the Indian reality TV show '' Bigg Boss 17'', whic ...

(born 1992), Indian stand-up comedian * Munawar Ahmed Gill (born 1956), Pakistani politician *

Munawar Hasan Syed Munawar Hasan ( ur, سید منور حسن; 5 January 194026 June 2020) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 4th Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Jamaat-e-Islami from 2009 to 2014. He was a elected as a member of the National Ass ...

(1941–2020), Pakistani politician *

Munawar Hussain Munawar Hussain (13 August 1914 – 26 March 2003) was a Pakistani cricket umpire. Born in Lahore, he stood in five Test matches between 1959 and 1969. The first Test in Karachi (October 24 - 27, 1969) during New Zealand's tour of Pakistan ...

(1914–2003), Pakistani cricket umpire * Munawar Iqbal (born 1948), Pakistani tennis player *

Munawar Khan Munawar Khan is a Pakistani politician and legal advocate who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from 2008 to May 2018. Personal life He is an advocate by profession. Political career He ran for the seat of the ...

, Pakistani politician *

Munawar Ali Khan Munawar Ali Khan (15 August 1930 – 13 October 1989) was an Indian classical and light classical vocalist of Kasur Patiala Gharana. He was the younger son of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. Early life and career Munawar Ali was born in 1930 in Lahore, ...

(1930–1989), Indian singer *

Munawar Humayun Khan Munawar Humayun Khan is the Chairperson of SRSP and the wife of a former Pakistani diplomat, Dr. Humayun Khan. Philanthropic and benevolent activities Mrs Khan Chairs the board of directors of Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP), which is one ...

, Indian not-for-profit executive *

Munawar Sultana Munawar Sultana (8 November 1924 – 15 September 2007) was an Indian cinema actress, who acted in Hindi films. She is cited as one of the "popular" actresses of the late 1940s to early 1950s period, along with Noor Jehan, Swarnalata and Rag ...

(1924–2007), Indian actress *

Munawar Ali Wassan Munawar Ali Wassan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 till August 2023. Political career He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Par ...

, Pakistani politician *

Munawar uz-Zaman Munawwaruz Zaman (2 April 1951 – 28 July 1994) was one of the players of the Pakistan national field hockey team produced by Pakistan. Munawwar played for Pakistan until his retirement in 1980. He was also a high-ranking bank officer. He died ...

(1950–1994), Pakistani field hockey player *

Munawar Zarif Munawar Zarif ( Punjabi, ur, منور ظریف) (25 December 1940 – 29 April 1976) was a Pakistani film actor and comedian. His fans named him ''Shahenshah-e-Zarafat'' ( ur, شہنشاہِ ﻇﺮﺍﻓﺖ), meaning ''The Emperor of Humo ...

(1940–1976), Pakistani actor and comedian

Surname

Agil Munawar Agil Munawar (born 9 April 1996) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga 1 club Persik Kediri. Club career PS TNI In 2017, Agil Munawar signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club PS TNI. He made his leagu ...

(born 1996), Indonesian footballer *

Raheela Yahya Munawar Raheela Yahya Munawar (; born 10 June 1957) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from June 2013 to May 2018. She was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007. Early life and ...

(born 1957), Pakistani politician *

Rezwan Munawar Rezwan Munawar ( ps, رضوان منور, born January 1, 1964) is a Pashto folklore singer who started singing in 1985. He is ethnically Pashtun and belongs to the Safi tribe originally from Mazar valley of Nurgal district of Kunar. He was bo ...

(born 1964), Pashto folklore singer *

Sheheryar Munawar Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui (born 9 August 1988) is a Pakistani actor, film producer and director. He made his film debut as a lead actor and producer in 2016 with Ho Mann Jahaan. He is notable for his role in Asim Raza's ''Parey Hut Love'', whi ...

(born 1988), Pakistani actor and film producer *

Yandi Munawar Yandi Sofyan Munawar (born 25 May 1992) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Persikabo 1973. Yandi is the younger brother of former Persib Bandung and Indonesia national team player Zaenal Arif. Clu ...

(born 1992), Indonesian footballer {{given name, type=both