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" or "a hard stone of nearly pure

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of the herbal plant

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. Variants include Merouane / Marouane / Marouan. Feminine forms of the name include Marwa / Marwah and Marwana/ Marwanah (مروانة ''marwānah''). Notable persons with these names include:

Given name

Marwan

Marwan I Marwan ibn al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As ibn Umayya ( ar, links=no, مروان بن الحكم بن أبي العاص بن أمية, Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam ibn Abī al-ʿĀṣ ibn Umayya), commonly known as MarwanI (623 or 626April/May 685), was the fo ...

, Umayyad caliph (r. 684–685) *

Marwan II Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam ( ar, مروان بن محمد بن مروان بن الحكم, Marwān ibn Muḥammad ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam; – 6 August 750), commonly known as Marwan II, was the fourteenth and last caliph of ...

, Umayyad caliph ( r. 744–750) * Marwan ibn Abi Hafsa (d. 797), Abbasid-era poet *

Marwan (rapper) Mohamed Marwan (in Arabic محمد مروان) better known as just Marwan (born 1980) is a Danish-Palestinian rapper. Formerly known as SLP (Statsløs Palæstinenser, literally Stateless Palestinian), he also belongs to the Aarhus crew Pimp-A-Lot. ...

, Danish-Palestinian rapper Mohamed Marwan *

Marwan Ali Marwan Ali ( ar, مروان علي) is a Tunisian pop singer, the winner of the Arab Super Star show, a version of the British show Pop Idol. SuperStar is broadcast on Future TV, a Lebanese television station and is the first Idol franchise t ...

, Tunisian pop singer *

Marwan Barghouti Marwan Hasib Ibrahim Barghouti (also transliterated al-Barghuthi; ar, مروان حسيب ابراهيم البرغوثي; born 6 June 1959) is a Palestinian political figure convicted and imprisoned for murder by an Israeli court. He is regar ...

, leader of the Palestinian group Fatah *

Marwan Charbel Marwan Charbel (born 1947) is a retired Lebanese brigadier general and the former minister of interior and municipalities between 2011 and 2013. Early life and education Charbel was born in 1947. He entered the military academy in 1968 and gradu ...

, Lebanese general and politician *

Marwan Dudin Marwan Akram Dudin (1936 – 18 April 2016) was a Jordanian politician and civil servant. He held high level positions at Jordan's national airline and the Hashemite Broadcasting Service before he held several ministerial posts in the 1970s and 19 ...

(1936–2016), Jordanian politician *

Marwan Hamadeh Marwan Hamadeh ( ar, مروان حمادة; born 11 September 1939) is a Lebanese journalist and politician, who served in various capacities in different cabinets, including minister of education, minister of telecommunications, minister of econ ...

, Lebanese politician *

Marwan Hamed Marwan Hamed ( ar, مروان حامد; born May 29, 1977) is a young Egyptian film director.Adil M. Asgarov, 'Hamed, Marwan (1977–)', Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa'. He is the son of author Wahid Hamed an ...

, Egyptian film director *

Marwan Kassab-Bachi Marwan Kassab-Bachi (1934-2016) (Arabic: مروان قصاب باشي ), known as Marwan, was a German painter of Syrian origin. After being born in Damascus, Syria, he spent most of his life in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and lar ...

(1934–2016), German painter of Syrian origin *

Marwan Kenzari Marwan Kenzari ( ar, مروان كنزاري; born 16 January 1983) is a Dutch actor born in The Hague, Netherlands. Starting his career in 2008, he first came to prominence for his role in the 2013 film ''Wolf'', which earned him a Golden Calf ...

, Dutch Tunisian actor *

Marwan Khoury Marwan Khoury ( ar, مروان خوري; born February 3, 1968) is a Lebanese singer, writer, composer and music arranger. He has composed hits for artists such as Majida El Roumi, Saber Rebaï, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Assala Nasri, Najwa Karam, Fadl ...

, Lebanese artist *

Marwan al-Muasher Marwan al-Muasher ( ar, مروان المعشر) (born 1956) is a Jordanian diplomat and politician who was Jordan's foreign minister from 2002 to 2004 and its deputy prime minister during 2004 and 2005. He currently serves as vice president f ...

, Jordanian politician *

Marwan al-Shehhi Marwan Yousef Mohamed Rashid Lekrab al-Shehhi ( ar, مروان يوسف محمد رشيد لكراب الشحي, , also transliterated as Alshehhi; 9 May 1978 – 11 September 2001) was an Emirati al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist who served a ...

9/11 The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial ...

terrorist from the UAE

Mervan

Mervan Çelik Mervan Çelik (born 26 May 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for GAIS. He has previously played for GAIS, Rangers, Pescara, Gençlerbirliği, Akhisar Belediyespor, Häcken, and Fatih Karagümrük. He has repr ...

, Swedish footballer of Kurdish descent

Merwan

Meher Baba Meher Baba (born Merwan Sheriar Irani; 25 February 1894 – 31 January 1969) was an Indian spiritual master who said he was the Avatar, or God in human form, of the age. A major spiritual figure of the 20th century, he had a following of ...

, (1894–1969), Indian spiritual leader born Merwan Sheriar Irani *

Merwan Rim Merwan Rim (born 13 July 1977 in Sarcelles, France) is a French actor and singer-songwriter. Biography At the age of 17, Merwan Rim started to learn and instruments as an autodidact. Realizing his gift in musical arts, Merwan decided to become ...

, French actor and singer-songwriter * Merwan ha-Levi, 11th-century philanthropist of Narbonne

Surname

Ashraf Marwan Ashraf Marwan ( ar, أشرف مروان‎, 2 February 1944 – 27 June 2007) was an Egyptian billionaire, who worked as a spy for Israeli Mossad. Egyptian officials claim he was a double agent who also worked for them. From 1969, Marwan w ...

, Egyptian businessman

Ibn / Bint / Abu

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam ( ar, عبد الملك ابن مروان ابن الحكم, ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam; July/August 644 or June/July 647 – 9 October 705) was the fifth Umayyad caliph, ruling from April 685 ...

( r. 685–705) was the

Umayyad The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE; , ; ar, ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawīyah) was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. The caliphate was ruled by the ...

caliph of the

Arab Caliphate A caliphate or khilāfah ( ar, خِلَافَة, ) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph (; ar, خَلِيفَة , ), a person considered a political-religious successor to th ...

. *

Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam ( ar, عبد العزيز بن مروان بن الحكم, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam; died 12 May 705) was the Umayyad governor and ''de facto'' viceroy of Egypt between 685 and his death. He w ...

Caliphal governor of Egypt for 685 to 705. * Mu'awiya ibn Marwan, son of Umayyad caliph

. *

Bishr ibn Marwan Abu Marwan Bishr ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam ( ar, بشر بن مروان بن الحكم, Bishr ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam; –694) was an Umayyad prince and governor of Iraq during the reign of his brother, Caliph Abd al-Malik. Bishr fought at Ma ...

, Umayyad provincial governor. *

Aban ibn Marwan Abū ʿUthmān Abān ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam () was an Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad prince and governor. Life Aban was the son of the Umayyad caliph Marwan I () and Umm Aban al-Kubra, a daughter of the third caliph, Uthman (). Aban's half-brother ...

, Governor of Palestine under Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik. * Uthman ibn Marwan, son of

. * Ubayd Allah ibn Marwan Army commander * Ayyub ibn Marwan, son of Umayyad caliph

. * Dawud ibn Marwan, son of Umayyad caliph Marwan I. * Umar ibn Marwan, son of Umayyad caliph Marwan I. *

Muhammad ibn Marwan Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Muḥammad ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam () (died 719/720) was an Umayyad prince and one of the most important generals of the Umayyad Caliphate in the period 690–710, and the one who completed the Arab conquest of Armenia. ...

, son of caliph Marwan I, Governor of Caliphal province of Armenia and Father of Marwan II. * Ubaydallah ibn Marwan ibn Muhammad, was an Umayyad prince, son of caliph

. * Abdallah ibn Marwan ibn Muhammad was an Umayyad prince. *

Asma bint Marwan ʻAṣmāʼ bint Marwān ( ar, عصماء بنت مروان "Asma, daughter of Marwan") a female Arab poet said to have lived in Medina in 7th-century Arabia. Early writers of Muhammad's biography claimed that she was murdered for her agitating a ...

, a medieval Arabian female poet (7th century) *

Ibn Marwan ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Marwān al-Jillīqī ('','' also known as or "the Galician") (died ca. 889), was a Muwallad whose family had come from northern Portugal and settled near Mérida. In 868, leading a host of Muwallads and Mozarabs, ...

, chieftain in the Al-Andalus (9th century) *

Ubayd Allah Abu Marwan Ubayd Allah (), known as Abu Marwan (), was a general in the service of Emir Abd ar-Rahman II of Córdoba. He was an uncle of the Emir Al-Hakam I. In 826, Aissó revolted and requested help from Abd ar-Rahman, who sent the general Abu Marwan. T ...

, general in the Al-Andalus (8th/9th century)

Fictional characters

Habib Marwan The following is a list of characters in the American serial drama television series '' 24'', '' 24: Live Another Day'', and '' 24: Legacy'' by season and event. The list first names the actor, followed by the character. Some characters have their ...

, in the TV drama ''24''