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Rafiq or Rafique ( ar , رفیق ), meaning "intimate friend", "companion", and " comrade", is an Arabic masculine given name and surname also used in several other languages. Notable people with the name include:


Constituent of compound name

* Rafiqul Islam (disambiguation) * Mohammad Rafiq (disambiguation), several people


Given name

* Rafiq Uddin Ahmed (1926–1952), demonstrator killed during Bengali Language Movement *
Rafiquddin Ahmad Rafiquddin Ahmad (1 March 1932 – 13 September 2013) was chairman of Bangladesh Engineering and Shipbuilding Corporation. Throughout his career he was the founding chairman of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), was founding dire ...
((1932-2013), chairman of Bangladesh Engineering and Shipbuilding Corporation *
Rafiq Azad Rafiq Azad (born Rafiqul Islam Khan; February 14, 1941 – March 12, 2016) was a Bangladeshi poet, editor and writer. He is credited with 45 collections of poetry including ''Prakriti O Premer Kabita, Asambhaber Paye, Sahasra Sundar, Haturir Nich ...
(born 1943), Bengali poet * Rafiq Bhatia (born 1987), American musician *
Rafiq Sabir Rafiq Sabir ( ku, Refîq Sabir; born in 1950) is a contemporary Kurdish people, Kurdish poet. He was born in ''Qaladzê'' in Iraqi Kurdistan. In 1974, he received Bachelor of Arts degree from Baghdad University. He moved to Sweden in 1989. He w ...
(born 1950), Kurdish poet * Rafiq Shahadah, Syrian military officer * Rafiq Tağı (1950—2011), Azerbaijani journalist * Rafiq Zakaria (1920–2005), Indian politician


Surname

* Azeem Rafiq (born 1991), English cricketer *
Bilal Rafiq Bilal Rafiq (born 19 October 1985) is a Pakistani footballer, who plays for PIA FC. He is also a member of Pakistan national football team. Rafiq plays as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (somet ...
(born 1985), Pakistani footballer


Other

*''Rafiq'' or companion, a title in the hierarchy of the Nizari Ismailis of Alamut period {{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names