Rafiq or Rafique ( ar , رفیق ), meaning "intimate friend", "companion", and "

comrade The term ''comrade'' (russian: товарищ, tovarisch) generally means 'mate', 'colleague', or 'ally', and derives from the Spanish and Portuguese, term , literally meaning 'chamber mate', from Latin , meaning 'chamber' or 'room'. It may also ...

", 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 Rafiq Tağı, born Rafig Nazir oglu Taghiyev (5 August 1950, Khoshchobanly, Masally District, Azerbaijan — 23 November 2011, Baku, Azerbaijan) was an Azerbaijani short story writer and a journalist who worked for ''Sanat'' newspaper until poli ...

(1950—2011), Azerbaijani journalist *

Rafiq Zakaria Rafiq Zakaria (5 April 1920 – 9 July 2005) was an Indian politician and Islamic religious cleric. He was closely associated with the Indian independence movement and Indian National Congress party. He was known for his advocacy of tradition ...

(1920–2005), Indian politician

Surname

Azeem Rafiq Azeem Rafiq ( ur, عظیم رفیق; born 27 February 1991) is a British Asian cricketer who played professionally in England for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. A right arm off-spin bowler, Rafiq played for the county between 2008 and 2014 and 20 ...

(born 1991), English cricketer * Bilal Rafiq (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