Rizwan ( ar, رضوان, links=no) is an Arabic name and surname.
It may refer to:
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Riḍwan
Riḍwān (or ''Riswan'', ar, رضوان), is an angel in Islam, who guards the gates of heaven. His name is absent in the Quran and early tafsir, named by Ibn Hisham ''Ismāʿīl'' instead, he namely appears in later reports and Mi'raj narra ...
also spelled Rezwan or Rizwan, the angel in charge of maintaining Jannah or Paradise in Islam
Athletes
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Rizwan Akram
Rizwan Akram (born 26 September 1979) is a Dutch former cricketer and now an umpire. In April 2018, he was appointed to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Panel of Development Umpires. In June 2018, he was named as one of the umpires for t ...
, a Dutch cricket umpire and former player
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Rizwan Asif
Mohammad Rizwan Asif (born 8 January 1990) is a Pakistani football player, who plays as a winger for Khan Research Laboratories.
Asif has won five league titles and five National Challenge Cup with the club.
Club career Khan Research Laborato ...
, a Pakistani football player
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Rizwan Azam
Rizwan Azam (born 2 February 1985) is a Pakistani badminton player who also play in the Australian circuit, and was the National champion in both Pakistan and Australia. Azam was the men's doubles bronze medalists at the South Asian Games in 20 ...
, a Pakistani badminton player
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Rizwan Cheema
Rizwan Ahmed Cheema (born 15 August 1978) is a former cricketer of the Canadian cricket team. Cheema is a big-hitting batsman who also bowls some medium pace.
Early career
He was born in Muslim Jat family in Pakistan. Cheema moved to Canada ...
(b. 1978), a Pakistani-Canadian cricket player
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Rizwan Latif, a Pakistani-born United Arab Emirates cricket player
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Rizwan Mahmood
Rizwan Tariq Mahmood (born 16 June 1989) is a Danish cricketer. Mahmood is a right-handed batsman. He was born at Århus, Århus County. His younger brother, Kamran, also plays for Denmark.
Career
Having represented Denmark at Under-19 level, M ...
, a Danish cricket player
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Rizwan Tanweer, an Italian cricket player
Pakistani cricket players
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Rizwan Ahmed (cricketer, born 1976)
Rizwan Ahmed (born 8 November 1976) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who played for Lahore cricket team
Lahore cricket teams, representing the city of Lahore, competed in Pakistan's first-class cricket tournaments from 1958–59 to 2018 ...
, a Pakistani cricket player
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Rizwan Akbar
Rizwan Akbar (born 15 December 1986) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who played for Rawalpindi cricket team
Rawalpindi was a first-class cricket side that competed in domestic competitions in Pakistan. Rawalpindi's List A and Twenty20 sid ...
(b. 1986), a Pakistani cricket player
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Rizwan Ali ( 1999), a Pakistani cricket player
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Rizwan Haider (b. 1985), a Pakistani cricket player
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Rizwan Hussain (cricketer)
Rizwan Hussain (born 26 April 1996) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Lahore Whites in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 22 October 2016. He was the leading run-scorer for Lahore Whites in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Aza ...
(b. 1996), a Pakistani cricket player
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Rizwan Malik
Rizwan Malik (born 2 August 1990) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who played for Islamabad cricket team
The Islamabad cricket team was a first-class cricket team based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Its home ground was the Diamond Club Ground. ...
(b. 1990), a Pakistani cricket player
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Rizwan Saeed (cricketer)
Rizwan Saeed (born 14 March 1978) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who played for Karachi cricket team
Karachi cricket teams competed in the Pakistani first-class cricket tournaments the Patron's Trophy and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy from 1953-5 ...
(b. 1978), a Pakistani cricket player
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Rizwan-uz-Zaman (b. 1961), a former Pakistani cricket player
Entertainment and media
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Rizwan Butt, a Pakistani singer-songwriter
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Rizwan Ali Jaffri
''Rizwan Ali Jaffri'' is a Pakistani model, actor and singer. He is best known for his modeling work with renowned Pakistani fashion labels, he also mark his television debut in 2012 drama serial ''Pani Jaisa Piyar'' directed by Sarmad Sultan Kho ...
, a Pakistani model, actor and singer
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Rizwan Khan
Rizwan "Riz" Khan ( ur, ; born August 1962
) is a British broadcaster of Asian origin.
From 2006 until April 2011 he hosted his own eponymous television show on Al Jazeera English. He first rose to prominence while working for the BBC and CNN ...
, a British broadcaster
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Rizwan Manji
Rizwan Manji (born October 17, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known best for his portrayals of Ray Butani on ''Schitt's Creek'', Tick Pickwick on '' The Magicians'', Rajiv Gidwani in the NBC Universal TV series '' Outsourced'', and Jamil in th ...
, a Canadian actor
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Rizwan-ul-Haq
Rizwan–ul–Haq is a Pakistani guitarist, music composer, and backing vocalist, earning fame as lead guitarist for the acclaimed band, Vital Signs (band), Vital Signs.
Early life and education
Rizwan–ul–Haq grew up in Karachi and later Raw ...
, a Pakistani musician
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Rizwan Wasti
Syed Rizwan Wasti (1937 – January 24, 2011) was a Radio Pakistan, Karachi's radio news broadcaster and a film and television actor.
Early life
Rizwan Wasti was born in 1937 at Lahore but his family later moved to Karachi where he received ...
(1937–2011), a Pakistani broadcaster
Politics and civil service
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Rizwan Akhtar
Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar ( ur, ) is a former three-star rank Pakistan Army general. He is a former spymaster who served as Director General of the ISI. He served from 8 November 2014 to 11 December 2016. On 8 Oct 2017, he announced hi ...
, a retired Pakistan Army general
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Rizwan Arshad
Rizwan Arshad is an Indian politician serving the Indian National Congress from the southern state of India, Karnataka. He became an MLA for the first time in December 2019 after winning the bypolls from Shivajinagar Assembly. He was the Congr ...
, an Indian politician for the Indian National Congress party
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Rizwan Ahmad Khan
Rizwan Ahmad Khan (born 13 August 1940) is an Indian politician and member of the Peace Party of India
The Peace Party (PECP) is a political party in India. It became the sixth largest political party of India's most populous state, Utt ...
, and Indian politician for the Peace Party of India
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Rizwan Zaheer
Rizwan Zaheer former member of parliament from Balrampur Uttar Pradesh, India. Now a senior leader and Muslim face of Samajwadi Party.
References
Samajwadi Party politicians
1965 births
Living people
Samajwadi Party politicians from ...
, an Indian politician for the Bahujan Samaj Party
Other people
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Rizwan Ahmed (disambiguation) Rizwan Ahmed may refer to:
*Riz Ahmed (born 1982), a British actor and rapper
*Rizwan Ahmed (civil servant)
Rizwan Ahmed is a retired grade 22 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service who served as a Federal Secretary, and is currently s ...
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Rizwan Farook Rizwan ( ar, رضوان, links=no) is an Arabic name and surname.
It may refer to:
* Riḍwan also spelled Rezwan or Rizwan, the angel in charge of maintaining Jannah or Paradise in Islam
Athletes
*Rizwan Akram, a Dutch cricket umpire and former ...
, a Pakistani - American domestic terrorist
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Rizwan Hussain
Rizwan Hussain ( bn, রেজওয়ান হুসেইন ''Rezwan Husein''; born 7 December 1973) is a Bangladeshi-born British television presenter, barrister and an international humanitarian worker. He is also a former Hindi musi ...
, a Bangladeshi-born British human rights lawyer
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Rizwanur Rahman
Rizwanur Rahman (1977 – 21 September 2007) was a 30 year-old computer graphics trainer who was driven into committing suicide according to the Central Bureau of Investigation.[Rizwan, Iran
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, a village in Iran
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Rizwan Mosque, in Portland, Oregon
See also
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Muhammad Rizwan (disambiguation)
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Rizwan-Muazzam
The Rizwan-Muazzam () Qawwali Group is a Pakistani Qawwali group, headed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's nephews, Rizwan and Muazzam., Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group
Career
Both of them are the sons of Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan, they have been per ...
, a Pakistani musical group
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Ridvan
Rıdvan is the Turkish spelling of the Arabic masculine given name Ridwan (Arabic: رِضْوَان ''riḍwān'') which the name also derived from the Islamic angel Ridwan and means "grace, pleasure, satisfaction and paradise". Notable people w ...
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