Arabic
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origin (cf. Shuaib
Shuaib, Shoaib, Shuayb or Shuʿayb ( ar, شعيب, ; meaning: "who shows the right path") is an ancient Midianite ''Nabi'' (Prophet) in Islam, and the most revered prophet in the Druze faith. Shuayb is traditionally identified with the Biblical ...
), which to a much lesser extent is also used as a surname.
Notable people with this name include:
Surname
* Muhammad Shoaib (1907–1997), Pakistani finance minister
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Samia Shoaib Samia may refer to:
People
* Samia (name)
* Samiya (disambiguation)
* Samia tribe, a Luhya tribe in western Kenya and southeastern Uganda
* Samia (musician)
Places
* North Samia and South Samia, two administrative locations in Funyula division of ...
(born 1983), Pakistani-British actress, filmmaker and writer
Given name
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Shoaib Aamer (born 1968), Pakistani former cricketer
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Shoaib Abbasi (born 1956), Pakistani-American business executive
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Shoaib Ahmed (businessman) (born 1964), Indian entrepreneur
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Shoaib Ahmed (Indian cricketer)
Shoaib Ahmed (born 19 November 1987) is an Indian former cricketer. He played thirteen first-class matches for Hyderabad between 2007 and 2009.
See also
* List of Hyderabad cricketers
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first ...
(born 1987), Indian cricketer
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Shoaib Ahmed (Pakistani cricketer) (born 1990), Pakistani cricketer
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Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh
Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh also known as SAS (born 17 April 1971) is a Pakistani businessman and convicted felon. He is the founder of 24-hour news cycle network named ''BOL Network''. He also founded diploma mill company Axact.
Early life
Shoaib w ...
, Pakistani fraudster
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Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar (; ; born 13 August 1975) is a Pakistani former cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", he was the first bowler to be recorded bowling at 100 miles per hour, a feat he achieved twice in his career.
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(born 1975), former Pakistani cricketer
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Shoaib Akhtar (cricketer, born 1982), Pakistani cricketer
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Shoaib Hashmi
Shoaib Hashmi ( ur, ) is a veteran playwright, actor and professor from Pakistan.
Family life and education
Hashmi received his Master of Arts degree in economics from Government College (now Government College University, Lahore, Government Co ...
(born 1995), Pakistani playwright and actor
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Shoaib Ibrahim
Shoaib Ibrahim (born 20 June 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He is known for playing Prem Bhardwaj in Colors TV's popular show ''Sasural Simar Ka''. In 2017 he participated in Star Plus's dance reality show '' Nach Bal ...
(born 1987), Indian television actor
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Shoaib Iqbal
Shoaib Iqbal (born 1 May 1958) is an Indian politician and a member of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He is 6 times MLA from Matia Mahal (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Political career
Shoaib Iqbal was active in student politics during his coll ...
, Indian politician
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Shoaib Khaliq
Mohammad Shoaib Khaliq (born 20 April 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer who has played for Islamabad in Pakistani domestic cricket. He is a left-handed opening batsman.
In January 2010, Shoaib represented the Pakistan under-21s in the cricket tour ...
(born 1991), Pakistani cricketer
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Shoaib Khan (born 1985), Pakistani cricketer
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Shoaib Khan (cricketer, born 1978)
Shoaib Khan (born 27 July 1978) is a Pakistani cricketer. He has played more than 140 first-class and 80 List A matches since 1999. In the 2003–04 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Khan scored 300 not out batting for Peshawar against Quetta
Quetta ...
(born 1978), Pakistani cricketer
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Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik ( Punjabi, ur, ; born 1 February 1982) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national cricket team and currently plays for Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He was the captain of the Pakistan national ...
(born 1982), Pakistani cricketer
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Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor (Full name, Shoaib Mansoor), ( ur, ; born 4 February 1951 Karachi) is a Pakistani television and film director, writer, producer, lyricist and musician of Muhajir origin.
Active in the television industry since 1980, he first f ...
(born 1952), Pakistani television and film director
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Shoaib Mir, Pakistani bureaucrat
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Shoaib Mohammad
Shoaib Mohammad ( ur, شعیب محمد; born 8 January 1961) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 45 Tests and 63 ODIs from 1983 to 1995.Shoaib is the son of former Pakistani cricketer Hanif Mohammad. Shoaib was a right-handed batsmen ...
(born 1961), former Pakistani cricketer
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Shoaib Nasir
Shoaib Nasir (born 26 February 1983) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who plays for Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and ...
(born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
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Shoaib Sarwar
Shoaib Sarwar (born 15 October 1986) is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, (born 1986), United Arab Emirates cricketer
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Shoaib Shaikh
Shoyab Shaikh (born 25 November 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Mumbai cricket team in List A and Twenty20 formats. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off break bowler. He had played for Mumbai at age-group levels ...
(born 1987), Indian cricketer
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Muhammad Shoaib Siddiqui
Muhammad Shoaib Siddiqui is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2004 to 2007 and again from October 2015 to May 2018.
Early life and education
He was born on 29 May 1969 in Lahore.
He has the ...
(born 1969), Pakistani politician
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Shoaib Sultan
Shoaib Sultan (born 22 December 1973) is a Norwegian analyst and politician of Pakistani descent.
In September 2011 Sultan was hired as an adviser with responsibility for mapping the extreme-right in Norway at the Norwegian Centre Against Rac ...
(born 1973), Norwegian analyst and politician of Pakistani descent
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Shoaib Sultan Khan
Shoaib Sultan Khan NI (born 11 July 1933) is one of the pioneers of rural development programmes in Pakistan. As a CSP Officer, he worked with the Government of Pakistan for 25 years, later on he served Geneva based Aga Khan Foundation for 12 ...
(born 1933), Pakistani social worker
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Shoaib Tauheed
Shoaib Tauheed MBBS, M Phil., MCPS, FCPS (1960–2007) was a professor, medical doctor, researcher and an author from Pakistan. He is widely known for his contributions in the field of Physiology and Medicine. Besides practicing clinical medicine ...
(1960–2007), Pakistani physiologist
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Urdu masculine given names
Urdu-language surnames