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Diawara is the French transcription of a surname of

Manding Manding may refer to: * Manding languages, a language-dialect continuum in West Africa * Mandinka (disambiguation) ** Mandinka language, one of the Manding languages ** Mandinka people, a West African ethnic group * The Mandé peoples who speak Man ...

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Jawara Jawara is the English transcription of a surname of Manding origin (the French transcription is Diawara). Notable people with the name include: People * Augusta Jawara (1924-1981), Gambian nurse, playwright and activist for women's rights * Bomb ...

). Notable people with this name include: * Abdoulaye Diawara (born 1981), Ivorian footballer *

Abdoulaye Diawara (footballer, born 1983) Abdoulaye Diawara (born 26 January 1983) is a French-born Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SR Colmar. Career Born in Paris, Diawara started his career at PSG. He played for Paris FC from 2007 to 2013. In June 2013, ...

(born 1983), French-born Malian footballer, brother of Fousseni and Samba * Abdourahamane Diawara (born 1978), Guinean swimmer * Aïsseta Diawara (born 1989), French athlete *

Amadou Diawara Amadou Diawara (born 17 July 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Anderlecht and the Guinea national team. Club career Early career Amadou Diawara was born in Conakry in Gui ...

(born 1997), Guinean footballer * Ange Diawara (1941–1973), Congolese politician and military figure *

Baba Diawara Papa Babacar "Baba" Diawara (born 5 January 1988) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Marítimo Born in Dakar, Diawara started his career with Senegal Premier League club ASC Jeanne d'Arc, moving to Europ ...

(born 1988), Senegalese footballer *

Banou Diawara Banou Diawara (born 13 February 1992) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays for Ethiopian club Sebeta City. He plays primarily as a forward. Club career In January 2018, Diawara joined AS FAR, signing a two-year contract with the club. Interna ...

(born 1992), Burkinabé footballer *

Daba Diawara Daba Diawara (born August 15, 1951"Présidentielles: 24 SUR LA LIGNE DE D ...

(born 1951), Malian politician *

Demba Diawara Demba Diawara (born c. 1931) is an imam and village leader of Keur Simbara in Senegal. He is known for his leadership in encouraging village communities to abandon the tradition of female genital cutting. He knew of the first declarations at the S ...

(born 1931), imam and village leader in Senegal *

Diéné Diawara Diéné Diawara (born 1988) is a Malian women's basketball player with Limoges ABC of the French Ligue Féminine de Basketball. Diawara also competes for the Mali women's national basketball team. At the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007 in ...

(born 1988), Malian basketball player, sister of Lamine and Nare *

Djeli Moussa Diawara Djeli Moussa Diawara, born 1962 in Kankan, Guinea, is a Kora player ( Korafola), composer and singer. Biography Djeli Moussa Diawara (also known as ''Jali Musa Jawara'') was born to a Griot family. His father was a balafon player, and his mo ...

(aka Jali Musa Jawara; born 1962), Guinean musician *

Djibril Diawara Djibril Diawara (born 3 January 1975 ) is a retired French-Senegalese footballer. Career He played for Le Havre, Monaco, Torino and Bolton Wanderers during his professional career. Diawara played in Jean Tigana's talented Monaco side which famou ...

(born 1975), French-Senegalese footballer *

Fatoumata Diawara Fatoumata Diawara ( bm, ߝߊ߫ߕߎߡߕߊ ߖߊ߯ߥߙߊ߫, Fatumta Jawara, born 1982) is a Malian singer-songwriter currently living in France. Diawara began her career as an actress in theatre and in film, including ''Genesis'' (1999), '' Sia, T ...

(born 1982), Malian folk musician *

Fousseni Diawara Fousseni Diawara (born 28 August 1980) is a professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team between 2001 and 2015. Club career Starting his career in Parisien clu ...

(born 1980), French-born Malian footballer, brother of Abdoulaye and Samba * Hamidou Diawara (born 1960), Senegalese sprinter * Ismael Diawara (born 1994), Swedish-born Malian footballer *

Kaba Diawara Kaba Diawara (born 16 December 1975) is a football manager and former player who played as a striker. He has been head coach of the Guinea national football team since October 2021. Diawara played for French teams Sporting Toulon, Bordeaux, R ...

(born 1975), French-born Guinean footballer * Kadidia Diawara (born 1986), Malian footballer * Kandet Diawara (born 2000), French footballer *

Lamine Diawara Lamine Diawara (born 1971 in Bamako) is a retired Malian basketball player. Diawara was a member of the Mali national basketball team, and earned the FIBA AfroBasket Most Valuable Player while playing with Team Mali at the FIBA Africa Championsh ...

(born 1971), Malian basketball player, brother of Diéné and Nare * Lamine Diawara (footballer) (born 1986), Malian footballer * Mahamadou Diawara (born 2005), French footballer * Mamadou Diawara (ethnologist) (born 1958), Malian-German ethnologist at the Goethe University Frankfurt *

Mamadou Diawara Mamadou Diawara (born 26 July 1989) is a French professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American foot ...

(born 1989), French footballer *

Manthia Diawara Manthia Diawara (born December 19, 1953) is a Malian writer, filmmaker, cultural theorist, scholar, and art historian. He holds the title of University Professor at New York University (NYU), where he is Director of the Institute of Afro-American ...

(born 1953), Malian professor of comparative literature * Mariam Sy Diawara, Ivorian businesswoman * Moussa Diawara (born 1994), Guinean footballer *

Nare Diawara Nare Diawara (born 22 January 1983, in Bamako) is a Malian professional women's basketball center, formerly with the WNBA's San Antonio Stars. Diawara was drafted in the third round (30th overall) of the 2007 WNBA draft. She played collegiatel ...

(born 1983), Malian basketball player, sister of Diéné and Lamine *

Noom Diawara Noom Diawara (born 26 December 1978) is a French actor. He is known for playing the role of Charles in ''Serial (Bad) Weddings ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' (french: Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?, lit=What have we done to the Good Lord?) is a ...

(born 1978), French actor * Ousmane Diawara (born 1999), Swedish-Malian footballer * Ramata Diawara (born 1985), Malian footballer * Samba Diawara (born 1978), Malian footballer, brother of Abdoulaye and Fousseni * Sekou Diawara (born 2004), Belgian footballer *

Souleymane Diawara Souleymane Diawara (born 24 December 1978) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his career in France, playing for Le Havre, Sochaux, Bordeaux, Marseille and OGC Nice, apart from a brief stint ...

(born 1978), Senegalese football defender *

Yakhouba Diawara Yakhouba Diawara (born August 29, 1982) is a French former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Southern Idaho and Pepperdine. Early career Diawara started his career with French team JDA Dijon, and after his first sea ...

(born 1982), French basketball player in the National Basketball Association {{disambiguation, surname Surnames of Mandinka origin