Farooq

Farooq (Arabic فاروق, Fārūq) (also spelled Farouk, Farook, Faruk, Faruq, Farouq, or Faroeq) is a common Arabic given and family name derived from an honorific of Umar, an early Muslim leader, and by extension has become a common given or place name throughout the Muslim world.

Given name

• Farouk I of Egypt, King of Egypt and the Sudan
• Farooq Boy Genius, Pakistani Genius
• Farooq Abdullah, Indian politician
• Farouk El-Baz, scientist
• Faruk Çelik, Turkish politician
• Faruk Cömert, Turkish Air Force generals
• Faruk Gül, Turkish and American economist, a professor of economics at Princeton University
• Farouk Hosny, painter
• Farouk Janeman, Fijian athlete
• Farouk Jiwa, Canadian African development activist
• Farooq Kathwari, United States businessman
• Farouk Kaddoumi, Palestinian leader
• Farouk Kamoun, Tunisian scientist
• Farouk Lawan, Nigerian politician
• Farooq Leghari, eighth President of Pakistan from November 14, 1993 until December 2, 1997
• Farooq Naek, Pakistani lawyer
• Farouk Ruzimatov, Russian ballet dancer
• Farouk Shami, Palestinian-American businessman
• Farouk al-Sharaa, Syrian politician
• Farooq Sheikh, Indian actor
• Farooq Shah, Pakistani footballer
• Faruk Süren, Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray
• Faruk Türünz, Turkish luthier
• Faruk Yiğit, Turkish footballer

Surname

• Mohammad Farooq, Pakistani cricketer
• Muhammad Farooq, Pakistani journalist
• Nabil Farouk, Egyptian novelist
• Talat Farooq, Pakistani human rights activist

Places

• Farook College, Calicut

See also

• Al-Farooq
• Furqan (disambiguation)