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Anwar (or Anwer , Anwaar , Anouar ,
Anvar ,
Enver ) is the English
transliteration of two
Arabic names commonly used in the
Arab world by both
Arab Christians and
Muslims : the male
given name ʼAnwar (أنور), meaning "luminous" or the female given name ʼAnwār (أنوار), meaning "a collection of lights". In Arabic Anwar is also a
comparative adjective with the meaning of "more enlightened".
[1]
Both variations may also be encountered as
surnames , sometimes also with the accompanying "al" (the definite article "the") as in Al Anwar.
In Francophone countries, both names are usually transliterated as Anoir , Anouar and Al Anouar with the definite article "al". The name is transliterated in Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Turkey as
Enver .
Notable people with the name Anwar and variants include:
People with the given name
Anwar
Anwar (singer) (born 1949), Indian playback singer
Anwar Ali (banker) (1913–1974), Pakistani economist
Anwar al-Awlaki (1971–2011), Yemeni-American imam and
al-Qaeda leader
Anwar El Ghazi (born 1995), Dutch-Moroccan footballer
Anwar Fazal (born 1941), Malaysian environmental activist
Anwar Gargash (born 1959), Emirati politician
Anwar Haddam , Algerian politician
Anwar Hussain (actor) (1928–1988), Indian film actor
Anwar Hussain (cricketer) (1920–2002), Pakistani cricketer
Anwar Ibrahim (born 1947), 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Anwar Jibawi , American Internet personality
Anwar Khan (cricketer) (born 1955), Pakistani cricketer
Anwar Maqsood (born 1940), Pakistani television entertainer
Anwar Pervez (born 1935), Pakistan-British businessman
Anwar Sadat (1918–1981), 3rd President of Egypt
Anwar Shaikh (critic of Islam) (1928–2006), Pakistani-British author
Anwar Shaikh (economist) (born 1945), Pakistani-American economist
Anwer Sultan (born 1962), Indian sport shooter
Anwar Siraj (born 1978), Ethiopian football defender
Anwar Tjokroaminoto , Indonesian journalist and politician, former prime minister of Pasundan
Anwar Wagdi (1904–1955), Egyptian actor and director
Anwaar
Anwer
Anouar
Anouar Abdel-Malek (1924–2012), Egyptian-French political scientist
Anouar Ayed (born 1978), Tunisian handball player
Anouar Benmalek (born 1956), Algerian novelist, journalist, mathematician and poet
Anouar Ben Naceur (born 1983), Tunisian swimmer
Anouar Brahem (born 1957), Tunisian oud player and composer
Anouar Diba (born 1983), Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent
Anouar Hadouir (born 1982), Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent
Anouar Kali (born 1991), Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent
People with the surname
Anwar
Aamer Anwar , Scottish lawyer
Anan Anwar , Thai singer
Chairil Anwar , Indonesian poet
Desi Anwar , Indonesian reporter
Faraz Anwar , Pakistani guitarist
Gabrielle Anwar , English actress
Gazi Mazharul Anwar (1943–2022), Bangladeshi film director
Joko Anwar , Indonesian film critic and writer
Joni Anwar , Thai singer
Rosihan Anwar , Indonesian journalist
Saeed Anwar , former Pakistani cricketer
Tariq Anwar (film editor) , film editor and father of Gabrielle Anwar
Tariq Anwar (politician) , Indian politician
Anwer
Fictional characters with the given name
See also
References
^ Judith Rosenhouse (Spring 2002). "Personal Names in Hebrew and Arabic: Modern Trends Compared to the Past". Journal of Semitic Studies . 47 (1): 106.
doi :
10.1093/jss/47.1.97 .