Anwar

Anwar is the English transliteration of two Arabic names commonly used in the Muslim world: the male given name ʼAnwar (أنور), meaning "luminous" or the female given name ʼAnwār (أنوار), meaning "a collection of lights." Both names may also be encountered as surnames. In francophone countries, both names are usually transliterated as Anouar. The name is transliterated in Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo and Turkey as Enver.

People

Given name:

Anwar Sadat

• Anwar (singer), Indian playback singer
• Anwar al-Awlaki, Yemeni-American al-Qaeda leader
• Anouar Brahem, oud player and composer
• Anwar Fazal, Malaysian environmental activist
• Anwar Haddam, leader of the Algerian Islamist Islamic Salvation Front
• Anwar Hussain (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
• Anwar Ibrahim (born 1947), Malaysian politician
• Anwar Khan (cricketer), former Pakistani cricketer
• Anwar Maqsood, Pakistani television entertainer
• Anwar Pervez, Pakistan-born businessman
• Anwar Sadat, third President of Egypt
• Anwar Shaikh, Punjabi-born Pakistani author
• Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian football defender
• Anwar Wagdi, Egyptian actor, director
• Anwar Uddin (disambiguation)
• Anwar ul Haq (disambiguation)
• Anouar Diba
• Anouar Hadouir

Surname:

Gabrielle Anwar

• Chairil Anwar, Indonesian poet
• Faraz Anwar, Pakistani guitarist
• Gabrielle Anwar, English actress
• Joko Anwar, Indonesian film critic and writer
• Raja Anwar, Pakistani journalist, and minister
• Saeed Anwar, former Pakistani cricketer
• Taj Anwar, Black nationalist activist
• Tariq Anwar (film editor), film editor and father of Gabrielle Anwar
• Tariq Anwar (politician), Indian politician

Fiction

• Anwar Kharral, character in the British drama series Skins
• Anwar (2007 film), a 2007 Hindi film
• Anwar (2010 film), a 2010 Malayalam film

Ships

• MV Anwar, a coaster

See also

• Anwaruddin (disambiguation)
• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (abbreviation ANWR is usually pronounced "Anwar")
• Enver (disambiguation)