Habib

Habib
Pronunciation	[ħɑbiːb]
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	Beloved
Other names
Related names	Habiba

Habib (Arabic: حبيب, Ḥabīb) is an Arabic male name with the meaning "beloved", or "darling", it also appears as a surname. The name is popular in the Middle East, Africa, and France.

Given name

• Habib Beye (born 1977), French-Senegalese footballer
• Habib Bourguiba (1903–2000), Tunisian politician
• Habib Bourguiba Jr. (1927–2009), Tunisian diplomat
• Habib Dehghani, Iranian footballer
• Habib Habibou (born 1987), French footballer
• Habib Ali al-Jifri (born 1971), Islamic scholar
• Habib Kashani, Iranian businessman
• Habib Koité (born 1958), Malian musician
• Habib Mohebian, Iranian pop singer and songwriter
• Habib Wahid (born 1976), Bangladeshi composer and musician
• Habib Zargarpour, Iranian art director
• Khabib Nurmagomedov, Russian mixed martial artist

Surname

• Aftab Habib, English cricket player
• Brian Habib, American football player
• Dina Powell nee Habib (born 1973), Egyptian-born American government official
• Irfan Habib, Indian Marxist historian
• Mamdouh Habib, Australian once held at Guantanamo Bay
• Philip Habib (1920–1992), American diplomat

See also

• Habibi
• Habibullah
• Habib ur Rahman