Harun

Harun

Pronunciation	Arabic: [haːruːn]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew/Ancient Egyptian
Meaning	Leader, Strength, warrior Lion
Region of origin	Middle East
Other names
Alternative spelling	Haroon and Haroun
Related names	Aaron

Harun (also transliterated as Haroon or Haroun Arabic: هارون, Hārūn) is a common male given name of Arabic origin, related to the Hebrew name of the Prophet Aaron. Both are most likely of Ancient Egyptian origin, from aha rw, meaning "warrior lion".

Given name

Haroon

• Haroon (singer), a Pakistani pop singer
• Haroon Khan, British boxer
• Haroon Rahim, Pakistani former tennis player
• Haroon Rasheed, a former Pakistani cricketer

Harun

• Harun al-Rashid (died 809), Abbasid caliph
• Harun Doğan (born 1976), Turkish sport wrestler
• Harun Erdenay (born 1968), Turkish former basketball player
• Harun ibn Khumarawayh (died 904), fourth Tulunid Emir of Egypt
• Harun Karadeniz (1942–1975), Turkish activist
• Harun Tekin (born 1977), Turkish singer
• Harun Yahya (born 1956), Turkish author and Islamic creationist
• Harun Farocki (1944–2014), German filmmaker

Haroun

• Haroun Kabadi, Chadian politician
• Haroun (rapper), a French rapper in Scred Connexion

Surname

Haroon

• Hussain Haroon, Pakistani politician
• Yusuf Haroon, Pakistani politician
• Tariq Haroon, Pakistani cricketer

Haroun

• Ali Haroun, Algerian lawyer, first minister of human rights in the Arab world and member of the Algerian High State committee (collegial presidency) from 1992 to 1994
• Ahmed Haroun, Sudanese politician
• Faris Haroun, Belgian footballer
• Nadjim Haroun, Belgian footballer

See also

• Haroonabad (disambiguation), cities and towns in Pakistan
• Islamic view of Aaron