Harun

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), famous Abbasid caliph, reigned from 786 until his death in 809
• Harun ibn Muhammad, better known by his regnal name al-Wathiq bi'llah, Abbasid caliph who reigned from 842 until his death in 847
• Harun ibn Ahmad al-Mu'tadid, son of the Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tadid (r. 892–902).
• Harun ibn Jaʿfar al-Muqtadir, Abbasid prince and son of Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir (r. 908–932)
• Harun Babunagari (1902-1986), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar
• Harun Çabuk (born 1997), Turkish motorcycle racer
• Harun Doğan (born 1976), Turkish sport wrestler
• Harun Erdenay (born 1968), Turkish former basketball player
• Harun ibn Altun Tash (died 1035), governor of Khwarezm
• 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), pseudonym of Turkish cult leader and Islamic creationist Adnan Oktar
• Harun Farocki (1944–2014), German filmmaker
• Harun Thohir or Harun Said, birth name Tahir bin Mandir, was an Indonesian soldier and terrorist who carried out the MacDonald House bombing on 10 March 1965. He was executed in 1968 alongside his comrade and accomplice Usman bin Haji Muhammad Ali for the murders of three people as resulted from the bombing.
• Harun Ripin, former accomplice of Mohamed Yasin Hussin. Harun was imprisoned for 12 years between 1973 and 1985 in Changi Prison for robbing a inhabitant on Pulau Ubin; the same one whom Yasin raped and killed during the robbery

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 wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court
• Faris Haroun, Belgian footballer
• Nadjim Haroun, Belgian footballer

Harun[]

• Dilara Harun, Bangladeshi politician

Places[]

• Harun, İskilip

See also[]

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

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