Anwar, Anwer, Anwaar, Anuar, or Anouar is the English transliteration of two given names and surnames of Arabic origin: the masculine given name ʼAnwar (أنور), meaning "luminous" or the feminine given name ʼAnwār (أنوار), meaning "a collection of lights". In Arabic, Anwar is also a comparative adjective with the meaning of "more enlightened". Both variations may also be encountered as surnames, sometimes also with the accompanying "al" (the definite article "the"), as in Al Anwar. Notable people with the name include:
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Anouar
Anouar Ben Abdallah (born 1996), Tunisian handball player
Anouar Abdel-Malek (1924–2012), French-Egyptian political scientist
Anouar Ayed (born 1978), Tunisian handball player
Anouar El Azzouzi (born 2001), Dutch-Moroccan footballer
Anouar Benmalek (born 1956), Algerian novelist, journalist, mathematician, and poet
Anouar Brahem (born 1957), Tunisian oud player and composer
Anouar Diba (born 1983), Dutch-Moroccan footballer
Anouar Ait El Hadj (born 2002), Belgian footballer
Anouar Hadouir (born 1982), Dutch-Moroccan footballer
Anouar Abdul Kader (born 1953), Syrian football coach and player
Anouar Kali (born 1991), Dutch-Moroccan footballer
Anouar Marzouki, Tunisian politician
Anouar El Mhassani (born 2001), Dutch footballer
Anouar El Moukhantir (born 1997), German footballer
Anouar Ben Naceur (born 1983), Tunisian swimmer
Anouar H. Smaine (born 1976), Algerian film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter
Anouar Zeroual (born 1996), Italian footballer
Anuar
Anuar Tan Abdullah, Malaysian politician
Anuar Zainal Abidin (1932–2008), Malaysian judge
Anuar Abutalipov (1923–2002), Kazakh war hero
Anuar Alias (born 1962), Malaysian Navy officer
Anuarbek Alimzhanov (1930–1993), Kazakh writer, publicist, public figure, and politician
Anuar Abu Bakar (1971–2019), Malaysian footballer
Anuar Ceesay (born 2002), Welsh footballer
Anuar Dyusembaev (born 1953), Kazakh mathematician
Anuar Guerrero (born 1979), Colombian footballer
Anuar Loitiptip, Kenyan politician
Anuar Manan (born 1986), Malaysian cyclist
Anuar Abdul Manap (born 1976), Malaysian politician
Anuar Peláez (born 1993), Colombian footballer
Anuar Sariyev (born 1992), Kazakh Paralympic judoka
Anuar Tuhami (born 1995), Spanish-Moroccan footballer
Anuar Abdul Wahab (1945–2009), Malaysian martial artist
Anuar Zain (born 1970), Malaysian singer and actor
Anwaar
Anwaar Ahmad (born 1947), Pakistani Urdu writer
Anwaar Hussain (born 1973), Pakistani jurist
Anwar
Anwar (singer) (born 1949), Indian playback singer
Anwar Agewan (1936–1991), Indian biographer, folklorist, and editor
Anwar Ahmad (1926–2019), Indian politician
Anwar Ahmed (born 1986), Indian first-class cricketer
Anwar Akbari (born 1990), Afghan footballer
Anwar Ali, multiple people
Anwar Mohamed Ali (born 1971), Yemeni athlete
Anwar Arudin (born 1984), Malaysian cricketer
Anwar Al-Aug (born 1986), Yemeni footballer
Anwar Khan Auriakhel, Afghan politician
Anwar al-Awlaki (1971–2011), Yemeni-American imam and al-Qaeda leader
Anwar Tjokroaminoto (1909–1975), Indonesian journalist and politician
Anwar Yusuf Turani (born 1962), Uyghur politician dissident
Anwar Pasha Turki (1926–2004), Pakistani boxer
Anwar Udjang (1945–2014), Indonesian footballer
Anwar Usman (born 1956), Indonesian jurist
Anwar Wagdi (1904–1955), Egyptian actor and director
Anwar Yassin, Lebanese militant and prisoner
Anwar Zahid (1938–2008), Bangladeshi politician, journalist, and writer
Anwar Zaman, Bangladeshi politician
Anwar al-Zoubi (born 1975), Syrian politician
Anwar 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".
