Shawkat Explained
Shawkat (variations include Shaukat, Shavkat, or Şevket; Arabic: شَوْكَت) is a masculine Arabic given name and surname.[1] It derives from the word ("شَوْكة" which means "Might" or "Strength"[2]) and itself is derived from the word ("شَوْك" which means "Thorns"). Notable people with the name include:
- Alia Shawkat, American actress best known from her role in the television series Arrested Development
- Assef Shawkat, head of Syria's military intelligence
- Naji Shawkat, Iraqi politician and cabinet member who served as prime minister from November 3, 1932 to March 18, 1933
- Shawkat Ali (1918–1975), Bengali politician, leader of Bengali Language Movement
- Shawkat Ali, politician and deputy speaker of Bangladesh
- Shawkat Ali, novelist from Bangladesh
- Shawkat Osman, Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer
- Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh, Jordanian politician and judge, Prime Minister of Jordan from October 2011 to April 2012, vice-President of the International Court of Justice
- Shaukat Dukanwala, UAE cricketer
- Shaukat Aziz (born 1949), Prime Minister of Pakistan 2004–2007
- Shaukat Hameed Khan, Pakistani nuclear physicist and former director of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
- Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, Indian director and producer
- Maulana Shaukat Ali, Indian Muslim nationalist
- Major General Shaukat Sultan, Pakistani former director general of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)
- Shaukat Hayat Khan (1915–1998), Punjabi politician, military officer, and Pakistan Movement activist
- Sardar Shaukat Hussein Khan Mazari, Pakistani politician
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names. 1985. Arabic Lexicon. شَوْكَت.
- Web site: Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names. 1985. Arabic Lexicon. شَوْكة.
