Alawi ( ar, علاوي) means "follower of Ali" or "descendant of Ali", and is a common surname (and sometimes as a given name) in the

Muslim world The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is practiced. I ...

. In Arab countries occupied by the

British Empire The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts e ...

, the name is transliterated as "Alawi". In Arab countries that were occupied by the

French Third Republic The French Third Republic (french: Troisième République, sometimes written as ) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 19 ...

, the name is transliterated as "Alaoui". In

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth descr ...

it is usually transliterated as "Alavi" or "Alvi" (see Alavi).

Alawi

* Ahmad al-Alawi * Alawi bin Husain * Abdallah bin Alawi * Majeed Al Alawi * Alawi Shukri * Abdulaziz Fayez Al Alawi * Badar Juma Subait Al Alawi * Moath Hamza Ahmed al Alwi *

Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki Al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Hasan bin ‘Alawi bin ‘Abbas bin ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1944–2004), also knowing as Muhammad ibn Alawi al-Maliki, was one of the foremost traditional Sunni Islamic scholar of contemporary times from Saudi Arabia. He was ref ...

Ivana Alawi Mariam Sayed Sameer Marbella Al-Alawi (born 25 December 1996), known professionally as Ivana Alawi (), is a Filipino actress, model, and YouTuber. She is also the CEO of her own skincare brand called Ivana Skin. Regarded as one of the biggest ...

Allawi

Allawi ( ar, علاوي) is a family name mostly prevalent in Iraq. Notable people with the surname include: * Ayad Allawi (born 1945), former Prime Minister of the Iraqi Interim Government * Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, former Iraqi Minister of Communications and Member of the Council of Representatives * Ali Allawi, former Iraqi Defence and Finance minister

Alaoui

* Mariem Alaoui Selsouli * Zakaria Alaoui * Suleiman al-Alaoui

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