Adwan (also spelled Edwan, ) may refer to:

People

Atef Adwan Atef Ibrahim Mohammad Adwan (), also spelled Odwan, Udwan or Edwan (Kunya (Arabic), nom de Guerre Abu Sharif), is the Minister of Refugees in the Palestinian Authority, having been named to this position following the Hamas victory in the 2006 P ...

(born 1952), Palestinian politician *Banu 'Adwan, a division of the Banu 'Amr tribe, which is a branch of the

Zahran tribe Zahran (), also known as Banū ʿZahrān ibn Kaʿab, is one of the oldest Arabian tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. It is regarded as one of the largest tribes in Al Bahah Province. Al Baha is the homeland of Zahran and Ghamid. However, many tri ...

. * Georges Adwan (born 1947), Lebanese politician * Imad Al-Adwan (born 1988), Jordanian politician * Kamal Adwan, PLO spokesman killed in 1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon * Mamdouh Adwan (1941-2004) Syrian Poet and writer *

Nimr ibn Adwan Nimr bin 'Adwan or Nimr Al-Adwan (, 1735–1823) was a prominent Bedouin poet, chieftain, and a famous knight of the Jordan. He is celebrated for his poetry, which combines themes of love, loss, and tribal pride. His life story and poetic have earn ...

(1735–1823) Jordanian

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

and chieftain

Places

Adwan, Syria Adwan (; also spelled Adawan or Edwan) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Izra District of the Daraa Governorate. Nearby localities include al-Shaykh Saad to the east, Saham al-Jawlan to the southwest and Tasil to the w ...

, village in southern Syria * Qarn Bin `Adwan, a village in the Hadhramaut Governorate in eastern Yemen

People

Places

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