Barkat is a Punjab or Pakistani surname and a given name. Notable persons with that name include:

Persons with the given name

Barkat Gourad Hamadou Barkat Gourad Hamadou (; 1 January 1930"Long-serving Prime Minister resigns"
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(born 1930), Djibouti politician and Prime Minister * Barkat Siddiqui, Pakistani television director, producer and actor * Barkat Sidhu (1946–2014), Indian Punjabi singer *

Barkat Virani Barkat Ali Ghulam Hussain Virani, known by his pen name Befām, was Gujarati author and poet especially known for his ghazals. Life Barkat Ali was born on 25 November 1923 in Ghanghali village near Sihor in Bhavnagar district. He was interested ...

, Indian Gujarati author and poet

Persons with the surname

Abul Barkat Abul Barkat (; 16 June 1927 – 21 February 1952) was a protester killed during the Bengali Language Movement protests which took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh), in 1952. He is considered a martyr in Bangladesh. Ear ...

(1927–1952), Bengali-Pakistani demonstrator killed during protests *

Abul Barkat (economist) Abul Barkat (born September 27, 1954) is a Bangladeshi economist and a professor in the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. In addition to his teaching, from 2009 to 2014 he was the former chairman of Janata Bank Ltd. He is the present ...

(born 1954), Bangladeshi economist and professor * Alona Barkat (born 1969), Israeli businesswoman and football team owner * Behzad Barkat, Iranian translator and professor *

Nir Barkat Nir Barkat (; born 19 October 1959) is an Israeli businessman and politician, currently serving as Minister of Economy. He previously served as mayor of Jerusalem from 2008 to 2018. Biography Nir Barkat was born and raised in Jerusalem. His fat ...

(born 1959), Israeli businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist; two-term mayor of Jerusalem *

Reuven Barkat Reuven Barkat (; 25 October 1906 – 5 April 1972) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment and the Labor Party from 1965 until his death in 1972. Biography Born Reuven Borstein in Tauragė in the Kovno ...

(1906–1972), Israeli politician * Sidi Mohamed Barkat (born 1948), Algerian philosopher * Waqas Barkat (born 1990), Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer

Persons with the given name

Persons with the surname

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