Fawaz (sometimes, Fawwaz or Fawez) is a masculine Arabic given name and a surname. Its literal meaning is "winner", as it is the masculine adjective from the verb ''fāz'', meaning "he won". Therefore, it can be thought of as the equivalent to the given name Victor.

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Fawaz Akhras Fawas Akhras (; born September 1946) is a Syrian-English cardiologist known for being the father-in-law of former dictator Bashar al-Assad and chairman of the British Syrian Society. Biography Akhras was raised a Sunni Muslim in the city of Hom ...

, London-based Syrian cardiologist and father-in-law of

Bashar al-Assad Bashar al-Assad (born 11September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer and former dictator Sources characterising Assad as a dictator: who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until fall of the Assad regime, his government ...

Fawaz Damra Fawaz Mohammed Damrah (, ''Fawwāz Damra'') was the imam of the Islamic Center of Parma, Ohio, Parma, the largest mosque in the Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland area and taught at Cleveland State University and the local community college. Damra was born ...

, imam who lived near Cleveland, Ohio *

Fawaz Gerges Fawaz A. Gerges (Arabic: فواز جرجس; Lebanese pronunciation: ) is a Lebanese-American academic and author with expertise on the Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, international relations, social movements, and relations between the Islamic ...

(born 1958), Lebanese American academic and author *

Fawwaz Haddad Fawwaz Haddad (Arabic: فواز حدّاد) (born 1947) is a Syrian novelist. He was born in Damascus and studied law at Damascus University. He held several jobs before taking up writing full-time. Haddad published his first novel ''Mosaic, Dam ...

, Syrian novelist *

Fawaz Al-Hasawi Fawaz Mubarak Al-Hasawi (born 25 October 1968) is a Kuwaiti businessman and was the owner and chairman of Nottingham Forest Football Club. Biography Qadsia SC Between 2010 and 2012, Fawaz was president of Qadsia SC, one of the largest sport ...

(born 1968), Kuwaiti businessman and owner of

Nottingham Forest Football Club Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1865, Nottingham Forest hav ...

Fawaz Hussain Fawaz Hussain or Fawaz Husên (born 1953), is a contemporary Kurdish writer and translator. He was born in northeastern Syria. He pursued his studies in University of Paris, Sorbonne from 1978 to 1992, and received PhD in French language and litera ...

(born 1953), contemporary Kurdish writer and translator *

Fawaz Naman Hamoud Abdullah Mahdi The United States has held a total of 115 Yemeni citizens at Guantanamo Bay, forty-two of whom have since been transferred out of the facility. Only Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia had a greater number of their citizens held in the Guantanamo Bay dete ...

, citizen of Yemen held in extrajudicial detention in the US Guantanamo Bay detainment camps in Cuba *

Fawaz Mando Fawaz Mando () (born 27 December 1971) is a former Syrian footballer who played for Al-Karamah and Syria national football team. Career Mando spent his entire career in Al-Karamah, from 1988 until 2000. He won the Syrian Premier League in 199 ...

(born 1971), Syrian footballer *

Fawaz al-Nashimi Fawaz bin Mohammed al-Nashimi (, ; died June 2004), also known as Turki bin Fuheid al-Muteiry (, ), was a member of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and was identified by the group as the 20th hijacker of the September 11 attacks.

(died 2004), member of Al-Qaeda, the 20th hijacker of the September 11th attacks *

Fawaz al-Rabeiee Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeiee (1979 – October 1, 2006) was a Yemeni Islamist militant who was a cell ringleader for al-Qaeda in Yemen (AQY). Rabeiee and his cell were responsible for several attacks and plots on behalf of AQY, most prominently the M ...

(1979–2006), al-Qaeda terrorist sentenced to death in 2004 by a Yemeni court *

Fawaz al-Rabihi Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeiee (1979 – October 1, 2006) was a Yemenis, Yemeni Islamist militant who was a cell ringleader for Al Qaeda in Yemen, al-Qaeda in Yemen (AQY). Rabeiee and his cell were responsible for several attacks and plots on behalf of ...

, citizen of Yemen believed to have played a role in the terrorist attack on the MV Limburg *

Fawwaz bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Fawwaz bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (, ''Fawwāz bin ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Saʿūd''; 1934 19 July 2008) was a senior member of the House of Saud. In 2006, Fawwaz became one of the members of the Allegiance Commission. However, he died on 19 July 2008, so ...

, Saudi royal * Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Syrian professor of electrical engineering and computer science *

Fawaz Younis Fawaz Younis (born 1959), also known as Fawaz Yunis and Nazeeh, is a Lebanese hijacker who was arrested in international waters pursuant to an arrest warrant issued in the United States. He was transported to the U.S. and convicted; he was sentenc ...

(born 1959), Lebanese skyjacker who was arrested and imprisoned by the United States * Fawaz Zureikat (born 1955), Jordanian businessman *

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Sherif Fawaz Sharaf Sherif Fawaz Sharaf (born 1938) is a retired Jordanian minister and ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an intern ...

(born 1938), Jordanian diplomat *

Muhammad Fawwaz Mohamad Jan Ustaz Muhammad Fawwaz bin Mohamad Jan is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Permatang Pauh since November 2022. He is a member and the Penang State Information Chief of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS ...

(born 1983), Malaysian politician, Permatang Pauh MP

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Bilal Fawaz Bilal Kelvin Fawaz (born 3 April 1988) is a UK-based professional boxer of mixed Lebanese and Benin origin. He came to England when he was 14 years old. He was crowned the Amateur Boxing Association of England light middleweight champion. He has re ...

, also known as Kelvin Fawaz, UK-based Nigerian born boxer of Lebanese/Benin descent * Fadi Fawaz George Michael's partner * Florence Fawaz childhood name of Australian soprano *

Khalid al-Fawwaz Khalid Abd al-Rahman Hamd al-Fawwaz (; kunya: Abu Omar al-Sebai (); born 24 or 25 August 1962)Daily TelegraphWorldwide trail of bloodshed that leads to suburban London September 19, 2001 is a Saudi who was under indictment in the United States ...

convicted member of al-Qaeda *

Leila Tarazi Fawaz Leila Fawaz is a Lebanese historian and academician. She is the founding director of The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies from 2001 to 2012. Fawaz was born in Sudan to Greek-Orthodox Lebanese parents and raised in Lebanon. She took ...

, Lebanese historian, director of The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies (2001–2012) *

Mimi Fawaz Mimi Fawaz is a Nigerian-Lebanese sports journalist, show host and presenter who currently works as a sports presenter on Focus on Africa, a BBC news programme broadcast on BBC World News alongside BBC Africa and BBC Sports. She has worked for CN ...

, Nigerian-Lebanese journalist *

Ramzi Fawaz Ramzi Fawaz is an American associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he teaches courses in queer and feminist theory, American cultural studies, and LGBTQ literature. He is the author o''The New Mutants: S ...

, American academic of Egyptian descent {{DEFAULTSORT:Fawaz Arabic-language masculine given names Masculine given names Surnames from given names