Haqq is a surname of

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origin commonly found in the

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but also in other parts of the

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Etymology

Haqq originates from the

word for truth or reality. It is commonly used as a suffix of a personal name. Al-Haqq (The Ultimate Reality) is one of the

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, and used in the second half of a compound name, commonly succeeding Abd or Abdul to make

Abdul Haq ʻAbd al-Ḥaqq (ALA-LC romanization of ) is an Arabic male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ''Abd (Arabic), ʻabd'' and ''al-Ḥaqq'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the List of ...

. This specific compound name, means "servant of the Truth", and gives rise to the Muslim theophoric names.

Notable countries with the surname

* In Afghanistan - Haq, Ul-Haq, Al-Haq, Haque, Haqqani * In Bangladesh - Haq, Hoq, Huq, Hague, Hogue, Haque, Hoque, Huque, Ul-Haque * In India - Haq, Haque, Ul-Haque * In Indonesia - Haq, Haqq, Haque, * In Iran - Haq, Haqq, Haqeq, Haqeqe, Haqqani * In Malaysia - Haq, Haque, Ul-Haque * In Pakistan - Haq, Haqq, Haque, Ul-Haq, Ul-Haque, Haqqani

Notables with the surname

Haq

* Aaminah Haq (born 1972), Pakistani model * Ameerah Haq, Bangladeshi diplomat *

Fazle Haq Fazle Haq (Pashto/ ; 10 September 1928 – 3 October 1991), was a three-star rank general in the Pakistan Army who became the martial law administrator (MLA) of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan during military dictatorial rule of Zia- ...

(1928–1991), Pakistani general and governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province * Gad al-Haq (1917–1996), Grand Imam of Al-Azhar * Gary Haq, British human ecologist *

Inzamam-ul-Haq Syed Inzamam-ul-Haq Sitara-e-Imtiaz, SI (; born 3 March 1970), also known as Inzi, is a former Pakistan cricketer and captain of Pakistan national cricket team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players Pakistan has produced and one of the ...

(born 1970), Pakistani cricketer * Iram Haq (born 1976), Pakistani-Norwegian actress and filmmaker *

Kiran Haq Kiran Haq () is a Pakistani television actress. Haq had a supporting role in 2011 series ''Akbari Asghari''. She has appeared as lead in several television serials including ''Shehr-e-Ajnabi'', ''Maan (Pakistani TV series), Maan'', ''Tum Mere Kya ...

(born 1988), Pakistani actress and model * M. Azizul Haq (1940 or 1941–2025), Bangladeshi police officer, inspector general *

Mahbub ul Haq Mahbub ul-Haq (; ) was a Pakistani economist, international development theorist, and politician who served as the minister of Finance from 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986, and again from June to December 1988 as a caretaker. Regarded as o ...

(1934–1998), Pakistani economist *

Mansurul Haq Mansurul Haq (16 October 1937 – 21 February 2018) was a senior officer of the Pakistan Navy who was forcibly retired from his service in 1997 on the allegations leveled against him in the corruption and kickbacks resulting during the technol ...

(1937–2018), Pakistani former admiral * Mehr Abdul Haq (1915–1995), Pakistani linguist *

Misbah-ul-Haq Misbah-ul-Haq Pride of Performance, PP Sitara-e-Imtiaz, SI (; born 28 May 1974) is a former Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer. Misbah captained Pakistan national cricket team, Pakistan in all formats and is former head ...

(born 1974), Pakistani cricketer *

Naveen-ul-Haq Naveen-ul-Haq Murid (born 23 September 1999) is a cricketer who made his international debut for Afghanistan in September 2016. Domestic and T20 franchise career Naveen made his first-class debut for Kabul Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abd ...

(born 1999), Afghan cricketer * Nawaz Haq (born 1981), Pakistani athlete *

Nomanul Haq Syed Nomanul Haq (Nu'man al-Haqq) (; born February 15, 1948 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani scholar and historian specialised in the fields of Islamic history and Islamic philosophy. He is currently a visiting distinguished professor at the ...

, Pakistani-American historian * Qazi Imdadul Haq (1882–1926), Bangladeshi writer *

Sami-ul-Haq Sami ul Haq (, ''Samī'u’l-Ḥaq''; 18 December 1937 – 2 November 2018) was a Pakistani religious scholar and senator. He was known as the ''Father of Taliban'' for the role his seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania played in the graduation of mo ...

(1937–2018), Pakistani religious scholar *

Shameemul Haq Shameemul Haq is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Moradabad Rural constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party. Early life and education S ...

(born 1955), Indian politician * Ubaidul Haq, (former) Bangladeshi

khatib In Islam, a khatib or khateeb ( ''khaṭīb'') is a person who delivers the sermon (''khuṭbah'') (literally "narration"), during the Friday prayer and Eid prayers. The ''khateeb'' is usually the prayer leader (''imam''), but the two roles can ...

Baitul Mukarram Baitul Mukarram (), officially Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The mosque was completed in 1968.Thariani and Co: Architects and Engineers. B ...

Waheedul Haq Waheedul Haq (; March 16, 1933 – January 27, 2007) was a journalist, writer, and musicologist of Tagore songs. Early life Haq was born on March 16, 1933, at Bhawal Monoharia village under Keraniganj Upazila. His father, Mazharul Haq, was a mem ...

(1933–2007), Bangladeshi writer and journalist *

Wahidul Haq Wahidul Haque ( – 3 July 2020) was the Minister of Finance (Bangladesh), Finance Minister of Bangladesh. He was also an emeritus professor at the University of Toronto, Canada. Career Haq completed his master's degree at University of D ...

(1933–2020), Bangladeshi politician * Zain Haq, Pakistani climate activist *

Zia ul Haq Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer and statesman who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also served as the second chief of ...

(1924–1988) Former President of Pakistan and Former Army chief of Pakistan

Haque

* Adil Ahmad Haque (born 1979/1980), professor and international law scholar * Aghniny Haque (born 1997), Indonesian actress, model, former taekwondo athlete * Ariful Haque Choudhury (born 1959), former mayor of Sylhet, Bangladesh * Athar ul-Haque Malik (better known as

Art Malik Athar ul-Haque Malik (; born 13 November 1952), known as Art Malik, is a Pakistani-British actor. He achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and supporting roles in assorted British television serials and films. His break ...

, born 1952), British Pakistani actor * Enamul Haque (born 1966), Bangladeshi former cricketer * Fareed Haque (born 1963), American jazz guitarist * Intisar-ul-Haque (1935–1996), Pakistani philosopher *

Marissa Haque Marissa Grace (née Haque; 15 October 1962 – 2 October 2024) was an Indonesian actress and politician of Madurese, Dutch, Pakistani, and French descent. The eldest of the Haque family, she was the older sibling of Indonesian model and ac ...

(1962–2024), Indonesian actress and politician * Md. Mozammel Haque (1928–2017), Bangladeshi politician *

Mohammad Asrarul Haque Mohammad Asrarul Haque (commonly known as Asrarul Haq Qasmi ; 15 February 1942 – 7 December 2018) was an Indian Muslim scholar and politician, who served as the eighth general secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He was a member of the I ...

(1942–2018), Indian politician * Mohammad Mozammel Haque, retired two-star admiral in Bangladesh Navy * Mohammad Nurul Haque (1915–1998), Bangladesh Awami League politician * Muhammad Nurul Haque (1907–1987), Bangladeshi cultural activist, social worker, writer * Naeem Haque, Pakistani model and actor *

Naeemul Haque Naeem ul Haque (11 July 1949 – 15 February 2020) was a Pakistani politician who was the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on Political Affairs. He was also co-founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 1996 ...

(1949–2020), Pakistani politician * Rashida Haque Choudhury (1926–unknown), Indian politician * Syed Aminul Haque (born 1962), Pakistani politician *

Syed Shamsul Haque Syed Shamsul Haq (27 December 1935 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1966 (the youngest among all to receive it), Ekushey Padak in 1984 and Independence Day Award in 2000 by the Gov ...

(1935–2016), Bangladeshi writer *

Tafazzul Haque Habiganji Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh () is a Deobandi movement, Deobandi Islamism, Islamist advocacy group consisting mostly of religious teachers (''Ulama'') and students in Bangladesh. The group is mainly based on qawmi madrasas in Bangladesh. In 2013, ...

(1938–2020), former vice-president of Hefazat-e-Islam and

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (, abbreviated as JUI, translated as Assembly of Islamic Clergy) is a Deobandi Sunni Muslim organization that was founded on 26 October 1945 by Shabbir Ahmad Usmani as a pro-Pakistan offshoot of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH ...

* Ziaul Haque (died 1998), Pakistani scholar of economic history and Islamic studies *

Zulkiflee Anwar Haque Zulkiflee bin SM Anwar Ulhaque (born 15 May 1962), better known by his pen name Zunar, is a Malaysian political cartoonist. In 2015, he faced up to 43 years in prison for criticising the Malaysian government in a number of posts on Twitter and ...

(born 1962), Malaysian political cartoonist

Hoque

* Aminul Hoque,

goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

for Bangladeshi football club Muktijoddha Sangsad KS * Aminul Hoque MBE, British-Bangladeshi writer and lecturer at

Goldsmiths, University of London Goldsmiths, University of London, formerly Goldsmiths College, University of London, is a constituent research university of the University of London. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by ...

* Anisul Hoque, Bangladeshi writer * Ehsan Hoque, American-Bengali doctor * Farzana Hoque, Bangladeshi cricketer * Kazi Shamsul Hoque, Bangladeshi journalist * Mazibul Hoque, Bangladeshi politician * Moinul Hoque Choudhury, five-time MLA, two-time

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representative and Indian Minister of Industrial Development * Najrul Hoque, Indian-Bengali politician * Rabiul Hoque, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Saiful Hoque S. M. Saiful Hoque is a Bangladeshi diplomat and businessperson. He was Ambassador of Bangladesh to Russia from 2009 to 2019. He graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Zohurul Hoque, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar * Zubair Hoque, British-Bangladeshi racer

Huq

A. K. Fazlul Huq Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq (26 October 1873 – 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla, was a Bengalis, Bengali lawyer and politician who served as the first and longest Prime Minister of Bengal, prime minister of Bengal during the Britis ...

(1873–1962), Bangladeshi statesman and jurist *

Konnie Huq Konnie Huq (born Kanak Asha Huq ; on 17 July 1975) is a British television and radio presenter, screenwriter and children's author. She became the longest-serving female presenter of the British children's television programme '' Blue Peter'', ...

(born 1975), British television & radio presenter and screenwriter *

Mohammad Mozammel Huq Mohammad Mozammel Huq (Bengali language, Bengali: মোহাম্মদ মোজাম্মেল হক; 1860–1933) was a Bengali language, Bengali-language poet, novelist, magistrate and educationist. His writings were said to have bee ...

(1860–1933), Indian Bengali-language poet and novelist * Muhammad Shamsul Huq (1911–2006), Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs * Nasreen Pervin Huq (1958–2006), Bangladeshi women's activist and campaigner for women's rights and social justice * Nazmul Huq (1938–1971), Bangladeshi commander * Nurul Huq Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi professor and activist * Rupa Huq (born 1972), British writer and politician *

Shamsul Huq Shamsul Huq (1918–1965) was a Pakistani Bengali politician who led a parliamentary committee in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan to advocate for the recognition of the Bengali language during the Language movement of the 1950s. He was al ...

(1918–1965), Bengali politician

Arabic-based compound names with ''Haqq'' as an element

* Aminul Haque (name) * Anisul Huq * Anwar ul Haq * Azizul Haque (disambiguation) *

Fazlul Haq Fazlul Haq () is a male Muslim given name, meaning ''bounty of the Truth'', referring to ''Al-Haqq'', one of the Names of God in Islam. Both parts of the name are subject to varying transliteration, as the first part may be written ''Fazl'' or ''Fad ...

* Imdadul Haq (includes "Emdadul Haq" etc.) * Inam-ul-Haq (includes "Enamul Haq" etc.) * Izhar ul Haq (disambiguation) * Mahbubul Haq * Mahfuzul Haque (disambiguation) * Mahmudul Haque (disambiguation) * Mizanul Haque * Mozammel Haque (disambiguation) * Nur ul-Haq (disambiguation) * Rezaul Haque (disambiguation) *

Serajul Huq (disambiguation) Serajul Huq () is a male Muslim given name. Notable bearers of the name include: * Serajul Huq (educator), Dr. Serajul Huq Belakoti (1905-2005), Bangladeshi educator * Sirajul Haque Khan (1924-1971), Bangladeshi educator * Sirajul Hoque Choudhury, ...

* Shams ul Haq (disambiguation) * Zahurul Haque

Surname oddities

There are quite a few surnames found throughout Middle Eastern & South Asian countries that have also been known as ethnic European surnames. Haque - A common last name in the Middle East and South Asia is also known as an ethnic English surname dating back all the way to the 1670s. English Haque seemed to have originated from the Durham-Yorkshire region of the United Kingdom and it is believed to be a variant of the Hague surname which is still common in both the UK and the United States present day. The English Haque surname slowly became outnumbered by South Asian Haque's as more and more Muslims began immigrating to the UK in the latter part of the 1900s. There are records of English Haques in the United States from websites such as myHeritageDNA and Ancestry.com dating back to the 1800s.

Organizations

* Haque Academy, co-educational school based in the Defence Housing Authority in Karachi, Pakistan

References

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