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. Variants include Merouane, Marouane and Marouan (influenced by French spelling). Feminine forms of the name include Marwa or Marwah and Marwana or Marwanah (). Notable persons with these names include:

Given name

Marwan

Marwan I Marwan ibn al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As ibn Umayya (; 623 or 626April/May 685), commonly known as MarwanI, was the fourth Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad caliph, ruling for less than a year in 684–685. He founded the Marwanid ruling house of the Umayyad ...

, Umayyad caliph (r. 684–685) *

Marwan II Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan (; – 6 August 750), commonly known as Marwan II, was the fourteenth and last caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 744 until his death. His reign was dominated by a Third Fitna, civil war, and he was the l ...

, Umayyad caliph ( r. 744–750) *

Marwan ibn Abi Hafsa Abu'l-Simt Marwan al-Akbar ibn Sulayman ibn Yahya ibn Abi Hafsa () (723–) was a famous Arabic poet at the court of the Abbasid Caliphate during the second half of the 8th century. He was born to a non-Arab family. Biography Marwan belonged t ...

(d. 797), Abbasid-era poet *

Marwan ibn Abi al-Janub Marwan ibn Abi al-Janub () (fl. 813– 861) was a 9th century poet from Abbasid Baghdad. He was also governor of Bahrayn and Yamama. Marwan al-Janub was also known as Marwan al-Aṣghar (). Background and career Marwan al-Janub was from a fami ...

, 9th century Abbasid poet *

Marwan (rapper) Muhamed Marwan (in Arabic محمد مروان) better known as just Marwan (born 1980) is a Danish-Palestinian rapper. Formerly known as SLP (Statsløs Palæstinenser, literally Stateless Palestinian), he also belongs to the Aarhus crew Pimp-A-L ...

, Danish-Palestinian rapper Mohamed Marwan *Marwan Abdelhamid (born 2000), known as

Saint Levant Marwan Abdelhamid (; born October 6, 2000), known professionally as Saint Levant (; ), is a Palestinian singer-songwriter and rapper. A multilingual artist, he is best known for his song "Very Few Friends". Early life and education Abdelham ...

, Palestinian singer-songwriter and rapper *

Marwan Ali Marwan Ali () is a Tunisian pop singer, the winner of the Arab Super Star show, a version of the British show Pop Idol. SuperStar is broadcast on Future TV, a Lebanese television station and is the first Idol franchise to feature contestant ...

, Tunisian pop singer *

Marwan Barghouti Marwan Barghouti (also transliterated al-Barghuthi; ; born 6 June 1959) is a Palestinian political leader who has served as an elected legislator and has been an advocate of a two-state solution prior to his imprisonment by Israel.Marwan Charbel Marwan Charbel (; born 1947) is a retired Lebanese brigadier general and the former minister of interior and municipalities between 2011 and 2014. Early life and education Charbel was born in 1947. He entered the military academy in 1968 and gra ...

, Lebanese general and politician * Marwan Dudin (1936–2016), Jordanian politician *

Marwan Hamadeh Marwan Hamadeh (; born 11 September 1939) is a Lebanese journalist and politician, who served in various capacities in different cabinets, including minister of education, minister of telecommunications, minister of economy and trade, minister o ...

, Lebanese politician *

Marwan Hamed Marwan Hamed (; born April 4th 1977) is an Egyptian film director.Adil M. Asgarov, 'Hamed, Marwan (1977–)', '. He is the son of author Wahid Hamed and journalist Zeinab Sweidan. His debut was a short film entitled ''Li Li'' followed by a majo ...

, Egyptian film director *

Marwan Kassab-Bachi Marwan Kassab-Bachi (Arabic: مروان قصاب باشي; commonly known as Marwan; 1934–2016) was a Syrian painter. Born in Damascus, he first studied at Damascus University before moving to Berlin, Germany, where he enrolled in the Hochschu ...

(1934–2016), German painter of Syrian origin *

Marwan Kenzari Marwan Kenzari (; born 16 January 1983) is a Dutch-Tunisian actor. Starting his career in 2008, he first came to prominence for his role in the 2013 film ''Wolf'', which earned him a Golden Calf award for Best Actor. Since 2016, he has been port ...

, Dutch Tunisian actor *

Marwan Khoury Marwan Khoury (; born February 3, 1968) is a Lebanese singer, writer, composer and music arranger. He has composed hits for artists such as Majida El Roumi, Saber Rebaï, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Assala Nasri, Najwa Karam, Fadl Shaker, Elissa (Lebanese ...

, Lebanese artist *

Marwan al-Muasher Marwan al-Muasher () (born 1956) is a former Jordanian diplomat and politician who was Jordan's foreign minister from 2002 to 2004 and its deputy prime minister during 2004 and 2005. He currently serves as vice president for studies at the Car ...

, Jordanian politician *

Marwan al-Shehhi Marwan Yousef Mohamed Rashid Lekrab al-Shehhi (; 9 May 197811 September 2001) was an Emirati terrorist hijacker from al-Qaeda who served as the hijacker-pilot of United Airlines Flight 175, crashing the Boeing 767 into the South Tower of the ...

(1978–2001), Emirati terrorist and 9/11 hijacker

Merwan

Meher Baba Meher Baba (born Merwan Sheriar Irani; 25 February 1894 – 31 January 1969) was an Indian spirituality, spiritual master who said he was the Avatar, or God in human form, of the age. A spiritual figure of the 20th century, he had a following o ...

, (1894–1969), Indian spiritual leader born Merwan Sheriar Irani *

Merwan Rim Merwan Rim (born 13 July 1977 in Sarcelles, France) is a French actor and singer-songwriter. Biography At the age of 17, Merwan Rim started to learn and instruments as an autodidact. Realizing his gift in musical arts, Merwan decided to become ...

, French actor and singer-songwriter *

Merwan ha-Levi Merwan ha-Levi was one of the most prominent Jews of Narbonne Narbonne ( , , ; ; ; Late Latin:) is a commune in Southern France in the Occitanie region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is l ...

, 11th-century philanthropist of Narbonne

Surname

Ashraf Marwan Mohamed Ashraf Abu El Wafa Marwan, known as Ashraf Marwan (‎ 2 February 1944 – 27 June 2007), was an Egyptian official who worked as a spy for the Israeli Mossad. From 1969 on, Marwan worked at the Presidential Office, first under Gamal ...

(1944–2007), Egyptian businessman

Ibn / Bint / Abu

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam (; July/August 644 or June/July 647 – 9 October 705) was the fifth Umayyad caliph, ruling from April 685 until his death in October 705. A member of the first generation of born Muslims, his early life in ...

( r. 685–705) was the

Umayyad The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire (, ; ) was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. Uthman ibn Affan, the third of the Rashidun caliphs, was also a membe ...

caliph of the

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Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam (; died 12 May 705) was the Umayyad governor and ''de facto'' viceroy of Egypt between 685 and his death. He was appointed by his father, Caliph Marwan I (). Abd al-Aziz's reign was marked by stability and prosp ...

Caliphal governor of Egypt for 685 to 705 *

Bishr ibn Marwan Abu Marwan Bishr ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam (; –694) was an Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad prince and List of Umayyad governors of Iraq, governor of Iraq during the reign of his brother, Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Abd al-Malik. Bishr fought at Bat ...

, Umayyad provincial governor. * Aban ibn Marwan, Governor of Palestine under Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik * Ubayd Allah ibn Marwan Army commander *

Muhammad ibn Marwan Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Muḥammad ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam () (died 719/720) was an Umayyad prince and one of the most important generals of the Umayyad Caliphate in the period 690–710, and the one who completed the Arab conquest of Armenia. ...

, son of caliph Marwan I, Governor of Caliphal province of Armenia and Father of Marwan II *

Asma bint Marwan ʻAṣmāʼ bint Marwān ( "Ãsma, daughter of Marwan") a female Arab poet said to have lived in Medina in 7th-century Arabia. There is debate whether Muhammad ordered her assassinated for her agitating against Muhammad. Islamic sources Family ...

, a medieval Arabian female poet (7th century) *

Ibn Marwan ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Marwān al-Jillīqī (, died ''),'' also known as simply al-Jillīqī (), was a Muwallad whose family had come from what is now northern Portugal and settled near Mérida. In 868, leading a host of Muwallads and Mozarabs ...

, chieftain in the Al-Andalus (9th century) * Ubayd Allah Abu Marwan, general in the Al-Andalus (8th/9th century)

Fictional characters

Habib Marwan The following is a list of characters in the American serial drama television series '' 24'', '' 24: Live Another Day'', and '' 24: Legacy'' by season and event. The list first names the actor, followed by the character. Some characters have their ...