Rafiq or Rafique (),(

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: رفیق), meaning "intimate friend", "companion", and "

comrade In political contexts, comrade means a fellow party member. The political use was inspired by the French Revolution, after which it grew into a form of address between socialists and workers. Since the Russian Revolution, popular culture in t ...

", is an Arabic masculine given name and surname also used in Persian and several other languages. Notable people with the name include:

Constituent of compound name

* Rafiqul Islam (disambiguation) * Mohammad Rafiq (disambiguation), several people

Given name

Rafiq Uddin Ahmed Rafiq Uddin Ahmed () (30 October 1926 – 21 February 1952) was a protester killed during the Bengali Language Movement that took place in East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh) in 1952. He is considered a martyr in Bangladesh. Early life Ahmed ...

(1926–1952), demonstrator killed during Bengali Language Movement *

Rafiquddin Ahmad Rafiquddin Ahmad (1 March 1932 – 13 September 2013) was chairman of Bangladesh Engineering and Shipbuilding Corporation. Throughout his career he was the founding chairman of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), was founding di ...

(1932–2013), chairman of Bangladesh Engineering and Shipbuilding Corporation *

Rafiq Azad Rafiq Azad (born Rafiqul Islam Khan; February 14, 1941 – March 12, 2016) was a Bangladeshi poet, editor and writer. He is credited with 45 collections of poetry including ''Prakriti O Premer Kabita, Asambhaber Paye, Sahasra Sundar, Haturir Nich ...

(1941-2016), Bengali poet *

Rafiq Bhatia Rafiq Bhatia (born 21 August 1987) is an American musician, composer, guitarist, and producer. He is the guitarist and fellow producer of the American experimental rock band Son Lux, having been a touring member prior. As a solo artist, he has re ...

(born 1987), American musician *

Rafiq Sabir Rafiq Sabir () is a contemporary Kurdish poet. He was born in Qaladiza in Iraqi Kurdistan in 1950. In 1974, he received Bachelor of Arts degree from Baghdad University. He moved to Sweden in 1989. He writes in the Sorani dialect. He belongs to ...

(born 1950), Kurdish poet *

Rafiq Shahadah Rafiq Shahadah (, born 1956) is a retired Syrian Army major general. He was head of the Military Intelligence Directorate and the chief of staff of the Syrian Army's operations in Eastern Syria. Early life Shahadah was born in Jableh, Latakia ...

(born 1956), Syrian military officer *

Rafiq Tağı Rafiq Tağı, born Rafig Nazir oglu Taghiyev (5 August 1950, Khoshchobanly, Masally District, Azerbaijan — 23 November 2011, Baku, Azerbaijan) was an Azerbaijani short story writer and a journalist who worked for ''Sanat'' newspaper until poli ...

(1950–2011), Azerbaijani journalist *

Rafiq Zakaria Rafiq Zakaria (5 April 1920 – 9 July 2005) was an Indian politician and Islamic religious cleric. Zakaria represented India abroad at the United Nations thrice. He was the first Muslim urban and development minister of the newly created Mah ...

(1920–2005), Indian politician

Surname

Azeem Rafiq Azeem Rafiq (; born 27 February 1991) is an English cricketer who played professionally in England for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. A right-arm off-spin bowler, Rafiq played for the county between 2008 and 2014 and 2016 and 2018, making his sen ...

(born 1991), English cricketer *

Bilal Rafiq Muhammad Bilal Rafiq (born 19 October 1985) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Rafiq first represented Lahore based club Wohaib, also representing the team at youth level. He also represented Lahore Lajpa ...

(born 1985), Pakistani footballer

Other

* ''Rafiq'' or companion, a title in the hierarchy of the

Nizari Ismailis Nizari Isma'ilism () are the largest segment of the Ismailis, who are the second-largest branch of Shia Islam after the Twelvers. Nizari teachings emphasise independent reasoning or ''ijtihad''; pluralism—the acceptance of racial, ethnic, cu ...

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