Shawkat (variations include Shaukat, Shavkat, or

Şevket Şevket is the Turkish form of the Arabic male name Shawkat. People named Şevket include: * Şevket Süreyya Aydemir, Turkish intellectual * Şevket Müftügil, Turkish judge * Şevket Pamuk, Turkish economist * Şevket Sabancı, Turkish businessm ...

, ar, شوكت) is a masculine Arabic given name of a Perso-Turkish origin, it is also used as a surname. It may refer to:

People

Alia Shawkat Alia Martine Shawkat ( ; ar, عليا مارتين شوكت; born April 18, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in '' The Old Man'', '' State of Grace'', Maeby Fünke in the Fox/Netflix television sitcom ''Arrested Developm ...

, American actress best known from her role in the television series ''Arrested Development'' *

Assef Shawkat Assef Shawkat ( ar, آصِفُ شَوْكَتْ, ʾĀṣif Šawkat‎; 15 January 1950 – 18 July 2012) was the deputy Minister of Defense of Syria from September 2011 until his death in July 2012. He was the brother-in-law of Syrian Preside ...

, head of Syria's military intelligence *

Naji Shawkat Muhammad Naji Shawkat Bey ( ar, ناجي شوكت) (May 26, 1891 – May 11, 1980) was an Iraqi politician who served as the prime minister of Iraq under King Faisal I. Early life Muhammad Naji Shawkat was born to an Arabized family of Georgia ...

, Iraqi politician and cabinet member who served briefly as prime minister (Nov 3, 1932-Mar 18, 1933) *

Shawkat Ali Shawkat Ali (April 20, 1918 – August 18, 1975) was a politician and a leader of the Bengali Language Movement. He was one of the founders of Awami Muslim League - which later became Awami League and is now the Bangladesh Awami League. He was ...

, leader of Language Movement in Bangladesh *

, politician and deputy speaker of Bangladesh *

, novelist from Bangladesh * Shawkat Osman, Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer *

Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh ( ar, عون الخصاونة) (born 22 February 1950) was the 39th Prime Minister of Jordan, serving from October 2011 to April 2012. He was also formerly a judge of the International Court of Justice. Early life and ed ...

, vice-President of the International Court of Justice * Shaukat Dukanwala, UAE cricketer *

Shaukat Aziz Shaukat Aziz ( ur, ; born 6 March 1949) is a Pakistani former banker and financier who served as 17th prime minister of Pakistan from 28 August 2004 to 15 November 2007, as well as the finance minister of Pakistan from 6 November 1999 to 1 ...

, former Prime Minister of Pakistan *

Shaukat Hameed Khan Shaukat Hameed Khan (Urdu: شوکت حمید خان; born 4 September 1941) , is a Pakistani optical physicist and a visiting professor of physics at the Comsats University in Islamabad. Khan is known for his understanding in spark gap and plasm ...

, Pakistani nuclear physicist and former director of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) * Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, Indian director and producer *

Maulana Shaukat Ali Shaukat Ali (10 March 1873– 26 November 1938; Urdu: مولانا شوكت علي) was an Indian Muslim member of the Khilafat Movement. He was the elder brother of the renowned political leader Mohammad Ali Jouhar. Early life Shaukat Ali w ...

, Indian Muslim nationalist * Major General Shaukat Sultan, former Pakistani director general of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) *

Shaukat Hayat Khan Major Shaukat Hayat Khan ( Punjabi, ; 24 September 1915 – 25 September 1998) was an influential politician, military officer, and Pakistan Movement activist who played a major role in the organising of the Muslim League in the British-controll ...

, a prominent Muslim league worker and supporter of Pakistan Movement * Sardar Shaukat Hussein Khan Mazari, Pakistani politician

Institutions

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre ( ur, , abbreviated as SKMCH&RC/SKMCH) is a cancer centre with locations in Lahore and Peshawar, Pakistan. It is the first project of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust, a charitable ...

, a cancer research hospital and cancer research institute in Pakistan {{surname Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Masculine given names