Shawkat (variations include Shaukat, Shavkat, or Şevket, Arabic: شَوْكَت) is a masculine Arabic given name,[1] which drives from the word ("شَوْكة" means "Might" or "Strength"[2]) which by itself is derived from the word ("شَوْك" means "Thorns"[1]), and it's is also used as a surname. It may refer to:
People
- Alia Shawkat, American actress best known from her role in the television series Arrested Development
- Assef Shawkat, head of Syria's military intelligence
- Naji Shawkat, Iraqi politician and cabinet member who served briefly as prime minister (Nov 3, 1932-Mar 18, 1933)
- Shawkat Ali, leader of Language Movement in Bangladesh
- Shawkat Ali, politician and deputy speaker of Bangladesh
- Shawkat Ali, novelist from Bangladesh
- Shawkat Osman, Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer
- Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh, vice-President of the International Court of Justice
- Shaukat Dukanwala, UAE cricketer
- Shaukat Aziz, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Shaukat Hameed Khan, Pakistani nuclear physicist and former director of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
- Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, Indian director and producer
- Maulana Shaukat Ali, Indian Muslim nationalist
- Major General Shaukat Sultan, former Pakistani director general of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)
- Shaukat Hayat Khan, 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, a cancer research hospital and cancer research institute in Pakistan
References
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