Harun (, ), also transliterated as Haroon or Haroun or Hamroun, is a common male given name of Arabic origin, related to the Hebrew name of the Prophet Aaron. Both are most likely of Egyptian origin, from , meaning "warrior lion".
Given name
Harun
- Harun al-Rashid (died 809), famous Abbasid caliph, reigned from 786 until his death in 809
- Harun ibn Altun Tash (died 1035), governor of Khwarazm
- Harun ibn Khumarawayh (died 904), fourth Tulunid Emir of Egypt
- Harun ibn Muhammad, better known by his regnal name al-Wathiq bi'llah, Abbasid caliph who reigned from 842 until his death in 847
- Harun ibn Ahmad al-Mu'tadid, son of the Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tadid (r. 892âÂÂ902).
- Harun ibn Jaÿfar al-Muqtadir, Abbasid prince and son of Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir (r. 908âÂÂ932)
- Harun Babunagari (1902-1986), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar
- Harun ÃÂabuk (born 1997), Turkish motorcycle racer
- Harun DoÃÂan (born 1976), Turkish sport wrestler
- Harun Erdenay (born 1968), Turkish former basketball player
- Harun Farocki (1944âÂÂ2014), German filmmaker
- Harun Idris (1925âÂÂ2003), Malaysian politician
- Harun Karadeniz (1942âÂÂ1975), Turkish activist
- Harun Mut (born 2000), Turkish para-alpine skier and amputee football player
- Harun Tekin (born 1977), Turkish singer
- Harun Yahya (born 1956), pseudonym of Turkish cult leader and Islamic creationist Adnan Oktar
- Harun Thohir (1943âÂÂ1968), Indonesian soldier and terrorist who carried out the MacDonald House bombing in Singapore on 10 March 1965, executed in 1968
- Harun Ripin (born 1946), former accomplice of Mohamed Yasin Hussin, imprisoned for 12 years between 1973 and 1985 in Changi Prison for robbing a inhabitant on Pulau Ubin
Haroon
Haroun
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Harun
- Andi Harun (born 1972), Indonesian politician and Mayor of Samarinda
- Art Harun (born 1962), Malaysian Speaker of Parliament, former activist
- Aminuddin Harun (born 1967), Malaysian politician
- Dilara Harun (1946âÂÂ2012), Bangladeshi politician
- Idrus Harun (born 1955), Malaysian Attorney General
- Rina Harun (born 1973), Malaysian politician
Haroon
Haroun
- Ali Haroun (born 1927), Algerian lawyer, first minister of human rights in the Arab world and member of the Algerian High State committee
- Ahmed Haroun (born 1964), Sudanese politician and war criminal
- Faris Haroun (born 1985), Belgian footballer
- Nadjim Haroun (born 1988), Belgian footballer
Hamroun
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