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*[[Marwan al-Muasher]], Jordanian politician | *[[Marwan al-Muasher]], Jordanian politician | ||
*[[Marwan al-Shehhi]] (1978–2001), Emirati terrorist and 9/11 hijacker | *[[Marwan al-Shehhi]] (1978–2001), Emirati terrorist and 9/11 hijacker | ||
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==Ibn / Bint / Abu== | ==Ibn / Bint / Abu== | ||
* [[Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan]] ([[Reign|r.]] 685–705) was the [[Umayyad]] caliph of the [[Arab Caliphate]] | * [[Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan]] ([[Reign|r.]] 685–705) was the [[Umayyad]] caliph of the [[Arab Caliphate]] | ||
* [[Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan]] [[Umayyad Caliphate|Caliphal]] governor of Egypt for 685 to 705 | * [[Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan]] [[Umayyad Caliphate|Caliphal]] governor of Egypt for 685 to 705 | ||
* [[Bishr ibn Marwan]], Umayyad provincial governor. | * [[Bishr ibn Marwan]], Umayyad provincial governor. | ||
* [[Aban ibn Marwan]], Governor of Palestine under Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik | * [[Aban ibn Marwan]], Governor of Palestine under Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik | ||
* [[Ubayd Allah ibn Marwan]] Army commander | * [[Ubayd Allah ibn Marwan]] Army commander | ||
* [[Muhammad ibn Marwan]], son of caliph Marwan I, Governor of Caliphal province of Armenia and Father of Marwan II | |||
* [[Asma bint Marwan]], a medieval Arabian female poet (7th century) | |||
* [[Ibn Marwan]], chieftain in the Al-Andalus (9th century) | |||
* [[Muhammad ibn Marwan]], son of caliph Marwan I, Governor of Caliphal province of Armenia and Father of Marwan II | * [[Ubayd Allah Abu Marwan]], general in the Al-Andalus (8th/9th century) | ||
*[[Asma bint Marwan]], a medieval Arabian female poet (7th century) | |||
*[[Ibn Marwan]], chieftain in the Al-Andalus (9th century) | |||
*[[Ubayd Allah Abu Marwan]], general in the Al-Andalus (8th/9th century) | |||
==Fictional characters== | ==Fictional characters== | ||
Revision as of 05:10, 11 June 2025
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Marwan, Merwan or Marwen or Mervan (Template:Langx) is an Arabic male given name derived from the word maruww (Script error: No such module "Lang".) with the meaning of either minerals, 'flint(-stone)', 'quartz"' or 'hard stone of nearly pure silica'. However, the Arabic name for quartz is ṣawwān (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
The name is also the name of a type of genus of the herbal plant basil.
Variants include Merouane, Marouane and Marouan (influenced by French spelling). Feminine forms of the name include Marwa or Marwah and Marwana or Marwanah (Template:Langx).
Notable persons with these names include:
Given name
Marwan
- Marwan I, Umayyad caliph (r. 684–685)
- Marwan II, Umayyad caliph (r. 744–750)
- Marwan ibn Abi Hafsa (d. 797), Abbasid-era poet
- Marwan ibn Abi al-Janub, 9th century Abbasid poet
- Marwan (rapper), Danish-Palestinian rapper Mohamed Marwan
- Marwan Abdelhamid (born 2000), known as Saint Levant, Palestinian singer-songwriter and rapper
- Marwan Ali, Tunisian pop singer
- Marwan Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian group Fatah
- Marwan Charbel, Lebanese general and politician
- Marwan Dudin (1936–2016), Jordanian politician
- Marwan Hamadeh, Lebanese politician
- Marwan Hamed, Egyptian film director
- Marwan Kassab-Bachi (1934–2016), German painter of Syrian origin
- Marwan Kenzari, Dutch Tunisian actor
- Marwan Khoury, Lebanese artist
- Marwan al-Muasher, Jordanian politician
- Marwan al-Shehhi (1978–2001), Emirati terrorist and 9/11 hijacker
Merwan
- Meher Baba, (1894–1969), Indian spiritual leader born Merwan Sheriar Irani
- Merwan Rim, French actor and singer-songwriter
- Merwan ha-Levi, 11th-century philanthropist of Narbonne
Surname
- Ashraf Marwan (1944–2007), Egyptian businessman
Ibn / Bint / Abu
- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (r. 685–705) was the Umayyad caliph of the Arab Caliphate
- Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan Caliphal governor of Egypt for 685 to 705
- Bishr ibn Marwan, Umayyad provincial governor.
- Aban ibn Marwan, Governor of Palestine under Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik
- Ubayd Allah ibn Marwan Army commander
- Muhammad ibn Marwan, son of caliph Marwan I, Governor of Caliphal province of Armenia and Father of Marwan II
- Asma bint Marwan, a medieval Arabian female poet (7th century)
- Ibn Marwan, chieftain in the Al-Andalus (9th century)
- Ubayd Allah Abu Marwan, general in the Al-Andalus (8th/9th century)
Fictional characters
- Habib Marwan, in the TV drama 24
See also
- Marwanids (990–1085), Kurdish dynasty