Harouna, also spelled Haruna, is an African Muslim surname and masculine given name. It is derived from the accusative case inflected form of the Arabic name Harun.[1][2] Notable people with the name include:
Gender | male |
---|---|
Language(s) | Hausa, Arabic |
Origin | |
Region of origin | Africa |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Haruna |
Derived | Harun |
Given name
edit- Harouna
- Harouna Lago (born 1946), Nigerien boxer
- Harouna Pale (born 1957), Burkinabé sprinter
- Harouna Doula Gabde (born 1966), Nigerien football manager
- Harouna Diarra (born 1978), Malian footballer
- Harouna Bamogo (born 1983), Burkinabé footballer
- Harouna Garba (born 1986), Nigerien hurdler
- Harouna Ilboudo (born 1986), Burkinabé cyclist
- Harouna Abou Demba (born 1991), French and Mauritanian footballer
- Haruna
- Haruna Ishola (1919–1983), Nigerian musician
- Haruna Ilerika (1949–2008), Nigerian football player
- Haruna Abubakar (1952–2005), Nigerian politician for the People's Democratic Party
- Haruna Yakubu (born 1955), Ghanaian physicist and academic administrator
- Haruna Iddrisu (born 1970), Ghanaian politician, Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Minister of Trade and Industry
- Haruna Doda (born 1975), Nigerian football player in Malta
- Haruna Babangida (born 1982), Nigerian football player
- Haruna Moshi (born 1987), Tanzanian football player
- Haruna Niyonzima (born 1990), Rwandan football player
- Haruna Chanongo (born 1991), Tanzanian football player
- Haruna Jammeh (born 1991), Gambian footballer in Hungary
- Haruna Garba (born 1994), Nigerian football player in Sweden
- Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, Ugandan politician, Member of Parliament for Kyotera County, Rakai District
- Haruna Mawa, Ugandan football coach
- Haruna Aziz Zeego, Nigerian politician, Senator for Kaduna South
Surname
edit- Harouna
- Mohamed Harouna (born 1950), Mauritanian footballer and manager
- Idriss Harouna (born 1979), Nigerian footballer
- Adamou Harouna, Nigerien soldier who led the 2010 coup
- Haruna
- IBM Haruna (born 1940s), Nigerian general, Federal Commissioner for Information and Culture
- Boni Haruna (born 1957), Nigerian politician, Minister for Youth Development
- Lawal Haruna (born 1957), Nigerian general, military governor of Borno State in 1998 and 1999
- Lukman Haruna (born 1990), Nigerian football player
References
edit- ^ Zawawi, Sharifa (1998). African Muslim Names: Images and Identities. Africa World Press. p. 121. ISBN 0865435723.
- ^ "Nouveaux prenoms des peuls au cameroun" [New forenames of the Fula in Cameroon]. Sociétés africaines et diaspora (6): 14. 1997. ISBN 2738457878.