List of Famous people named Tariq

Similar names: Tareq. Here are some famous Tariqs:

Tariq ibn Ziyad

First Name Tariq
Last Name Ziyad
Born on November 30, 0669
Died on November 30, 0718 (aged 49)

Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād also known simply as Tarik in English, was a Berber Umayyad commander who initiated the Muslim Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711–718 AD. He led a large army and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from the North African coast, consolidating his troops at what is today known as the Rock of Gibraltar. The name "Gibraltar" is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq, meaning "mountain of Ṭāriq", which is named after him.

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Tariq Lamptey

First Name Tariq
Last Name Lamptey
Born on September 30, 2000 (age 23)

Tariq Kwame Nii-Lante Lamptey is an English professional footballer who plays predominantly as a right wing-back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the England national under-21 team.

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Tariq Ramadan

First Name Tariq
Last Name Ramadan
Born on August 26, 1962 (age 61)

Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss Muslim academic, philosopher, and writer. He was a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at St Antony's College, Oxford and the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford, but as of 2018 is taking an agreed leave of absence. He is a visiting professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar, and the Université Mundiapolis in Morocco. He is also a senior research fellow at Doshisha University in Japan. He is the director of the Research Centre of Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE), based in Doha. He is a member of the UK Foreign Office Advisory Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief. He was elected by Time magazine in 2000 as one of the seven religious innovators of the 21st century and in 2004 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world and by Foreign Policy readers as one of the top 100 most influential thinkers in the world and Global Thinkers. Ramadan describes himself as a "Salafi reformist".

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Tariq Aziz

First Name Tariq
Last Name Aziz
Born on April 28, 1936
Died on June 17, 2020 (aged 84)

Tariq Aziz was a Pakistani television host, film actor, known for PTV's quiz show Neelam Ghar, first aired in 1974, later renamed the Tariq Aziz Show and lately as Bazm-e-Tariq AzizHe was known for his iconic line " Dekhti Aankhon,Sunte Kaanon Tariq Aziz ka Salam". He was the first face to appear on television in Pakistan. He had also been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1997 and 1999.

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Tariq Al-Ali

First Name Tariq
Last Name Al-Ali
Born on January 18, 1966 (age 58)

Tariq Al-Ali is a Kuwaiti comedian and actor.

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Tariq Nasheed

First Name Tariq
Last Name Nasheed

Tariq Allah Nasheed, also known as Tariq Elite, King Flex, and K-Flex, is an American film producer.

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Tariq bin Taimur

First Name Tariq
Last Name Taimur
Born on January 1, 1920
Died on November 30, 1979 (aged 59)

Tariq bin Taimur was a member of the Omani royal family who became president of the Council of Ministers of Oman.

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Tariq Abdul-Wahad

First Name Tariq
Last Name Abdul-Wahad
Born on November 3, 1974 (age 49)
Height 198 cm | 6'6

Tariq Abdul-Wahad is a French basketball coach and former player. As Olivier Saint-Jean, he played college basketball at Michigan and San Jose State. In 1997, the Sacramento Kings selected Saint-Jean in the first round of the NBA draft as the 11th overall pick, and Saint-Jean converted to Islam and changed his name to Tariq Abdul-Wahad. From 1997 to 2003, Abdul-Wahad played in the NBA for the Kings, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets, and Dallas Mavericks. He was the first player to be raised in France and play in the NBA.

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Tariq Aziz

First Name Tariq
Last Name Aziz
Born on April 28, 1936
Died on June 5, 2015 (aged 79)

Tariq Aziz was Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister (1979–2003) and Foreign Minister (1983–1991) and a close advisor of President Saddam Hussein. Their association began in the 1950s when both were activists for the then-banned Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He was both an Arab nationalist and an ethnic Assyrian, and a member of the Chaldean Catholic Church.

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Tariq Anwar

First Name Tariq
Last Name Anwar
Born on September 21, 1945 (age 78)
Born in India

Tariq Anwar is an Indian-born British-American film editor whose credits include Center Stage, The Good Shepherd, Sylvia, Oppenheimer, and American Beauty, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and won two BAFTA Awards. He has also been nominated for an Academy Award in 2011 for editing The King's Speech. He is now based in the United States and the United Kingdom. With Shirley Hills, he is the father of actress Gabrielle Anwar.

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