Al-Farooq

Al-Farooq (also spelled El-Farouk or Al Farouk) is an Arabic given and family name derived from an honorific of Umar, an early Muslim leader, and by extension has become a common given or place name throughout the Muslim world.

Given name

• Al-Farouq Aminu, American basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers
• El-Farouk Khaki, Canadian lawyer

Places

• Al Farouq training camp, an alleged Al-Qaeda training camp near Kandahar Afghanistan
• Al Farouk de Tombouctou, Football (soccer) team in Mali

See also

• Farooq

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