Toufic (given name)
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Tawfik is an Arabic name given to males. The Hebrew equivalent for male given name is Tovik or Tuvik. Both names are derived from the ancient Semitic root T-F-K meaning "good", "success", "God is good with you", "reconciliation", "good fortune" or "fortunate". It is also possible to be used as a surname. It has a lot of spelling variations some of them are Toufic, Toufik, Toufick, Tofik, Tofic, Tofick, Tovik, Tovic, Tovick, Touvik, Toviq, Tufic, Tufik, Tufick, Tuvik, Tuvic, Tuvick, Tuviq, Taufic, Taufik, Taufick, Tawfiq, Tawfik, Tawfic, Tawfick, Tevfik, Tewfik, Teufik, Taufeeq and Tefik. The name is similar in meaning to "Tobias
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Tobias
Tobias is a Greek version of the Hebrew biblical name "Toviyah" , meaning "Yahweh is good". It is a popular male given name in Germany, Scandinavia, the United States and amongst Jewish people. In English-speaking countries it is often shortened to Toby. Other diminutives are Tobi , Tobsen and...
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- Toufik Benedictus "Benny" HinnBenny HinnToufik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn הין; born December 3, 1952) is a televangelist, best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades" – revival meeting/faith healing summits that are usually held in large stadiums in major cities, which are later broadcast worldwide on his television program, This Is Your...
- Taufic GuarchTaufic GuarchTaufic Eduardo Guarch Rubio is a Mexican footballer of Cuban and Lebanese ancestry who plays for Espanyol B as a Forward.-Estudiantes Tecos:...
- Joseph Toufik MerhiJoseph MerhiJoseph Toufik Merhi in Syria, is an indie film director and producer.In 1984, along with fellow director Richard Pepin, Merhi founded the production company City Lights, which changed name a few years after to PM Entertainment...
- Walid TouficWalid TouficWalid Toufic , is a Lebanese singer who constantly made his big break in Egypt, and he is also known for performing in concerts and appearing in music videos.-Biography:...
- Ehab TawfikEhab TawfikEhab Tawfik is an Egyptian singer.- Biography :Ehab Tawfik was only a child when he learned how to play the lute, and his love for music started when he was only nine years old. His first single "Dany" was released in 1989. His first album "Ekminny" was released in 1990...
- Tufi DuekTufi DuekTufi Duek is a Brazilian fashion designer, creator of the Triton and Forum brands, which have an international following.-References:...
- Toufik ZeraraToufik ZeraraToufik Zerara is a French football player of Algerian origin, who is currently unattached after last playing for Scottish Premier League club Falkirk.-Youth career:...
- Tawfik ToubiTawfik Toubi-Biography:Toubi was born in Haifa to an Arab Orthodox family in 1922, and was educated at the Mount Zion School in Jerusalem. He joined the Palestine Communist Party in 1941 and later was one of the founders of the League for National Liberation, which originally opposed partition of Palestine but...
- Jalal TouficJalal TouficJalal Toufic is a Lebanese artist, filmmaker and author of various publications, most notably for . Born to an Iraqi father and a Palestinian mother, he has lived in Lebanon for about seventeen years, and his work often reflects his heritage, one of the world's most destroyed two...
- Toufic FarroukhToufic FarroukhToufic Farroukh is a Lebanese Jazz composer.-Overview:Toufic Farroukh is a saxophone player and composer of jazz with a middle-eastern flavour stemming from his bi-cultural roots in Lebanon and France....
- L’Emir Mageed Toufic ArslanL'Emir Magid ArslanEmir Majid Toufic Arslan was a Lebanese Druze leader and head of one of the two traditional feudal Druze ruling families, the Arslans against the rival family, the Jumblatts. Emir Majid Arslan was the leader of the Yazbaki faction...
- Tefik OsmaniTefik OsmaniTefik Osmani is an Albanian football defender. Currently he is with KS Teuta but he has previously played for the Ukrainian clubs Vorskla Poltava and Metalurg Zaporozhye. He has also been called up for the Albanian national team.-KF Tirana:...
- Tawfiq CanaanTawfiq CanaanTawfiq Canaan was a pioneering physician, medical researcher, ethnographer and Palestinian nationalist. Born in Beit Jala during the rule of the Ottoman Empire, he served as a medical officer in the Ottoman army during World War I...
- Tovik Liberman
- Tuvik Beker
- Taufik HidayatTaufik HidayatTaufik Hidayat is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in men's singles...
- Taufik BatisahTaufik BatisahMuhammad Taufik Bin Batisah, is the winner of the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol...
- Taufik Irfan
- Taufik IsmailTaufik IsmailTaufiq Ismail is an Indonesian poet and author, devout Muslim, and a committed activist. Ismail figured prominently in Indonesian literature of the post-Sukarno period and is considered one of the pioneers of the "Generation of '66". He completed his education at the University of Indonesia. Before...
- Taufik AkbarTaufik AkbarTaufik Akbar is an Indonesian engineer and former astronaut candidate.After graduating at the Bandung Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1975, he worked as a telecommunications engineer...
- Tefik MborjaTefik MborjaTefik Selim Mborja was an Albanian politician and lawyer. He served as the general secretary of the Albanian Fascist Party during the Second World War....
- Taufeeq UmarTaufeeq UmarTaufeeq Umar is a Pakistani cricketer who was a regular Test opening batsman for three seasons, before being dropped ahead of the 2004–05 season. Unusually for a Pakistani player, Umar has played more Tests than ODIs, as he was not given a prolonged run in the ODI side until 2003, when he played...
- Tawfik Abu al-HudaTawfik Abu al-HudaTawfik Abu al-Huda served as prime minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from September 28, 1938 to October 15, 1944 and of Jordan from September 28, 1938 to October 15, 1944, from December 28, 1947 to April 12, 1950, from July 25, 1951 to May 5, 1953, and finally from May 4, 1954 to May 30, 1955...
- Tawfik AloloTawfik AloloTawfik Alolo Alhassan is a football player who is currently under contract by the club Real Tamale United.-Career:...
- Tawfik HamidTawfik HamidTawfik Hamid is an author from Egypt who opposes Islamic fundamentalism.A self-described former member of the militant al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya Tawfik Hamid advocates a peaceful understanding of Islam that is compatible with universal human rights and intellectual freedom...
- Tawfik JaberTawfik JaberTawfik Jaber was the chief of police in Gaza, and was one of the most prominent figures among those killed on the first day of the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict....
- Tawfik KhatibTawfik KhatibTawfik Khatib is a former Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List and the Arab National Party between 1996 and 2003.-Biography:...
(born 1954), a former Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset - Tawfik ToubiTawfik Toubi-Biography:Toubi was born in Haifa to an Arab Orthodox family in 1922, and was educated at the Mount Zion School in Jerusalem. He joined the Palestine Communist Party in 1941 and later was one of the founders of the League for National Liberation, which originally opposed partition of Palestine but...
(born 1922), a retired Israeli Arab communist politician - Tawfiq BayTawfiq BayTawfiq Bay, or Sayyid Ahmad Tawfiq Bay Sharif Efendi , was a Syrian Arab traveler who had been in the service of King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, eventually traveling to Xinjiang, Republic of China, in 1932. He was deported by the Chinese Muslim Daotai Ma Shaowu. On August 26 he arrived at Kashgar...
- Tawfiq CanaanTawfiq CanaanTawfiq Canaan was a pioneering physician, medical researcher, ethnographer and Palestinian nationalist. Born in Beit Jala during the rule of the Ottoman Empire, he served as a medical officer in the Ottoman army during World War I...
- Tawfiq el-Hakim
- Tawfiq Il-NimriTawfiq Il-NimriTawfiq Nimri was a Jordanian singer and composer.He was the first Jordanian to write, sing, and compose Jordanian folkloric music. It is estimated that 750 of his songs were sung by him and others....
- Tawfiq al-SuwaidiTawfiq al-SuwaidiTawfiq al-Suwaidi was an Iraqi politician who served as Prime Minister of Iraq on three occasions:* April 28, 1929 - August 25, 1929* February 23, 1946 - May 31, 1946* February 5, 1950 - September 4, 1950....
- Tawfiq ZiadTawfiq ZiadTawfiq Ziad was a Palestinian politician well-known for his "poetry of protest".-Biography:Born in the Galilee, Ziad studied literature in Russia...
- Tawfiq Talhouni
- Tewfik PashaTewfik PashaHH Muhammed Tewfik Pasha ' was Khedive of Egypt and Sudan between 1879 and 1892, and the sixth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.-Early life:...
- Taufiq WahbyTaufiq WahbyTaufiq Wahby was a prominent Kurdish writer, linguist and politician. He first served in the Ottoman army as a colonel, but after the creation of Iraq by the British in 1920, he became an influential officer in the new Iraqi army. He also served eight terms in ministerial posts in the Iraqi...
- Taufiq QureshiTaufiq QureshiTaufiq Qureshi is an Indian classical musician. He is a percussionist and an composer.-Early life:Born in Mumbai, to legendary tabla player, Ustad Alla Rakha. His eldest brother is tabla player, Ustad Zakir Hussain. He received guidance from Ghatam Vidhwan, Pandit Vikku Vinayakram.-Career:Taufiq...
- Taufiq KiemasTaufiq KiemasTaufiq Kiemas is the Speaker of Indonesia People's Consultative Assembly since 2009. He is the husband of Megawati Sukarnoputri, who was President of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004....
- Taufiq AhmedTaufiq AhmedTaufiq Ahmed was a Pakistani cricketer who played for Pakistan Air Force.Ahmed made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1975-76 season, against Sargodha. From the opening order, he scored 15 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and 11 runs in the second.He took three...
- Taufiq Ismail
- Ahmed Tewfik El MadaniAhmed Tewfik El MadaniAhmed Tewfik El Madani was an Algerian nationalist leader during the Algerian War of Independence , and a minister of the GPRA, a provisional exile government of the Front de libération nationale...
(1899–1983), an Algerian nationalist leader and a minister of the GPRA - Mohammed Ali TewfikMohammed Ali TewfikPrince Mohammed Ali Tewfik was the heir presumptive of Egypt and Sudan from 1892-1899 and 1936-1952.-Regent:...
(1875–1955), the heir presumptive of Egypt and Sudan from 1892–99 and 1936–1952 - Port Tewfik MemorialPort Tewfik MemorialThe Port Tewfik Memorial was originally situated at Port Tewfik on the Suez Canal. It was unveiled in May 1926 by for the Imperial War Graves Commission and commemorated 4,000 officers and men of the Indian Army killed during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during the First World War...
(Indian War Memorial) was originally situated at Port Tewfik on the Suez Canal - Tewfik AbdullahTewfik AbdullahTewfik Abdullah was an Egyptian football player who was the second Egyptian to appear in the English Football League. He later played four seasons in the American Soccer League before finishing his career in Canada....
(born 1896), an Egyptian football player - Tewfik AllalTewfik AllalTewfik Allal was born on October 11, 1947, in Oujda in Morocco. He is a writer and a prominent political figure. He is the president of the association Manifeste des libertés. It took a clear stance on the Denmark cartoon issue, defending freedom of expression.-References:...
(born 1947), a Moroccan writer and a prominent political figure - Tewfik PashaTewfik PashaHH Muhammed Tewfik Pasha ' was Khedive of Egypt and Sudan between 1879 and 1892, and the sixth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.-Early life:...
(Tawfiq of Egypt) (1852–1892), Khedive of Egypt and Sudan between 1879 and 1892
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- Abdel Nasser TawfikAbdel Nasser TawfikAbdel Nasser Tawfik has been graduated from Assiut University in 1989, where he also completed his Master Degree in Theoretical Physics before his change to the University of Marburg , Germany for the Dr.rer.Nat...
(born 1967), an Egyptian physicist - Abdelaziz TawfikAbdelaziz TawfikAbdelaziz Tawfik is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Al-Masry as a midfielder as well as Egypt national football team.Tawfik played in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands....
(born 1986), an Egyptian footballer - Ahmed TawfikAhmed TawfikAhmed Tawfik is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays with the Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek...
, an Egyptian footballer - Anwar TawfikAnwar TawfikAnwar Tawfik was an Egyptian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:...
(born 1914), an Egyptian Olympic fencer - Ehab TawfikEhab TawfikEhab Tawfik is an Egyptian singer.- Biography :Ehab Tawfik was only a child when he learned how to play the lute, and his love for music started when he was only nine years old. His first single "Dany" was released in 1989. His first album "Ekminny" was released in 1990...
, (born 1966), a famous Egyptian singer - Hassan Hosni TawfikHassan Hosni TawfikHassan Hosni Tawfik was an Egyptian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
(born 1911), an Egyptian Olympic fencer - Pervez TaufiqPervez TaufiqPervez Taufiq , is both the vocalist and primary songwriter for the hard rock band, Living Syndication. Taufiq has been described as "a thinking man's musician" and is also a rhythm guitarist, performing both on albums and during live shows...