Habib (Arabic: حبيب, ḥabīb; [ħɑbiːb ]), also written Habeeb is an Arabic male name with the meaning "beloved", and its plural form is Habaayib, Habayeb or Habaaib (Arabic: حبايب, ḥabâyib; [ħɑbɑːjib]). In Maltese it translates to "friend". It also appears as a surname. The name is popular in the Middle East and Africa. In other countries, especially in Yemen and Southeast Asian countries such as Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, it is an honorific to address a Muslim scholar of Sayyid (a descendant of Muhammad) families.
Habib
Habib Beye (born 1977), French-Senegalese footballer
Habib Bourguiba (1903–2000), Tunisian politician
Habib Bourguiba Jr. (1927–2009), Tunisian diplomat
Habib Dehghani, Iranian footballer
Habib Esfahani, Iranian poet, grammarian and translator
Habib Habibou (born 1987), French footballer
Habib Kashani, Iranian businessman
Habib Koité (born 1958), Malian musician
Habib Mohebian (1952–2016), Iranian pop singer and songwriter
Habib Wahid (born 1976), Bangladeshi composer and musician
Habib Zargarpour, Iranian art director
Khabib Nurmagomedov, Russian mixed martial artist
Habeeb
Habeeb Zain Arif, Indian politician
Habeeb Salloum, Arab-Canadian freelance writer
Aftab Habib, English cricket player
Brian Habib, American football player
Dina Powell nee Habib (born 1973), Egyptian-born American government official
Irfan Habib, Indian historian
Mamdouh Habib, Australian-Egyptian once held at Guantanamo Bay
Meyer Habib, French politician
Philip Habib (1920–1992), American diplomat
Rafik Habib (born 1959), Egyptian researcher, activist, author, and politician.
Ralph Habib (1912-1969), French film director of Lebanese and Egyptian origin
Huzama Habayeb, Palestinian novelist, columnist and translator
Habib Ali al-Jifri (born 1971), Islamic scholar
Habib Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad, mufti of Johor Bahru
Habib Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad, a Muslim patron saint
Habib Abu Bakr al-Aydarus, a Muslim patron saint
Habib Ali bin Abdurrahman Alhabsyi, a cleric and preacher
Habib Munzir Al-Musawa, Indonesian Islamic
Habib Umar bin Hafiz al-Shaikh Abubakr, Islamic scholar
Habib Uthman bin Yahya, mufti of Batavia
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