Jawad (Arabic & Persian: جواد), ; ; , ; ; ) is an Arabic given name that means generous, liberal, magnanimous, merciful, and open-handed. The name is common in the Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, Morocco and South Asia.
First name
Jaouad Achab (born 1992), Belgian taekwondo practitioner of Moroccan origin
Jawad Ahmad (born 1970), Pakistani singer and politician
Jaouad Akaddar (1984–2012), Moroccan footballer
Jawad Akeel (born 1978), Dutch-Qatari footballer
Jawad Ali (1907–1987), Iraqi historian
Javad Alizadeh (born 1953), Iranian cartoonist
Javad Allahverdi (born 1954), Iranian footballer
Jawad Anani (born 1943), Jordanian economist and politician
Jawad Azeem (born 2001), American medical doctor
Jawad El Andaloussi, Moroccan footballer
Jawad Al Arrayed (born 1940), Bahraini politician
Jawad al-Assadi (born 1947), Iraqi theatre director and playwright
Jawad Bashir, Pakistani director, actor and singer
Jawad Blunt (born 1995), Pakistani freestyle football champion
Jawad Botmeh, Palestinian student convicted of the 1994 attack in the London Israeli embassy Jawad al-Bulani (born 1960), Iraqi politician and minister Jaouad Chiguer (born 1985), French amateur boxer Cevat Cobanli (1870-1938), Turkish commander and politician Jawad Rumi Daini (born 1948), Iraqi Army general Jawad Dibs (born 2006), Syrian Entrepreneur Javad Davari (born 1983), Iranian basketball player Jawad Dawood (born 1982), Pakistani-Canadian cricketer Javad Fakoori (1938–1981), Iranian Air Force officer Javad Gharavi Aliari (born 1935), Iranian Grand Ayatollah Jaouad Gharib (born 1972), Moroccan runner Jawad Ghaziyar, Afghan singer Cevat Güler (born 1959), Turkish footballer and coach Cevat Abbas Gurer (1887–1943), Turkish officer and politician Jawad El Hajri (born 1979), French footballer Javad Hakimli (1914–2016), Soviet Azerbaijani Partisan during WWII Jawad Hameed (born 1976), Pakistani cricketer Javad Hamidi (born 1918), Iranian painter and poet Javad Hashemi (born 1966), Iranian actor and director Javad Heyat (1925-2014), Iranian Azerbaijani surgeon and Writer Jawad Hussain (1939–2008), Indian cricketer Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (1886–1973), Turkish writer Jawad Kadhim (born 1993), Iraqi footballer Dževad Karahasan (born 1953), Bosnian writer and philosopher Javad Kazemian (born 1981), Iranian footballer Xhevat Kelmendi (born 1955), Kosovar singer Javad Khan (died 1804), member of the royal Qajar family Cevat Kula (1902–1977), Turkish equestrian Javad Malik-Yeganov (1878–1942), Azerbaijani politician and Governor-General of Lankaran Javad Maroufi (1912–1993), Iranian composer and pianist Javad Mojabi (born 1939), Iranian poet and literary critic Javad Nekounam (born 1980), Iranian footballer Javad Nurbakhsh (1926–2008), Iranian Sufi leader and psychiatrist Jawad Ouaddouch (born 1981), Moroccan footballer Dževad Prekazi (born 1957), Yugoslav Kosovar footballer Dževad Poturak (born 1977), Bosnian super heavyweight kickboxer Javad Razavian, Iranian actor Javad Razzaghi (born 1982), Iranian footballer Jawad Jabbar Sadkhan Al-Sahlani, Iraqi man held at Guantanamo Jawad Saleem (1919–1961), Iraqi painter and sculptor Jawad Salehi (born 1956), Iranian electrical and computer engineer Dževad Šećerbegović (born 1955), Yugoslav Bosnian footballer Cevat Seyit (1906-1945), Turkish footballer Javad Shamaqdari (born 1960), Iranian filmmaker and politician Javad Khan Shiravanski (1809-1882), Major General of the Russian Imperial Army and Azerbaijani Noble Javad Shirzad (born 1982), Iranian footballer Javad Tabatabai (born 1945), Iranian political philosopher and historian Jawad Tabrizi (1926–2006), Iranian Ayatollah Dževad Turković (born 1972), Yugoslav and Croatian footballer Jawad Williams (born 1983), American basketball player Javad Yasari (born 1947), Persian singer Cevat Yerli (born 1978), Turkish and German computer game developer Jaouad Zairi (born 1982), Moroccan footballer Javad Zarincheh (born 1966), Iranian football player and coach