Tawfik

Tawfiq

Pronunciation	Arabic: [ˈtawˌfiːq, ˈtoː-, ˈtu-] Turkish: [ˈtevfiq]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	successful, fortunate
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tewfik, Taoufic, Tawfiq, Tawfeeq, Toufic, Thoufeeq, Thoufeeque, among many other alterations in the Latin alphabet.
Short form(s)	TFQ

Tawfik (Arabic: توفيق), or Tewfik, is an Arabic masculine given name. The name is derived from the Arabic root: waaw-faa-qaaf (و-ف-ق), which means to agree or to reconcile. Tawfik translates to, "the ability or opportunity to achieve success". A spelling of Tewfik or Toufic is used more among French speakers. Tawfik can be used as a given name or surname. Since it is considered a "neutral" name in the Arabic language, many Arabic-speaking Christians as well as Muslims are named Tawfik. The Turkish equivalent is Tevfik, the Azerbaijani equivalent is Tofig or Tofiq, the Albanian equivalent is Tefik, the Bosnian equivalent is Teufik. Taoufik and Toufic are common in North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria). Thoufeeque, Thoufeeq and Thoufeek are common in India. A phonetically similar Jewish name is Tovik or Tuvik (תוביק), actually a Yiddish diminutive of the Biblical Hebrew name Toviyah, which led to the Greek equivalent Tobias (Τοβίας).

Given name

Taoufik

• Taoufik Baccar (born 1950), Tunisian politician
• Taoufik Belbouli (born 1954), Tunisian boxer
• Taoufik Ben Brik (born 1960), Tunisian journalist
• Taoufik Ben Othman (born 1939), Tunisian footballer
• Taoufik Bouachrine (born 1969), Moroccan journalist
• Taoufik Charfeddine (born 1968), Tunisian politician
• Taoufik Chobba (born 1982), Tunisian boxer
• Taoufik Djemail (born 1948), Tunisian handball player
• Taoufik Hicheri (born 1965), Tunisian footballer
• Taoufik Maaouia (born 1959), Tunisian weightlifter
• Taoufik Makhloufi (born 1988), Algerian athlete
• Taoufik Mehedhebi (born 1965), Tunisian footballer
• Taoufik Rouabah (born 1970), Algerian football manager
• Taoufik Salhi (born 1979), Tunisian footballer

Tawfik

• Tawfiq Ali (born 1990), Palestinian footballer
• Tawfik Abu Al-Huda, also known as Tawfik Pasha Abul-Huda) (1894–1956), Jordanian politician, served several terms as Prime Minister of Jordan
• Tawfik Hamid (born 1961), Egyptian author
• Tawfik Jaber (died 2008), Palestinian chief of police in Gaza
• Tawfik Khatib (born 1954), Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset
• Tawfik Toubi (1922–2011), Israeli Arab communist politician

Taufic

• Taufic Guarch (born 1991), Mexican footballer of Lebanese descent

Taufik

• Taufik Akbar (born 1951), Indonesian engineer and former astronaut candidate
• Taufik Batisah (born 1981), Singaporean singer
• Taufik Hidayat (born 1981), Indonesian badminton player
• Taufik Hidayat (footballer, born 1993), Indonesian footballer
• Taufik Hidayat (footballer, born 1999), Indonesian footballer

Taufeeq

• Taufeeq Umar (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer

Taufiq

• Taufiq Ahmed (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer for the Pakistan Air Force
• Taufiq Ismail (born 1935), Indonesian poet, activist and the editor
• Taufiq Kiemas (1942–2013), Indonesian Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia from 2009 to 2013
• Taufiq Qureshi (born 1962), Indian classical musician
• Taufiq Wahby (1891–1984), Kurdish writer, linguist and politician

Tawfiq

• Tawfiq Bay or Sayyid Ahmad Tawfiq Bay Sharif Efendi or Tevfik Pasha, Syrian Arab traveler
• Tawfiq Canaan (1882–1964), Palestinian physician, medical researcher, ethnographer, and Palestinian nationalist
• Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898–1987), Egyptian writer and visionary
• Tawfiq Al-Nimri (1918–2011), Jordanian singer and composer
• Tawfiq Sayigh (1923–1971), Palestinian academic, writer and journalist
• Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (1892–1968), Iraqi politician who served as 5th Prime Minister of Iraq on three occasions stretching from 1929 to 1950
• Tawfiq Ziad (1929–1994), Palestinian politician well known for his "poetry of protest"

Teufik

• Servet Teufik Agaj, Albanian footballer (1930s)

Tewfik

• Ahmed Tewfik El Madani (1899–1983), Algerian nationalist leader and a minister of the GPRA
• Mohammed Ali Tewfik (1875–1955), the heir presumptive of Egypt and Sudan from 1892–99 and 1936–1952
• Tewfik Allal (born 1947), Moroccan writer and a prominent political figure
• Tewfik Pasha (or Tawfiq of Egypt, 1852–1892), Khedive of Egypt and Sudan between 1879 and 1892
• Tewfik Saleh (1926–2013), Egyptian film director and writer
• Tewfik Mishlawi (1935–2012), Lebanese journalist
• Tewfik Allal (born 1947), Moroccan writer and political figure
• Tewfik Abdullah (born 1896), Egyptian footballer

Toufic

• Majid Toufic Arslan, titled Emir Majid Arslan (1908–1983), Lebanese Druze leader and politician
• Toufic Aboukhater (born 1934), Monaco-based Palestinian/Lebanese businessman
• Toufic Ali (born 1989), Palestinian footballer
• Toufic El Bacha (1924–2005), Lebanese composer and musician
• Toufic Barbir (fl. 1939–1941), Lebanese footballer
• Toufic Farroukh (born 1958), Lebanese jazz composer, working in France
• Toufic El Hajj, Lebanon international rugby league footballer
• Toufic Jaber (born 1962), Lebanese diplomat
• Toufic Maatouk, Lebanese orchestra conductor

Toufik

• Toufik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn (born 1952), Israeli-born Christian televangelist
• Toufik Benamokrane (born 1980), Algerian footballer
• Toufik el-Hibri (1869–1954), Lebanese Muslim cleric, one of the primary founders of the Scout movement in Lebanon
• Toufik Zerara (born 1986), Algerian footballer

Tefik

• Tefik Mborja (1891–1954), Albanian politician and lawyer
• Tefik Osmani (born 1985), Albanian footballer

Tevfik

• Tevfik Akbaşlı (born 1962), Turkish composer
• Tevfik Altındağ (born 1988), Turkish footballer
• Tevfik Başer (born 1951), Turkish-German film director and screenwriter
• Tevfik Esenç (1904–1992), last known speaker of the Ubykh language
• Tevfik Fikret (1867–1915), Turkish poet
• Tevfik Gelenbe (1931–2004), Turkish actor
• Tevfik Köse (born 1988), Turkish footballer
• Tevfik Kış (born 1934), Turkish wrestler
• Tevfik Odabaşı (born 1981), Turkish wrestler
• Tevfik Rüştü Aras (1883–1972), Turkish politician
• Neyzen Tevfik (1879–1953), Turkish poet

Tofig

• Tofig Bakikhanov, Azerbaijani composer
• Tofig Guliyev (1917–2000), Azerbaijani composer, pianist, conductor
• Tofig Gasimov (1938–2020), Azerbaijani politician and diplomat
• Tofig Huseynzade (1946–2006), Azerbaijani philologist, folklorist, journalist and poet
• Tofig Ismayilov (film director) (1939–2016), Azerbaijani film director, screenwriter and film scholar
• Tofig Ismayilov (politician) (1933–1991), Azerbaijani politician, administrator, first Secretary of State of Azerbaijan
• Tofig Zulfugarov, Azerbaijani politician and government minister

Tofiq

• Tofiq Bahramov (1925–1993), Soviet footballer and football referee from Azerbaijan

Tufi

• Tufi Duek (born 1954), Brazilian fashion designer

Surname

Taoufik

• Sami Taoufik, Moroccan racing driver

Taufiq

• Pervez Taufiq (born 1974), American vocalist and songwriter for the hard rock band Living syndication

Tawfik

• Abdel Nasser Tawfik (born 1967), Egyptian physicist
• Abdelaziz Tawfik (born 1986), Egyptian footballer
• Ahmed Tawfik, Egyptian footballer
• Ahmed Tawfik (basketball) (born 1987), Egyptian basketball player
• Ahmed Khaled Tawfik (born 1962), Egyptian SF, horror and medical thriller writer
• Anwar Tawfik (born 1914), Egyptian Olympic fencer
• Ehab Tawfik (born 1966), Egyptian singer
• Hassan Hosni Tawfik (1911–2005), Egyptian Olympic fencer

Tawfiq

• Hisham Tawfiq (born 1970), American actor

Tewfik

• Samira Tewfik (born 1944), Lebanese singer

Toufic

• Jalal Toufic, Lebanese artist, filmmaker, and author
• Walid Toufic (born 1954), Lebanese singer and actor

Places

• Tawafiq, Syria, village in the southern Golan Heights
• Port Tewfik, the old name of Suez Port
  • Port Tewfik Memorial, Indian War Memorial originally situated at Port Tewfik on the Suez Canal

See also

• Tawfiq (magazine), weekly satirical magazine published between 1922 and 1971 in Iran
• SV Toufic El Rahman, Syrian sailing ship sunk by the German submarine U-77, east of Cape Greco, Crete
• Toufic H. Kalil House, structure built by Frank Lloyd Wright in Manchester, New Hampshire