Famous People with Name Haroun

Haroun Tazieff            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Haroun Tazieff: was a French volcanologist and geologist. He was a famous cinematographer of volcanic eruptions and lava flows, and the author of several books about volcanoes. Born in Warsaw, Russian Empire, his father was a Tatar Muslim doctor, and his mother a Polish chemist and doctor in political sciences. He lived in Brussels, Belgium, starting in 1917.

Haroun Al-Rashid Lucman            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Haroun Al-Rashid Lucman: was a Filipino legislator and founder of the Bangsamoro Liberation Front, a Moro separatist group in Mindanao.[1][2] In 1971, he joined with Senator Mamintal Tamano, Congressman Ali Dimaporo, Congressman Salipada Pendatun, Dean Cesar Adib Majul, Delegate Ahmad Alonto, Commissioner Datu Mama Sinsuat, and Mayor Aminkadra Abubakar to form the Islamic Directorate of the Philippines; the Libyan government donated funds to them to purchase land in Tandang Sora, Quezon City to use for the construction of a mosque. In 1972, with the declaration of martial law by Ferdinand Marcos, he fled to the Middle East.[3] In 1983, he helped "Ninoy" Aquino circumvent an order from Manila forbidding Aquino the issuance of a passport; Lucman obtained a passport for Aquino with the name "Marcial Bonifacio" ("Marcial" referring to martial law, and "Bonifacio" for Fort Bonifacio,

Faris Haroun            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Faris Haroun: is a Belgian football player who has been called up for the national team. He plays in the central midfield and currently his club is Germinal Beerschot. He also holds Chadian nationality.Haroun is not a first team player for the Red Devils, but he is a valuable substitute. In total he played five international matches for the Belgian national eleven. He is a solid value for the Young Devils.