Rizwan Explained

Rizwan (ar|رضوان|links=no) is an Arabic name and surname.

It may refer to:

• Riḍwan, also spelled Rezwan or Rizwan, the angel in charge of maintaining Jannah or Paradise in Islam

Athletes

• Rizwan Akram, a Dutch cricket umpire and former player
• Rizwan Asif, a Pakistani football player
• Rizwan Azam, a Pakistani badminton player
• Rizwan Cheema (b. 1978), a Pakistani-Canadian cricket player
• Rizwan Latif, a Pakistani-born United Arab Emirates cricket player
• Rizwan Mahmood, a Danish cricket player
• Rizwan Tanweer, an Italian cricket player

Pakistani cricket players

• Rizwan Ahmed (cricketer, born 1976), a Pakistani cricket player
• Rizwan Akbar (b. 1986), a Pakistani cricket player
• Rizwan Ali (1999), a Pakistani cricket player
• Rizwan Haider (b. 1985), a Pakistani cricket player
• Rizwan Hussain (cricketer) (b. 1996), a Pakistani cricket player
• Rizwan Malik (b. 1990), a Pakistani cricket player
• Rizwan Saeed (cricketer) (b. 1978), a Pakistani cricket player
• Rizwan-uz-Zaman (b. 1961), a former Pakistani cricket player

Entertainment and media

• Rizwan Butt, a Pakistani singer-songwriter
• Rizwan Ali Jaffri, a Pakistani model, actor and singer
• Rizwan Khan, a British broadcaster
• Rizwan Manji, a Canadian actor
• Rizwan-ul-Haq, a Pakistani musician
• Rizwan Wasti (1937–2011), a Pakistani broadcaster
• Mawaan Rizwan (born 1992), a Pakistani-born British actor, writer and comedian
• Rizwan, a character played by Arash DeMaxi on the TV series The Irrational

Politics and civil service

• Rizwan Akhtar, a retired Pakistan Army general
• Rizwan Arshad, an Indian politician for the Indian National Congress party
• Rizwan Ahmad Khan, and Indian politician for the Peace Party of India
• Rizwan Zaheer, an Indian politician for the Bahujan Samaj Party

Other people

• Rizwan Ahmed (disambiguation)
• Rizwan Farook, a Pakistani - American domestic terrorist
• Rizwan Hussain, a Bangladeshi-born British human rights lawyer
• Rizwanur Rahman (1977–2007), an Indian victim of a suspicious death
• Ramzan Rizwan, Pakistani tissue seller and murderer

Other uses

• Rizwan, Iran, a village in Iran
• Rizwan Mosque, in Portland, Oregon
• Rizwan Ilyasi, fictional terrorist in the 2019 Indian film War, portrayed by Mashhoor Amrohi and Sanjeev Vatsa

See also

• Ridwan (disambiguation)
• Muhammad Rizwan (disambiguation)
• Rizwan-Muazzam, a Pakistani musical group
• Ridvan