# Harouna

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**Harouna**, also spelled **Haruna**, is an African Muslim surname and masculine given name. It is derived from the [accusative case](/source/Accusative_case) [inflected form](/source/Arabic_nouns_and_adjectives#Overview_of_inflection) of the Arabic name [Harun](/source/Harun).[1][2] Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

**Harouna**

- [Harouna Coulibaly](/source/Harouna_Coulibaly) (1962–2025), Nigerien writer and film director
- [Harouna Lago](/source/Harouna_Lago) (born 1946), Nigerien boxer
- [Harouna Pale](/source/Harouna_Pale) (born 1957), Burkinabé sprinter
- [Harouna Doula Gabde](/source/Harouna_Doula_Gabde) (born 1966), Nigerien football manager
- [Harouna Diarra](/source/Harouna_Diarra) (born 1978), Malian footballer
- [Harouna Djibirin](/source/Harouna_Djibirin) (born 2006), Cameroonian footballer
- [Harouna Bamogo](/source/Harouna_Bamogo) (born 1983), Burkinabé footballer
- [Harouna Garba](/source/Harouna_Garba) (born 1986), Nigerien hurdler
- [Harouna Ilboudo](/source/Harouna_Ilboudo) (born 1986), Burkinabé cyclist
- [Harouna Abou Demba](/source/Harouna_Abou_Demba) (born 1991), French and Mauritanian footballer

**Haruna**

- [Haruna Ishola](/source/Haruna_Ishola) (1919–1983), Nigerian musician
- [Haruna Ilerika](/source/Haruna_Ilerika) (1949–2008), Nigerian football player
- [Haruna Abubakar](/source/Haruna_Abubakar) (1952–2005), Nigerian politician for the People's Democratic Party
- [Haruna Yakubu](/source/Haruna_Yakubu) (born 1955), Ghanaian physicist and academic administrator
- [Haruna Iddrisu](/source/Haruna_Iddrisu) (born 1970), Ghanaian politician, Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Minister of Trade and Industry
- [Haruna Doda](/source/Haruna_Doda) (born 1975), Nigerian football player in Malta
- [Haruna Babangida](/source/Haruna_Babangida) (born 1982), Nigerian football player
- [Haruna Moshi](/source/Haruna_Moshi) (born 1987), Tanzanian football player
- [Haruna Niyonzima](/source/Haruna_Niyonzima) (born 1990), Rwandan football player
- [Haruna Chanongo](/source/Haruna_Chanongo) (born 1991), Tanzanian football player
- [Haruna Jammeh](/source/Haruna_Jammeh) (born 1991), Gambian footballer in Hungary
- [Haruna Garba](/source/Haruna_Garba) (born 1994), Nigerian football player in Sweden
- [Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune](/source/Haruna_Kasolo_Kyeyune), Ugandan politician, Member of Parliament for Kyotera County, Rakai District
- [Haruna Mawa](/source/Haruna_Mawa), Ugandan football coach
- [Haruna Aziz Zeego](/source/Haruna_Aziz_Zeego), Nigerian politician, Senator for Kaduna South

## Surname

**Harouna**

- [Mohamed Harouna](/source/Mohamed_Harouna) (born 1950), Mauritanian footballer and manager
- [Idriss Harouna](/source/Idriss_Harouna) (born 1979), Nigerian footballer
- [Adamou Harouna](/source/Adamou_Harouna), Nigerien soldier who led the 2010 coup

**Haruna**

- [IBM Haruna](/source/IBM_Haruna) (born 1940s), Nigerian general, Federal Commissioner for Information and Culture
- [Boni Haruna](/source/Boni_Haruna) (born 1957), Nigerian politician, Minister for Youth Development
- [Lawal Haruna](/source/Lawal_Haruna) (born 1957), Nigerian general, military governor of Borno State in 1998 and 1999
- [Lukman Haruna](/source/Lukman_Haruna) (born 1990), Nigerian football player

## References

1. Zawawi, Sharifa (1998). [*African Muslim Names: Images and Identities*](https://books.google.com/books?id=eUVmAAAAMAAJ&q=haruna). Africa World Press. p. 121. ISBN 0865435723.

1. ["Nouveaux prenoms des peuls au cameroun"](https://books.google.com/books?id=FOIMAQAAMAAJ&q=harouna) [New forenames of the Fula in Cameroon]. *Sociétés africaines et diaspora*. '***(6): 14. 1997. ISBN 2738457878.***

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