Barakat (surname)
Barakat is an Arabic surname. It is the plural form of Barakah meaning blessing.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Adib Barakat, Syrian footballer
- Adnan Barakat, Moroccan-Dutch footballer
- Amin J. Barakat, Lebanese-American physician
- Fred Barakat, American basketball coach
- Ghaleb Barakat, Jordanian politician and diplomat
- Halim Barakat, American writer
- Hamada Barakat, Moroccan writer
- Henry Barakat, Egyptian film director
- Hibat Allah Abu'l-Barakat al-Baghdaadi, 12th-century philosopher and physicist
- Hisham Barakat, Egyptian Prosecutor General
- Hoda Barakat, Lebanese writer
- Ihsan Barakat, first female Supreme Court judge in Jordan
- Jack Barakat, guitar player of pop punk band All Time Low
- Melhem Barakat, Lebanese singer-songwriter
- Mohamed Barakat, Egyptian footballer
- Najwa Barakat, Lebanese writer
- Saleh Barakat, Lebanese art dealer
- Salim Barakat, Syrian writer and poet
- Subhi Barakat, Syrian politician and Head of State of Syria From 1920-1925
