What is "barakat"

Barakat is an Arabic word meaning blessings. It may refer to:

• Barakat, Sudan, a community in Al Jazirah state, Sudan
• Barakat (surname)
• Barakat!, 2006 French-Algerian film, directed by Djamila Sahraoui
• al-Barakat, Somali consortium
• Barakat, Inc., an American NGO working in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
• Barakat is an alternate name for Abu Bara al Yemeni, who was one of Osama bin Laden's initial choices for 9-11 hijackers
• Barakat Mahmoud, associate professor at MSU.

Barakat (in Arabic بركات) is an Arabic surname. It is the plural form of Barakah meaning blessing.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Adib Barakat (born 1982), Syrian footballer
• Adnan Barakat (born 1982), Moroccan-Dutch footballer
• Amin J. Barakat (born 1942), Lebanese-American physician
• Fred Barakat (1939–2010), American basketball coach
• Ghaleb Barakat (1927–2014), Jordanian politician and diplomat
• Halim Barakat (born 1933), American writer
• Hamada Barakat (born 1988), Moroccan writer
• Henry Barakat (1912–1997), Egyptian film director
• Hisham Barakat (1950–2015), Egyptian Prosecutor General
• Hoda Barakat (born 1952), Lebanese writer
• Jack Barakat (born 1988), guitar player of pop punk band All Time Low
• Melhem Barakat (born 1945), Lebanese singer-songwriter
• Mohamed Barakat (born 1976), Egyptian footballer
• Najwa Barakat (born 1966), Lebanese writer
• Saleh Barakat, Lebanese art dealer
• Salim Barakat (born 1951), Syrian writer and poet
• Subhi Barakat (1889–1939), Syrian politician and Head of State of Syria From 1920-1925