Shawkat

Shawkat (variations include Shaukat, Shavkat, or Şevket; شَوْكَت) is a masculine Arabic given name and surname. It derives from the word ("شَوْكة" which means "Might" or "Strength" ) and itself is derived from the word ("شَوْك" which means "Thorns" ). Notable people with the name include:
 * Alia Shawkat, American actress best known from her role in the television series Arrested Development
 * Assef Shawkat, head of Syria's military intelligence
 * Naji Shawkat, Iraqi politician and cabinet member who served as prime minister from November 3, 1932 to March 18, 1933
 * Shawkat Ali (1918–1975), Bengali politician, leader of Bengali Language Movement
 * Shawkat Ali, politician and deputy speaker of Bangladesh
 * Shawkat Ali, novelist from Bangladesh
 * Shawkat Osman, Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer
 * Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh, Jordanian politician and judge, Prime Minister of Jordan from October 2011 to April 2012, vice-President of the International Court of Justice
 * Shaukat Dukanwala, UAE cricketer
 * Shaukat Aziz (born 1949), Prime Minister of Pakistan 2004–2007
 * Shaukat Hameed Khan, Pakistani nuclear physicist and former director of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
 * Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, Indian director and producer
 * Maulana Shaukat Ali, Indian Muslim nationalist
 * Major General Shaukat Sultan, Pakistani former director general of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)
 * Shaukat Hayat Khan (1915–1998), Punjabi politician, military officer, and Pakistan Movement activist
 * Sardar Shaukat Hussein Khan Mazari, Pakistani politician