Jawara is the English transcription of a surname of Manding origin (the French transcription is Diawara). Notable people with the name include:
People
- Augusta Jawara (1924-1981), Gambian nurse, playwright and activist for women's rights
- Bomba Jawara, Sierra Leonean politician
- Dawda Jawara (born 1924), prime minister and president of Gambia
- Jali Musa Jawara (aka Djeli Moussa Diawara; born 1962), Guinean musician
- Fatim Jawara, Gambia footballer
- Karamo Jawara (born 1991), Norwegian basketball player
Arts and entertainment
- Jawara (TV series), a 2016 Indonesian soap opera television series
See also
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Jawara. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. Categories: