Khawar is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname: Abdullah Ghanim Khawar, Qatari national and Qatar-based terrorist financier Ayub Khawar, Pakistani poet, author, and television director Rafi Khawar (1942–1986), aka Nanha, Pakistani actor and comedian
Given name: Khawar Ali (born 1985), Pakistani-born cricketer Bushra Khawar Maneka (born 1971), Pakistani faith healer and politician Khawar Mumtaz (born 1945), Pakistani women's rights activist, feminist author, university professor Khawar Qureshi, British barrister and international lawyer Khawar Rizvi (1938–1981), Pakistani poet and scholar of Urdu and Persian Syed Khawar Ali Shah, Pakistani politician
See also MIMA v Khawar, decision of the High Court of Australia