Munawar Iqbal Faruqui (born 28 January 1992) is an Indian stand-up comedian, rapper and singer.

Still a child, he worked at a gift shop and later joined his mother & grandmother in making and selling samosas and chaklis.

[12] In April 2020, he uploaded a standup comedy video named "Dawood, Yamraaj & Aurat" on his YouTube channel.

On 28 February 2021, he uploaded a standup comedy video named "Ghost Story" on his YouTube Channel.

[14] In 2022, he became a contestant on Balaji Telefilms' reality television show Lock Upp, hosted by Kangana Ranaut.

On 1 January 2021, he performed a stand-up show at Munro Cafe in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, which was interrupted by Eklavya Singh Gaur, son of BJP MLA Malini Gaur[32] accusing him of making malicious jokes about Hindu deities and the Minister of Home Affairs of India, Amit Shah.

[35] His arrest was heavily criticised for not respecting a comedian's freedom of speech, including by a joint initiative of the global Indian diaspora on 2 February 2021, that said a group of South Asian American stand-up comedians will perform a virtual comedy show on 6 February 2021 to show their solidarity with the jailed Faruqui.