Safwat is a unisex given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Safwat Ghayur (1959–2010), Pakistani police officer Safwat Hegazi (born 1963), Egyptian imam and television preacher, banned from the UK for stirring-up hatred Safwat al-Din Khatun (died 1295), known as Padishah Khatun, ruler of Kirman in Persia from 1291 until 1295 Safwat al-Mulk (died 1119), Seljuk noblewoman Safwat El-Sherif (1933–2021), former Egyptian politician, former speaker of the Egyptian Shura Council Jehan Safwat Raouf (1933–2021), widow of Anwar Sadat, First Lady of Egypt from 1970 to 1981
Surname Ahmed Safwat (1947–2003), former Egyptian professional squash player Mahmoud Safwat (1929–2015), intelligence officer and Olympic gymnast Mohamed Safwat (born 1990), Egyptian tennis player
See also Safwat al-safa, a hagiography of the Sufi shaykh Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252–1334), founder of the Safaviya Sufi order SFWA (disambiguation) Safat Swat (disambiguation)