Alija is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Ifraim Alija Ifraim Alija ( Serbo-Croat: ''Ifrajim Alija'') (born 30 August 1985 in SFR Yugoslavia) is a Kosovan-born Swiss footballer who plays for FC Uzwil FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts ...

(born 1985), footballer * Kučuk Alija (died 1804), janissary, mutesellim of Kragujevac and one of four Dahiyas who controlled Belgrade Pashaluk

Given name – female

* Alija Jussupowa (born 1984), rhythmic gymnast of Kazakh ethnicity who competes for Kazakhstan

Bosnian Given name – male

Alija Alijagić Alija Alijagić (20 November 1896 – 8 March 1922) was a Bosnian communist and assassin known for murdering Milorad Drašković, the Minister of the Interior of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The Communist Party of Yugoslavia condemn ...

(1896-1922), Bosnian communist and assassin *

Alija Behmen Alija Behmen (25 December 1940 – 1 August 2018) was a Bosnian politician who served as the 36th mayor of Sarajevo from 2009 to 2013, and was a member of the Social Democratic Party. He also served as Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia ...

(1940–2018), former mayor of Sarajevo and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Alija Bešić Alija Bešić (born 30 March 1975, in Zavidovići, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a retired Luxembourgian professional football player of Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–H ...

(born 1975), retired Luxembourgian professional football player of Bosnian descent *

Alija Đerđelez Alija is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Ifraim Alija (born 1985), footballer * Kučuk Alija (died 1804), janissary, mutesellim of Kragujevac and one of four Dahiyas who controlled Belgrade Pashalu ...

, popular legendary hero of poetry and literature in Bosnia and Albania *

Alija Dumas Alija "Al" Dumas (born October 19, 1929) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature o ...

(born 1929), former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives *

Alija Gušanac Alija Gušanac ("Alija from Gusinje"; 1804–05), known in epic poetry as Gušanac-Alija, was an Albanian Ottoman brigand (''krdžalija'') that served the ''Dahije'', the renegade Janissaries that had taken the rule of the Sanjak of Smederevo foll ...

(fl. 1804–05), Albanian Ottoman brigand *

Alija Isaković Alija Isaković (15 January 1932 – 14 March 1997) was a Bosnian writer, essayist, publicist, playwright, and lexicographer of the Bosnian language. Isaković studied Slavic languages and literature and was a graduate of the University of Saraj ...

(1932–1997), Bosnian writer, publicist and lexicographer of Bosnian *

Alija Izetbegović Alija Izetbegović (; ; 8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosnian politician, lawyer, Islamic philosopher and author, who in 1992 became the first president of the Presidency of the newly independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovin ...

(1925–2003), the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Alija Krnić Alija Krnić ( sq, Ali Kërnaj, cnr, Алија Крнић; born 2 January 1998) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a left winger for the Albanian club FK Kukësi. Club career Early career Born in Podgorica, he played with FK Dečić ...

(born 1993), Montenegrin footballer *

Alija Sirotanović Alija Sirotanović (14 August 1914 – 16 May 1990) was a Yugoslav miner, Hero of Socialist Labour and perhaps the most famous of all Yugoslav udarniks. He was held up by the Communist Party of Yugoslavia to be a model of a hard-worker in the f ...

(1914–1990), Yugoslav miner of Bosniak ethnicity, Hero of Socialist Labour *

Alija Solak Alija Solak or Aleja Solak (born 1944) is a Bosnian retired footballer who played in the National Soccer League, and the North American Soccer League. Playing career Solak began playing football in 1963 with FK Famos Hrasnica in the Yugoslav Sec ...

(born 1944), Bosnian footballer * Alija Šuljak (1901-1992), Bosnian Muslim Croat politician and Ustaše military officer

Fictional characters

Alija Eaglespike The Hythrun Chronicles is a fantasy set of novels by Australian writer Jennifer Fallon, told in two trilogies, The Demon Child Trilogy and The Wolfblade Trilogy. The Demon Child Trilogy follows R'shiel Tenragan as she accepts her fate as the demo ...

of ''Warrior'', a fantasy novel written by Australian author Jennifer Fallon

Surname

Given name – female

Bosnian Given name – male

Fictional characters

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