Arif ( ar, عارف also spelled Aref in Pashto, Persian & Urdu, or Arief in Indonesian and Malay) is an Arabic male

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that is common in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It later spread to other Muslim countries, such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey as well as among Muslims in India. In early Islam it can also refer to a man who has been taught customary law and entrusted with certain duties: distributing stipends to the warriors, collecting blood money, guarding the interest of orphans, and assisting in controlling of the markets."And Amicable Settlement Is Best": Ṣulḥ and Dispute Resolution in Islamic Law. Aida Othman. Arab Law Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 1 (2007), pp. 64-90 Published by: BRILL Article Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27650573

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Aarif

Aarif Barma The Honourable Mr Justice Aarif Tyebjee Barma (; born 1959) is a Hong Kong judge, and currently serves as Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong. Biography Early life Born in Mumbai, India, Barma grew up in Hong Kong, where he ...

(born 1959), Hong Kong judge *

Aarif Rahman Aarif Rahman (, born 26 February 1987), also known as Aarif Lee Zhi-ting, is a Hong Kong actor, singer and songwriter. Early life Born in Hong Kong, Aarif Rahman is of mixed Arab, Malay and Chinese descent. He grew up in Hong Kong and attende ...

, Hong Kong actor *

Aarif Sheikh Aarif Sheikh ( ne, आरिफ शेख्) (born 5 October 1997) is a Nepalese cricketer, who was the vice-captain of the Nepal national under-19 cricket team, and currently plays for the senior team. All-rounder Aarif is a right-handed bats ...

(born 1997), Nepalese cricketer

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* Aref al-Aref, Palestinian journalist and politician *

Aref Arefkia Aref Arefkia ( fa, عارف عارف‌کیا), known as Aref (; also Romanized as ''Āref'', born August 10, 1940) is an Iranian pop music singer and former actor. He is known as "The king of hearts" and "The legend of pop" in Iran. He gradua ...

, Iranian pop singer *

Aref al-Dajani Aref Basha al-Dajani ( ar, عارف الدجاني) (1856 – April 14, 1930) was an Arab Palestinian politician who served as mayor of Jerusalem in 1917–1918. Aref al-Dajani was born in Jerusalem in 1856. Political activism In 1918, after serv ...

, Palestinian politician * Aref Durvesh, Indian musician *

Aref Qazvini Abolqassem Aref Qazvini ( fa, ابوالقاسم‌ عارف قزوینی , 1882 – January 21, 1934) was an Iranian poet, lyricist, and musician. Biography He was born in Qazvin. He composed many poems about Iran and was called a ''national ...

, Iranian poet

Arief

Arief Budiman Arief Budiman (born Soe Hok Djin; January 3, 1941 – April 23, 2020) () was a Chinese Indonesian sociologist, cultural critic and social activist. Biography Budiman was born Soe Hok Djin on 3 January, 1941. His father Soe Lie Piet was a writ ...

, Indonesian political activist *

Arief Hidayat Arief Hidayat (born 3 February 1956) was the fifth Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. Previously, he was a professor of law at his alma mater, Diponegoro University. In January 2017, Hidayat led an investigation of his colleag ...

(born 1956), Indonesian judge *

Arief Rachadiono Wismansyah Arief Rachadiono Wismansyah (born 23 April 1977) is the mayor of Tangerang since he was elected in 2013. Supported by the Democratic Party, he is also the owner of a hospital network. Personal life Wismansyah was born in Karawaci, a district of T ...

(born 1977), Indonesian businessman, politician and mayor of Tangerang *

Arief Yahya Arief Yahya (born 2 April 1961 in Banyuwangi) is the former Minister of Tourism of Indonesia between 2014 and 2019 in the Working Cabinet of President Joko Widodo. Prior to becoming a minister, he had been the CEO at state-owned Telkom Indonesia ...

(born 1961), Indonesian businessman, politician and government minister

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Arif Alaftargil Arif Alaftargil (born October 27, 1973) is a retired Olympian alpine skier from Turkey, who competed in slalom and giant slalom events. Early life Arif Alaftargil was born in Erzurum, Turkey. He is a member of skier family. His father İlhami o ...

(born 1973), Turkish alpine skier * Arif Aziz, Azerbaijan artist and educator *

Arif Defri Arianto Arif Defri Arianto (born December 28, 2002), known professionally as Defri Juliant, is an Indonesian singer and actor. He rose to fame for being a finalist of the third season of ''Liga Dangdut Indonesia'' representing the province of Riau, broad ...

, Indonesian singer *

Arif Dirlik Arif Dirlik (; 23 November 1940 – 1 December 2017) was a Turkish-American historian who published on historiography and political ideology in modern China, as well as issues in modernity, globalization, and post-colonial criticism. Dirlik rece ...

, Turkish historian *

Arif Erdem Arif Erdem (born 2 January 1972) is a Turkish retired football manager and former professional player who played in the forward position. Starting out with local club Zeytinburnuspor in 1990, Erdem had a decorated 15-year professional career. H ...

, Turkish footballer *

Arif Heralić Arif Heralić (5 May 1922 – 17 June 1971) was a Bosnian Roma metal worker on a blast furnace in Zenica. He had 11 children and issues with alcoholism and mental illness. As a disabled worker, Heralić died in extreme poverty in 1971. Banknot ...

, Bosnian metal worker *

Arif Karaoğlan Arif Karaoğlan (born 21 January 1986) is a Turkish former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Am ...

, Turkish-German footballer *

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for o ...

, Turkish-American music producer *

Arif Mohammad Khan Arif Mohammad Khan (born 18 November 1951) is an Indian politician representing the BJP. He currently serving as the Governor of Kerala & the Chancellor of all State Universities in Kerala. He is a former Union Minister. He has held several po ...

, Indian politician and current governor of Kerala *

Arif Pašalić Arif Pašalić (31 August 194322 October 199/ref> – 26 April 1998) was a Bosnian military officer who commanded the 4th Corps of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBIH) during the Bosnian War. Early life and education Pašalić was born in ...

, Bosnian military officer *

Arif Sağ Arif Sağ (born 1945) is a Turkish singer, bağlama virtuoso, and leading figure in modern Turkish folk music. A former academic, he was also a member of the Turkish parliament from 1987 to 1991. Early years Arif Sağ was born to a miller at Dall ...

, Turkish singer *

Arif Şentürk Arif Şentürk ( mk, Ариф Шентурк/Arif Šenturk; 29 October 1941 – 15 February 2022) was a Turkish folk music and Balkan folk music artist, musician and composer. Life and career Şentürk's father was of Kosovar origin while h ...

, Turkish singer * Arif Bilal Shahid, Ethiopian-American Actor/Comedian *

Arif Susam Arif Susam (b 1956, Harput, Elazığ) the best of in most famous for Idealistic idelogist is a Turkey Turkish Ottoman Music genre male musician. His style combines traditional Turkish tunes with synthesized instruments. He was very popu ...

, Turkish singer * Benjamin Arif Dousa, president of Sweden's Moderata ungdomsförbundet * Arif Wazir, Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz movement *Muhammad Arif Sufi, Muslim alias of Malaysian convicted murderer

Micheal Anak Garing The 2010 Kallang slashing was a series of five robberies committed by a group of eight Malaysians from Sarawak, Malaysia in the night of 29 May 2010 and the early hours of the morning of 30 May 2010 (some of the culprits were not involved in the ...

Arif Zahir Arif Zahir Lopes-Thrower (born April 15, 1994) is an American actor, musician, and internet personality. His YouTube channel, Azerrz, has over 7 million subscribers and features voice impressions of a plethora of celebrities and cartoon characte ...

, American actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, and voice impressionist

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