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name meaning 'most honorable one' or 'very noble'. It is used by many Arabs and non-Arabs regardless of their religious affiliation, both Christians and Muslims alike. In French-speaking contexts the transliteration is Achraf. The name is not to be confused with the word (, with a long second ''ā'') which is the plural of the word , denoting the descendants of the Islamic prophet

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. Although both words share the same

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, () is not normally used as a proper name. Its singular (also 'Shareef', 'Sherif', etc.), on the other hand, is used as a proper name.

People

Historical

Al-Ashraf Khalil Al-Ashraf Salāh ad-Dīn Khalil ibn Qalawūn ( ar, الملك الأشرف صلاح الدين خليل بن قلاوون; c. 1260s – 14 December 1293) was the eighth Bahri Mamluk sultan, succeeding his father Qalawun. He served from 12 Novem ...

(c.1262–1293), Bahrid sultan of Egypt from 1290 to 1293 *

Al-Ashraf Sha'ban Al-Ashraf Zayn ad-Din Abu al-Ma'ali Sha'ban ibn Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun, better known as al-Ashraf Sha'ban or Sha'ban II, was a Mamluk sultan of the Bahri dynasty in 1363–1377. He was a grandson of Sultan an-Nasir Muhammad (r. 1310–134 ...

, Bahrid sultan of Egypt from 1363 to 1376 *Al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Barsbay, Burjid sultan of Egypt from 1422 to 1438 *al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din

Qaitbay Sultan Abu Al-Nasr Sayf ad-Din Al-Ashraf Qaitbay ( ar, السلطان أبو النصر سيف الدين الأشرف قايتباي) (c. 1416/14187 August 1496) was the eighteenth Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from 872 to 901 A.H. (1468–14 ...

(c. 1416/1418 – 1496), Burjid sultan of Egypt from 1468 to 1496 *

al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri ( ar, الأشرف قانصوه الغوري) or Qansuh II al-Ghawri (c. 1441/1446 – 24 August 1516) was the second-to-last of the Mamluk Sultans. One of the last and most powerful of the Burji dynasty, he reigned fr ...

, Burjid sultan of Egypt from 1501 to 1516 *al-Ashraf

Tuman bay II Al-Ashraf Abu Al-Nasr Tuman bay ( ar, الأشرف أبو النصر طومان باي), better known as Tuman bay II ( ar, طومان باي), (c. 1476 – 15 April 1517) was the last Sultan of Egypt before the country's conquest by the Ottoman ...

, Burjid sultan of Egypt in 1516 *

Ashraf Hotak Shāh Ashraf Hotak, ( Pashto/Persian: ; died 1730), also known as Shāh Ashraf Ghiljī (), son of Abdul Aziz Hotak, was the fourth ruler of the Hotak dynasty. An Afghan from the Ghilji Pashtuns, he served as a commander in the army of Mahmud H ...

, ruler of Afghanistan from 1725 to 1729 * Ashraf us-Sultana Qajar (born 1808) Princess of Persia

Contemporary

Given name

* Ashraf Abdelwahab, Egyptian academic, Business Executive and politician *

Ashraf Barhom Ashraf Barhom ( ar, أشرف برهوم, he, אשרף ברהום; born January 8, 1979) is an Palestinian Arab actor from Tarshiha, in Galilee, Israel. He has starred in '' The Kingdom'', ''Paradise Now'', '' By Any Means'' and '' The Syrian Bri ...

(born 1979), Israeli Arab actor *

Achraf Bencharki Achraf Bencharki ( ar, أشرف بن شرقي; born 24 September 1994) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Al Jazira. He can be deployed as a left winger or as a forward. Club career Born in Oulad Zbair, Morocco, Bencharki b ...

(born 1994), Moroccan footballer *

Ashraf Choudhary Ashraf Choudhary (born 15 February 1949; Sialkot, Punjab) is a Pakistani-New Zealand scientist in agricultural engineering and formerly a member of the Parliament in New Zealand. He is a member of the Labour Party, and was New Zealand's first ...

(born 1949), Pakistani-born scientist in the field of agricultural engineering and member of the New Zealand Parliament *

Ashraf Dehghani Ashraf Dehghani ( fa, اشرف دهقانی, born 1948) is amongst the best known Iranian female communist revolutionaries, and is a member of the Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas. In 1971, Ashraf Dehghani (then a member of the Organization of ...

(born 1949), political activist and member of the Iranian People's Fadaee Guerrillas * Ashraf El-Ashmawi, Egyptian author, judge and legal scholar * Ashraf El-Gharably (born 1979), Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler * Ashraf Fahmy (1936–2001), Egyptian film director *

Ashraf Fayadh Ashraf Fayadh ( ar, أشرف فياض, born 1980 in Saudi Arabia) is an artist and poet of Palestinian origin. He is the son of refugees from Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip and lives in Saudi Arabia. He was active in the British-Arabian arts organiza ...

(born 1980), Saudi Arabian poet imprisoned and lashed for

apostasy Apostasy (; grc-gre, ἀποστασία , 'a defection or revolt') is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing an opinion that ...

Ashraf Ghori Mohammed Ashraf Ghori (born 17 September 1973), is a Dubai-based Indian comic book artist, filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating UAE's first CGI science fiction film ''Xero Error'' a futuristic cyborg thriller which won rec ...

(born 1973), Indian artist *

Achraf Hakimi Achraf Hakimi Mouh ( ar, أشرف حكيمي موح; born 4 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Morocco national team. He mainly plays as a right-back. Known for his speed, runs and ...

(born 1998), Moroccan footballer * Ashraf Hendricks (born 1984), South African footballer *

Ashraf Hossain Ashraf Hossain (died 18 July 2020) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician who served as member of parliament of Khulna-3. Career Hossain was elected to parliament from Khulna-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991 and 2001 ...

(died 2020), Bangladeshi politician * Ashraf Johaardien (born 1974), South African playwright * Ashraf Kasem (born 1966), Egyptian footballer * Achraf Lazaar (born 1992), Moroccan footballer *

Ashraf Marwan Ashraf Marwan ( ar, أشرف مروان‎, 2 February 1944 – 27 June 2007) was an Egyptian billionaire, who worked as a spy for Israeli Mossad. Egyptian officials claim he was a double agent who also worked for them. From 1969, Marwan ...

(1944–2007), Egyptian businessman * Ashraf Nu'man (born 1986), Palestinian footballer *

Ashraf Pahlavi Ashraf ol-Molouk Pahlavi ( fa, اشرف‌الملوک پهلوی, , 26 October 1919 – 7 January 2016) was the twin sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran (Persia), and a member of the Pahlavi dynasty. She was considered the "pow ...

(1919–2016), twin sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran * Ashraf Qazi (born 1942), Pakistani politician and diplomat *

Ashraf Rashid Major General Ashraf Rashid ( Punjabi, ur, ) (23 May 1948 – 2 October 2004) was a two-star general in the Pakistan Army and the colonel commandant of the Special Service Group division within the Pakistan Army from October 1995 to Septembe ...

(1948–2004), Pakistani general and head of SSG *

Ashraf Rifi Ashraf Rifi ( ar, أشرف ريفي; also spelled Achraf Rifi) (born 1 April 1954) was the general director of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF; the national police) from 2005 to 2013. He served as minister of justice from 15 February ...

(born 1954), Lebanese police chief * Achraf Tadili (born 1980), Canadian athlete

Middle name

Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (born 19 May 1949) is an Afghan politician, academic, and economist who served as the president of Afghanistan from September 2014 until August 2021, when his government was overthrown by the Taliban. Born in ...

(born 1949), Afghan politician

Surname

* Aedy Ashraf (born 1993), Malaysian actor *

Nasim Ashraf Nasim Ashraf ( ur, نسيم أشرف) is a Pakistani-American social worker, physician, and former cricketer who had been the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board between 2006 and 2008. He was also the Chairman of the National Commission f ...

, Pakistani politician *

Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Raja Pervaiz Ashraf ( ur, ; born 26 December 1950) is a Pakistani politician, businessman and agriculturist who is the current Speaker of the National Assembly and a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-58 (Rawalpindi-II). He ...

(born 1950), Pakistani politician

References

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