Saif ( ar, سيف, links=no) is an Arabic name that means ''sword'' or ''scimitar''. also, it means the protector of something''. Saif , SAIF, or Seif may also refer to:

Military

Arab sword The Saif ( ar, سيف), sometimes called a shamshir, depending on the era, has its origins in Arabia prior to the 7th century. Not much is known about this particular weapon, other than what Al-Kindi wrote in his treatise ''On Swords'' in the 9th ...

, an Arabian sword of pre-Islamic origin *

Scimitar A scimitar ( or ) is a single-edged sword with a convex curved blade associated with Middle Eastern, South Asian, or North African cultures. A European term, ''scimitar'' does not refer to one specific sword type, but an assortment of different ...

, a curved sword associated with Middle Eastern, South Asian, or North African cultures

Science and technology

HL7 Services Aware Interoperability Framework This article documents the effort of the Health Level Seven(HL7) community and specifically the HL7 Architecture Board (ArB) to develop an interoperability framework that would support services, messages, and Clinical Document Architecture(CDA ...

* Seif dune, a type of sand dune *

Spatial Archive and Interchange Format The Spatial Archive and Interchange Format (SAIF, pronounced ''safe'') was defined in the early 1990s as a self-describing, extensible format designed to support interoperability and storage of geospatial data. SAIF dataset SAIF has two major comp ...

Organizations

* Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance *

Social Enterprise Investment Fund The Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF) was a United Kingdom Department of Health fund which provided investment to assist social enterprises delivering health and social care services. Established in 2007 with funding of £100 million, it p ...

State Accident Insurance Fund The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation (SAIF) is a not-for-profit, state-chartered workers’ compensation insurance company in the U.S. state of Oregon. It provides workers' compensation insurance and workplace safety services for Oregon e ...

Given name

Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Part of the Pataudi family, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Khan ...

, Bollywood actor * Saif al-Adel, Egyptian al-Qaeda member *

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi ( ar, سيف الإسلام معمر القذافي; born 25 June 1972) is a Libyan political figure. He is the second son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his second wife Safia Farkash. He was a p ...

, son of former Libyan politician Muammar Gadaffi * Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, son of former Libyan politician Muammar Gadaffi *

Saif Saaeed Shaheen Saif Saaeed Shaheen ( ar, سيف سعيد شاهين), formerly Stephen Cherono (born 15 October 1982), is a steeplechase runner. He was born in Keiyo, Kenya but now he represents Qatar. He currently holds the world record for 3000 metre stee ...

(born 1982), steeplechase runner *

Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( ar, سيف بن زايد آل نهيان; born 1968) is United Arab Emirates's minister of interior since October 2004 and deputy prime minister since May 2009.Saif bin Sultan Saif bin Sultan () was the fourth of the Yaruba dynasty Imams of Oman, a member of the Ibadi sect. He ruled from 1692 to 1711. Where Omani presence became firmly established on the coast. Early years Saif bin Sultan was the son of the second Yar ...

, Imam of the Ibadi sect in Oman *

Saïf Ghezal Saïf Ghezal ( ar, سيف غزال; born 30 June 1981 in M'saken) is a retired Tunisian footballer and current manager of Stade Gabèsien. Career Ghezal previously played for Étoile Sportive du Sahel, and participated at the 2007 FIFA Club W ...

, Tunisian Footballer *

Saif Ahmad Saifuddin "Saif" Ahmad is a Bangladeshi-American restaurateur and World Series of Poker champion. Ahmad is the owner of several Tony Roma's restaurants in Los Angeles, California, and won the 2007 World Series of Poker bracelet in the $2,000 ...

, Bangladeshi-American restaurateur and World Series of Poker champion *

Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair (1924 – 2019) was an Emirati billionaire businessman, CEO of the Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, wikt:دبي, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the ...

, Dubai CEO

Surname

Detlef Seif Detlef Seif (born 15 August 1962 in Euskirchen) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been a Member of the German Bundestag since 2009. Early life and career On a scholarship of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, ...

(born 1962), German politician *

Faisal Saif Faisal Saif (27 April 1976 – 13 September 2022) was an Indian film director, film critic and writer. He began his film career as an assistant director on '' Aur Ek Prem Kahani'', ''Angaar'' and ''Grahan''. He mostly chose controversial horror ...

, Indian film director and writer *

Mostafa Elwi Saif Mostafa Elwi Mohamed Saif (Arabic: مصطفى علوى محمد سيف (born March 3, 1950) is an Egyptian Political Science Professor at Cairo University, a politician and a former Member of Shura Council (Egypt) Early life Mostafa Elwi Saif ...

, Egyptian politician *

Umar Saif Umar Saif ( ur, ; born 1979) is a Pakistani computer scientist and academic. He is currently serving as CEO of SurveyAuto, Chief Digital Officer of the Jang Group and the Chief Investment Officer of Khudi Ventures. He is also serving as an advis ...

, Pakistani computer scientist *

Valiollah Seif Valiollah Seif ( fa, ولی‌الله سیف, born 1 January 1952) is an Iranian banker. He was the governor of the Central Bank of Iran from 2013 until 2018. Early life Seif was born on 1 January 1952 in Nahavnd. He gained his Bsc. and Msc. fro ...

, Iranian banker and economist

Other uses

Saif, Iran (disambiguation) Seyf ( fa, سيف), also rendered as Saif or Sef, may refer to: * Deh-e Seyf, Kerman Province * Seyf, Rafsanjan, Kerman Province * Seyf-e Olya, Kurdistan Province * Seyf-e Sofla, Kurdistan Province {{geodis ...

Omar Sa'if Center ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate ...

, a Taliban center on the outskirts of Kabul * Saif, a character in the web series ''Corner Shop Show'' *