Ashfaq is a given name for boys, meaning noble prince.
Notable people with the name include:
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Given name
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Ashfaq Afridi (born 1987), Pakistani cricketer
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Ashfaq Ahmed (disambiguation), multiple people
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Ashfaq Hussain
Ashfaq Hussain Zaidi, PP, (born 1 January 1951) is an Urdu poet and an author of more than 10 books of poetry and literary criticism. He is considered at least by one commentator to be an expert on the life and works of Urdu poets Faiz Ahmed ...
, PP, (born 1951), modern Urdu poet
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Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (Urdu: ; born 20 April 1952), is a retired four-star general of the Pakistan Army who served as the 8th Chief of Army Staff , being appointed on 29 November 2007 after his predecessor Pervez Musharraf retired from ...
, NI(M), HI (born 1952), current Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army
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Ashfaq Munshi
Ashfaq Munshi is an entrepreneur and technology executive. In 2012, Ashfaq served as the CTO of Yahoo! before Marissa Mayer took over as CEO. Before that he was the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of MSC Software in 2009. Ashfaq ...
, entrepreneur and technology executive
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Ashfaq Majeed Wani
Ashfaq Majeed Wani (5 September 1966 – 30 March 1990) was the first Commander in Chief of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, a militant Kashmiri-separatist group in Jammu and Kashmir, India. He was killed by Indian Paramilitary Forces in 19 ...
(1966–1990), Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front militant
Surname
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Ali Ashfaq
Ali Ashfaq (; born 6 September 1985) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Maldives national team. Nicknamed "Man of Steel" (), he is regarded as one of the best players in the South Asian region. A pro ...
(born 1985), Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Dhagandey"
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Basit Ashfaq, (born 1986), professional squash player who represented Pakistan
See also
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Ashfaq Bhatti, Urdu-English slasher film directed by Omar Khan
References
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