Atif (also spelled Atef or Atiph, ) is an
Arabic
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masculine
given name
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generally used in the
Muslim world
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, it means "the kind one".
Notable people with the given name “Atif”
Atef
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Atef Abu Bakr (born 1946), Palestinian politician and diplomat
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Atef Abu Saif (born 1973), Palestinian writer
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Atef Adwan
Atef Ibrahim Mohammad Adwan (), also spelled Odwan, Udwan or Edwan (Kunya (Arabic), nom de Guerre Abu Sharif), is the Minister of Refugees in the Palestinian Authority, having been named to this position following the Hamas victory in the 2006 P ...
(born 1950), Palestinian politician
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Atef Bseiso (1948–1992), Palestine Liberation Organization head of intelligence
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Atef Dkhili (born 1990), Tunisian footballer
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Atef Ebeid (1932–2014), Egyptian politician
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Atef Maoua (born 1981), Tunisian basketball player
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Atef Najib
Atef Najib (; born 1960) is a Syrian former security official and head of political security in Daraa Governorate. A first cousin of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, he became infamous for being a catalyst for one of the flashpoints that ...
(born 1964/65), Syrian political security chief in the city of Daraa
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Atef Saad (born 1988), Tunisian long-distance runner
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Atef Sadat (1948–1973), Egyptian Air Force pilot
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Atef Salem
Atef Salem (; 23 July 1927 – 30 July 2002) was an Egyptian film director. He directed 32 films between 1954 and 2001. Many of his films were scripted by the novelist Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha (, ; ...
(1927–2002), Egyptian film director
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Atef Sedky (1930–2005), Egyptian politician
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Atef Tarawneh
Atef Tarawneh (born 1 January 1954) is a Jordanian politician who has been the Speaker of Jordan's House of Representatives from 3 November 2013 to 10 December 2020. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2020.
Early life
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(born 1954), Jordanian politician
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Atef El-Tayeb
Atef El Tayeb ( ) (26 December 1947 – 23 June 1995) was an Egyptian film director. Alternative transliterations of his name are: ''Atef Al-Tayeb'' and ''Attef El Taieb''. His films often depicted the struggles of ordinary people.
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(1947–1995), Egyptian film director
Atif
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Atif Abdelmageed, Sudanese administrator
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Atif Ali (born 1984), Pakistani cricketer
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Atif Aslam
Atif Aslam (; born 12 March 1983) is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He has recorded many songs in both Pakistan and India, and is known for his Belting (music), vocal belting technique.
Born in Wazirabad, Waziraba ...
(born 1983), Pakistani singer
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Atif Ashraf (born 1980), Pakistani cricketer
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Atif Bashir
Atif Qureshi Bashir (; born 3 April 1985) is a former professional football player who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Born in Germany, he represented the Pakistan national football team, Pakistan national team.
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(born 1985), German footballer
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Atif Butt (born 1969), Pakistani-born Danish cricketer
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Atif Dudaković (born 1953), Bosnian army general
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Atif Jabbar (born 1990), Pakistani cricketer
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Atif Mian
Atif Rehman Mian (; born 28 June 1975) is a Pakistani-American economist who serves as the John H. Laporte Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance at Princeton University, and as the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz ...
(born 1975), American economist
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Atif Qarni
Atif Mustafa Qarni (born 1978) is an American teacher, former military non-commissioned officer, and Democratic politician who was appointed by Governor Ralph Northam as Virginia Secretary of Education.
Early life and education
Emigrating fro ...
(born 1978), American teacher and politician
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Atif Rauf (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer
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Atif Sheikh (born 1991), English cricketer
Atıf
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İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca (1875–1926), Turkish Imam, Islamic scholar, and author
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Atıf Yılmaz
Atıf Yılmaz Batıbeki (9 December 1925 – 5 May 2006) was a renowned Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was very much a legend in the film industry of Turkey with 119 movies directed. He also wrote screenplays for ...
Batıbeki (1925–2006), Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer
Notable people with the surname “Atif”
Atef
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Bahram Atef (born 1941), Iranian football manager and academic
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Emily Atef (born 1973), French-Iranian director, screenwriter and producer based in Berlin
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Mohammed Atef
Mohammed Atef (; born Sobhi Abd Al Aziz Mohamed El Gohary Abu Sitta, also known as Abu Hafs al-Masri and al-Khabir; 1944 – November 2001) was an Egyptian militant and prominent military chief of al-Qaeda, and a deputy of Osama bin Laden, althou ...
Al-Masri (1944-2001), Egyptian military chief of al-Qaida
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Momen Atef (born 1994), Egyptian footballer
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Salah Atef, commonly known as Rico (born 1989), Egyptian footballer
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Kamran Atif, member of Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami
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Mohammad Atif Ali (born 1982), Emirati cricketer
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Arabic-language surnames
Arabic-language masculine given names
Bosniak masculine given names
Bosnian masculine given names
Turkish masculine given names
Masculine given names
Pakistani masculine given names