Atif (also spelled Atef or Atiph, ) is an

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, it means "the kind one".

Notable people with the given name “Atif”

Atef

* Atef Abu Bakr (born 1946), Palestinian politician and diplomat * Atef Abu Saif (born 1973), Palestinian writer *

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 * Atef Bseiso (1948–1992), Palestine Liberation Organization head of intelligence *

Atef Dkhili Atef Dkhili (born 4 April 1990) is a Tunisian footballer who plays for Club Africain. Atef Dkhili began his club career playing for Jendouba Sport, where he was formed as a youth player. In 2008, he joined Club Africain Club Africain (), ...

(born 1990), Tunisian footballer * Atef Ebeid (1932–2014), Egyptian politician * Atef Maoua (born 1981), Tunisian basketball player *

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 * Atef Saad (born 1988), Tunisian long-distance runner *

Atef Sadat Mohamed Atef Anwar Sadat (; 13 March 1948 – 6 October 1973) was an Egyptian fighter pilot and war hero. In the first hour of the Yom Kippur War, he was killed in action while conducting an aerial raid on an airport in the Israeli-occupied Sin ...

(1948–1973), Egyptian Air Force pilot *

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 * Atef Sedky (1930–2005), Egyptian politician *

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 T ...

(born 1954), Jordanian politician *

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. Lif ...

(1947–1995), Egyptian film director

Atif

Atif Abdelmageed Dr. Atif Abdelmageed Abdelrahman Ahmed from Khartoum, Sudan (; born June 7) serves as executive director of the Arab Regional Scout Office of the World Scout Bureau. In 2006, he was named Director of the Arab Region. He was previously in charg ...

, Sudanese administrator * Atif Ali (born 1984), Pakistani cricketer *

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 * Atif Ashraf (born 1980), Pakistani cricketer *

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. Club car ...

(born 1985), German footballer *

Atif Butt Atif Butt (born 28 November 1969) is a Pakistani-born former Danish cricketer, who played mainly as a batsman. Butt made his debut for Denmark against the Netherlands in 1989. In that same year, he played two friendly matches against the tour ...

(born 1969), Pakistani-born Danish cricketer *

Atif Dudaković Atif Dudaković (born 2 December 1953) is a retired Bosniak general who served in the Army of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the Bosnian War, Dudaković was in command of the Bihać enclave, which was surrounded and besieged from 19 ...

(born 1953), Bosnian army general *

Atif Jabbar Atif Jabbar (born 15 June 1990) is a Pakistani cricketer. He was the leading wicket-taker for National Bank of Pakistan in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy The 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a first-class domestic cricket competition t ...

(born 1990), Pakistani cricketer *

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 *

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 *

Atif Rauf Atif Rauf (born March 3, 1964) is a Pakistani former cricketer and umpire. He played in one Test against New Zealand in 1994. A right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler, he scored 16 and 9 in his only appearance. He is a cousin of Pak ...

(born 1964), Pakistani cricketer *

Atif Sheikh Atif Sheikh (born 18 February 1991) is an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. He is a left-arm medium-fast bowler who also bats right-handed. He was born in Nottingham, and made his first-class debut for Derbyshire ...

(born 1991), English cricketer

Atıf

İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca Mehmed Âtıf Hoca () was a Turkish Islamist. He was born in the village of Toyhane, in the district of Bayat, Çorum Province, in the Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey) and went to school there. After a couple of years as an imam in İskilip ...

(1875–1926), Turkish Imam, Islamic scholar, and author *

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

* Bahram Atef (born 1941), Iranian football manager and academic *

Emily Atef Emily Atef (; born May 6, 1973) is a German-born French-Iranian filmmaker. Early life At the age of 7, Atef moved from West Berlin to Los Angeles with her French-Iranian parents and her brother, the drummer Cyril Atef. She was 13 when they move ...

(born 1973), French-Iranian director, screenwriter and producer based in Berlin *

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 *

Momen Atef Momen Atef (; born November 12, 1994) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right back for the Egyptian club El Dhakleya SC. After his loan to Aswan ended, he signed a 2-year contract with Aswan SC Aswan Sporting Club (), commo ...

(born 1994), Egyptian footballer * Salah Atef, commonly known as Rico (born 1989), Egyptian footballer

Atif

Kamran Atif Kamran Atif () is a member of Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami. In 2002, he tried to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf. Following a shootout with police, Atif was arrested in Karachi in 2004. He was sentenced to death in 2006 by the Anti-Terror ...

, member of Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami * Mohammad Atif Ali (born 1982), Emirati cricketer

References

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