Al-Ghani or Ghani () means generous or bountiful in Arabic and is one of the

names of God in Islam Names of God in Islam () are 99 names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam, which are implied by the respective names. These names usually denote his praise, gratitude, commendation, glorification, magnification, perfect attributes, ...

. Ghani may refer to:

People

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* Ghani Animofoshe (born 1985), Nigerien footballer * Ghani Yalouz (born 1968), French wrestler and Olympian * Mullah Ghani, briefly governor of Nimruz Province, Afghanistan in 1995 *Ghani Khan (

Khan Abdul Ghani Khan Khan Abdul Ghani Khan (; – 15 March 1996) was a Pashtun Pashto language philosopher, poet, artist, writer and politician. He was a son of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a prominent British Raj-era independence activist. Throughout his life as a poet ...

, 1914–1996), Pashto language poet

Surname

Abdul Ghani Abdul Ghani () or Abdulghani or Abdelghani or similar variants is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and ''Ghani''. The name means "servant of the All-sufficient", ''Al-Ghaniyy ...

, a male Muslim given name, including a list of people with the name * Ahmed Yasin Ghani (born 1991), Iraqi footballer of Kurdish descent *

Aishah Ghani Aishah binti Ghani (; 15 December 1923 – 19 April 2013) was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Social Welfare from 1973 to 1984 and Head of Wanita UMNO women's Malaysia from 1972 to 1984. Background Born in Kampung Sungai S ...

(1923–2013), Malaysian politician and government minister *Ali Ghani or

Aly Goni Aly Goni (born 25 February 1991) is an Indian actor and model who appears in Hindi television. He made his debut through participating in MTV's dating reality show '' Splitsvilla 5''. Goni rose to fame after portraying Romesh Bhalla in StarPlu ...

(born 1991), Indian actor *

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

(Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, born 1949), former president of Afghanistan * Cyrus Ghani (1929–2015), Iranian-born academic, lawyer, Iranian studies scholar, and film critic * Hassan Ghani, (born 1985), Scottish broadcast journalist and documentary filmmaker *

Karim Ghani Karim Ghani () was a politician in South-East Asia of Indian origin. Before the Second World War Karim Ghani was a parliamentary secretary in Burma under Dr. Ba Maw, who was the first Burma Premier (1937–1939) and head of State of Burma from 19 ...

, politician in South-East Asia of Indian origin *

Nazneen Ghaani Nazneen Ghaani is an Indian actress probably best known for playing the role of Ragini Juneja in Disney Channel India's sitcom, '' Kya Mast Hai Life''. Nazneen acted as Gauri in '' The Hangman''. Ghaani appeared in many advertisements like ...

, Indian actress *

Nus Ghani Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani (born 1 September 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sussex Weald since 2024, having represented the predecessor constituency Wealden from 2015 to 2024. She has served as ...

(born 1972), British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) *

Owais Ahmed Ghani Owais Ahmed Ghani (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani politician who served as the governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan in 2008-2011, having previously governed the southwestern province of Balochistan for four and a half years (2003-2008). ...

, former governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan *

Rula Ghani Rula F. Saadah Ghani (Afghan name: Bibi Gul; born 1948) is a former first lady of Afghanistan and wife of former president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani. In 2015, Rula Ghani was named to the Time 100, a list of the world's most influential peop ...

, First Lady of Afghanistan and the wife of Ashraf Ghani *

Tanveer Ghani Tanveer Ghani is a British actor. He has appeared in various British television programmes and British films. One of his first roles was in the BBC hospital drama, ''Angels'' (1982). He is perhaps best known for playing the role of Rezaul Kabir ...

, British Asian actor *

Usman Ghani Usman Ghani (; born 20 November 1996) is an Afghan international cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman. Career Ghani made his debut in the 2014 Asian Cricket Council Premier League against Hong Kong at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on ...

(born 1996), Afghanistan cricketer *

Yusof Ghani Yusof Ghani (born 1950 in Johor, Malaysia) is a Malaysian painter, sculptor, writer, professor and curator. His career spans over three decades which resulted into diverse series that deals with Southeast Asian motifs with an Abstract Expressionis ...

(born 1950), Malaysian painter, sculptor, writer, professor and curator

Films

* ''Ghani'' (2006 film), or ''The Cycle'', a Bangladeshi film * ''Ghani'' (2022 film), an Indian Telugu-language film

Other uses

Ghani (letter) Ghani (asomtavruli , nuskhuri , mkhedruli ღ, mtavruli Ღ) is the 26th letter of the three Georgian scripts.Machavariani, p. 136 In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 700.Mchedlidze, (2) p. 99 In the Georgian language, Ghani’s ...

, the 26th letter of the three Georgian scripts

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