Ilyas () is a form of the masculine given name

Elias Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah (; ; , or ), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated tradit ...

Elijah Elijah ( ) or Elias was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worsh ...

Notable people with this given name

* Ilyas son of Mudar, ancestor of

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

* Muhammad Ilyas Qadri (born 1950), Founder of

Dawat-e-Islami Dawat-e-Islami () is a Sunni Islamic organization based in Pakistan. It has several Islamic educational institutions around the world. In addition to local charity efforts, Dawat-e-Islami offers online courses in Islamic studies and runs a te ...

* Ilyas Babar (1926-2002), Indian athletic coach * Ilyas Ahmed (disambiguation), multiple people * Ilyas Ahmed Bilour (1940-2024), Pakistani politician * İlyas Demir (born 1985), Turkish martial artist *

Ilyas Gorchkhanov Ilyas (Ilias) Gorchkhanov (1967 – 13 October 2005) was the first leader of the Ingush Jamaat, which later became part of the Caucasian Front (Chechen War), Caucasus Front's Ingushetian Sector in Ingushetia of the Second Chechen War. Gorchkhan ...

(1967-2005), Russian rebel leader * Ilyas Gul (born 1968), Pakistani cricketer * Ilyas Hussain Ibrahim (born 1957), Maldivian politician * İlyas Kahraman (born 1976), Turkish footballer *

Ilyas Kanchan Idris Ali (born 24 December 1956), known by his stage name Ilias Kanchan, is a Bangladeshi actor and activist. He appeared in more than 350 films during the 1980s and 1990s. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2021 ...

(born 1956), Bangladeshi actor *

Ilyas Kashmiri Ilyas Kashmiri (10 February 1964– 3 June 2011) was a Pakistani ex-Special Forces Islamist turned militant who fought against Indian troops in Kashmir. NBC News said that United States officials had mentioned him as a possible successor to O ...

(1964-2011), Pakistani Al-Qaeda operative * Ilyas Shah Shamsuddin (died 1358), first

Sultan of Bengal The Bengal Sultanate (Middle Bengali: , Classical Persian: ) was a Post-classical history, late medieval sultanate based in the Bengal region in the eastern South Asia between the 14th and 16th century. It was the dominant power of the Ganges- ...

* Ilyas Shurpayev (1975-2008), Russian journalist * İlyas Şükrüoğlu (born 1966), Turkish freestyle wrestler * İlyas Tüfekçi (born 1960), Turkish footballer *

Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi Muḥammad Ilyās ibn Muḥammad Ismā‘īl Kāndhlawī Dihlawī (1885 – 13 July 1944) was an Indian Islamic scholar of the Deobandi movement who founded the Tablighi Jamaat, in 1925, in Mewat province. Early life and education Muhammad I ...

(1885-1944), founder of Tablighi Jamaat * Qaraja Ilyas, Safavid governor of Erivan from 1502 onwards

Notable people with this surname

* Adnan Ilyas (born 1984), Omani cricketer *

Ihab Ilyas Ihab Francis Ilyas (born May 13, 1973) is a computer scientist who works in data science. He is currently a professor of computer science in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. He also led the Knowledg ...

(born 1973), Egyptian-Canadian professor * Muhammad Ilyas (disambiguation), several people

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İlyas Bey Mosque İlyas Bey Mosque is a historical Islamic religious building at Milet in Didim district of Aydın Province, western Turkey. It was built in 1403 by Ilyas Bey (1402–1421), ruler of the Turkish Menteshe emirate. Architecture The mosque is p ...

, a cultural heritage mosque of Turkey *

İlyas, Burdur İlyas (also: ''İlyasköy'') is a village in the Burdur District of Burdur Province Burdur Province () is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the south, Denizli to the west, Afyon to the north, ...

, a village in Turkey

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