Kalifa is a given name or a surname derived from caliph and caliphate Khalifa or Khalifah is a name or title which means "successor", "leader" or "ruler". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and orders. Khalifa is sometimes also pronounced as "kalifa".

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Kalifa Cissé Kalifa Cissé (born 9 January 1984) is a retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team. Cissé is a member of the coaching staff of his former club, Bristol City's. ...

(born 1984), Malian footballer *

Kalifa Coulibaly Kalifa Coulibaly (born 21 August 1991) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Mali national team. Club career Born in Bamako, Coulibaly played club football for Real Bamako, Paris Saint-Germain B and Sporting Ch ...

(born 1991), Malian footballer *

Kalifa Faifai Loa Kalifa Faifai Loa (born 29 January 1991) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. A New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand and Samoa national rugby league team ...

(born 1990), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Kalifa Kambi (1955–2011), Gambian politician and government minister. Also member of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament from Gambia *

Kalifa Tillisi Khalifa Mohammed Tillisi ( ar, خليفة محمد التليسي ;9 May 1930 – 13 January 2010) was a well-known Libyan historian, translator, and linguist. Life Tillisi was born in Tripoli, Italian Tripolitania (present-day Libya), on 9 May ...

(1930–2010), Libyan historian, translator, and linguist *

Kalifa Traoré Kalifa Traoré (born 16 February 1991) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championnat National 2 club Les Herbiers. Club career Traoré came through the youth ranks at Malian club JS Centre Salif Keita, joining in ...

(born 1991), Malian footballer ;Surname * Dominique Kalifa, French historian, professor *

Moussa Mohamed Kalifa Moussa Mohamed Kalifa (موسى محمد خليفة) (born in 1967) is a Libyan citizen who was charged with being a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, and accused of participating in terrorism after he attempted to move to Canada as a r ...

(born 1967), Libyan citizen who was charged with being a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, and accused of participating in terrorism after he attempted to move to Canada as a refugee under a false name in 2001 *

Sahim Omar Kalifa Sahim Omar Kalifa (born 1980 in Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan) is a Belgian- Kurdish filmmaker based in Belgium. Life and career In 2001, he came to Belgium, and in 2008 he got his Master's degree in filmmaking at Sint-Lukas Film School, Brusse ...

(born 1980), Belgian-Kurdish filmmaker ;Stage name *

Le1f Khalif Diouf, known by his stage name Le1f (), is an American rapper and producer. He also founded the record label Camp & Street, with Boody, DonChristian, and Chaz Requina. As a LGBT representations in hip hop music, gay rapper he's garnered ...

, American rapper also known as Kalifa

Fictional characters

Kalifa (One Piece) The ''One Piece'' manga features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using var ...

, character in the manga and anime series ''One Piece''

House of Khalifa The House of Khalifa ( ar, آل خليفة, translit=Āl Khalīfah) is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Al Khalifas profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe, some members of this tribe joined the Utub alliance which m ...

Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (; 3 June 1931 – 6 March 1999) was the first emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death in 1999. Born in Jasra, Bahrain, he became emir upon the death of his father, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. Early life and reig ...

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة '; 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999. He is the son of Isa bin Salm ...

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Meriam Al Khalifa Meriam bint Abdullah Al-Khalifa (born 1980) is a member of the Bahraini Royal House of Al-Khalifa. She is best known for fleeing her family and native Bahrain to the United States to elope with US Marine Lance Corporal Jason Johnson, who was, at ...

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Fictional characters

House of Khalifa The House of Khalifa ( ar, آل خليفة, translit=Āl Khalīfah) is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Al Khalifas profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe, some members of this tribe joined the Utub alliance which m ...

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