Kalifa is a

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or a

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derived from caliph and caliphate. Khalifa or Khalifah is a name or title which means "successor", "leader" or "ruler".

People

;Given name * Kalifa Cissé (born 1984), Malian footballer * Kalifa Coulibaly (born 1991), Malian footballer * Kalifa Faifai Loa (born 1990), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Kalifa Kambi (1955–2011), Gambian politician and government minister. *

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

(1930–2010), Libyan historian, translator, and linguist * Kalifa Traoré (born 1991), Malian footballer *

Kaliffa Kaliffa Olle Karlsson (born 20 December 1979), better known as Kaliffa, is a Swedish singer. In 2017, he released the music single "Helt seriöst". He performed the song "Salute" in Melodifestivalen 2025. He is also a member of the band Hoffmae ...

(born 1979), Swedish singer ;Surname *

Dominique Kalifa Dominique Kalifa (12 September 1957 – 12 September 2020) was a French historian, columnist and professor. Early life Kalifa was born in Vichy and attended the local École normale supérieure at Saint-Cloud. Under the supervision of Michel ...

, French historian, professor * Moussa Mohamed Kalifa (born 1967), Libyan citizen who was charged with being a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. * Sahim Omar Kalifa (born 1980), Belgian-Kurdish filmmaker ;Stage name *

Le1f Khalif Libasse Diouf, known by the stage name Kalifa (born April 6, 1989), formerly known by the stage name Le1f (), is an American rapper and producer. Diouf also founded the record label Camp & Street, with Boody, DonChristian, and Chaz Requi ...

, 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 va ...

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

House of Khalifa The House of Khalifa () is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. They profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe. Some members of this tribe joined the Utub alliance which migrated from Najd in central Arabia to Kuwait, then ru ...

Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (; 3 June 1933 – 6 March 1999) was a Bahraini royal who served as the first Emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death in 1999 (after having previously ruled as Hakim of Bahrain until 16 August 1971). Bo ...

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (born 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 1999. He is a member of the ruling Al Khalifa dynasty. Early life and education Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa was born on 28 January 1950 in Riffa, Bahrain. ...

, King of Bahrain *

Meriam Al Khalifa Sheikha 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 Johnso ...

People

Fictional characters

House of Khalifa The House of Khalifa () is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. They profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe. Some members of this tribe joined the Utub alliance which migrated from Najd in central Arabia to Kuwait, then ru ...

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