Al-Latif (''Al-Laṭīf'' , also anglicized as ''Al-Lateef'') 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, ...

, meaning "kind". Latif can also be a masculine given name, as short form of Abdul Latif, meaning "servant of the Gentle". Its feminine form is

Latifa Latifa, Lateefa or Lateefah is a feminine Arabic (لٓطِيفٓة) given name which means "gentle", "nice" or "pleasant". It corresponds to the masculine Latif. Notable persons Lateefa(h) * Lateefa Al Gaood, Bahraini politician * Lateefah Dur ...

. "Al-Latif" also means "The Subtle".

Notable persons

;Given name * Latif (singer/songwriter), full name Corey Latif Williams, American rhythm and blues singer * Latif (video game player), full name Abdullatif Alhmili (born 1990), Saudi-American fighting games player *

Latif Afridi Abdul Lateef Afridi (Pashto, ; 14 November 1943 – 16 January 2023), also known as Lateef Lala (), was a Pakistani lawyer and politician who served in the National Assembly from 1997 until 1999 as a member of the Awami National Party. In Septe ...

(1943-2023), Pakistani lawyer * Shah Abdul Latif (1689/90-1752), Sindhi poet *

Latif Halmat Latif Halmat (, ; born 1947) is a Kurdish poet. He was born in town of Kifri, Iraq and began writing poems in 1963. He worked as a journalist during the 1970s and 1980s. He has published 20 poetry books in Kurdish and many of his works have been t ...

(born 1947), or Letîf Helmet, Kurdish-Iraqi poet *

Latif Kapadia Latif Kapadia () (27 March 1934 – 29 March 2002) was a Pakistani stage and television actor. Career Born on 27 March 1934 in Nashik, a city in the Maharashtra state of British India of Gujarati descent.Latif Karimov Latif Husein oglu Karimov (; 17 November 1906 in Shusha – 8 September 1991 in Baku) was an Azerbaijani carpet designer known for his contributions to a variety of artistic fields, as well as for a number of books classifying and describing vari ...

(1906-1991), Azerbaijani carpet designer *

Latif Khosa Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa (; born 25 July 1946) is a Pakistani lawyer and politician (sitting MNA) who is an advocate in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He served as the Governor of Punjab from 2011 to 2013. He is the incumbent Member ...

(born 1946), politician, Governor of Punjab *

Latif Nangarhari Latif Nangarhari (Pashto :لطیف ننګرهاری, born about 1981) is a well known Afghan singer. He sings in the Pashto language (although has one Dari song). He is an ethnic Pashtun born in Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province (a reference from hi ...

(born 1981), Afghan singer * Latif Rahman, Singaporean football * Latif Rashid (born 1944), Iraqi politician and minister * Latif Safarov (1920-1963), Azerbaijani actor and movie director. * Latif Salifu (born 1990), Ghanaian football player *

Latif Yahia Latif Yahia (, ; born 14 June 1964) is an Iraqi blogger, political writer, and former captain that served in the Iran–Iraq War. He is known for being the alleged former body double of Uday Saddam Hussein, infamous elder son of Saddam Hussei ...

(born 1964), Iraqi author and former body double ;Family name * Aamir Latif, a former governor in Afghanistan * Ahmed Latif (born 1950), Afghan film director *

Amar Latif Amar Latif (born December 1974) is a Scottish entrepreneur, television personality and professional traveller. His blindness is due to the incurable eye condition retinitis pigmentosa. By his late teens he had 95 per cent sight loss. Educati ...

(born 1974), a blind British entrepreneur, actor, director *

Idris Hasan Latif Idris Hasan Latif, Param Vishist Seva Medal, PVSM (9 June 1923 – 30 April 2018) was a former air officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the Chief of Air Staff (India), 10th Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from 19 ...

(1923-2018), former Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force *

Khalid Latif (cricketer) Khalid Latif (; born 4 November 1985) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played as an opening batsman in international cricket for Pakistan. A right-handed opening batsman, he captained Pakistan during the country's 2004 Under-19 Cricket World ...

(born 1985), Pakistani cricketer *

Khalid Latif (imam) Khalid Latif (born October 18, 1982) is the Executive Director and Chaplain (Imam) for the Islamic Center at New York University (NYU). In 2005, Latif was appointed the first Muslim chaplain at NYU. In 2006, Latif was appointed the first Musli ...

(born 1982), Chaplain (Imam) for the Islamic Center at New York University * Mohamed Latif (1909-1990), Egyptian football player *

Mojib Latif Mojib Latif (born 29 September 1954) is a German meteorologist and oceanographer of Pakistani descent. Latif graduated with a Diplom in meteorology in 1983. He took a position as scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in 1985. I ...

(born 1954), German-Pakistani meteorologist and oceanographer * Muhammed Latif, Iraqi major general and politician *

Muid Latif Abdul Muid bin Abdul Latif (24 February 1979 – 11 April 2020) was a Malaysian-based web designer, graphic designer and digital artist, who is known for promoting the cultural elements of the Southeast Asia from Batik and Songket into his co ...

(1979-2020), Malaysian web designer and digital artist * Naved Latif (born 1976), a Pakistani cricketer *

Nazir Latif Nazir Latif SJ and Bar (10 July 1927 – 30 June 2011) was an air commodore in the Pakistan Air Force and a former director-general of the Operations and Plans at the Air Headquarters, Islamabad. Latif was one of the distinguished Christian pi ...

(1927-2011), Pakistan Air Force officer *

Rashid Latif Rashid Latif (born 14 October 1968), is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team in Tests and One Day Internationals from 1992 to 2003 as a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. He also serv ...

(born 1968), Pakistani cricket player *

Rizwan Latif Rizwan Latif Ahmed (born October 5, 1973), also known as Rizwan Ahmed, is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He was born in Karachi and made his debut in One Day Internationals against the In ...

(born 1973), Pakistani-UAE cricket player *

Shaheed Latif Shaheed Lateef (11 June 1913 – 16 April 1967) was Hindi film director, writer, and producer. He was the maker of films like '' Ziddi'' (1948) which launched Dev Anand's career and '' Arzoo'' (1950) starring Dilip Kumar and Kamini Kaushal. Ear ...

(1913-1967), Hindi film director, writer and producer. *

Shazad Latif Shazad Latif (born Iqbal Amin; 8 July 1988) is a British actor, who starred as Tariq Masood in the BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, E ...

(born 1988), a British television actor

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