Riffat is a Muslim name also sometimes given to Hindus. The meaning of the name Riffat is high, high rank or superiority. Arabic: رفات, Bangla: রিফ্ফাত, Urdu: رافت, Hindi: रिफात. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. People with the name include:
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*Riffat Arif, birth name of
Sister Zeph
Sister Zeph, birth name Riffat Arif (born 1983/1984), is a Christianity in Pakistan, Pakistani Christian teacher, women’s activist and philanthropist from Gujranwala, Pakistan. She is the founder of the Zephaniah Women's Education and Empowermen ...
(born 1983/84), Pakistani activist
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Riffat Aziz, Pakistani politician
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Riffat Hassan
Riffat Hassan (born 1943) is a Pakistani-American theologian and a leading Islamic feminist scholar of the Qur'an.
Early life and career
Hassan was born in Lahore, Pakistan, to a Sayid Muslim family. Hassan's maternal grandfather was Hakim ...
(born 1943), Pakistani-American theologian and a leading Islamic feminist scholar of the Qur'an
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Riffat Akbar Swati
Riffat Akbar Swati is a former member of the provincial assembly from Mansehra District, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
She was born on 20 October 1946 into a Kashmiri Rajput family. They moved to Abbottabad after partition of ...
(born 1946), former member of the provincial assembly from Mansehra District, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
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Rashida Riffat, Pakistani politician
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Saffa Riffat (born 1954), president of the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technology
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