Ruhullah, also spelled Rouhollah, Ruhollah or Rohullah and in other ways ( or or ), is a male Arabic/persian given name composed of the elements '' Ruh'' and ''

Allah Allah ( ; , ) is an Arabic term for God, specifically the God in Abrahamic religions, God of Abraham. Outside of the Middle East, it is principally associated with God in Islam, Islam (in which it is also considered the proper name), althoug ...

''. It means ''spirit of God''. This name is mostly used in Iran. It may refer to:

Given Name

Ruhulla Akhundov Ruhulla Akhundov (; 1 January 1897 – 21 April 1938) was an Azerbaijani Soviet politician, publisher and journalist who was the Second Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan from 1925 to 1926, under the Soviet leadership of Joseph Stalin. ...

(1897-1938), Azeri Politician * Rohullah (Bagram detainee) (born 1967), an Afghan Bagram detainee * Rouhollah Arab (born 1984), an Iranian football player *

Rouhollah Askari Rouhollah Askari Gandmani (; born 8 January 1982 in Borujen) is an Iranian hurdler. He competed in the 110 m hurdles event at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also ...

(born 1982), an Iranian sprinter * Rouhollah Ataei (born 1983), an Iranian football player *, Iranian Politician * Ruhollah Bigdeli (born 1986), an Iranian football player * Rouhollah Dadashi (1982-2011), an Iranian powerlifter, bodybuilder and strongman *

Ruhollah Hosseinian Hojatoleslam Ruhollah Hosseinian (, March 5, 1956 – August 25, 2020) was an Iranian Iranian Principlists, principalist politician. He was born in Shiraz, and worked in the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and National Security (or VEVAK) as ...

(1955-2020), an Iranian politician *

Ruhollah Khaleqi Ruhollah Khaleqi ( ; 1906 – 12 November 1965) was a prominent Iranian composer, conductor and author. He is best known for composing the patriotic song " Ey Iran". He was the father of Golnoush Khaleghi—Iran's first female conductor. Ea ...

(1906–1965), an Iranian musician, composer, conductor and author *

Ruhollah Khatami Seyyed Ruhollah Khatami (; 28 October 1906 – 27 October 1988) was a senior Iranian cleric in the central Iranian city of Yazd, where he was appointed prayer leader by Ruhollah Khomeini in July 1982. He is the father of a number of notable Ir ...

(ca. 1903-1988), an Iranian shia Cleric *

Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (17 May 1900 or 24 September 19023 June 1989) was an Iranian revolutionary, politician, political theorist, and religious leader. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the main leader of the Iranian ...

(1902–1989), an Iranian religious leader and politician, leader of the Islamic Revolution *, Iranian Politician *, Iranian Politician *, Iranian Politician *, Iranian Politician *, Iranian Politician * (born 1983) Iranian Shia Cleric *

Rohullah Nikpai Rohullah Nikpai (; born June 15, 1987) is a taekwondo practitioner and two-time Olympic bronze medalist from Afghanistan. As of 2024, he is the only Afghan athlete to have won a medal at the Olympics. In 2023, he became the coach of New Zealand� ...

(born 1987), an Afghan taekwondo practitioner *

Rouhollah Samieinia Rouhollah Samieinia (born 17 March 1979) is an Iranian former professional footballer who played for as a defender. He has appeared with Indian I-League giants Churchill Brothers and Dempo SC Dempo Sports Club is an Indian professional fo ...

(born 1979), an Iranian football player *

Rouhollah Seifollahi Rouhollah Seifollahi (; born 12 January 1991) is an Iranian former football attacking midfielder. Club career Persepolis He was promoted from Persepolis Academy to the first team by Ali Daei in 2011, and also was a member of Persepolis B and Pe ...

(born 1991), an Iranian Football player *

Ruhollah Zam Ruhollah Zam (, also Romanization, Romanized as "Rouhollah Zam"; 27 July 197812 December 2020) was an Iranian activist and journalist. Best known for operating a Telegram (software), Telegram channel named 'Amadnews', which he founded in 2015, ...

(1978-2020), an Iranian journalist

Surname

Sahib Rohullah Wakil Hajji Sahib Rohullah Wakil is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 798. American intelligence analysts esti ...

(born 1962), an Afghan held in

Guantanamo Bay detention camp The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, also known as GTMO ( ), GITMO ( ), or simply Guantanamo Bay, is a United States military prison within Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), on the coast of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. It was established in 2002 by p ...

{{hndis Arabic-language masculine given names Masculine given names Iranian masculine given names