Sherif, also spelled Sharif (and, in countries where Francophone

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is the norm, Cherif or Charif), is a proper name derived from the

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word (, 'noble', 'highborn', 'honorable'), originally a title designating a person descended from the family of the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

. More broadly, the title was historically applied to anyone of noble ancestry or political preeminence in Islamic countries. The name has no etymological connection with the English term ''

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'', which comes from the

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word ''scīrgerefa'', meaning "shire-reeve", the local reeve (enforcement agent) of the king in the

shire Shire () is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries. It is generally synonymous with county (such as Cheshire and Worcestershire). British counties are among the oldes ...

(county).

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* Sherif Abdel-Fadil (born 1983), Egyptian footballer * Sherif Ahmeti (1920–1998), commentator and translator of the Quran into Albanian * Sherif Alaa (born 1992), Egyptian footballer * Sherif Arafa (born 1960), Egyptian director, writer and producer * Sherif Ashraf (born 1987), Egyptian footballer * Sherif Boubaghla (1820–1854), Algerian military resistance leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion *

Sherif Dabo Sherif Adel ''Dabo'' (; born January 28, 1994) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ceramica Cleopatra in the Egyptian Premier League. Dabo also presented Egypt in u-20 national team, and was part of t ...

(born 1994), Egyptian footballer * Sherif Desoky (born 1967), Egyptian actor, director, author, and storyteller * Sherif Ekramy (born 1983), Egyptian goalkeeper * Sherif El Bendary (born 1978), Egyptian film director, writer and producer *

Sherif El-Digwy Sherif El-Digwy (born 16 April 1965) is an Egyptian judoka. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) ...

(born 1965), Egyptian judoka. *

Sherif El-Erian Sherif El-Erian (born 28 November 1970) is an Egyptian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were ...

(born 1970), Egyptian modern pentathlete *

Sherif El-Khashab Sherif El-Khashab (, ; born September 25, 1961) is an Egyptian football manager, He is a served as a head coach of Chad national football team The Chad national football team (, ), nicknamed ''Les Sao'' (), represents Chad in international Asso ...

(born 1961), Egyptian football manager *

Sherif El-Masri Sherif El-Masri (born 5 February 1990) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger. Early and personal life He was born in Scarborough, Ontario to a Tunisian father and a Guyanese mother. His younger sister Mariam is also a ...

(born 1990), Canadian soccer player *

Sherif El-Saket Sherif El-Saket (born 22 January 1970) is an Egyptian table tennis player. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded ...

(born 1970), Egyptian table tennis player. *

Sherif El Shemerly Sherif El Shemerly is an Egyptian volleyball coach. He is the Egyptian national volleyball team's coach. He was the coach of the Egyptian men's volleyball team at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of ...

, Egyptian volleyball coach *

Sherif Farrag Sherif Farrag is an Egyptian- American fencer. He represented Egypt at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team foil event. He represented the United States in World Cup competition before switching to Egypt. Farrag graduated from Columbia Universit ...

(born 1987), Egyptian-American fencer *

Sherif Fawaz Sharaf Sherif Fawaz Sharaf (born 1938) is a retired Jordanian minister and ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an intern ...

(born 1938), retired Jordanian administrator and ambassador *

Sherif Fawzy Sherif Fawzy (; born 2 June 1990) is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek Zamalek ( , ''al zamalek'') is a ''qism'' (ward) within the West District (''hayy gharb'') in the Western Area of ...

(born 1990), Egyptian footballer *

Sherif Fouad Aboulkheir Ahmed Sherif Fouad Aboulkheir (22 June 1947 – 27 July 2021) was an Egyptian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olymp ...

(1947–2021), Egyptian basketball player *

Sherif Gaber Sherif Gaber Abdelazim Bakr ( ; born 10 February 1993), is an Egyptian political activist, blogger and YouTuber who was arrested on October 27, 2013, for professing atheism, contempt of religion relating to activities on campus and atheist statem ...

(born c. 1993), Egyptian political activist and blogger who was arrested for atheist activism * Sherif Genedy (born 1979), Egyptian basketball player * Sherif Ismail (1955–2023), Egyptian engineer who served as Prime Minister of Egypt between 2015 and 2018 * Sherif Jimoh (born 1996), Ivorian footballer * Sherif Kallaku (born 1998), Albanian footballer
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ref> (born 1970), retired U.S. military officer—former Associate Chief of Staff and a Chief of the St Louis Dental Department at the Department of Veterans Affairs * Sherif Khalil (born 1982), Egyptian water polo player * Sherif Langu (1877–1956), Albanian politician and one of the founding fathers of Albania * Sherif Medhat (born 1988), Egyptian footballer * Sherif Mohie El Din (born 1964), Egyptian conductor and composer * Sherif Moemen (born 1974), Egyptian handball player *

Sherif Mounir Sherif Mounir (sometimes credited as Sherif Moneer), (), born May 14, 1959, in El Mansoura (المنصورة) in Dakahlia Governorate (محافظة الدقهلية) as Sherif Ahmed Mounir (), is an Egyptian movie and stage actor An acto ...

(born 1959), Egyptian actor * Sherif Othman (born 1982), Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter *

Sherif Sabri Pasha Sherif Sabri Pasha (, ), born in Cairo in 1895, was the brother of Nazli Sabri, Queen consort of Egypt. He was thus the maternal uncle of Nazli's son King Farouk I, and served on the three-member Regency Council that was formed in 1936-37 during ...

(1895-?), Egyptian politician *

Sherif Sabry Sherif Sabry (born 29 August 1986) is an Egyptian tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (do ...

(born 1986), Egyptian tennis player * Sherif Sadiku (born 1998), Albanian footballer * Sherif Salama (born 1979), Egyptian actor *

Sherif Saleh Sherif Saleh (born 12 November 1954) is an Egyptian sports shooter. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ...

(born 1954), Egyptian sports shooter * Sherif Sonbol (1956-2023), Egyptian photographer * Sherif Touré Coubageat (born 1983), former Togolese footballer * Sherif Voca (1893–1941), Albanian politician

Surname

* Abdusalam Al-Sherif (born 1989), Saudi footballer * Ahmed Sherif (born 2003), Egyptian footballer * Ali Pasha Sherif (1834–1897), Egyptian government official and breeder of Arabian horses * Amro Sherif (born 1991), Egyptian basketball player * Basem Al-Sherif (born 1984), Saudi footballer *

Carolyn Sherif Carolyn Wood Sherif (1922–1982) was an American social psychologist who helped to develop social judgment theory and contributed pioneering research in the areas of the self-system, group conflict, cooperation, and gender identity. She also ...

(1922–1982), American social psychologist, helped to develop social judgment theory * Feroz Sherif (born 1971), former Indian footballer and coach * Hassan Sherif (born 1952), Ethiopian boxer * Hoza'a Sherif (c. 1961–2015), Lebanese diplomat * Hussein Sherif, Egyptian taekwondo practitioner * Ihab el-Sherif (1954–2005), Egyptian ambassador to Iraq, killed by Iraqi kidnappers in July 2005 * K. S. G. Haja Shareef, Indian politician * Lamine Kaba Sherif (born 1999), Guinean footballer *

Manal al-Sharif Manal al-Sharif (, ; born 25 April 1979) is a Saudi women's rights activist who helped start a right-to-drive campaign in 2011. Wajeha al-Huwaider filmed al-Sharif driving a car as part of the campaign. The video was posted on YouTube and Face ...

(born 1979), Saudi women's right's activist * Manar al-Sharif (born 1997/98), Syrian peace activist *

Mayar Sherif Mayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz (; born 5 May 1996) is an Egyptian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of No. 31 in singles, making her the highest ranked Egyptian singles player, male or female, in the Open Era. She also h ...

(born 1996), Egyptian tennis player * Mohammed Ismail Sherif (born 2002), known as Black Sherif, Ghanaian musician and performer *

Mohamed Saad El Din Sherif General Mohamed Saad El Din Sherif ( d. 1997) served as the commander of the Aliawran squadron during the administration of Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat, served as Senior Aviation Advisor to the President, and took over the presidency of the ...

(died 1997), Egyptian general and Chairman of the Arab Scout Parliamentary Union * Mohamed Sherif (disambiguation), several people * Mohamed Sherif Mohamed Ragaei Bakr (born 1996), Egyptian footballer *

Muzafer Sherif Muzafer Sherif (born Muzafer Şerif Başoğlu; July 29, 1906 – October 16, 1988) was a Turkish- American social psychologist. He helped develop social judgment theory and realistic conflict theory. Sherif was a founder of modern social psych ...

(1906–1988), Turkish-American psychologist, one of the founders of social psychology * Nahed Sherif (1942–1981), Egyptian actress * Nour El-Sherif (1946–2015), Egyptian actor * Rana Sherif Ahmed (born 1994), Egyptian tennis player * Safwat El-Sherif (1933–2021), Egyptian politician * Saida Sherif (1932–2023), Pakistani-British broadcaster, educationalist, humanitarian and poet * Seif Asser Sherif (born 1995), Egyptian trampolinist * Sultan Al-Sherif (born 1991), Saudi footballer * Uche Sherif (born 1983), Nigerian footballer * Vamba Sherif (born 1973), Liberian-born writer * Youssef El Sherif (born 1978), Egyptian actor

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