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

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. 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

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term '' sheriff'', which comes from the Old English word ''scīrgerefa'', meaning "shire-reeve", the local reeve (enforcement agent) of the king in the shire (county).

Given name

Sherif Abdel-Fadil Sherif Mohamed Abdel-Fadil ( ar, شريف محمد عبد الفضيل; born 2 July 1983) is an Egyptian footballer. Club career Ismaily Reports linked Abdel-Fadil with a move to Al Ahly following the 2007–08 season, but the move never materi ...

(born 1983), Egyptian footballer * Sherif Ahmeti (1920 – 1998), commentator and translator of the Quran into Albanian * Sherif Alaa, Egyptian footballer * Sherif Arafa (born 1960), Egyptian director, writer and producer *

Sherif Ashraf Sherif Ashraf Hamid Oqila ( ar, شريف أشرف حامد عقيلة ; born on 1 January 1987) is an Egyptian international footballer who plays as a striker. He is known as a prolific goalscorer and is renowned for his mastery of set pieces. ...

(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'' ( ar, شريف عادل; 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 t ...

(born 1994), Egyptian footballer *

Sherif Desoky Sherif Desouky (Arabic: شريف الدسوقي; born 26 November 1967 in Alexandria) is an Egyptian actor, director, author, and storyteller, He is the recipient of the award for Best Actor in Cairo International Film Festival 2018. About Is ...

(born 1967), Egyptian actor, director, author, and storyteller *

Sherif Ekramy Sherif Ekramy Ahmed Ahmed El-Shahat ( ar, شريف إكرامي; born 10 July 1983) is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Pyramids FC and the Egyptian national team. An Al Ahly youth product, Ekramy moved to Dutch club Feyen ...

(born 1983), Egyptian goalkeeper *

Sherif El Bendary Sherif El Bendary ( ar, شريف البنداري; born 29 September 1978) is an Egyptian film director, writer and producer. His debut feature film was ''Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim''. Life and career Sherif graduated from the Faculty of Appli ...

(born 1978), Egyptian film director, writer and producer * Sherif El-Digwy (born 1965), Egyptian judoka. * Sherif El-Erian (born 1970), Egyptian modern pentathlete *

Sherif El-Khashab Sherif El-Khashab ( ar, شريف الخشاب, french: Chérif El-Khachab) (born September 25, 1961) is an Egyptian Manager (association football), football manager, He is a served as a head coach of Chad national football team from 2009 to 2011. ...

(born 1961), Egyptian football manager * Sherif El-Masri (born 1990), Canadian footballer *

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 known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly ...

(born 1970), Egyptian table tennis player. *

Sherif El Shemerly Sherif El Shemerly is an Egyptian volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has ...

, 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 ...

, Egyptian-American fencer *

Sherif Fawaz Sharaf Sherif Fawaz Sharaf (born 1938) is a retired Jordanian administrator and Ambassador. Career *From 1961 to 1962 he was employed at the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. *From 1962 to 1963 he was employed at the Prime Minister's Office. *From ...

(born 1938), retired Jordanian administrator and ambassador *

Sherif Fawzy Sherif Fawzy ( ar, شريف فوزى; born 2 June 1990) is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek Zamalek ( ar, الزمالك , ''al zamalek'') is an affluent district of western Cairo enco ...

(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 Olympia ...

(1947–2021), Egyptian basketball player *

Sherif Gaber Sherif Gaber Abdelazim Bakr ( ar, شريف جابر عبد العظيم بكر, Šarīf Ǧābir ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm Bakr ; born c. 1993), is an Egyptian political activist and blogger who was arrested on October 27, 2013, for professing atheism, c ...

(born c. 1993), Egyptian political activist and blogger who was arrested for atheist activism *

Sherif Genedy Sherif Genedy (born April 3, 1979) is an Egyptian basketball player for Gezira and the Egyptian national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Ba ...

(born 1979), Egyptian basketball player *

Sherif Ismail Sherif Ismail ( ar, شريف إسماعيل ; born 6 July 1955) is an Egyptian engineer who served as Prime Minister of Egypt, prime minister between 2015 and 2018. He was Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (Egypt), minister of pet ...

(born 1955), Egyptian engineer who served as Prime Minister of Egypt between 2015 and 2018 *

Sherif Jimoh Sherif Olatundé Jimoh (born 4 May 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belarusian Premier League club BATE Borisov. Club career In 2014, Jimoh was invited to trial with Swiss side FC Basel. International ca ...

(born 1996), Ivorian footballer *

Sherif Kallaku Sherif Kallaku (born 1 March 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Albanian club Tirana and the Albania national football team. Club career Laçi In July 2017, Kallaku signed his first professiona ...

(born 1998), Albanian footballer *

Sherif Khalil Sherif Khalil also written as Khalil Sherif (شريف خليل , born 18 August 1982) is an Egyptian male water polo player. He was a member of the Egypt men's national water polo team The Egypt men's national water polo team is the represen ...

(born 1982), Egyptian water polo player *

Sherif Langu Sherif Langu (also known as ''Sherif Lëngu'', 1877, Debar - 9 March 1956) was an Albanian Muslim cleric who served as chairman of the Muslim Community of Albania from 1942 until 1945. Biography Born in Debar, present-day North Macedonia, he r ...

(1877 - 1956), Albanian politician and one of the founding fathers of Albania *

Sherif Medhat Sherif Medhat ( ar, شريف مدحت; born January 20, 1988) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goal ...

(born 1988), Egyptian footballer *

Sherif Mohie El Din Sherif Mohie El Din ( ar, شريف محي الدين; born May 28, 1964; surname also spelled Mohie Eldin or Mohieddin) is an Egyptian conductor and composer. He is a member of Egypt's third generation of composers. He was formerly the Artistic Di ...

(born 1964), Egyptian conductor and composer *

Sherif Moemen Sherif Hegazy Moemen (born April 29, 1974) is an Egyptian handball player. He competed for Egypt's national team at the 2000 and 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year t ...

(born 1974), Egyptian handball player *

Sherif Mounir Sherif Mounir (sometimes credited as: Sherif Moneer), ( ar, شريف منير), born May 14, 1959, in El Mansoura (المنصورة) in Dakahlia Governorate (محافظة الدقهلية) as Sherif Ahmed Mounir ( ar, شريف أحمد منير ...

(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 ...

(born 1895), Egyptian politician *

Sherif Sabry Sherif Sabry (born 29 August 1986) is an Egyptian tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis rack ...

(born 1986), Egyptian tennis player *

Sherif Sadiku Sherif Durim Sadiku (born 15 December 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Shkumbini Peqin in the Albanian First Division. Club career He played for Shkumbini Peqin in the 2018–19 campaign, collecting 15 l ...

(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 ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, J ...

(born 1954), Egyptian sports shooter *

Sherif Sonbol Sherif Sonbol (born December 6, 1956) is an Egyptian photographer specializing in architecture, scenic fine arts and photojournalism. Early life Sonbol was born in Giza, Cairo, Egypt. He studied insurance at Cairo University and attended the C ...

(born 1956), Egyptian photographer *

Sherif Touré Coubageat Sherif Touré Coubageat (born 27 December 1983) is a former Togolese football forward who last played for Germania Leer. He represented the Togo national football team in Egypt 2006 Africa Cup of Nations The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was ...

(born 1983), former Togolese footballer

Surname

* Abdusalam Al-Sherif (born 1989), Saudi footballer *

Ahmed Sherif Ahmed Sherif ( ar, أحمد شريف; born 26 July 2003) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sport ...

(born 2003), Egyptian footballer *

Ali Pasha Sherif Ali Pasha Mohamed Sherif (1834 – February 26, 1897) (alt spelling, from French Ali Pacha Chérif) was an Albanian-Egyptian government official and a renowned breeder of Arabian horses during the late 19th century. Family background Born i ...

(1834 – 1897), Egyptian government official and breeder of Arabian horses *

Amro Sherif Amro Sherif (born June 14, 1991 in Cairo, Egypt) is an Egyptian basketball player currently playing for Al Gezira of the Egyptian Super League. He is a member of the Egypt national basketball team. Sherif participated with the senior Egypt nation ...

(born 1991), Egyptian basketball player *

Basem Al-Sherif Basem Al-Sherif ( ar, باسم الشريف; born October 16, 1984) is a Saudi football player who plays a left defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during th ...

(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 as ...

(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 Hussein Sherif is an Egyptian taekwondo practitioner. Sherif won the bronze medal in the men's finweight (under 54 kg) division at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships in Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free ...

, Egyptian taekwondo practitioner *

Ihab el-Sherif Ihab el-Sherif (January 1954 – July 2005) served as Egypt's ambassador to Iraq until Iraqi kidnappers murdered him in July 2005. He previously served as Egypt's ''chargé d'affaires'' to Israel. Kidnapping and death El-Sherif was abducted on Ju ...

(1954 – 2005), Egyptian ambassador to Iraq, killed by Iraqi kidnappers in July 2005 *

K. S. G. Haja Shareef K. S. G. Haja Shareef was an Indian industrialist and politician from Tamil Nadu. Shareef served in the Madras Legislative Assembly and its successor body, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, from 1957 to 1967 and from 1980 to 1984. A member ...

, Indian politician *

Lamine Kaba Sherif Lamine Kaba Sherif (born 27 January 1999) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ilkeston Town on loan from side Peterborough Sports. Club career Kaba Sherif joined the Leicester City academy at under-10 level, and ...

(born 1999), Guinean footballer *

Mayar Sherif Mayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz ( ar, ميار شريف أحمد عبد العزيز; born 5 May 1996) is an Egyptian tennis player. She is the younger sister of Rana Sherif Ahmed. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 44 in singles, achieve ...

(born 1996), Egyptian women's tennis player *

Mohammed Ismail Sherif Mohammed Ismail Sherif Kwaku Frimpong (born 9 January 2002) professionally known as Black Sherif, is a Ghanaian singer and rapper. He gained popularity in 2021 with his song "First Sermon" in May 2021. This was followed up with "Second Sermon" ...

(born 2002), known as Black Sherif, Ghanaian musician and performer *

Mohamed Saad El Din Sherif General Mohamed Saad El Din Sherif ( arz, محمد سعد الدين شريف 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 Presi ...

(died 1997), Egyptian general and Chairman of the Arab Scout Parliamentary Union *

Mohamed Sherif (disambiguation) Mohamed Sherif (born 1996) is a footballer who plays for Al Ahly and the Egypt national team Mohamed Sherif may also refer to the following Egyptian footballers: *Mohamed Sherif (footballer, born 1985), who plays for Egyptian Second Division club ...

, several people * Mohamed Sherif Mohamed Ragaei Bakr (born 1996), Egyptian footballer *

Muzafer Sherif Muzafer Sherif (born Muzaffer 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 Nahed Sherif ( ar, ناهد شريف), (1 January 1942 – 7 April 1981) was an Egyptian actress who came to prominence in Egyptian and Lebanese films of the 1960s and 1970s. Biography Born Samiha Zaki El-Nial () and a Lycée Français du Caire ...

(1942 – 1981), Egyptian actress *

Nour El-Sherif Nour El-Sherif ( ar, نور الشريف; 28 April 1946 – 11 August 2015), born Mohamad Geber Mohamad Abd Allah ( ar, محمد جابر محمد عبد الله) was a prominent Egyptian actor. He has 6 films in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. ...

(1946 – 2015), Egyptian actor *

Rana Sherif Ahmed Rana Sherif Ahmed ( ar, رنا شريف أحمد; born 20 July 1994) is an inactive Egyptian tennis player. On 8 November 2010, she peaked at No. 982 in the doubles rankings. Playing for the Egypt Fed Cup team The Egypt Billie Jean King Cup t ...

(born 1994), Egyptian tennis player *

Safwat El-Sherif Mohamed Safwat El Sherif ( ar, محمد صفوت الشريف; 19 December 1933 – 13 January 2021) was an Egyptian politician who served as chairman of the State Information Service, minister of information, speaker of the Egyptian Shura Cou ...

(1933 – 2021), Egyptian politician * Seif Asser Sherif (born 1995), Egyptian trampolinist *

Sultan Al-Sherif Sultan Al-Sherif ( ar, سلطان الشريف; born 26 December 1991) is a Saudi football player who currently plays for Al-Kawkab as a midfielder. Career Al-Sherif began his career at Al-Ahli and signed his first professional contract wit ...

(born 1991), Saudi footballer * Uche Sherif (born 1983), Nigerian footballer * Vamba Sherif (born 1973), Liberian-born writer *

Youssef El Sherif Youssef El Sherif ( ar, يوسف الشريف; born September 14, 1978) is an Egyptian actor. His birth name is Mohamed Ismail Naji ( ar, محمد إسماعيل ناجي, links=no). El Sherif began his career in 2003 in ''7 Playing cards''. Then ...

(born 1978), Egyptian actor

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