Siraj is a given name and surname. Notable people with this name include:

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Agha Siraj Durrani Agha Siraj Durrani (born 1953) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, in office since 2013. He was the Speaker of the 12th Provincial Assembly of Sindh. His father, Agha Sadaruddin, and uncle ...

(born 1953), Pakistani politician * Akhi Siraj Aainae Hind ( 1258–1357), 14th-century Sufi saint *

Malik Siraj Akbar Malik Siraj Akbar ( ur, ) is an ethnic Baloch journalist based in the United States. He is the editor-in-chief of the ''Baluch Hal'', the first online English language newspaper of Pakistan's Balochistan Province, ''Enkaar'', a liberal Urdu la ...

(born 1983), Baloch journalist * Mehdi Siraj Ansari (1895–1961), Persian politician *

Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini Abū Hafs Sirāj al-Dīn al-Bulqīnī( ar, ابو حفص سراج الدين البلقيني الشافعي ; 1324–1403 CE); aka Sirajuddin was an Egyptian scholar of Islamic Jurisprudence. Regarded as the leading Shafi'i faqih and mujtahid o ...

( 1324–1403), Egyptian scholar *

Siraj al-Din al-Sakaki Sirāj al-Dīn Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Sakkākī al-Khwārizmī (سراج الدين ابو يعقوب يوسف بن محمد السكاكي) was a Persian Muslim scholar famous for works on language, rhetoric, magic, and talismans. Like many schola ...

(1160–1228/29), Muslim scholar * Siraj al-Din al-Ushi (died 1179/80), Hanafi jurist * Siraj Al-Tall (born 1982), Jordanian footballer * Siraj Ali (born 1954), British restaurateur *

Siraj-ud-Din Ali Khan Arzu Siraj-ud-Din Ali Khan ( ur, ) (1687-1756), also known by his pen-name Arzu, was a Delhi-based poet, linguist and lexicographer of the Mughal Empire. He used to write mainly in Persian, but he also wrote 127 couplets in Urdu. He was the materna ...

(1687–1756), Indian Urdu language poet *

Siraj Aurangabadi Sayyid Sirajuddin, commonly known as Siraj Aurangabadi ( ur, ; 1715 - 1763), was an Indian mystic poet who initially wrote in Persian and later started writing in Urdu. Work and Life The anthology of his poems, ''Kulliyat-e-Siraj'', conta ...

(1715–1763), Indian writer *

Siraj Mehfuz Daud Siraj Mehfuz Daud, or S.M. Daud (1 January 1931 – 10 May 2010) was a lawyer who became a judge in the high court of Bombay, India. After retirement he participated in several tribunals investigating human rights problems. Career Siraj Mehfuz ...

(1931–2010), Indian judge *

Siraj Din Siraj-ud-Din is a retired Pakistani amateur boxer. He won a bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games and competed at the 1976 Olympics, where he was eliminated in a quarterfinal bout. 1976 Olympic results Below is the record of Siraj Din, a Pakist ...

( 1974–76), Pakistani boxer *

Siraj Fegessa Siraj Fegessa (born 1971) is an Ethiopian politician who served as Minister of Defense from 2008 to 2018 and Minister of Transportation from April to October 2018. He is a Muslim, a member of the Silte people, as well as a member of the South ...

(born 1971), Ethiopian politician *

Siraj Gena Siraj Amda Gena, also known as Giday Amha and Siraj Amda Bene, (born 12 November 1984) is an Ethiopian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He won his first race in 2010, beating all-comers at the Rome City Marathon to set a pers ...

(born 1984), Ethiopian marathon runner * Siraj Haider (1948–2018), Bangladeshi actor and director *

Sirajul Haq Siraj ul Haq ( ur, سراج الحق; born 5 September 1962) is a Pakistani politician who was elected as the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, a religious political party in Pakistan which seeks to establish an Islamic legal system. He also served as ...

(born 1962), Pakistani politician *

Sirajuddin Haqqani Sirajuddin Haqqani ( ps, سراج الدين حقاني, Sirāj al-Dīn Ḥaqqānī, ; aliases ''Khalifa'', and, ''Siraj Haqqani''. born December 1979) is an Afghan Islamist militant who is the first deputy leader of Afghanistan and the acti ...

(born 1973–80), Afghan warlord * Siraj Muhammad Khan (born 1947), Pakistani politician * Siraj Nassar (born 1990), Israeli footballer *

Siraj Raisani Mir Siraj Khan Raisani (4 April 1963 – 13 July 2018) was a Pakistani politician from Balochistan. He belonged to the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP). Previously, he had served as the chief of the political party called Balochistan Muttahida Mah ...

(1963–2018), Pakistani politician *

Siraj Sikder Siraj Sikder (27 October 1944 – 2 January 1975) was a Bangladeshi revolutionary politician. Early life Sikder was born on 27 October 1944 in Bhedarganj, Shariatpur District, East Bengal. His father was Abdur Razzaq Sikder, and belonged to a ...

(1944–1975), Bangladeshi activist * Hasan Siraj Suja, Bangladeshi politician * Mohamad Siraj Tamim (born 1985), Lebanese sprinter * Siraj Kassam Teli (1953–2020), Pakistani businessman *

Siraj ud-Daulah Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah ( fa, ; 1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj-ud-Daulah or Siraj ud-Daula, was the last independent Nawab of Bengal. The end of his reign marked the start of the rule of the East India Company over Ben ...

(1733–1757), Nawab of Bengal * Siraj ud-Din Muhammad ibn Abd ur-Rashid Sajawandi (died 1203), Iranian linguist *

Siraj-ul-Haque Siraj-ul-Haque is a Pakistani television director. He is best known for his works '' Parsa'', ''Tum Mere Kya Ho'', ''Roshan Sitara'', ''Humnasheen'' and '' Bunty I Love You''. His recent works include Fitoor as well as Raaz-e-Ulfat and Ramz-e-I ...

, Pakistani television director * Siraj Wahhaj (born 1950), American imam * Siraj Williams (born 1984), Liberian sprinter

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* Abd Allah Siraj (1876–1949), Arab politician * Anwar Siraj (born 1978), Ethiopian footballer * Farah Siraj, Jordanian singer *

Golam Mohammad Siraj Golam Mohammad Siraj (born 15 January 1950), known as GM Siraj, is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Bogra-5 and Bogra-6 Bogra-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsa ...

( 1991–2019), Bangladeshi politician *

Khatijun Nissa Siraj Khatijun Nissa Siraj (1925 – 7 March 2023) was a Singporean women's rights activist and the co-founder of the Young Women Muslim Association of Singapore (PPIS) and the Muslim Women's Welfare Council. In response to an epidemic within the Sin ...

(born 1925), Singaporean women's rights activist *

Minhaj-i-Siraj Minhaj-al-Din Abu Amr Othman ibn Siraj-al-Din Muhammad Juzjani (born 1193), simply known as Minhaj al-Siraj Juzjani, was a 13th-century Persian historian born in the region of Ghur. In 1227, Juzjani migrated to Ucch then to Delhi Del ...

(born 1193), Persian historian *

Mohammed Siraj Mohammed Siraj (born 13 March 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian national cricket team as a Right-arm fast medium bowler. He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and Hyderabad in dom ...

(born 1994), Indian cricketer *

Muhammad Siraj-Din Siraj Din (born 11 September 1935) is a Pakistani wrestler. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport e ...

(born 1935), Pakistani wrestler * Waleed Siraj (born 1992), Sudanese footballer * Shahawar Matin Siraj ( 2004–06), Pakistani-American terrorist * Shajahan Siraj (1943–2020), Bangladeshi politician * Shakinul Siraj, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Syed Mustafa Siraj Syed Mustafa Siraj (14 October 1930 – 4 September 2012) was an eminent Indian writer. In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel '' Mythical Man'' (''Aleek Manush''), considered his most lauded work. In 2005, his short stor ...

(1930–2012), Bengali writer * Uthman Siraj ad-Din (1258–1357), Bengali Islamic scholar * Yasmin Siraj (born 1996), American figure skater

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