Sobhi, Sobhy, Subhy or Subhi (,
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as ''Ṣubḥī'') is an
Arabic
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name meaning "my dawn" or "my morning". It means "matutinal" if the ''yā'' (ي) at the end indicates a relative adjective or ''nisba'' of ''ṣubḥ'' (morning), thus it transliterated as ''Ṣubḥiyy''.
Given name
Sobhi
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Sobhi Abu Setta (1944-2001), better known as
Mohammed Atef
Mohammed Atef (; born Sobhi Abd Al Aziz Mohamed El Gohary Abu Sitta, also known as Abu Hafs al-Masri and al-Khabir; 1944 – November 2001) was an Egyptian militant and prominent military chief of al-Qaeda, and a deputy of Osama bin Laden, althou ...
, also known as Abu Hafs al-Masri, the military chief of al-Qaeda
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Sobhi Mahmassani (1909–1986), Lebanese legal scholar, practising lawyer, judge, and political figure
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Sobhi Saïed (born 1982), Tunisian handball player
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Sobhi Sioud (born 1975), Tunisian handball player
Subhi
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Subhi Abdilah Bakir (born 1980), Bruneian footballer
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Subhi al-Badri al-Samerai (1936–2013), Iraqi muhaddith
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Subhi Bey Barakat (1889–1939) was a Syrian politician
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Subhi Saleh (born 1953), Egyptian lawyer, a prominent member of the Muslim Brotherhood
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Subhi al-Tufayli
Subhi al-Tufayli (; born 1947) is a Lebanese senior Shi'ite cleric and politician who helped found Hezbollah in 1982 and served as its first Secretary-General of Hezbollah, secretary-general from 1989 until 1991. From a comparatively young age, ...
(born 1948), leader of Hezbollah
Middle name
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Ahmed Subhy Mansour (born 1949), Egyptian American Muslim cleric, activist, founder of the Quranist movement
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Mohammed Sobhi al-Judeili (1983–2019), Palestinian paramedic who was killed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)
Surname
Sobhi
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Ahmed Sobhi (born 1991), Egyptian footballer
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Gorgi Sobhi
Gorgi Sobhi (1884–1964) was an Egyptian Professor of General Medicine, Professor of the History of Medicine and Professor of Egyptology.
Life
Sobhi was born in Mimon of Beni Suef, Egypt to a Coptic family. His mother died one week after he ...
(1884–1964), Egyptian medical doctor
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Mohamed Sobhi (actor)
Mohamed Mahmoud Sobhy (; born March 3, 1948) is an Egyptian film, television and stage actor and director, known for several Egyptian movies.
Early life and education
Mohamed Mahmoud Sobhi was born in Cairo. He graduated from the Institute of ...
(born 1948), Egyptian actor
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Nawaf Al-Sobhi (born 1990), Saudi Arabian football player
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Noureddine Sobhi (born 1962), Moroccan long-distance runner
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Ramadan Sobhi (born 1997), Egyptian football winger
Sobhy
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Amanda Sobhy
Amanda Sobhy (born June 29, 1993) is an American squash player. A five-time national champion, she was the first U.S.-born player to reach the top five in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) world rankings. She reached a career-high world ...
(born 1993), American squash player
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Amr Sobhy (born 1988), Egyptian information activist, social entrepreneur, author and poet
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Mohamed Sobhy (footballer, born 1981) (born 1981), Egyptian footballer
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Mohamed Sobhy (footballer, born 1999) (born 1999), Egyptian footballer
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Sabrina Sobhy
Sabrina Sobhy, (born December 30, 1996) is an American professional squash player who represents the United States. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 13 in September 2023.
Biography
Sobhy is class of 2019 at Harvard Univers ...
(born 1996), American squash player
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Sedki Sobhy
Sedki Sobhy Sayyid Ahmad ( ; born 12 December 1955) is an Egyptian politician and former General who was Minister of Defence of Egypt from 2014 until 2018. Sobhy previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from August 2012 ...
(born 1955), Egyptian politician
Subhi
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Mohsen Subhi (1963–2009), Palestinian composer of classical music
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Mustafa Subhi or Mustafa Suphi (1883-1921), Turkish revolutionary communist militant leader
See also
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Suphi
Suphi is a Turkish name of Arabic origin (صبحي). Turkish Language Association gives its meaning as "about dawn." Notable people with the name include:
First name
* Suphi Baykam (1926–1996), Turkish physician and politician
* Suphi Bereket ( ...
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Arabic-language surnames