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Latif
Al-Latif (''Al-Laṭīf'' , also anglicized as ''Al-Lateef'') is one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "kind". Latif can also be a masculine given name, as short form of Abdul Latif, meaning "servant of the Gentle". Its feminine form is Latifa. "Al-Latif" also means "The Subtle". Notable persons ;Given name * Latif (singer/songwriter), full name Corey Latif Williams, American rhythm and blues singer * Latif (video game player), full name Abdullatif Alhmili (born 1990), Saudi-American fighting games player *Latif Afridi, Pakistani lawyer *Shah Abdul Latif, Pakistani poet *Latif Ahmadi, Afghan film director * Latif Halmat, or Letîf Helmet, Kurdish-Iraqi poet *Latif Kapadia, Pakistani stage and television actor *Latif Karimov, Azerbaijani carpet designer *Latif Khosa, politician, Governor of Punjab *Latif Nangarhari, Afghan singer * Latif Rahman, Singaporean football *Latif Rashid, Iraqi politician and minister * Latif Safarov, Azerbaijani actor and movie director. *Latif Sali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idris Hasan Latif
Air Chief Marshal (India), Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, Param Vishist Seva Medal, PVSM (9 June 1923 – 30 April 2018) was a former air officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the Chief of Air Staff (India), 10th Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from 1978 to 1981. After retiring from the air force, he served as List of governors of Maharashtra, 11th Governor of Maharashtra from 1982 to 1985. Born in an affluent family in Hyderabad, he joined the Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve (IAFVR) during World War II. After joining the Coastal Flight at Karachi, he spent a year in the United Kingdom with the Royal Air Force. As part of the No. 3 Squadron IAF, he served in the Burma campaign. After the partition of India, he chose to stay with the IAF. He commanded the No. 4 Squadron IAF and led the squadron in the fly-past during the first Republic Day parade in 1950. He commanded a squadron at the Joint Services Wing, the precursor to the National Defen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashid Latif
Rashid Latif (born 14 October 1968), is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team in Tests and One Day Internationals from 1992 to 2003 as a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. He also served as the captain of the Pakistan team in 2003, leading the country in 6 Test and 25 one-day matches. Early life and domestic career Latif was born in Karachi to Abdul Latif Quraishi, who migrated to Pakistan from Uttar Pradesh, India, during the 1950s while Rashid's half-brother, Shahid Latif, remained in India where he worked for a newspaper in Kolkata, West Bengal. He earned a BSc in computer systems engineering from NED University of Engineering and Technology with Saeed Anwar. In April 2006, Latif retired from first-class cricket as he toured with the Pakistani senior players to play against Indian senior players in April 2006 in a series played between players who have retired from professional cricket. Latif has not participated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Abdul Latif
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai ( sd, شاھ عبداللطيف ڀٽائي, ur, ; 1689/1690 – 21 December 1752), commonly known by the honorifics ''Lakhino Latif'', ''Latif Ghot'', ''Bhittai'', and ''Bhit Jo Shah'', was a Sindhi Sufi mystic, and poet, widely considered to be the greatest poet of the Sindhi language. Born to a Sayyid family (descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima) of Hala Haweli near modern-day Hala, Latif grew up in the nearby town of Kotri Mughal. At the age of around 20, he left home and traveled throughout Sindh and neighboring lands, and met many a mystic and Jogis, whose influence is evident in his poetry. Returning home after three years, he was married into an aristocrat family, but was widowed shortly afterwards and did not remarry. His piety and spirituality attracted large following as well as hostility of a few. Spending last years of his life at Bhit Shah, he died in 1752. A mausoleum was built over his grave in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Latif
Abdul Latif ( ar, عبد اللطيف, translit=ʻAbd al-Laṭīf) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Laṭīf'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gave rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-gentle". The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ''e''. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abd-al. The second part may appear as Latif, Lateef or in other ways. The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. The surname is used by Muslims and also by Orthodox Christians in Syria and Lebanon. It may refer to: People Given name *Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (medieval writer) (1162–1231), Iraqi physician, historian, Egyptologist and traveller *Abd al-Latif ibn Muhammad Taraghay Ulughbek (ca. 1420–1450), Timurid ruler of Transoxiana *Ghabdellatif of Kazan (born ca. 1475), khan of Kazan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latif (singer/songwriter)
Corey Latif Williams, better known as Latif, is an American R&B singer and Grammy nominated songwriter.Grammy Nominations: Best R&B Song Accessed December 11, 2008 He was the winner of '''s Who's Next'' contest. He was a mentee of . He was once signed to . Biography Latif was born in |
Khalid Latif (imam)
Khalid Latif is the Executive Director and Chaplain (Imam) for the Islamic Center at New York University (NYU). In 2005, Latif was appointed the first Muslim chaplain at NYU. In 2006, Latif was appointed the first Muslim chaplain at Princeton University. In 2007, Latif’s position was fully institutionalized at New York University, and so he committed himself to that institution and the building of a Muslim life institution. In 2007, Mayor Michael Bloomberg nominated Latif to become the youngest chaplain in history of the New York City Police Department when he was 24 years old. Latif has developed skills as a spokesperson for co-existence, mutual understanding, and productive relationships between cultures, communities, and religions. Latif has offered his experience to the U.S. State Department, various institutions, corporations, mosques, and other communities in the United States, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, and Egypt. He has been invited to speak at the Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojib Latif
Mojib Latif (born 29 September 1954) is a German meteorologist and oceanographer of Pakistani descent. Latif graduated with a Diplom in meteorology in 1983. He took a position as scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in 1985. In 1987 he earned a Ph.D. in oceanography from the University of Hamburg. In 2003 he became professor at IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel, the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences. Mojib Latif is a regular guest at TV discussions about global warming. Academic career In 2008 Latif was joint author of a modelling study in ''Nature'' whose results suggested "global surface temperature may not increase over the next decade, as natural climate variations in the North Atlantic and tropical Pacific temporarily offset the projected anthropogenic warming." At the UN's World Climate Conference 2009 in Geneva Latif gave a talk about prediction that used, amongst other material, results from this paper. ''New Scientist'' reported about Latif's research that "we co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latif (video Game Player)
Abdullatif Alhmili, better known as Latif, is a Saudi Arabian electronic sports player. Primarily a ''Guilty Gear'' and ''King of Fighters'' player, Latif competed in the ''Street Fighter IV'' tournament at EVO 2011, coming out of nowhere to claim second place. Latif is known for his skill with ''Street Fighter'' character Crimson Viper. Career Latif grew up in Saudi Arabia playing games such as ''Guilty Gear'' using a gamepad. He moved to Austin, Texas in 2007 at the age of 17 in order to study English for a year, before moving to Flagstaff, Arizona to attend Northern Arizona University. Here he found an arcade hall where he managed to beat other players easily despite it being his first time playing with an arcade stick. Latif became more involved with the local fighting game community over time and by 2008, he competed in Final Round 11 despite his parents' disapproval and won the "Guilty Gear Accent Core" tournament. With his parents' approval after his initial success Latif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amar Latif
Amar Latif (born December 1974) is a Scottish entrepreneur, television personality and professional traveller. His blindness is due to the incurable eye condition retinitis pigmentosa. By his late teens he had 95 per cent sight loss. Education and early career Born and raised in Glasgow, Latif gained a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Statistics and Finance at the University of Strathclyde, spending part of his course in Canada at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. On leaving university, he trained as an accountant, eventually becoming Head of Commercial Finance for British Telecom. In 2004, Latif founded Traveleyes, a travel agency specialising in tours for blind and partially-sighted travellers. Media career In 2005 Latif was a participant in the first series of the BBC Two documentary ''Beyond Boundaries'', as one of a group of travellers with various disabilities on a trek of from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts of Nicaragua. Latif directed the 2007 Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Latif (cricketer)
Khalid Latif ( ur, ; born 4 November 1985) is a Pakistani former cricketer who has been banned for five years, for his involvement in spot-fixing. A right-handed opening batsman, Latif captained Pakistan in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup win and the 2010 Asian Games bronze medal win. Career Khalid Latif was captain of the Pakistani side which won the Under-19 World Cup in 2004. He was the highest scorer for Pakistan at the 2004 U-19 World Cup, scoring 291 runs in eight innings. Latif made his One Day International (ODI) debut at Faisalabad against Zimbabwe in 2008 and the same year he made his Twenty20 International debut against Zimbabwe. In November 2009, during the 1st ODI against New Zealand, he scored a patient 64 runs from 112 balls in a 138 runs win at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. In January 2010, during the 5th ODI at Perth against Australia, Latif was tackled from behind by a spectator who rushed onto the field. The ICC later asked Cricket Australia f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latifa
Latifa or Lateefa is a feminine Arabic (لٓطِيفٓة) given name which means "gentle" or "pleasant". It corresponds to the masculine Latif. Notable persons Lateefa * Lateefa Al Gaood, Bahraini politician * Lateefah Simon, American activist Latifa * Latifa (singer), or Latifa Arfaoui, Tunisian pop music singer * Princess Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt, Egyptian princess * Latifa Baka, Moroccan author * Latifa Elouadrhiri, Moroccan physicist * Lalla Latifa Hammou, widow of king Hassan II * Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, UAE princess * Latifa Ben Mansour, Algerian writer and linguist * Latifa bint Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi royal * Latifa bint Fahd Al Saud, Saudi royal * Latifa al-Zayyat, Egyptian activist and writer Latifah * Queen Latifah Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, and singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album '' All Hail the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latif Khosa
Muhammad Latif Khosa (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ur, ) is a politician representing Pakistan People's Party who has been the Governor of Punjab, Pakistan, Governor of Punjab from 2011 until 2013. He is a lawyer by profession, having been a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of Pakistan and is considered an authoritative legal and constitutional expert of the country. A former senator and a former Attorney General of Pakistan, Latif Khosa was appointed as the Governor of Punjab, Pakistan, Governor of Punjab by the President of Pakistan after the murder of late-Governor of Punjab, Pakistan, Governor Salman Taseer on 11 January 2011. He was appointed the attorney general on 19 August 2008. Khosa also remained Member Pakistan Bar Council for three terms 1990-2005 and served as Chairman of the Executive Committee (CEC) of Pakistan Bar Council. He co-authored an electoral fraud report with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto shortly before her Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
