Alikhan, also romanised as Alihan or Elihan, is a masculine given name among traditionally Muslim ethnicities in the former Soviet Union, and a surname found in Pakistan and India. It is derived the name

Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

and the suffix

Khan Khan may refer to: *Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan *Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name *Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...

. People with this given name include: *

Alikhan Bukeikhanov Alikhan Nurmukhameduly Bukeikhanov,, Arabic graphics: ٴالىيحان نۇرمۇحامەدۇلى بوكەيحان, romanized: ''Älihan Nūrmūhamedūly Bökeihan'', pronunciation: �ləj'χɑn no̙r'mo̙hɑmmjed'o̙ɫə bøkej'χɑn or Bökeih ...

(1866–1937), Kazakh statesman *

Elihan Tore Elihan Tore ( Uyghur: ئەلىخان تۆرە; ; 21 March 1884 – 28 February 1976) was the 1st president of the Second East Turkestan Republic. He was born in Tokmok, formerly known as Balasagun, Kyrgyzstan and in 1920 he escaped from the So ...

(1884–1976), president of the Second East Turkestan Republic *

Alihan Samedov Alihan Samedov ( az, Əlixan Səmədov, ; born 27 April 1964) is an Azerbaijani musician known for playing wind instruments and Azerbaijan folk instruments. Alihan Samedov was born in Sumgait, Azerbaijan SSR in 1964. Descending from a musician ...

(born 1964), Azerbaijani traditional musician *

Alikhan Ramazanov Alikhan Maksudovich Ramazanov (russian: Алихан Максудович Рамазанов; born 31 August 1976) is a former Russian professional football player. Club career He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Anzhi Ma ...

(born 1976), Russian football defender and midfielder (Russian Premier League) *

Alikhan Shavayev Alikhan Aslanovich Shavayev (russian: Алихан Асланович Шаваев; born 5 January 1993) is a Russian football midfielder who plays as central midfielder for FC Rotor Volgograd. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Nati ...

(born 1993), Russian football midfielder (Russian Premier League) People with this surname include: *

Rehan Alikhan Rehan Iqbal Alikhan ( ur, ریحان اقبال علی خان; born 28 December 1962) is a British-born former cricketer of Pakistani descent. He was a right-handed batsman and an occasional off-break bowler. He was born in Westminster, London. ...

(born 1962), English cricketer of Pakistani descent *

Arif Alikhan Arif Alikhan ( hi, आरिफ़ अलीख़ान ur}) is a former senior official with the U.S. Department of Justice who has served in several high-level law enforcement and homeland security positions with the federal government and Cit ...

(born 1968), American government official of Pakistani descent

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