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