Asif ( ar, آصف) is an
Arabic masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. In Persian and Urdu it is often pronounced as 'Asif' or 'Asef' though the original form is 'Asaf'. This name referred to
Solomon
Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah (Hebrew language, Hebrew: , Modern Hebrew, Modern: , Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yahweh, Yah"), ...
's vizier in the Islamic tradition, and by extension to a wise, prudential figure. It was originally borrowed from the Hebrew name Asaf (אסף) meaning "gather, harvest" (lit. "he gathered.")
People with this name
In antiquity
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Asif bin Barkhiya, described in the 27th Chapter of the
Qur'an, transported the throne of the
Queen of Sheba
In modern times
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Asif Ahmad Ali (1940–2022), Pakistani politician and government minister, Foreign Minister 1993–1996
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Asif Ahmad, British diplomat
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Asif Akbar, Bangladeshi singer
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Asif Ali (disambiguation), multiple people
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Asif Bashir Bhagat, Pakistani politician
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Asif Din, English cricketer
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Asif Farrukhi, Pakistani doctor, writer and translator
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Asif Ismail
Asif Ismail (born 30 September 1970) is a former tennis player who has the rare distinction of representing two countries in the Davis Cup, first India and later Hong Kong.
Career
Ismail won the singles title in the national championship in ...
, Indian tennis player
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Asif Kapadia, English film director
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Asif Maharammov
Asif Maharammov ( az, Asif Yusif oğlu Məhərrəmov, russian: Асиф Юсиф оглы Магеррамов June 26, 1952, Aghdam, Azerbaijan - July 1, 1994, Yalta, Ukraine), commonly known as Fred Asif, was an Azerbaijani Lieutenant colonel an ...
, Azerbaijani Lieutenant colonel and National Hero of Azerbaijan
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Asif Nawaz
General Asif Nawaz Janjua NI(M), HI(M), SBt, psc, (Urdu: ; 3 January 1937 – 8 January 1993) was a senior officer of the Pakistan Army who served as the fourth Chief of Army Staff from 16 August 1991 until his death by Arsenic poison ...
, Pakistani general
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Asif Noorani
Asif Noorani ( ur, آصف نورانی; born 1942) is a Pakistani newspaper and television journalist and writer.
Personal life
Asif Noorani was born in Mumbai, India in 1942. He belongs to a secular Urdu-speaking family. His family migrated to ...
, Pakistani newspaper and television writer
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Asif Iqbal Razvi
Asif Iqbal Razvi (Urdu: آصف اقبال رضوی, born 6 June 1943) is a former Pakistani professional cricketer who captained the Pakistan national cricket team and Kent County Cricket Club. He went on to become a match referee.
Born in Hy ...
, Pakistani cricketer
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Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari ( ur, ; sd, ; born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as the 11th president of Pakistan ...
, Pakistan's former president (2008–2013)
Surname
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K. Asif, Indian film director
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Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Pakistani politician
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Mohammad Asif, Pakistan cricketer
See also
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Assaf (name)
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Asaf
Asaf is a name. People with the name include:
Given name
*alternate spelling of Saint Asaph (died 601), Welsh Roman Catholic saint and bishop
*Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab wazir of Awadh
*Asaf Abdrakhmanov (1918–2000), Soviet sailor during World War II; ...
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Arabic masculine given names
Pakistani masculine given names