Atif (also spelled Atef or Atiph, ar, عاطف) 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 ...
generally used in the
Muslim world, it means "the kind one".
Given name
Atef
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Atef Abu Saif
Atef Abu Saif (born 1973) is a Palestinian writer. He was born in Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. He studied at the University of Birzeit and the University of Bradford, before going on to obtain a PhD from the European University Instit ...
(born 1973), Palestinian writer
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Atef Adwan (born 1950), Palestinian politician
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Atef Bseiso
Atef Bseiso ( ar, عاطف بسيسو, 23 August 1948 – 8 June 1992) was the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) liaison officer with foreign intelligence agencies. He was assassinated in Paris in 1992. Several theories exist regarding t ...
(1948–1992), Palestine Liberation Organization head of intelligence
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Atef Dkhili
Atef Dkhili (born 4 April 1990) is a Tunisian footballer who plays for Club Africain.
Atef Dkhili began his club career playing for Jendouba Sport, where he was formed as a youth player.
In 2008, he joined Club Africain
Club Africain ( ar, ...
(born 1990), Tunisian footballer
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Atef Ebeid
Atef Muhammad Ebeid ( ar, عاطف محمد عبيد, ) (14 April 1932 – 12 September 2014) was an Egyptian politician who served in various capacities in the governments of Egypt. He was Prime Minister of Egypt from 1999 to 2004.
Early life a ...
(1932–2014), Egyptian politician
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Atef Maoua, Tunisian basketball player
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Atef Najib, Syrian political security chief in the city of Daraa
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Atef Saad (born 1988), Tunisian long-distance runner
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Atef Sadat (1948–1973), Egyptian Air Force pilot
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Atef Salem (1927–2002), Egyptian film director
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Atef Sedky
Atef Mohamed Naguib Sedky (29 August 1930 – 25 February 2005) ( ar, عاطف محمد نجيب صدقى, ) was the Prime Minister of Egypt from 1986 until 1996. He replaced Aly Mahmoud Lotfy on November 10, 1986.
Biography
Sedky was born ...
(1930–2005), Egyptian politician
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Atef Tarawneh
Atef Tarawneh (born 1 January 1954) is a Jordanian politician who has been the Speaker of Jordan's House of Representatives from 3 November 2013 to 10 December 2020. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2020.
Early life
Ta ...
(born 1954), Jordanian politician
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Atef El-Tayeb (1947–1995), Egyptian film director
Atif
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Atif Abdelmageed, Sudanese administrator
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Atif Ali (born 1984), Pakistani cricketer
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Atif Aslam (born 1983), Pakistani singer
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Atif Ashraf (born 1980), Pakistani cricketer
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Atif Bashir
Atif Qureshi Bashir (born 3 April 1985) is an ex-professional football player, whose career came to an end due to extensive knee injuries over the past three years. His latest club football was with Dinas Powys and at international level for th ...
(born 1985), German footballer
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Atif Butt (born 1969), Pakistani-born Danish cricketer
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Atif Dudaković (born 1953), Bosnian army general
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Atif Jabbar (born 1990), Pakistani cricketer
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Atif Mian, American economist
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Atif Qarni (born 1978), American teacher and politician
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Atif Rauf (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer
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Atif Sheikh (born 1991), English cricketer
Atıf
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İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca (1875–1926), Turkish Imam, Islamic scholar, and author
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Atıf Yılmaz
Atıf Yılmaz Batıbeki (9 December 1925 – 5 May 2006) was a renowned Turkey, Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was very much a legend in the film industry of Turkey with 119 movies directed. He also wrote 53 screenp ...
Batıbeki (1925–2006), Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer
Surname
Atef
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Bahram Atef (born 1941), Iranian football manager and academic
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Emily Atef (born 1973), French-Iranian director, screenwriter and producer based in Berlin
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Mohammed Atef
Mohammed Atef ( ar, محمد عاطف, ; born Sobhi Mohammed Abu Sitta Al-Gohary, also known as Abu Hafs al-Masri) was the military chief of al-Qaeda, and was considered one of Osama bin Laden's two deputies, the other being Ayman Al Zawahiri, ...
Al-Masri (born Sobhi Abu Setta, also known as Abu Hafs al-Masri), the military chief of al-Qaida, and was considered one of Osama Bin Laden's two deputies, the other being Ayman Al Zawahiri
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Momen Atef (born 1994), Egyptian footballer
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Salah Atef, commonly known as Rico (born 1989), Egyptian footballer
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Kamran Atif, member of Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami
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Mohammad Atif
Mohammad Atif Ali (born 12 September 1982) is a former international cricketer who represented the United Arab Emirates national team between 1997 and 2005. He played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-spin bowler.
Biography
Born in ...
Ali (born 1982), Emirati cricketer
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Arabic masculine given names
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Bosnian masculine given names
Turkish masculine given names
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