Aftab ( fa, آفتاب ''âftâb'', meaning "sun" or properly "sunshine") is a surname and a masculine given name.

Notable people with this given name

Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (آفتاب احمد خان شېرپاؤ; born 20 August 1944) is a Pakistani politician who is the current chairman of the centre-left Pashtun nationalist Qaumi Watan Party, after previously being a member of the Paki ...

, Pakistani politician * Aftab Ahmed, several people *

Aftab Ali Aftab Ali ( bn, আফতাব আলী; 1907–1972) was an early 20th-century Bengali social reformer, politician and entrepreneur. His work is recognised to have helped thousands of British Asian lascars to migrate, settle and find employmen ...

, British Asian politician *

Aftab Baloch Aftab Baloch ( ur, آفتاب بلوچ) (1 April 1953 – 24 January 2022) was a Pakistani cricketer. Career He played in two Tests from 1969 to 1975. A right-handed middle order batsman and capable right arm offbreak bowler, Baloch is best kno ...

, former Pakistani cricketer * Aftab Gul, former Pakistani cricketer *

Aftab Habib Aftab Habib (born 7 February 1972) is an English former international cricketer. Habib was formerly the Hong Kong national coach, having been appointed on a three-year contract, including Hong Kong's appearance in the 2008 Asia Cup in Pakist ...

, English cricketer * Aftab Jawaid, former squash player from Pakistan * Aftab Ahmad Khan, Pakistan Army Infantry officer *

Aftab Ahmed Khan Aftab Ahmed Khan (27 February 1940 — 21 January 2022) was an Indian police officer ( IPS)-turned-politician from Mumbai, noted for his encounter killings of gangsters from the Mumbai organized crime syndicates. He is also known as the founde ...

, Indian politician *

Aftab Shaban Mirani Aftab Shaban Mirani () is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from May 2014 to May 2018. He served as 18th Chief Minister of ...

, Pakistani politician *

Aftab Pureval Aftab Karma Singh Pureval (born September 9, 1982) is an American attorney and politician serving as 70th Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, since January 4, 2022. On January 14, 2021, he declared his candidacy for the 2021 Cincinnati mayoral election. O ...

, American politician *

Aftab Sachak Aftab Sachak (born 16 July 1952) is an African British actor. He went to an English public school before studying acting. He made his television debut in ''King of the Ghetto'' in 1986 and played the serious minded shop keeper, Ashraf Karim, ...

, Afghan-born British actor * Aftab Iqbal Shamim, Urdu-language poet * Aftab Shamshudeen, Guyanese-born cricketer {{Surname Persian masculine given names Bangladeshi masculine given names Persian words and phrases