Kalifa is a given name or a surname derived from caliph and caliphate Khalifa or Khalifah is a name or title which means "successor", "leader" or "ruler". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and orders. Khalifa is sometimes also pronounced as "kalifa".

People

;Given name *Kalifa Cissé (born 1984), Malian footballer *Kalifa Coulibaly (born 1991), Malian footballer *Kalifa Faifai Loa (born 1990), New Zealand rugby league footballer *Kalifa Kambi (1955–2011), Gambian politician and government minister. Also member of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament from Gambia *Kalifa Tillisi (1930–2010), Libyan historian, translator, and linguist *Kalifa Traoré (born 1991), Malian footballer ;Surname *Dominique Kalifa, French historian, professor *Moussa Mohamed Kalifa (born 1967), Libyan citizen who was charged with being a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, and accused of participating in terrorism after he attempted to move to Canada as a refugee under a false name in 2001 *Sahim Omar Kalifa (born 1980), Belgian-Kurdish filmmaker ;Stage name * Le1f, American rapper also known as Kalifa

Fictional characters

*Kalifa (One Piece), character in the manga and anime series ''One Piece''

House of Al-Khalifa, House of Khalifa

* Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa * Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain * Meriam Al Khalifa

People

Fictional characters

House of Al-Khalifa, House of Khalifa

See also