Lutfi (also spelled Lotfi, Lutvi or Luthfi, ar, لطفي), meaning "kind" or "gracious", may refer to:

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Lotfi A. Zadeh Lotfi Aliasker Zadeh (; az, Lütfi Rəhim oğlu Ələsgərzadə; fa, لطفی علی‌عسکرزاده; 4 February 1921 – 6 September 2017) was a mathematician, computer scientist, electrical engineer, artificial intelligence researcher, an ...

(1921–2017), Azerbaijani electrical engineer *

Lotfi Akalay Lotfi Akalay (1943-2019), born in Tangier, was a Moroccan journalist, writer and businessman. Early life He was well-known for his articles in ''Al Bayane'', ''La Vie Économique'', ''Charlie Hebdo'' and ''Jeune Afrique''. He also presented a r ...

(born 1943), Moroccan writer * Lotfi Nezzar, Algerian businessman

Lutfi, Lütfi

Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed or Aḥmad Luṭfī Sayyid Pasha () (15 January 1872 – 5 March 1963) was a prominent Egyptian nationalist, intellectual, anti-colonial activist and the first director of Cairo University. He was an influential person in the ...

(1872–1963), Egyptian intellectual *

Ali Lutfi Mahmud Aly Lotfy Mahmoud (; 6 October 1935 – 27 May 2018) was an Egyptian politician and prime minister. He was minister responsible for finance from 1978 to 1980. He served as Prime Minister of Egypt The prime minister of Egypt () is the head ...

(1935–2018), Egyptian politician *

Lutfi (court official) Lutfi was a court official who lived in the Ottoman Empire during the 16th century. He was well respected and an influential man. Background There is very little information on Lutfi therefore the dates of his birth and death are unknown; not ...

, Ottoman court official * Lutfi Haziri (born 1969), Kosovar politician *

Lutfi Lepaja Lutfi Lepaja (born 20 May 1945 in , a village near Podujevo, DFR Yugoslavia.) is a Kosovo Albanian writer. Lepaja is author of more than ten works (novels, essays, poetry, plays, etc.). Biography Lutfi Lepaja finished elementary and secondary ...

(born 1945), Albanian writer * Lütfi Pasha (died 1564), Ottoman statesman *

Lütfi Akadlı Ömer Lütfi Akadlı (1902–1988) was a Turkish judge. He was the president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey The Constitutional Court of Turkey ( tr, , sometimes abbreviated as ''AYM'') is the highest legal body for constitutional r ...

(1902–1988), Turkish judge *

Lütfi Arıboğan Lutfi (also spelled Lotfi, Lutvi or Luthfi, ar, لطفي), meaning "kind" or "gracious", may refer to: Given name Lotfi * Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921–2017), Azerbaijani electrical engineer * Lotfi Akalay (born 1943), Moroccan writer * Lotfi Nezzar, ...

(born 1961), Turkish basketball player *

Lütfi Elvan Lütfi Elvan (born 12 March 1962) is a Turkish politician. Elvan has served as the Minister of Finance and Treasury of Turkey from November 2020 to December 2021. He previously served as the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication f ...

(born 1962), Turkish mining engineer, politician and government minister *

Lutfi Kabirova Lutfi Rahimjonovna Kabirova ( tg, Лутфӣ Раҳимҷоновна Кабирова; October 7, 1932 – May 19, 2013) was a Soviet and Tajikistani opera singer. Biography Kabirova was born into a working-class family in Samarkand, and gradu ...

, Tajikistani opera singer *

Metin Lütfi Baydar Metin Lütfi Baydar (born March 2, 1960) is a Turkish medical scientist. Currently, he is the president of Süleyman Demirel University. He is also chairman and surgeon general of SDU Research Hospital. Work in Medical Science Baydar's field of ...

(born 1960), Turkish medical scientist * Mohammed Lutfi Farhat (born 1945), Libyan politician * Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti, Egyptian writer *

Ömer Lütfi Akad Omar/Umar ( ar, عمر) is a masculine given name that has different origins in three languages across the world (Arabic, Hebrew and Germanic) even though it is best known as an Arabic name and the name Omar was mentioned in the Old Testament. Oma ...

(1916–2011), Turkish film director

Luthfi

* Muhammad Luthfi bin Yahya, Indonesian Shaikh

Surname

Abdolali Lotfi Abdolali Lotfi, also known as ''Sheikh Abdolali Khan'', (23 January 1880–15 September 1956) was an Iranian politician and judge. He was the minister of justice in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. Lotfi also served as th ...

(1880–1956), Iranian judge and politician *

Amer Husni Lutfi Amer Husni Lutfi ( ar, عامر حسني لطفي) (1956 – March 2018) was head of the State Planning Commission of Syria. He served as the minister of economy and trade between 2004 and 2010. Lutfi holds a PhD in economic analysis, which he re ...

, Syrian politician *

Huda Lutfi Huda Lutfi is a visual artist and cultural historian from Cairo, Egypt. Lutfi's works include paintings, collages, and installations that reflect a diverse styles including pharaonic, Coptic, Western, Islamic, and contemporary international. Ea ...

, Egyptian artist and historian * Ibtisam Lutfi, Saudi Arabian singer * João Lutfi, known professionally as Sérgio Ricardo (1932–2020), Brazilian film director * Mohammad-Reza Lotfi (1947–2014), Persian classical musician * Muhammad Lutfi, Minister of Trade in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet, 2014 * Nadia Lutfi (1938–2020), Egyptian actress * Saeid Lotfi (footballer, born 1981), Iranian footballer * Saeid Lotfi (footballer, born 1992), Iranian footballer * Sam Lutfi, former manager of Britney Spears * Tariq Lutfi (born 1951), Pakistani footballer

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