Sherif, also spelled Sharif (and, in countries where Francophone Romanisation is the norm, Cherif or Charif), is a proper name derived from the Arabic word (, 'noble', 'highborn', 'honorable'), originally a title designating a person descended from the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. More broadly, the title was historically applied to anyone of noble ancestry or political preeminence in Islamic countries. The name has no etymological connection with the English term ''

sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...

'', which comes from the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

word ''scīrgerefa'', meaning "shire-reeve", the local

reeve Reeve may refer to: Titles *Reeve (Canada), an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents *Reeve (England), an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord *High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...

(enforcement agent) of the king in the

shire Shire is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries such as Australia and New Zealand. It is generally synonymous with county. It was first used in Wessex from the beginn ...

(county).

Given name

* Sherif Abdel-Fadil (born 1983), Egyptian footballer *

Sherif Ahmeti Hajji Hafiz Sherif Ahmeti ( Guvno Selo, Kosovo, 1920 – April 14, 1998) was a teacher, imam, and commentator and translator of the Quran into Albanian. Early life He was born in 1920 in Guvno Selo ( sq, Gunmasellë), the son of Bahtir and Aisha ...

(1920 – 1998), commentator and translator of the Quran into Albanian * Sherif Alaa, Egyptian footballer * Sherif Arafa (born 1960), Egyptian director, writer and producer * Sherif Ashraf (born 1987), Egyptian footballer * Sherif Boubaghla (1820 – 1854), Algerian military resistance leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion * Sherif Dabo (born 1994), Egyptian footballer * Sherif Desoky (born 1967), Egyptian actor, director, author, and storyteller * Sherif Ekramy (born 1983), Egyptian goalkeeper * Sherif El Bendary (born 1978), Egyptian film director, writer and producer * Sherif El-Digwy (born 1965), Egyptian judoka. * Sherif El-Erian (born 1970), Egyptian modern pentathlete * Sherif El-Khashab (born 1961), Egyptian football manager * Sherif El-Masri (born 1990), Canadian footballer * Sherif El-Saket (born 1970), Egyptian table tennis player. * Sherif El Shemerly, Egyptian volleyball coach * Sherif Farrag, Egyptian-American fencer * Sherif Fawaz Sharaf (born 1938), retired Jordanian administrator and ambassador * Sherif Fawzy (born 1990), Egyptian footballer * Sherif Fouad Aboulkheir (1947–2021), Egyptian basketball player * Sherif Gaber (born c. 1993), Egyptian political activist and blogger who was arrested for atheist activism * Sherif Genedy (born 1979), Egyptian basketball player * Sherif Ismail (born 1955), Egyptian engineer who served as Prime Minister of Egypt between 2015 and 2018 *

Sherif Jimoh Sherif Olatundé Jimoh (born 4 May 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belarusian Premier League club BATE Borisov. Club career In 2014, Jimoh was invited to trial with Swiss side FC Basel. International ca ...

(born 1996), Ivorian footballer *

Sherif Kallaku Sherif Kallaku (born 1 March 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Albanian club Tirana and the Albania national football team. Club career Laçi In July 2017, Kallaku signed his first professiona ...

(born 1998), Albanian footballer *

Sherif Khalil Sherif Khalil also written as Khalil Sherif (شريف خليل , born 18 August 1982) is an Egyptian male water polo player. He was a member of the Egypt men's national water polo team, playing as a driver. He was a part of the team at the 20 ...

(born 1982), Egyptian water polo player *

Sherif Langu Sherif Langu (also known as ''Sherif Lëngu'', 1877, Debar - 9 March 1956) was an Albanian Muslim cleric who served as chairman of the Muslim Community of Albania from 1942 until 1945. Biography Born in Debar, present-day North Macedonia, he r ...

(1877 - 1956), Albanian politician and one of the founding fathers of Albania *

Sherif Medhat Sherif Medhat ( ar, شريف مدحت; born January 20, 1988) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goal ...

(born 1988), Egyptian footballer * Sherif Mohie El Din (born 1964), Egyptian conductor and composer *

Sherif Moemen Sherif Hegazy Moemen (born April 29, 1974) is an Egyptian handball player. He competed for Egypt's national team at the 2000 and 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year t ...

(born 1974), Egyptian handball player *

Sherif Mounir Sherif Mounir (sometimes credited as: Sherif Moneer), ( ar, شريف منير), born May 14, 1959, in El Mansoura (المنصورة) in Dakahlia Governorate (محافظة الدقهلية) as Sherif Ahmed Mounir ( ar, شريف أحمد منير), ...

(born 1959), Egyptian actor * Sherif Othman (born 1982), Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter * Sherif Sabri Pasha (born 1895), Egyptian politician * Sherif Sabry (born 1986), Egyptian tennis player * Sherif Sadiku (born 1998), Albanian footballer * Sherif Salama (born 1979), Egyptian actor * Sherif Saleh (born 1954), Egyptian sports shooter * Sherif Sonbol (born 1956), Egyptian photographer *

Sherif Touré Coubageat Sherif Touré Coubageat (born 27 December 1983) is a former Togolese football forward who last played for Germania Leer. He represented the Togo national football team in Egypt 2006 Africa Cup of Nations The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was ...

(born 1983), former Togolese footballer

Surname

* Abdusalam Al-Sherif (born 1989), Saudi footballer *

Ahmed Sherif Ahmed Sherif ( ar, أحمد شريف; born 26 July 2003) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sport ...

(born 2003), Egyptian footballer *

Ali Pasha Sherif Ali Pasha Mohamed Sherif (1834 – February 26, 1897) (alt spelling, from French Ali Pacha Chérif) was an Albanian-Egyptian government official and a renowned breeder of Arabian horses during the late 19th century. Family background Born ...

(1834 – 1897), Egyptian government official and breeder of Arabian horses *

Amro Sherif Amro Sherif (born June 14, 1991 in Cairo, Egypt) is an Egyptian basketball player currently playing for Al Gezira of the Egyptian Super League. He is a member of the Egypt national basketball team. Sherif participated with the senior Egypt nation ...

(born 1991), Egyptian basketball player *

Basem Al-Sherif Basem Al-Sherif ( ar, باسم الشريف; born October 16, 1984) is a Saudi football player who plays a left defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during th ...

(born 1984), Saudi footballer * Carolyn Sherif (1922 – 1982), American social psychologist, helped to develop social judgment theory * Feroz Sherif (born 1971), former Indian footballer and coach *

Hassan Sherif Hassan Sherif (born 19 August 1952) is an Ethiopian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he defeated Barry Aguibou of Guinea, before losing to Petar Lesov Petar Lesov ( bg ...

(born 1952), Ethiopian boxer *

Hoza'a Sherif Hoza'a Sherif (c. 1961 – July 22, 2015) was a Lebanon, Lebanese diplomat who served as Lebanon's Ambassador to Iraq from 2006 until his death in 2015. Sherif died following a long battle with cancer at the American-Lebanese University Hospital i ...

(c. 1961 – 2015), Lebanese diplomat *

Hussein Sherif Hussein Sherif is an Egyptian taekwondo practitioner. Sherif won the bronze medal in the men's finweight (under 54 kg) division at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships in Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free ...

, Egyptian taekwondo practitioner * Ihab el-Sherif (1954 – 2005), Egyptian ambassador to Iraq, killed by Iraqi kidnappers in July 2005 *

K. S. G. Haja Shareef K. S. G. Haja Shareef was an Indian industrialist and politician from Tamil Nadu. Shareef served in the Madras Legislative Assembly and its successor body, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, from 1957 to 1967 and from 1980 to 1984. A member ...

, Indian politician *

Lamine Kaba Sherif Lamine Kaba Sherif (born 27 January 1999) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ilkeston Town on loan from side Peterborough Sports. Club career Kaba Sherif joined the Leicester City academy at under-10 level, and ...

(born 1999), Guinean footballer * Mayar Sherif (born 1996), Egyptian women's tennis player *

Mohammed Ismail Sherif Mohammed Ismail Sherif Kwaku Frimpong (born 9 January 2002) professionally known as Black Sherif, is a Ghanaian singer and rapper. He gained popularity in 2021 with his song "First Sermon" in May 2021. This was followed up with "Second Sermon" ...

(born 2002), known as Black Sherif, Ghanaian musician and performer * Mohamed Saad El Din Sherif (died 1997), Egyptian general and Chairman of the Arab Scout Parliamentary Union *

Mohamed Sherif (disambiguation) Mohamed Sherif (born 1996) is a footballer who plays for Al Ahly and the Egypt national team Mohamed Sherif may also refer to the following Egyptian footballers: *Mohamed Sherif (footballer, born 1985), who plays for Egyptian Second Division club ...

, several people * Mohamed Sherif Mohamed Ragaei Bakr (born 1996), Egyptian footballer * Muzafer Sherif (1906 – 1988), Turkish-American psychologist, one of the founders of social psychology * Nahed Sherif (1942 – 1981), Egyptian actress *

Nour El-Sherif Nour El-Sherif ( ar, نور الشريف; 28 April 1946 – 11 August 2015), born Mohamad Geber Mohamad Abd Allah ( ar, محمد جابر محمد عبد الله) was a prominent Egyptian actor. He has 6 films in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. ...

(1946 – 2015), Egyptian actor *

Rana Sherif Ahmed Rana Sherif Ahmed ( ar, رنا شريف أحمد; born 20 July 1994) is an inactive Egyptian tennis player. On 8 November 2010, she peaked at No. 982 in the doubles rankings. Playing for the Egypt Fed Cup team The Egypt Billie Jean King Cup t ...

(born 1994), Egyptian tennis player *

Safwat El-Sherif Mohamed Safwat El Sherif ( ar, محمد صفوت الشريف; 19 December 1933 – 13 January 2021) was an Egyptian politician who served as chairman of the State Information Service, minister of information, speaker of the Egyptian Shura Cou ...

(1933 – 2021), Egyptian politician * Seif Asser Sherif (born 1995), Egyptian trampolinist *

Sultan Al-Sherif Sultan Al-Sherif ( ar, سلطان الشريف; born 26 December 1991) is a Saudi football player who currently plays for Al-Kawkab as a midfielder. Career Al-Sherif began his career at Al-Ahli and signed his first professional contract wit ...

(born 1991), Saudi footballer * Uche Sherif (born 1983), Nigerian footballer * Vamba Sherif (born 1973), Liberian-born writer * Youssef El Sherif (born 1978), Egyptian actor

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