Asif ( ar, آصف) is an Arabic language, Arabic masculine given name. In Persian and Urdu it is often pronounced as 'Asif' or 'Asef' though the original form is 'Asaf'. This name referred to Solomon's vizier in the Islamic tradition, and by extension to a wise, prudential figure. It was originally borrowed from the Hebrew name Asaf (אסף) meaning "gather, harvest" (lit. "he gathered.")

People with this name

In antiquity

* Asif ibn Barkhiya, Asif bin Barkhiya, described in the 27th Chapter of the Qur'an, transported the throne of the Queen of Sheba

In modern times

* Asif Ahmad Ali (1940–2022), Pakistani politician and government minister, Foreign Minister 1993–1996 * Asif Ahmad, British diplomat * Asif Akbar, Bangladeshi singer * Asif Ali (disambiguation), multiple people * Asif Bashir Bhagat, Pakistani politician * Asif Din, English cricketer * Asif Farrukhi, Pakistani doctor, writer and translator * Asif Ismail, Indian tennis player * Asif Kapadia, English film director * Asif Maharammov, Azerbaijani Lieutenant colonel and National Hero of Azerbaijan * Asif Nawaz, Pakistani general * Asif Noorani, Pakistani newspaper and television writer * Asif Iqbal Razvi, Pakistani cricketer * Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's former president (2008–2013)

Surname

* K. Asif, Indian film director * Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Pakistani politician * Mohammad Asif (cricketer), Mohammad Asif, Pakistan cricketer

People with this name

In antiquity

In modern times

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