Raif, Raaif, sometimes

Raef Raef is a male given name. Arabic Raif, Raaif or Raef (Arabic: رَائِف ''rā’if'') is an Arabic male given name meaning "kind, compassionate, affectionate, benign" or "sympathetic, merciful". The name comes from the Arabic verb ''ra’afa ...

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: رَائِف ''rā’if'') is an Arabic male given name or used as a surname meaning "kind, compassionate, affectionate, benign" or "sympathetic, merciful". The name comes from the Arabic verb ''ra’afa'' (رَأَفَ) "to have compassion for, have mercy upon, be merciful toward" and stems from the noun ''ra’ūf'' or ''rawūf'' (رَؤُوفَ) which is also used as the male given name

Rauf Rauf or Rawuf (Arabic: رَؤُوف ''ra’ūf'' or ''rawūf'') is an Arabic male given name or surname which is a noun and the exaggerated form of the name Raif (or Raef) meaning "kind, affectionate, benign", "sympathetic, merciful" or ''compassio ...

. Other written variants are Ra'ef, Rayif or Raefe. Notable people with the name include:

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Raif Badawi Raif bin Muhammad Badawi ( ar, رائف بن محمد بدوي, also transcribed Raef bin Mohammed Badawi; born 13 January 1984) is a Saudi writer, dissident and activist, as well as the creator of the website ''Free Saudi Liberals''. Badawi wa ...

(born 1984), Saudi writer, dissident and activist *

Raif Denktaş Raif Denktaş (also known as Raif Rauf Denktaş) (January 26, 1951 – December 26, 1985) was a Turkish Cypriot composer, politician, academic, journalist and writer. He died after a controversial car accident where his car collided with a milita ...

(1951–1985), Turkish Cypriot composer, politician, academic, journalist and writer *

Raif Dizdarević Raif Dizdarević (born 9 December 1926) is a Bosnian politician who served as Yugoslavia's first Bosniak president of the Presidency from 1988 until 1989. He participated in the armed resistance as a Yugoslav Partisan during World War II. Didza ...

(born 1926), Bosnian politician *

Raif Husić Raif Husić (born 5 February 1996) is a Bosnian-German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Husić joined Regionalliga Bayern club Wacker Burghausen SV Wacker Burghausen is a German football club based in Burgha ...

(born 1996), German footballer *

Raif Khoury Raif Khoury (c. 1913–1967) was a Lebanese writer, poet, essayist, novelist and playwright who was born in Nabay, Lebanon, then part of the Ottoman Empire towards the beginning of the twentieth century. He went to school in the neighboring town ...

(1913–1967), Lebanese writer *

Raif Muradov Raif Muradov ( bg, Раиф Мурадов; born 10 December 1993) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Levski Lom. Career Muradov began his professional career at Chavdar Etropole. In 2013, he moved to Montana. After helpi ...

(born 1993), Bulgarian footballer

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Samira Raif Samira Raif (born 4 April 1974 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) ...

(born 1974), Moroccan long-distance runner {{given name, type=both

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