Rauf or Rawuf (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

: 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 Raif, Raaif, sometimes Raef (Arabic: 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'' (ر� ...

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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 ...

) meaning "kind, affectionate, benign", "sympathetic, merciful" or ''compassionate''. The name comes from the Arabic verb ''ra’afa'' (رَأَفَ) "to have compassion for, have mercy upon, be merciful toward". However, the name Rauf is an exaggerated form and Raif is an agent noun which is also exaggerated in nature. The name is also one of the

names of Allah Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...

, al-Ra'uf or commonly "Ar-Ra'uf/ Rawuf", meaning "the Kind, the Pitying" or "Most Kind, the Ever-Compassionate".

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Abdul Rauf (anti-Taliban cleric) Mullah Abdul Rauf is a citizen of Afghanistan and an anti-Taliban cleric. Rauf was quoted by ''The Washington Post'' on December 7, 2001. He is the imam at the Herati Mosque, a mosque in Kabul. He is notable for preaching against Taliban excess ...

, Afghan cleric * Abdul Rauf (Taliban governor), Taliban politician * Abdur Rauf (cricketer) (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer *

Asad Rauf Asad Rauf ( Punjabi, ur, ; 12 May 1956 – 14 September 2022) was a Pakistani cricket player and umpire. He was a member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel from 2006 to 2013. Alleged to have been involved in match-fixing and spot-fixing of cricket ...

(1956–2022), Pakistani cricketer *

Atif Rauf Atif Rauf (born March 3, 1964) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test against New Zealand in 1994. A right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler, he scored 16 and 9 in his only appearance. He is a cousin of Pakistani cric ...

(born 1964), Pakistani cricketer *

Bulent Rauf Bulent Rauf (Istanbul 1911 – Chisholme House, Roberton, Scottish Borders 1987) was a Turkish-British mystic, spiritual teacher, translator and author. From 1945 to the early sixties, he was married to Princess Faiza, sister of King Farouk of E ...

(1911–1987), Turkish-British mystic, spiritual teacher, translator and author *

Faiza Rauf Princess Faiza (; 8 November 1923 – 6 June 1994) was an Egyptian princess and a member of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty. Early life Princess Faiza was born in the Abdeen Palace, Cairo, on 8 November 1923. She was the third child of King Fuad I an ...

(1923–1994), Egyptian princess and a member of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty *

Feisal Abdul Rauf Feisal Abdul Rauf ( ar, فيصل عبد الرؤوف, born October 23, 1948) is a Kuwaiti-born Egyptian-American Sufi imam, author, and activist whose stated goal is to improve relations between the Muslim world and the West. From 1983 to 2009, ...

(born 1948), American Sufi imam, author, and activist *

Haris Rauf Haris Rauf (Urdu: حارث رؤف; born 7 November 1993) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in January 2020. He made his Twenty20 debut for the Lahore Qalandars in the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy ...

(born 1993), Pakistani cricketer * Javeria Rauf (born 1989), Pakistani cricketer * John Rauf (fl.1388), English politician *

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (born Chris Wayne Jackson; March 9, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for nine years with the Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and Vancouver Gri ...

(born 1969), American basketball player * Onjali Q. Raúf, English author and human rights campaigner * Rana Abdul Rauf (born 1953), Pakistani politician *

Rashid Rauf Rashid Rauf (ca. 1981 – 22 November 2008) was an alleged Al-Qaeda operative. He was a dual citizen of Britain and Pakistan who was arrested in Bhawalpur, Pakistan in connection with the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot in August 2006, a day b ...

(1981–2008), alleged Al-Qaeda operative

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Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman (born 1941) is the replacement chief judge of the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal's Al-Dujail trial of Saddam Hussein in 2006, when he sentenced Saddam and some of his top aides to death by hanging. Abd al-Rahman is a ...

(born c. 1941), Iraqi judge *

Rauf Adigozalov Rauf Zulfugar oglu Adigozalov ( az, Rauf Zülfüqar oğlu Adıgözəlov; 22 November 1940 – 29 June 2002) was an Azerbaijani violinist and singer. He was the son of the singer Zulfugar Adigozalov, and the brother of the composer Vasif Adigo ...

(1940–2002), Azerbaijani violinist and singer *

Rauf Aliyev Rauf Sahraman oğlu Aliyev ( az, Rauf Səhraman oğlu Əliyev, born 12 February 1989) is an Azerbaijani international footballer who plays as a striker for Azerbaijani club Kapaz. He made his national debut in an away friendly match against Jo ...

(born 1989), Azerbaijani football player *

Rauf Denktaş Rauf Raif Denktaş (27 January 1924 – 13 January 2012) was a Turkish Cypriot politician, barrister and jurist who served as the founding president of Northern Cyprus. He occupied this position as the president of the Turkish Republic of Nor ...

(1924–2012), first president of Northern Cyprus *

Rauf Hasağası Rauf Hasağası (6 August 1900 – 21 July 1992) was a Turkish sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of t ...

(1900–1992), Turkish sprinter *

Rauf Huseynli Rauf Huseynli ( az, Rauf Hüseynli, born on 25 January 2000) is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays as a defender for Shamakhi FK in the Azerbaijan Premier League and the Azerbaijan U21. Club career Huseynli made his debut in the Azerbaijan P ...

(born 2000), Azerbaijani football player *

Rauf Khalid Abdul Rauf Khalid ( ur, ; 19 December 1957 in Peshawar – 24 November 2011) was a Pakistani actor, filmmaker and television writer/director. Early life and career Rauf Khalid, while he was still a college student, began writing for Radi ...

(1957–2011), Pakistani actor *

Rauf Khalilov Rauf Khalilov Azad oglu (born October 6, 1981 Baku, Azerbaijan) is a film director, composer, designer and producer. He is a member of the Directors Guild of Azerbaijan. Biography In 1998 Rauf Khalilov graduated from the Azerbaijan State Acade ...

(born 1981), Azerbaijani film director *

Rauf Klasra Rauf Klasra ( ur, رؤف کلاسرا) is a Pakistani journalist and renowned legend of LayyahUrdu language columnist. He files stories for both the news paper and television. Moreover he is also running a web paper and was earlier working with T ...

, Pakistani journalist * Rauf Lala (born 1970), Pakistani actor * Rauf Mamedov (born 1988), Azerbaijani chess player * Rauf Olaniyan (born 1960), Nigerian politician *

Rauf Orbay Hüseyin Rauf Orbay (27 July 1881 – 16 July 1964) was an Ottoman-born Turkish naval officer, statesman and diplomat of Abkhazian origin. Biography Hüseyin Rauf was born in Constantinople in 1881 to an Abkhazian family. As an officer i ...

(1881–1964), Turkish politician * Rauf Abu Al-Seoud (1915–1982), Egyptian diver * Rauf Siddiqui, Pakistani politician *

Rauf Yekta Rauf Yekta Bey (27 March 1871 – 8 January 1935) was a Turkish musician, musicologist and writer on music. Biography Rauf Yekta was born on 27 March 1871, in the Aksaray area of Istanbul, Turkey to his father Ahmed Arif Bey. He was named Mehm ...

(1871–1935), Turkish musician

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