Latif

Al-Latif (Al-Laṭīf لطيف, also anglicized as Al-Lateef) is one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "kind". Latif can also be a masculine given name, as short form of Abdul Latif, meaning "servant of the Gentle". Its feminine form is Latifa. "Al-Latif" also means "The Subtle".

Notable persons

Given name
  • Latif (singer/songwriter), full name Corey Latif Williams, American rhythm and blues singer
  • Latif (video game player), full name Abdullatif Alhmili (born 1990), Saudi-American fighting games player
  • Latif Afridi, Pakistani lawyer
  • Shah Abdul Latif, Sindhi poet
  • Latif Ahmadi, Afghan film director
  • Latif Halmat, or Letîf Helmet, Kurdish-Iraqi poet
  • Latif Kapadia, Pakistani stage and television actor
  • Latif Karimov, Azerbaijani carpet designer
  • Latif Khosa, politician, Governor of Punjab
  • Latif Nangarhari, Afghan singer
  • Latif Rahman, Singaporean football
  • Latif Rashid, Iraqi politician and minister
  • Latif Safarov, Azerbaijani actor and movie director.
  • Latif Salifu, Ghanaian football player
  • Latif Yahia, Iraqi author and former body double
Family name
  • Aamir Latif, a former governor in Afghanistan
  • Ahmed Latif, Afghan film director
  • Amar Latif, a blind British entrepreneur, actor, director
  • Idris Hasan Latif, former Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
  • Khalid Latif (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
  • Khalid Latif (imam), Chaplain (Imam) for the Islamic Center at New York University
  • Mohamed Latif, Egyptian football player
  • Mojib Latif, German-Pakistani meteorologist and oceanographer
  • Muhammed Latif, Iraqi major general and politician
  • Muid Latif, Malaysian web designer and digital artist
  • Naved Latif, a Pakistani cricketer
  • Nazir Latif, Pakistan Air Force officer
  • Rashid Latif, Pakistani cricket player
  • Rizwan Latif, Pakistani-UAE cricket player
  • Shaheed Latif, Hindi film director, writer and producer.
  • Shazad Latif, a British television actor

See also

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