Asif

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Asif
Pronunciation Arabic: [aːsˤaf]
Gender Male
Language Arabic
Origin
Word/name Hebrew and Arabic
Meaning the name of Solomon's vizier
Region of origin Arabia

Asif (Arabic: آصف) is an Arabic masculine given name. In Persian and Urdu it is often pronounced as 'Asif' or 'Asef'. This name referred to Solomon's vizier in the Islamic tradition, and by extension to a wise, prudential figure.

People with this name
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In antiquity
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Asif bin Barkhiya, described in the 27th Chapter of the Qur'an, transported the throne of the Queen of Sheba
In modern times
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Asif Ahmad Ali (1940–2022), Pakistani politician and government minister, Foreign Minister 1993–1996
Asif Ahmad (born 1956), British diplomat
Asif Akbar (born 1972), Bangladeshi singer
Asif Ali (disambiguation), multiple people
Asif Bashir (born 1993), Pakistani rescue worker
Asif Bashir Bhagat (born 1976), Pakistani politician
Asif Din (born 1960), English cricketer
Asif Farrukhi (1959–2020), Pakistani doctor, writer and translator
Asif Ismail (born 1970), Indian tennis player
Asif Kapadia (born 1972), English film director
Asif Maharammov (1952–1994), Azerbaijani Lieutenant colonel and National Hero of Azerbaijan
Asif Mahmood (born 1975), Pakistani cricketer
Asif Nawaz (1937–1993), Pakistani general
Asif Noorani (born 1942), Pakistani newspaper and television writer
Asif Iqbal Razvi (born 1943), Pakistani cricketer
Asif Ali Zardari (born 1955), Pakistan's former president (2008–2013)
Surname
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Bisma Asif (born 1995/96), Asian-Australian politician
K. Asif (1922–1971), Indian film director
Khawaja Muhammad Asif (born 1949), Pakistani politician
Mohammad Asif (disambiguation), several people
See also
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Assaf (name)
Asaf
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