Ilyas

Ilyas () is a form of the masculine given name Elias or Elijah.

Notable people with this given name

• Ilyas son of Mudar, ancestor of Muhammad
• Ilyas Ahmed (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ilyas Babar (1926–2002), Indian athletic coach
• Ilyas Ahmed Bilour (1940–2024), Pakistani politician
• Ä°lyas Demir (born 1985), Turkish martial artist
• Ilyas Gorchkhanov (1967–2005), Russian rebel leader
• Ilyas Gul (born 1968), Pakistani cricketer
• Ilyas Hussain Ibrahim (born 1957), Maldivian politician
• Ä°lyas Kahraman (born 1976), Turkish footballer
• Ilyas Kanchan (born 1956), Bangladeshi actor
• Ilyas Kandhlawi (1885–1944), Indian Islamic scholar, founder of Tablighi Jamaat
• Ilyas Kashmiri (1964–2011), Pakistani Al-Qaeda operative
• Ilyas Osman Lugator (born 1967), Vice President of Puntland
• Ilyas Qadri (born 1950), Pakistani Islamic scholar
• Ilyas Shah Shamsuddin (died 1358), first Sultan of Bengal
• Ilyas Shurpayev (1975–2008), Russian journalist
• Ä°lyas Şükrüoğlu (born 1966), Turkish freestyle wrestler
• Ä°lyas Tüfekçi (born 1960), Turkish footballer
• Qaraja Ilyas, Safavid governor of Erivan from 1502 onwards

Notable people with this surname

• Adnan Ilyas (born 1984), Omani cricketer
• Ihab Ilyas (born 1973), Egyptian-Canadian professor
• Muhammad Ilyas (disambiguation), several people named Mohammad or Muhammad

Other uses

• Ä°lyas Bey Mosque, a cultural heritage mosque of Turkey
• Ä°lyas, Burdur, a village in Turkey

See also

• Islamic view of Elijah

References