Elahi (name)

Elahi () is an Aramaic word meaning "My God". It is used as a Muslim name in Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Iran.

Surname

Elahi family (Punjab, Pakistan)

• Muhammad Zain Elahi (born 1987) - Pakistani politician
• Chaudhry Hussain Elahi - Pakistani politician
• Moonis Elahi (born 1976) - Pakistani politician
• Chaudhry Musa Elahi - Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Gujrat (2024–2029)
• Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi (1917 - 1981) - Pakistani politician
• Parvez Elahi (born 1945) - 19th chief minister of Punjab
• Fazal Elahi Chaudhry (1904 - 1982) - President of Pakistan from 1973 to 1978
• Shehzad Ata Elahi - Pakistani attorney general

Elahi family (Rangpur, Bangladesh)

This is a family notable their social works, philanthropic activities, and for contributing in national and foreign educational institutions.

• K. Maudood Elahi (1945 - 2025) - Bangladeshi professor and businessman
• K. Mukhtar Elahi (1949 - 1971) - Bangladeshi freedom fighter
• Hasan M. Elahi (born 1972) - Bangladeshi-American artist
• K. Taufiq Elahi (born 1977) - Bangladeshi architect and academic
• K. Mushtaq Elahi (born 1948) - Bangladeshi-American freedom fighter, professor, philanthropist, and scholar
• K. Manzoor Elahi - Bangladeshi freedom fighter
• K. Tausif Elahi (born 2013) - Bangladeshi youngest Astronomy Olympiad champion, Mathematics Olympiad champion, Physics Olympiad champion and Biology Olympiad first runner-up.
• K. Iffat Elahi Mahbub - Bangladeshi murder victim
• K. Mahbub Elahi Biplob - Bangladeshi murderer
• Captain Iftekhar Elahi Shanto - Bangladeshi murderer and military officer
• Ershad Elahi Shuvo - Bangladeshi murderer
• K. Daad Elahi - Bangladeshi school principal, school inspector and politician

Elahi family (Pakistan)

• Zahoor Elahi (born 1971) - Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer
• Saleem Elahi (born 1976) - Pakistani cricketer
• Manzoor Elahi (born 1963) - Pakistani cricketer

Elahi family (Pakistan)

• Anwar Elahi (1936/1937 - 2016) - Pakistani cricketer
• Ikram Elahi (born 1933) - Pakistani cricketer

Others

• Fazle Elahi (1955/1956 - 2018) - Bangladeshi freedom fighter and politician
• Sheikh Manzoor Elahi - Pakistani politician
• Mohammed-Arif Elahi (1935-?) - Pakistani tennis player
• Armaghan Elahi - Pakistani cricketer
• Irfan Elahi (born 1995) - Pakistani
• Shahzad Elahi (born 1965) - Pakistani politician
• Ishtiaq Elahi (born 1998) - Indian cricketer
• Sadreddin Elahi (1934 – 2021) - Iranian journalist
• Amir Elahi (1908 - 1980) - Indian cricketer
• Syed Manzur Elahi (1942 – 2025) - Bangladeshi businessperson and chairman
• Nur Ali Elahi (1895 - 1974) - Iranian philosopher, judge and musician
• Qamre Elahi (born 1961) - West Bengali politician
• Bijan Elahi (1945 - 2010) - Iranian poet and translator
• Imtiaz Inayat Elahi - Senior bureaucrat of Pakistan's Civil Services

Middle name

• Aashiq Elahi Meerthi (1881 - 1941) - Islamic scholar, biographer, translator and writer
• Fazal Elahi Khan - Pakistani politician
• Karam Elahi Bandial (born 1961) - Pakistani politician
• Quadrat Elahi Rahman Shafique (1962 - 2009) - Colonel in the Bangladesh Army
• Ashiq Elahi Bulandshahri (1925 - 2002) - Indian Islamic scholar
• Hossein Elahi Ghomshei (born 1940) - Iranian scholar
• Fazle Elahi Akbar (born 1952) - Bangladeshi general
• Md. Mahabub Elahi Ronju (born 1952) - Bangladeshi freedom fighter
• Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury - Bangladeshi energy advisor
• Ehsan Elahi Zaheer (1945–1987) - Pakistani Islamic scholar and author
• Fazal Elahi Chaudhry (1904 - 1982) - President of Pakistan from 1973 to 1978
• Daniel Elahi Galán (born 1996) - Colombian tennis player

Given name

• Elahi Bux Soomro (1926–2024) - Pakistani politician
• Elahi Ardabili (?-1543) - Iranian author and scholar
• Elahi Hamadani - Mughal poet

See also

• Elahi

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