Sharif (surname)

Sharif is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

A

• Aamna Sharif (born 1982), Indian actress
• Abbas Sharif (1953–2013), Pakistani politician and missionary
• Abdallah Sharif (born 1985), Libyan footballer
• Abdul Latif Sharif (1947–2006), Mexican chemist
• Abdullah El Sharif (born 1978), Egyptian poet
• Abdi Sharif (born 2001), Somali footballer
• Afzal Sharif, Bangladeshi television and film actor
• Ahmed Sharif (1921–1999), Bangladeshi atheist philosopher, critic and writer
• Ahmed Sharif (Bangladeshi actor), actor in more than 800 Bengali films
• Ahmed Sharif (Maldivian actor) (born 1991)
• Anamul Haque Sharif (born 1985), Bangladeshi footballer
• Arshad Sharif (1973–2022), Pakistani journalist, writer and news anchor

B

• Babra Sharif (born 1954), Pakistani film actress
• Bassam Abu Sharif (born 1946), Palestine Liberation Organization member
• Bina Sharif, American playwright and actress

C

• Chaudhry Muhammad Sharif (1928–2009), Pakistani judge
• Chiya Hamid Sharif (born 1975), Kurdish politician

F

• Farhang Sharif (1931–2016), Iranian musician
• Fatah Sharif (died 2024), Palestinian educator
• Fatemeh Sharif (born 1986), Iranian futsal player and coach

H

• Haroon Sharif (born 1965), Pakistani economist
• Hassan Sharif (1951–2016), Emirati artist and writer
• Hussain Sharif (born 1961), Emirati artist

I

• Ibrahim Sharif (born 1957), political activist in Bahrain
• Ibrahim Sharif of Tunis (1640–1705), Bey of Tunis from 1702 to 1705
• Ismail Ibn Sharif (c. 1645–1727), Sultan of Morocco
• Ismail Mohammed Sharif (born 1962), Iraqi footballer

J

• Jafar Sharif-Emami (1912–1998), Iranian politician
• Jairus Sharif, Canadian experimental jazz musician
• Jamal Al Sharif (born 1954), Syrian football referee
• Jafar Abdollahi-Sharif (born 1963), President of Urmia University of Technology
• Jawad Sharif, Pakistani filmmaker, producer, and activist
• Jeyran Sharif, Iranian actress
• Jihad Sharif (born 1968), Jordanian wrestler

K

• Kadhem Sharif, Iraqi wrestler and weightlifter
• Kairat Lama Sharif (born 1962), Kazakhstan diplomat
• Khalil Sharif (born 1984), Qatari footballer
• Khawaja Muhammad Sharif (1949–2018), Pakistani judge
• Khvajeh Mohammad-Sharif (died 1576), Persian statesman
• Kul Sharif (died 1552), poet, statesman, academic, and imam of the Khanate of Kazan

M

• Mahjoub Sharif (1948–2014), Sudanese poet, teacher and activist
• Maimunah Mohd Sharif (born 1961), Malaysian Mayor of Kuala Lumpur
• Majid Sharif (1951–1998), Iranian translator and journalist
• Majid Sharif-Vaghefi (1949–1975), Iranian dissident
• Mehrshad Sharif (born 1952), Iranian and French chess master
• M. M. Sharif (1965–1893), Pakistani philosopher, Islamic scholar and academic
• Mian Mohammed Sharif (1917–1997), Pakistani mathematician and administrator
• Mian Muhammad Sharif (1919–2004), Pakistani businessman
• Mohamed Sharif (born 1988), Somalian footballer
• Mohamed Raus Sharif (born 1951), Malaysian lawyer and judge
• Mohammed Sharif, Indian social worker
• Mohammad Sharif (cricketer) (born 1985), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Mohammed Sharif (detainee), Afghan citizen in extrajudicial detention at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
• Mohammad Sharif (United Nations) (born 1933), head of the centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs at the United Nations
• Mohiyedine Sharif (died 1998), bombmaker for Hamas
• Muhammad Sharif (1919–2008), Pakistani industrialist, father of Nawaz Sharif
• Muhammad Sharif (cosmologist) (born 1962), Pakistani physicist
• Muhammad Sharif (Kalifa) (died 1899), one of the lieutenants of Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885)
• Muhammad ibn Sharif (died 1664), ruler of Tafilalt, Morocco

N

• Nawaz Sharif (born 1949), Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Nazley Sharif (born 1990), South African politician

O

• Omar Sharif (1932–2015), Egyptian film actor
• Omar Sharif Jr. (born 1983), Canadian actor, author and gay activist
• Othman Masoud Sharif, Tanzanian lawyer and politician

R

• Raheel Sharif (born 1956), Pakistani general

S

• Safyaan Sharif (born 1991), Scottish cricketer
• Sahira Sharif, Afghan politician
• Salim Sharif (born 1966), Malaysian politician
• Shabbir Sharif (1943–1971), Pakistani military officer
• Shafik Fauzan Sharif, Malaysian politician
• Shafiq Sharif (born 1990), Malaysian cricketer
• Shamil Sharif (born 1992), Singaporean footballer
• Shehbaz Sharif (born 1951), Pakistani politician and businessman
• Shimon Sharif (born 1978), Indian sports shooter
• Shishunala Sharif (1819–1889), Indian social reformer, philosopher, and poet
• Solmaz Sharif (born 1983), Iranian-American poet

T

• Tahirah Sharif, British actress
• Tauqir Sharif (born 1988), English aid worker
• Tipu Sharif, Pakistani actor and singer-songwriter

Y

• Yaqub Ali Sharif, Bangladeshi physician and politician

Z

• Zahid Sharif (born 1967), Pakistani field hockey player
• Zoheb Sharif (born 1983), English cricketer

See also

• Shariff
• Al-Sharif
• Shareef (surname)