Ashraf (name)
Ashraf (Arabic: أشرف) is an Arabic name meaning "most honorable one." It is used by many Arabs regardless of their religious affiliation, both Christians and Muslims alike. In French-speaking contexts the transliteration is Achraf. Uses of the name include:
People
Men
- Al-Ashraf Khalil (c.1262–1293), Bahrid sultan of Egypt from 1290 to 1293
- Al-Ashraf Sha'ban, Bahrid sultan of Egypt from 1363 to 1376
- Al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Barsbay, Burjid sultan of Egypt from 1422 to 1438
- al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Qaitbay (c. 1416/1418 – 1496), Burjid sultan of Egypt from 1468 to 1496
- al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri, Burjid sultan of Egypt from 1501 to 1516
- al-Ashraf Tuman bay II, Burjid sultan of Egypt in 1516
- Ashraf Hotak, ruler of Afghanistan from 1725 to 1729
- Ashraf Fahmy (1936– 2001), Egyptian film director
- Ashraf Qazi (born 1942), Pakistani politician and diplomat
- Ashraf Marwan (1944–2007), Egyptian businessman
- Ashraf Rashid (1948–2004), Pakistani general and head of SSG
- Ashraf Choudhary (born 1949), Pakistani-born scientist in the field of agricultural engineering and member of the New Zealand Parliament
- Mohammad Ashraf Ghani (born 1949), President of Afghanistan
- Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (born 1950), Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Ashraf Rifi (born 1954), Lebanese police chief
- Ashraf Kasem (born 1966), Egyptian footballer
- Ashraf Johaardien (born 1974), South African playwright
- Ashraf Barhom (born 1979), Israeli Arab actor
- Ashraf El-Gharably (born 1979), Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler
- Achraf Tadili (born 1980), Canadian athlete
- Ashraf Hendricks (born 1984), South African footballer
- Ashraf Nu'man (born 1986), Palestinian footballer
- Sherif Ashraf (born 1987), Egyptian footballer
- Achraf Lazaar (born 1992), Moroccan footballer
- Aedy Ashraf (born 1993), Malaysian actor
- Achraf Bencharki (born 1994), Moroccan footballer
- Ashraf Abdelwahab, Egyptian academic, Business Executive and politician
- Ashraf El-Ashmawi, Egyptian author, judge and legal scholar
- Nasim Ashraf, Pakistani politician
Women
- Ashraf Dehghani (born 1948), political activist and member of the Iranian People's Fadaee Guerrillas
Places
Ashraf is an early variant name for Behshahr, Iran.
See also
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