Saifullah, (also spelled Sayfullah) - , meaning sword of God, is a male Islamic given name. Originally it was an honorific award for military prowess. In modern times it may be used as a surname.
Saifullah
Males
- Title
- SayfAllāh al-Maslūl, name given to Khalid ibn al-Walid (died 642), one of the companions of Muhammad (sal)
- Emir Sai
fullah, nom de guerre of Muslim Atayev (1974–2004), Islamist leader against the Russians in the North Caucasus
- Emir Sayfullah, nom de guerre of Anzor Astemirov (1976–2010), Islamist leader against the Russians in the North Caucasus
- Saifullah, name used by Daniel Patrick Boyd (born 1970), American alleged terrorist
- Saifullah, nom de guerre of Gazi Haider (1994–2020), leader of the Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir
- Given name
- Sejfulla Malëshova (1901–1971), Albanian politician and writer
- Saifullah Paracha (born 1947), Pakistani held in Guantanamo
- Saif-ur-Rehman Mansoor (died ca. 2007), Taliban commander
- Saifullah Cheema, Pakistani army officer
- Sayfullo Saipov, suspected terrorist
- Middle name
- Anwar Saifullah Khan (born 1945), Pakistani politician
- Salim Saifullah Khan, Pakistani politician
- Qari Saifullah Akhtar (died 2017), Pakistani alleged terrorist
- Surname
- Muhammad Saifullah (born 1943), Pakistani politician
- Zafar Saifullah (c. 1936–2014), Indian politician
Females
- Geysar Seyfulla qizi Kashiyeva, or Geysar Kashiyeva (1893–1972), Azerbaijani painter
See also
- Qilla Saifullah, fort in Pakistan
- Qila Saifullah, town in Pakistan
- Killa Saifullah District, Pakistan
References
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