Asif

Asif

Pronunciation	Arabic: [aːsˤaf]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew and Arabic
Meaning	the name of Solomon's vizier
Region of origin	Arabia

Asif (Arabic: آصف) is an Arabic masculine given name. In Persian and Urdu it is often pronounced as 'Asif' or 'Asef'. This name referred to Solomon's vizier in the Islamic tradition, and by extension to a wise, prudential figure.

People with this name

In antiquity

• Asif bin Barkhiya, described in the 27th Chapter of the Qur'an, transported the throne of the Queen of Sheba

In modern times

• Asif Ahmad Ali (1940–2022), Pakistani politician and government minister, Foreign Minister 1993–1996
• Asif Ahmad (born 1956), British diplomat
• Asif Akbar (born 1972), Bangladeshi singer
• Asif Ali (disambiguation), multiple people
• Asif Bashir (born 1993), Pakistani rescue worker
• Asif Bashir Bhagat (born 1976), Pakistani politician
• Asif Din (born 1960), English cricketer
• Asif Farrukhi (1959-2020), Pakistani doctor, writer and translator
• Asif Ismail (born 1970), Indian tennis player
• Asif Kapadia (born 1972), English film director
• Asif Maharammov (1952-1994), Azerbaijani Lieutenant colonel and National Hero of Azerbaijan
• Asif Mahmood (born 1975), Pakistani cricketer
• Asif Nawaz (1937-1993), Pakistani general
• Asif Noorani (born 1942), Pakistani newspaper and television writer
• Asif Iqbal Razvi (born 1943), Pakistani cricketer
• Asif Ali Zardari (born 1955), Pakistan's former president (2008–2013)

Surname

• K. Asif (1922-1971), Indian film director
• Khawaja Muhammad Asif (born 1949), Pakistani politician
• Mohammad Asif (born 1982), Pakistan cricketer
• Bisma Asif (born 1995/96), Asian-Australian politician

See also

• Assaf (name)
• Asaf