Ashraf (name)
'Ashraf ' (Template:Langx) is an Arabic name meaning 'most honorable one' or 'very noble'. It is used by many Arabs and non-Arabs regardless of their religious affiliation, both Christians and Muslims alike. In French-speaking contexts the transliteration is Achraf.
The name is not to be confused with the word Template:Transliteration (Script error: No such module "Lang"., with a long second ā) which is the plural of the word [[Sharif|Template:Transliteration]], denoting the descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Although both words share the same root, Template:Transliteration (Template:Lit) is not normally used as a proper name. Its singular Template:Transliteration (also 'Shareef', 'Sherif', etc.), on the other hand, is used as a proper name.
People
Historical
- 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 us-Sultana Qajar (born 1808) Princess of Persia
Contemporary
Given name
- Ashraf Abdelwahab, Egyptian academic, business executive and politician
- Ashraf Ali Khan (disambiguation)
- Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863–1943) Indian Islamic scholar and Sufi
- Ashraf Barhom (born 1979) Israeli Arab actor
- Achraf Bencharki (born 1994), Moroccan footballer
- Ashraf Choudhary (born 1949) Pakistani-born scientist in the field of agricultural engineering and member of the New Zealand Parliament
- Ashraf Dehghani (born 1949) Iranian political activist, and member of the Iranian People's Fadaee Guerrillas
- Ashraf El-Ashmawi, Egyptian author, judge and legal scholar
- Ashraf El-Gharably (born 1979) Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler
- Ashraf Fahmy (1936–2001) Egyptian film director
- Ashraf Fayadh (born 1980) Saudi Arabian poet imprisoned and lashed for apostasy
- Ashraf Ghani (2001) Afghan politician
- Ashraf Ghori (born 1973) Indian artist
- Achraf Hakimi (born 1998) Moroccan footballer
- Ashraf Hendricks (born 1984) South African footballer
- Ashraf Hossain (died 2020) Bangladeshi politician
- Ashraf Johaardien (born 1974) South African playwright
- Ashraf Kasem (born 1966) Egyptian footballer
- Achraf Lazaar (born 1992) Moroccan footballer
- Ashraf Marwan (1944–2007) Egyptian businessman
- Ashraf Nu'man (born 1986) Palestinian footballer
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- Ashraf Pahlavi (1919–2016) Iranian royal, twin sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran
- Ashraf Qazi (born 1942) Pakistani politician and diplomat
- Ashraf Rashid (1948–2004) Pakistani general and head of SSG
- Ashraf Rifi (born 1954) Lebanese police chief
- Achraf Tadili (born 1980) Canadian athlete
Middle name
- Ali Ashraf Darvishian (1941–2017) Iranian writer
- Ali Ashraf Sadeghi (born 1941) Iranian linguist
- Ali Ashraf Siddiqui, Indian politician
- Sheikh Ashraf Ali (born 1946) Bangladeshi footballer and coach
Surname
- Aedy Ashraf (born 2001) Malaysian actor
- Ali Ashraf (disambiguation)
- 'Ali Ashraf (c.1735–c.1780) Iranian painter
- Bilal Ashraf (born 1979) Pakistani actor, film producer, and director
- Imran Ashraf (born 1989) Pakistani actor and writer
- Nasim Ashraf, Pakistani politician
- Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (born 2001) Pakistani politician
- Syed Ali Ashraf (1924–1998) Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and academic