# Atif

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**Atif** (also spelled **Atef** or **Atiph**, Arabic: عاطف) is an [Arabic](/source/Arabic) masculine [given name](/source/Given_name) generally used in the [Muslim world](/source/Muslim_world), it means "the kind one".[1]

## Notable people with the given name “Atif”

### Atef

- [Atef Abu Bakr](/source/Atef_Abu_Bakr) (born 1946), Palestinian politician and diplomat
- [Atef Abu Saif](/source/Atef_Abu_Saif) (born 1973), Palestinian writer
- [Atef Adwan](/source/Atef_Adwan) (born 1950), Palestinian politician
- [Atef Bseiso](/source/Atef_Bseiso) (1948–1992), Palestine Liberation Organization head of intelligence
- [Atef Dkhili](/source/Atef_Dkhili) (born 1990), Tunisian footballer
- [Atef Ebeid](/source/Atef_Ebeid) (1932–2014), Egyptian politician
- [Atef Maoua](/source/Atef_Maoua) (born 1981), Tunisian basketball player
- [Atef Najib](/source/Atef_Najib) (born 1964/65), Syrian political security chief in the city of Daraa
- [Atef Saad](/source/Atef_Saad) (born 1988), Tunisian long-distance runner
- [Atef Sadat](/source/Atef_Sadat) (1948–1973), Egyptian Air Force pilot
- [Atef Salem](/source/Atef_Salem) (1927–2002), Egyptian film director
- [Atef Sedky](/source/Atef_Sedky) (1930–2005), Egyptian politician
- [Atef Tarawneh](/source/Atef_Tarawneh) (born 1954), Jordanian politician
- [Atef El-Tayeb](/source/Atef_El-Tayeb) (1947–1995), Egyptian film director

### Atif

- [Atif Abdelmageed](/source/Atif_Abdelmageed), Sudanese administrator
- [Atif Aslam](/source/Atif_Aslam) (born 1983), Pakistani singer
- [Atif Ashraf](/source/Atif_Ashraf) (born 1980), Pakistani cricketer
- [Atif Azal](/source/Atif_Azal), known as A-Zal, New-York-based musician
- [Atif Bashir](/source/Atif_Bashir) (born 1985), German footballer
- [Atif Butt](/source/Atif_Butt_(cricketer)) (born 1969), Pakistani-born Danish cricketer
- [Atif Butt](/source/Atif_Butt_(gamer)), Pakistani esports player
- [Atif Dudaković](/source/Atif_Dudakovi%C4%87) (born 1953), Bosnian army general
- [Atif Jabbar](/source/Atif_Jabbar) (born 1990), Pakistani cricketer
- [Atif Mian](/source/Atif_Mian) (born 1975), American economist
- [Atif Qarni](/source/Atif_Qarni) (born 1978), American teacher and politician
- [Atif Rauf](/source/Atif_Rauf) (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer
- [Atif Sheikh](/source/Atif_Sheikh) (born 1991), English cricketer

### Atıf

- [İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca](/source/%C4%B0skilipli_Mehmed_At%C4%B1f_Hoca) (1875–1926), Turkish Imam, Islamic scholar, and author
- [Atıf Yılmaz](/source/At%C4%B1f_Y%C4%B1lmaz) Batıbeki (1925–2006), Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer

## Notable people with the surname “Atif”

### Atef

- [Bahram Atef](/source/Bahram_Atef) (born 1941), Iranian football manager and academic
- [Emily Atef](/source/Emily_Atef) (born 1973), French-Iranian director, screenwriter and producer based in Berlin
- [Mohammed Atef](/source/Mohammed_Atef) Al-Masri (1944–2001), Egyptian military chief of al-Qaida
- [Momen Atef](/source/Momen_Atef) (born 1994), Egyptian footballer
- [Salah Atef](/source/Salah_Atef), commonly known as Rico (born 1989), Egyptian footballer

### Atif

- [Kamran Atif](/source/Kamran_Atif), member of Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami
- [Mohammad Atif](/source/Mohammad_Atif) Ali (born 1982), Emirati cricketer
- [Parveen Atif](/source/Parveen_Atif) (1935–2018), Pakistani Urdu fiction writer, short story writer, columnist, and a pioneer of women's field hockey

## References

1. ["Atif - Baby Name Meaning, Origin and Popularity"](https://www.thebump.com/b/atif-baby-name). *www.thebump.com*. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

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