Arif

Arif (Arabic عارف ) is a male first name of Arabic origin, meaning " one who knows ", " The Experienced ". The name is found in Arabic and Persian speaking countries, in Turkey, Azerbaijan and in the Balkans and also occurs as a family name. The female form of the name is Arife.

Bearers of the name

First name

• Arif Abd ar- Razzaq (1921-2007), Iraqi general and politician
• Haci Arif Bey (1831-1885), composer of Ottoman
• Arif Erdem (born 1972 ), Turkish national football team
• Arif Erkin Güzelbeyoğlu ( born 1935 ), Turkish architect, musician and actor
• Arif Mardin (1932-2006), American record producer of Turkish origin
• Arif Melikov Dschangirowitsch ( born 1933), Azerbaijani composer
• Arif Mirzoyev (* 1944), Azerbaijani composer, organist and pianist
• Arif Morkaya (* 1989), the Turkish football player
• Peçenek Arif (1959-2013), Turkish football player and coach
• Arif SAG ( born 1945 ), Turkish Alevi singer and politician
• Arif Taifur ( born 1945 ), Kurdish- Iraqi politicians
• Arif Ünal (* 1953), German politician ( Alliance 90/The Greens ) Turkish origin

Family name

• Abd ar -Rahman Arif (1916-2007), President of Iraq (1966-1968)
• Abd as- Salam Arif (1921-1966), President of Iraq (1963-1966)
• Ahmed Arif (1927-1991), Turkish poet of Kurdish
• Arif Hussain ( born 1968 ), Pakistani Athlete
• Ibn al - Arif, the medieval Sufi Almeria
• Kader Arif ( b. 1959 ), French politician
• Mohamed Arif (* 1985), Maldivian footballer
• Ozan Arif ( b. 1949 ), a Turkish producer and singer
• Samsul Arif (* 1985), Indonesian Soccer Player
• Syed Mohammed Arif ( born 1944 ), Indian badminton player and coach
• Zainal Arif ( b. 1981 ), Indonesian Soccer Player

More

• Arif ( Lycia ), name of an ancient town in Lycia