Atif

Atif (Arabic عاطف ) is an Arabic male first name and last name meaning " the friendly ", which is also found outside of the Arabic -speaking world. Another transcription of the name is Atef. The Turkish form of the name is Atıf.

Bearers of the name

Ottoman period

• İskilipli Atıf Hoca (1875-1926), Turkish religious scholar and author

First name

• Atif Abaid ( born 1932 ), Egyptian Prime Minister ( 1999-2004)
• Atif Aslam ( b. 1983 ), Pakistani pop singer
• Atif Bashir ( born 1985 ), Pakistani football player
• Atif Dudaković ( born 1953 ), general from Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Atif Muhammad Naguib Sidqi (1930-2005), Egyptian Prime Minister (1986-1996)
• Atef Vogel ( b. 1977 ), German judoka, actor and choreographer
• Atıf Yılmaz (1925-2006), Turkish film director

Family name

• Manzoor Hussain Atif (1928-2008), Pakistani field hockey player
• Mohammed Atef (1944-2001), Egyptian terrorist
• Noha Atef ( born 1985 ), Egyptian blogger and human rights activist

Others

ATIF stands for Federation of Workers from Turkey in Germany, see Avrupa Türkiyeli Işçiler Konfederasyonu.