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Hanifa


Hanifa (حنيفة) is an Arabic given name, the feminine form of Hanif, which means "incline" (to the right religion, i.e. Islam). Notable people with the name include:

Given name

  • Hanifa Abdullayev (1923–1991), Azerbaijani hematologist and health minister
  • Hanifa Adan (born 1996), Kenyan activist
  • Hanifa Ahmad (born 1946), Malay politician
  • Hanifa Deen, Australian writer
  • Hanifa Mohamed Ibrahim (born 1991), Somali politician
  • Hanifa Kawooya (born 1957), Ugandan politician
  • Hanifa Malikova (1856–1929), Azerbaijani educationalist
  • Hanifa Mavlianova (1924–2010), Soviet and Tajik soprano
  • Hanifa Nabukeera, Ugandan businesswoman and politician
  • Hanifa Safi (died 2012), Afghan politician
  • Hanifah Hajar Taib (born 1972), Malay politician
  • Hanifa Yousoufi (born 1995), Afghan mountaineer
  • Hanifah Walidah, American rapper and activist

Surname

  • Abu Hanifa (699–767), founder of Hanafi school of jurisprudence
  • V. M. C. Haneefa (1951–2010), Indian actor
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