Hanifa

Hanifa (حنيفة) is an Arabic given name, the feminine form of Hanif, which means "incline" (to the right religion, i.e. Islam). It may refer to:

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 business woman
• 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

See also

• Hənifə, Azerbaijan
• Hanafi (disambiguation)
• Hanife, name

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