Nassif

Nassif (also spelled Naseef, Nassef or Nasiff, Arabic: ناصيف) is an Arabic masculine given and surname originating in the Eastern Mediterranean, primarily from Lebanon and Syria, derived from the Arabic word nasif meaning just or fair-minded.

Given name

• Nassif Ghoussoub (born 1953), Canadian mathematician
• Nasif Estéfano (1932–1973), Argentine racing driver
• Nassif Majdalani (1913–1988), Lebanese media presenter and football president
• Nasif al-Nassar (d. 1781), autonomous Shia leader of South Lebanon during Ottoman era
• Nasif Al-Yaziji (1800–1871), Lebanese author and prominent figure in the Nahda movement
• Nassif Zeytoun (born 1988), Syrian singer
• Nasif Majeed (born 1945), North Carolina politician

Surname

• Abdullah Omar Nasseef (born 1939), Saudi chemist and geologist
• Ali Hussein Nassif (d. 2012), founding member of Hezbollah, former commander of all Hezbollah troops in the Syrian Civil War before being killed by rebels.
• Gabriel Nassif, French professional card player
• Henry Joseph Nasiff Jr., better known as "Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf," member of "The Wack Pack" on The Howard Stern Show (1962-2001)
• Muhammad Nasif Khairbek, senior internal security official in Syria.
• Paul Nassif, Beverly Hills plastic surgeon featured on the reality television series Botched and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
• Rosemarie Nassif (born 1941), American academic administrator, Catholic sister, and chemist
• Zaki Nassif (1918-2004), Lebanese folk music composer

Places

• The Nassif Building, former headquarters of the United States Department of Transportation
• Nasseef House, sometimes known as Nassif House, historical landmark in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Fictional characters

• Dr. Leila Nassif, fictional character in the PC game Deus Ex: Invisible War characters