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Saif (Arabic: سيف) is an Arabic name that means sword or scimitar. also, it means the protector of something.
Saif , SAIF, or Seif may also refer to:
Military
[edit]- Arab sword, an Arabian sword of pre-Islamic origin
- Scimitar, a curved sword associated with Middle Eastern, South Asian, or North African cultures
Science and technology
[edit]- HL7 Services Aware Interoperability Framework
- Seif dune, a type of sand dune
- Spatial Archive and Interchange Format
Organizations
[edit]- Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance
- Social Enterprise Investment Fund
- State Accident Insurance Fund
Name
[edit]Given name
[edit]- Saif Ali Khan, Bollywood actor
- Saif al-Adel, Egyptian al-Qaeda member
- Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, son of former Libyan politician Muammar Gaddafi
- Saif Saaeed Shaheen (born 1982), steeplechase runner
- Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a politician from the United Arab Emirates
- Saif bin Sultan, Imam of the Ibadi sect in Oman (1692-1711)
- Saïf Ghezal, Tunisian Footballer
- Saif Ahmad, Bangladeshi-American restaurateur and World Series of Poker champion
- Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair, Dubai CEO
Surname
[edit]- Abdulla Hassan Saif, Bahraini banker and politician
- Detlef Seif (born 1962), German politician
- Faisal Saif, Indian film director and writer
- Mostafa Elwi Saif, Egyptian politician
- Umar Saif, Pakistani computer scientist
- Valiollah Seif, Iranian banker and economist
- Rajwa Al Saif, Saudi royal, architect and wife of Jordan Crown Prince
Arabic-based compound names with Saif as an element
[edit]- Saifullah, multiple people
- Saiful Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sayf al-Din (disambiguation), multiple people
- Saifur Rehman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Saifuzzaman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Saiful Alam (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sayful Haq, multiple people
- S. Muhammad Saiful Hoque, Bangladeshi diplomat
- Saif Ul Haque (born 1958), Bangladeshi architect
Other uses
[edit]- Saif, Iran (disambiguation)
- Omar Sa'if Center, a Taliban center on the outskirts of Kabul
See also
[edit]- Saiph or Kappa Orionis, a star in the constellation Orion