Wakil (surname)
Appearance
Wakil or El-Wakil is a surname commonly found in the Islamic world. Notable people with this surname include:
Wakil
[edit]- Salih J. Wakil (1927 – 2019), an American biochemist
- Idris Abdul Wakil (1925 – 2000), a former president of Zanzibar
- Sahib Rohullah Wakil (born circa 1962), an Afghan detained at Guantanamo Bay
- Genan Wakil (born 1996), a Syrian poet and writer
- Susan Wakil (1933 – 2018), a Romanian businesswoman and philanthropist
- Mohammed Wakil (born 1965), a Nigerian minister
El-Wakil
[edit]- Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil (born 1943), an Egyptian architect
- Omar El-Wakil (born 1988), an Egyptian handball player
See also
[edit]- Wakil (given name), the corresponding given name
- Vakil (surname), a similar surname
- Wakil, a concept in Islamic law