Saif

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

• 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

• HL7 Services Aware Interoperability Framework
• Seif dune, a type of sand dune
• Spatial Archive and Interchange Format

Organizations

• Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance
• Social Enterprise Investment Fund
• State Accident Insurance Fund

Name

Given name

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Saif, Iran (disambiguation)
• Omar Sa'if Center, a Taliban center on the outskirts of Kabul

See also

• Saiph or Kappa Orionis, a star in the constellation Orion