Isma'ilism is a branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam. The Ismailis get their name from their acceptance of Imam Ismaʻil ibn Jafar.

Ismaili (Arabic: اسماعيلي) is also a common surname or patronymic meaning coming from Ismail or Ishmael, the first son of Prophet Abraham. It may also be use as Al-Ismaili (Arabic: الإسماعيلي) with the Arabic definite article al- meaning "The Ismaili".

People with the surname include:

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  • Abas Ismaili (born 1967), Iranian former cyclist
  • Florijana Ismaili (1995–2019), Swiss footballer of Albanian origin
  • Ismail Ismaili (born 1981), Macedonian footballer of ethnic Albanian origin
  • Rashidah Ismaili, also known as Rashidah Ismaili AbuBakr (born 1941), Benin poet, fiction writer, essayist and playwright
  • Shaban Ismaili (born 1989), Macedonian footballer

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Al-Ismaili

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Al-Ismaily

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