Saifullah Explained

Saifullah/سيف الله, (also spelled Sayfullah) -, meaning sword of God, is a male Islamic given name. Originally it was an honorific award for military prowess. In modern times it may be used as a surname.

Saifullah

Males

Title

• SayfAllāh al-Maslūl, name given to Khalid ibn al-Walid (died 642), one of the companions of Muhammad
• Emir Saifullah, nom de guerre of Muslim Atayev (1974–2004), Islamist leader against the Russians in the North Caucasus
• Emir Sayfullah, nom de guerre of Anzor Astemirov (1976–2010), Islamist leader against the Russians in the North Caucasus
• Saifullah, name used by Daniel Patrick Boyd (born 1970), American alleged terrorist
• Saifullah, nom de guerre of Gazi Haider (1994–2020), leader of the Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir

Given name

• Sejfulla Malëshova (1901–1971), Albanian politician and writer
• Seifollah Vahid Dastjerdi (1926-1999), Former Head of Iranian Red Crescent Society
• Seifollah Kambakhshfard (1929-2010), Iranian Archaeologist
• Saifullah Paracha (born 1947), Pakistani national held in Guantanamo
• Saif-ur-Rehman Mansoor (died ca. 2007), Taliban Commander
• Saifullah Cheema, Pakistani Politician
• Sayfullo Saipov, Suspected terrorist of Uzbek Origin

Middle name

• Anwar Saifullah Khan (born 1945), Pakistani politician
• Salim Saifullah Khan, Pakistani politician
• Qari Saifullah Akhtar (died 2017), Pakistani alleged terrorist

Surname

• Muhammad Saifullah (born 1943), Pakistani politician
• Zafar Saifullah (c. 1936–2014), Indian politician

Females

• Geysar Seyfulla qizi Kashiyeva, or Geysar Kashiyeva (1893–1972), Azerbaijani painter

See also

• Qilla Saifullah, fort in Pakistan
• Qila Saifullah, town in Pakistan
• Killa Saifullah District, Pakistan