Saifullah (), 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 Saifullah Khalid (disambiguation), nom de guerre of various Islamist militants
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 (born 1988), Uzbek ISIS terrorist
Middle name Anwar Saifullah Khan (born 1945), Pakistani politician Salim Saifullah Khan, Pakistani politician Qari Saifullah Akhtar (died 2017), Pakistani alleged terrorist
Surname 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
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