Wakil or El-Wakil is a surname commonly found in the Islamic world. Notable people with this surname include:

Wakil

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

Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil (born 1943), an Egyptian architect Omar El-Wakil (born 1988), an Egyptian handball player

See also

Wakil (given name), the corresponding given name Vakil (surname), a similar surname Wakil, a concept in Islamic law