Atif (also spelled Atef or Atiph, ) is an Arabic masculine given name generally used in the Muslim world, it means "the kind one".

Notable people with the given name “Atif” Atef Atef Abu Bakr (born 1946), Palestinian politician and diplomat Atef Abu Saif (born 1973), Palestinian writer Atef Adwan (born 1950), Palestinian politician Atef Bseiso (1948–1992), Palestine Liberation Organization head of intelligence Atef Dkhili (born 1990), Tunisian footballer Atef Ebeid (1932–2014), Egyptian politician Atef Maoua (born 1981), Tunisian basketball player Atef Najib (born 1964/65), Syrian political security chief in the city of Daraa Atef Saad (born 1988), Tunisian long-distance runner Atef Sadat (1948–1973), Egyptian Air Force pilot Atef Salem (1927–2002), Egyptian film director Atef Sedky (1930–2005), Egyptian politician Atef Tarawneh (born 1954), Jordanian politician Atef El-Tayeb (1947–1995), Egyptian film director

Atif Atif Abdelmageed, Sudanese administrator Atif Aslam (born 1983), Pakistani singer Atif Ashraf (born 1980), Pakistani cricketer Atif Azal, known as A-Zal, New-York-based musician Atif Bashir (born 1985), German footballer Atif Butt (born 1969), Pakistani-born Danish cricketer Atif Butt, Pakistani esports player Atif Dudaković (born 1953), Bosnian army general Atif Jabbar (born 1990), Pakistani cricketer Atif Mian (born 1975), American economist Atif Qarni (born 1978), American teacher and politician Atif Rauf (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer Atif Sheikh (born 1991), English cricketer

Atıf İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca (1875–1926), Turkish Imam, Islamic scholar, and author Atıf Yılmaz Batıbeki (1925–2006), Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer

Notable people with the surname “Atif” Atef Bahram Atef (born 1941), Iranian football manager and academic Emily Atef (born 1973), French-Iranian director, screenwriter and producer based in Berlin Mohammed Atef Al-Masri (1944–2001), Egyptian military chief of al-Qaida Momen Atef (born 1994), Egyptian footballer Salah Atef, commonly known as Rico (born 1989), Egyptian footballer

Atif Kamran Atif, member of Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami Mohammad Atif Ali (born 1982), Emirati cricketer Parveen Atif (1935–2018), Pakistani Urdu fiction writer, short story writer, columnist, and a pioneer of women's field hockey

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