Gilani

Gilani (Persian: گیلانی ‎) or Jilani (Persian: جیلانی ‎) or Kilani (Persian: کیلانی ‎) (and numerous other variants) may refer to:

• a gentilic of Gilan, Iran
• MV Gilani, an Empire F type coaster which sank at Montreal on 22 April 1972.
• Gillani Railway Station, a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan.

People with the surname Gilani

Gilani is a Middle Eastern and South Asian surname:

• Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani, first Prime Minister of Iraq in 1920
• Abdul-Qadir Gilani, 12th century Muslim Scholar and Author of books on spirituality
• General "Mouhammad-Rasoul" Al- Kailani -originally Gilani-, Founder and Director of The Jordanian General Intelligence Department
• Ahmad Javed Jilani ex-president Lahore High Court Bar Assn., writer of books "tasveere shauhar", "tasveer e dost" and other humorous novels.
• Ahmed Gailani Afghan politician
• Amjad Gilani, Chemical Engineer, academic and environmental protection advisor
• Ahmad Taufiq Jilani born Ferozepur 1944, Pakistan Army Officer, writer of "ziafat e raftegaan" and other novels.
• Baqa Jilani, early 20th century cricketer from Panjab region who played for British Raj team
• Benjamin Gilani, Indian theatre and television actor
• Abdul Qader al-Keilani, early 20th century Syrian statesman and religious authority
• Farzana Agha Jilani Islamabad, Pakistan writer of "raqse e taos" and other stories
• Hina Jilani, Pakistani human-rights activist
• Haji Gilani, participant in the 2001 Afghan war
• Hamid Raza Gilani, Pakistani politician
• Imtiaz Gilani, Pakistani engineer and academic
• Kamel al-Kilani, Finance Minister in the Iraqi Governing Council
• Khurshid Anwar Jilani, novelist, founder of Rawalpindi Public Library
• Maulana Manazir Ahsan Gilani, 19th century philosopher
• Mian Ghulam Jilani, critic of Pakistan's Bhutto government
• Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani, Iranian cleric and religious authority
• Mubarak Ali Gilani, Hanafi, Qadiri Sheikh
• Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Prime Minister of Iraq in 1933 and 1941
• Syed Ali Shah Geelani, separatist leader, important member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference
• Sayed Ishaq Gailani, Afghan Politician
• Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani, Pakistani lawyer and politician
• Tahir Mahmood Jilani born Ferozepur, India 1940, aviator, missing in action while flying L-19 Bird-Dog Cessna on search and rescue mission for Pakistan Army 27th June 1971 over Indus River in Kalabagh region.
• Yousaf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan since March 24, 2008
• Zahed Gilani, 13th century leader of the Zahediyeh Sufi order
• Syed Muhammad Baqir Gillani, Pakistani Famous Engineer and Researcher
• Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani, Pakistani Former Federal Minister for Law and Justice
• Syed Khalid Hussain Gillani, Secretary Water and Energy in KPK Province of Pakistan