Sherif
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Sherif or Sherifa is someone who is descended from Muhammad by way of his daughter Fatimah. The word comes from Arabic sharif meaning "noble", from sharafa meaning "to be highborn". It is also commonly known as Ashraf, and also sharif. It is etymologically unconnected to Sheriff.
[edit] Given name
- Sherif Abdel-Fadil (born 1983), Egyptian footballer
- Sherif Sabri, Egyptian film director
[edit] Surname
- Amro Sherif (born 1991), Egyptian basketball player
- Omar Sharif (born 1932), Egyptian actor
- Safwat El-Sherif (born 1933), Egyptian politician
- Muzafer Sherif (1906–1988), one of the founders of social psychology, and co-developer of social judgment theory with Carl Hovland
[edit] See also
- Sharif (disambiguation)
- Sharif of Mecca, title of the former governors of Hejaz
- Sheriff (disambiguation)
- Şerif (disambiguation), Turkish name
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