Sherif
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Sherif is someone who is descended from Muhammad by way of his daughter Fatima. 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 may refer to:
- a common name (or its variant Sharif):
- Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor
- Safwat El-Sherif, Egyptian politician
- Muzafer Sherif, one of the founders of social psychology, and co-developer of social judgment theory with Carl Hovland
It may also refer to: