Saifullah

Saifullah, also spelled Sayfullah etc. (Arabic: سيف الله ‎), meaning sword of God is a male Islamic given name, originally an honorific awarded for military prowess. In modern times it may be used as a surname. It may refer to

Persons

Males

Title

• SayfAllāh al-Maslūl, name given to Khalid ibn al-Walid, one of the companions of Muhammad
• Emir Sayfullah, nom de guerre of Muslim Atayev (1974-2004), Islamist leader against the Russians in the North Caucasus
• Emir Sayfullah, nom de guerre of Anzor Astemirov (1976–2010), Islamist leader against the Russians in the North Caucasus
• Saifullah, name used by Daniel Patrick Boyd (born 1970), American alleged terrorist

Given name / first name

• Sejfulla Malëshova (1901-1971), Albanian politician and writer
• Saifullah Paracha (born 1947), Pakistani held in Guantanamo
• Saifullah Khan (cricketer) (born 1971), Bangladesh cricketer
• Saifullah Mansour, or Saif-ur-Rehman Mansoor (died ca. 2007), Taliban commander
• Saifullah Cheema, Pakistani army officer

Middle name

• Khalid Saifullah Rahmani (born 1956), Indian Muslim scholar
• Anwar Saifullah Khan, Pakistani politician
• Salim Saifullah Khan, Pakistani politician
• Qari Saifullah Akhtar, Pakistani alleged terrorist

Last name / Surname / Family name

• Muhammad Saifullah (born 1943), Pakistani politician
• Zafar Saifullah, Indian politician

Females

• Geysar Seyfulla qizi Kashiyeva, or Geysar Kashiyeva (1893–1972), Azerbaijani painter

Places

• Seyfollah, village in Iran
• Qilla Saifullah, fort in Pakistan
• Qila Saifullah, town in Pakistan
• Killa Saifullah District, Pakistan