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Ashraf (Arabic: أشرف‎‎) is an Arabic name meaning "most honorable one." It is used by many Arabs regardless of their religious affiliation, both Christians and Muslims alike. In French-speaking contexts the transliteration is Achraf.

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Men

  • Al-Ashraf Khalil (c.1262–1293), Bahrid sultan of Egypt from 1290 to 1293
  • Al-Ashraf Sha'ban, Bahrid sultan of Egypt from 1363 to 1376
  • Al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Barsbay, Burjid sultan of Egypt from 1422 to 1438
  • al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Qaitbay (c. 1416/1418 – 1496), Burjid sultan of Egypt from 1468 to 1496
  • al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri, Burjid sultan of Egypt from 1501 to 1516
  • al-Ashraf Tuman bay II, Burjid sultan of Egypt in 1516
  • Ashraf Hotak, ruler of Afghanistan from 1725 to 1729
  • Ashraf Fahmy (1936– 2001), Egyptian film director
  • Ashraf Qazi (born 1942), Pakistani politician and diplomat
  • Ashraf Marwan (1944–2007), Egyptian businessman
  • Ashraf Rashid (1948–2004), Pakistani general and head of SSG
  • Ashraf Choudhary (born 1949), Pakistani-born scientist in the field of agricultural engineering and member of the New Zealand Parliament
  • Mohammad Ashraf Ghani (born 1949), President of Afghanistan
  • Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (born 1950), Prime Minister of Pakistan
  • Ashraf Rifi (born 1954), Lebanese police chief
  • Ashraf Kasem (born 1966), Egyptian footballer
  • Ashraf Johaardien (born 1974), South African playwright
  • Ashraf Barhom (born 1979), Israeli Arab actor
  • Ashraf El-Gharably (born 1979), Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler
  • Achraf Tadili (born 1980), Canadian athlete
  • Ashraf Hendricks (born 1984), South African footballer
  • Ashraf Nu'man (born 1986), Palestinian footballer
  • Sherif Ashraf (born 1987), Egyptian footballer
  • Achraf Lazaar (born 1992), Moroccan footballer
  • Aedy Ashraf (born 1993), Malaysian actor
  • Achraf Bencharki (born 1994), Moroccan footballer
  • Ashraf Abdelwahab, Egyptian academic, Business Executive and politician
  • Ashraf El-Ashmawi, Egyptian author, judge and legal scholar
  • Nasim Ashraf, Pakistani politician

    • Women

  • Ashraf Pahlavi (1919-2016), twin sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran
  • Ashraf Dehghani (born 1948), political activist and member of the Iranian People's Fadaee Guerrillas

    • Places

    Ashraf is an early variant name for Behshahr, Iran.

    References

    Ashraf (name) Wikipedia
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