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Nassif (also spelled Nasif, Naseef, Nassef or Nasiff, Arabic: ناصيف‎‎) is an Arabic masculine given name originating in the Eastern Mediterranean, primarily from Lebanon and Syria, derived from the Arabic word nasif meaning just or fair-minded.

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Given name

  • Nassif Ghoussoub, Canadian mathematician
  • Nasif Estéfano (1932-1973), Argentine racing driver
  • Nasif al-Nassar (d. 1781), autonomous Shia leader of South Lebanon during Ottoman era
  • Nasif Al-Yaziji (1800-1871), Lebanese author and prominent figure in the Nahda movement

    • Surname

  • Abdullah Omar Nasseef (born 1939), Saudi chemist and geologist
  • Ali Hussein Nassif (d. 2012), founding member of Hezbollah, former commander of all Hezbollah troops in the Syrian Civil War before being killed by rebels.
  • Gabriel Nassif, French professional card player
  • Henry Joseph Nasiff Jr., better known as "Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf," member of "The Wack Pack" on The Howard Stern Show (1962-2001)
  • Muhammad Nasif Khairbek, senior internal security official in Syria.
  • Paul Nassif, Beverly Hills plastic surgeon featured on the reality television series Botched and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
  • Zaki Nassif (1918-2004), Lebanese folk music composer

    • Places

  • The Nassif Building, former headquarters of the United States Department of Transportation
  • Nasseef House, sometimes known as Nassif House, historical landmark in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    • Fictional characters

  • Dr. Leila Nassif, fictional character in the PC game Deus Ex: Invisible War characters

    • References

    Nassif Wikipedia
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