Hafiz

Hafiz or Hafez (Arabic: حافظ‎, "one who remembers" lit. "keeper") may refer to:

Hafiz (Quran), a term used by Muslims for people who have completely memorized the Qur'an
- Al-Ḥafīẓ, one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "the Ever-Preserving/ Guardian/ All-Watching/ Protector"

People known by the mononym

Hafez or Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi, a 14th-century Persian mystic and poet. Sometimes credited as "Hafiz" or "Hafiz of Shiraz"
Abdul Hafiz (VC) (1918-1944), British Indian Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient
Abdul Hafiz (Guantanamo detainee 1030) (self-identifies as Abdul Qawi)
Hafiz al-Iraqi (1325-1403), Islamic scholar

Hafez al-Assad (1930–2000), president of Syria 1971–2000
Hafez Ibrahim (1871–1932), also referred to as Hafiz or Hafez, Egyptian poet of the early 20th century
Hafëz Jusuf Azemi, Balli Kombëtar fighter from the Dobrošte unit. After World War II, forced into exile in the United States
Hafez Kasseb, Egyptian footballer
Hafez Makhlouf (born 1971), Syrian intelligence officer who was head of the internal branch of the General Security
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed (born 1950), Pakistani Islamist militant, co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the chief of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD), UN-designated terrorist organisations operating mainly from Pakistan
Hafez Al Mirazi, Egyptian journalist
Hafez Nazeri, Iranian-Kurdish composer

Hafiz (Malaysian singer) (born 1990), winner of the seventh season of Akademi Fantasia
Al-Hafiz (d. 1149), the eleventh Caliph of the Fatimids
Hafiz Ali Khan (1888-1972), Indian sarod player
Hafiz Alpuri, sufi Pashto poet
Hafiz Hakki (1879-1915), Ottoman general
Hafiz Hashim, Malaysian badminton player, full name Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
Hafiz Khan, Fijian businessman and politician
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Pakistani professor
Hafiz Rahmat Khan (1708/9-1774), ruler and warrior in North India
Hafiz Siddiqi (1931–2018), Bangladeshi academic

Abdel Halim Hafez (1929–1977), Egyptian singer and actor
Adel Amin Hafez (1919–2010), Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Air Force from 1964 to 1966
Bahiga Hafez (1901-1983), Egyptian screenwriter, composer, director, editor, producer and actress
Nada Hafez (born 1997), Egyptian sabre fencer
Farid Hafez (born 1981), Austrian political scientist
Karim Hafez (born 1996), Egyptian footballer
Mohammed Hafez, specialist in Islamist movements, political militancy and violent radicalization
Mohamed Ali Hafez, administrator with the Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization
Nevine Hafez (born 1968), Egyptian swimmer
Randa Hafez (born 1985), Egyptian pop singer
Salah al-Deen Hafez (1938-2008), Egyptian writer and journalist
Sherwite Hafez (born 1967), Egyptian swimmer
Sulayman Hafez, Egyptian lawyer and politician
Suleiman Hafez (born 1941), Jordanian economist and politician
Yasser Abdel Hafez (born 1969), Egyptian novelist and journalist

Amin al-Hafez (Lebanon) (1926-2009), Lebanese politician, former Prime Minister of Lebanon
Amin al-Hafiz (or Amin Hafez; 1921–2009), Syrian politician, General and member of the Ba'ath Party who served as the President of Syria from 27 July 1963 to 23 February 1966

Hafez, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Tomb of Hafez and its associated memorial hall, the Hāfezieh, two memorial structures erected in the northern edge of Shiraz, Iran, in memory of the celebrated Persian poet Hafez

Hafiz (horse), French Thoroughbred racehorse
Al-Hafez, Salafi Islamist channel from Egypt.
Hafez Awards, an annual awards ceremony which is held honoring cinematic achievements in Iranian cinema
Khuda Hafiz, a parting phrase
Hafiz, starring role played by actor Ronald Coleman in Kismet (1944 film)

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