Rifat
Rifat (also transliterated as Rifaat, Arabic: رفعت, pronounced [rɪˈfat], a conjugated form of the Arabic verb رفع with the meaning "lifted", "elated", "joyous") is a masculine given name. Variants also include Refat, Rafat, Refaat, etc. Notable people with the name include:
- Rifaat al-Assad, Syrian military personnel and politician
- Rifat Chadirji, Iraqi architect and author
- Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914–1988), Turkish writer
- Rıfat Ilgaz (1911–1993), Turkish poet
- Rifat Mustafin, Russian footballer
- Rifat Ozbek, Turkish fashion designer
- Rifaat Turk (born 1957), Israeli footballer
- Rasheek Rifaat, Canadian engineer
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