Rafi
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Rafi is a male name used by Muslims, Jews and Christians of Armenian origin . The word Rafi is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "holding high" or "servant of the exalted one". Common variants include "Rafee", "Rafie", "Raffi", Rafiq, "Rafay" and "Raffy". Amongst Jews, Rafi is a common nickname for people called Rafael. Rafi could refer to:
Rafi can also refer to:
- Abu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-HuqayqAbu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-HuqayqAbu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-Huqayq was a chieftain of the Jewish tribes of the Khaybar oasis. When Al-Huqayq approached neighbouring tribes to raise an army to attack Muslims, they assassinated him, aided by an Arab who spoke a Jewish dialect...
, a chieftain of Jewish tribes - Mirza Rafi SaudaMirza Rafi SaudaMirza Muhammad Rafi 'Sauda was one of the best known poets of Urdu language in Delhi, India. He is known for his Ghazals and Urdu Qasidas.-Early life:...
, an Urdu language poet - Mohammed RafiMohammed RafiMohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India....
, an Indian playback singer - Muhammad Rafi UsmaniMuhammad Rafi UsmaniMuhammad Rafi Uthmani is the renowned religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He is serving as the crrent Grand Mufti of Pakistan and President of Darul Uloom Karachi. He is the son of the late Mufti Muhammad Shafi Uthmani, the founder of Darul Ulum Karachi. He is recognized for...
, Grand Mufti of Pakistan - Rafi Ahmed KidwaiRafi Ahmed KidwaiRafi Ahmed Kidwai , was an Indian independence activist and a socialist, sometimes described as an Islamic socialist...
, an Indian politician - Rafi AmitRafi AmitRafi Amit , is an Israeli professional poker player, from Holon.Amit has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker, the first in the 2005 Pot limit Omaha and the second in 2007 in the $1,000 Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Lowball with rebuys event....
, a poker player from Israel - Rafael ('Rafi') EitanRafi EitanRafael "Rafi" Eitan is an Israeli politician and former intelligence officer. Today he leads Gil and is a former Minister of Pensioner Affairs. In the past, he was in charge of the Mossad operation that led to the capture of Adolf Eichmann...
, an Israeli leader - Rafi EscuderoRafi EscuderoRafi Escudero is a Puerto Rican musician, singer, composer, poet and a political activist.-Early years:Escudero was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico the capital city of the island. His parents were well aware that their son was musically inclined at a young age...
, a musician, singer, and poet from Puerto Rico - Rafi GavronRafi GavronRaphael Pichey "Rafi" Gavron is a British actor, known for his roles in the Anthony Minghella romantic-drama film Breaking and Entering , and the 2008 movies Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and the fantasy Inkheart....
, a British actor - Rafi IzbickiRafi IzbickiRafi Izbicki is an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, originally from Geneva, Switzerland. Born in 1962, he was the contact between Tsahal and the European press during the beginning of the Second Intifada...
, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson - Rafi Khawar, a Pakistani actor
- Rafi ManoukianRafi Manoukian-Personal life:Rafi Manoukian immigrated to the United States in 1975, from Beirut, Lebanon with his parents and three brothers. After high school, Manoukian joined the United States Air Force in 1978 at the age 17. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and received the Air Force Commendation...
, a former member of the city council in Glendale, California - Rafi PittsRafi PittsRafi Pitts is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director.Rafi spent his childhood in Tehran, where he lived in a basement flat underneath a post-production studio. He describes himself as having been a 'very bad' child actor, starting in films at the age of eight. He came to England in...
, an Iranian film director - Rafi Ud-DaulatRafi Ud-DaulatRafi- ud- Daulah also known as Shah Jahan II was Mughal emperor for a brief period in 1719. He succeeded his short-lived brother Rafi Ul-Darjat in that year, being proclaimed Badshah by the Syed Brothers. Despite this, he was never allowed to venture out of the Red Fort...
, a Mughal emperor - Rafi Ul-DarjatRafi Ul-DarjatRafi-ul Darjat , the youngest son of Rafi-us-Shan and the nephew of Azim ush Shan, was the 11th Mughal Emperor. He succeeded Furrukhsiyar on 28 February 1719, being proclaimed Badshah by the Syed Brothers....
, the tenth Mughal emperor - Rafiuddin RazRafiuddin RazMirza Rafiuddin 'Raz' Baig is a Pakistani poet.Raz published his first volume of poetry Deeda-e-Khush Khwab in 1988 and followed it with Beenai , Pairahan-e-Fikr , Roshni Kay Khad-o-Khaal and Abhi Darya Main Pani Hai , all books which won him renown in Urdu...
, Pakistani poet - Rafi YoeliRafi YoeliRafi Yoeli, Ph.D., is an Israeli inventor who is striving to create a flying car. Yoeli was a Founder and Managing Director of AD&D, Ltd. , a group leader at Israel Aircraft Industries, and a Senior Engineer at Boeing Aircraft. Yoeli was born in Tel Aviv...
, Israeli inventor - Rafi ZaborRafi ZaborRafi Zabor is a Brooklyn, New York music journalist- and musician-turned-novelist. He received the 1998 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his first novel, The Bear Comes Home, which follows an alto saxophonist - who happens to be a bear - in his pursuit of musical perfection...
, a musician-turned novelist - Sultan Rafi Sharif BeySultan Rafi Sharif BeyRafi Yahya Abdullah Sharif-Bey was a pioneer in the development of Islamic culture in the United States. He was a co-founder of the Sufi group The Noble Order of Moorish Sufis, the head Mufti of Moorish Science Temple #13 in Baltimore, and involved in the Ahmadiyyah movement.-Biography:Born Yale...
, a pioneer in the development of Islamic culture in the United States - Rafi MecartinRafi MecartinRafi Mecartin are a screenwriter and film director duo who have worked in Malayalam cinema. Rafi and Mecartin have been working together since the initial days of their career. Rafi's younger brother Shafi is also a well-known director....
, a director duo in Malayalam films
Rafi can also refer to:
- Rafi (political party), a political party in Israel during the 1960s
- Rafi, Iran, a city in Khuzestan Province
- Rafi, NigeriaRafi, NigeriaRafi is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kagara on the A125 highway. The southern border of the area is the Kaduna River.It has an area of 3,680 km² and a population of 181,929 at the 2006 census....
, a Local Government Area of Niger State
See also
- Raffi (disambiguation)
- Rafi's RevengeRafi's RevengeRafi's Revenge is an album from 1998 by Asian Dub Foundation. The album mixed jungle-style drum and bass, bhangra, dub, breakbeat and punkish guitars with politically and socially conscious rapped lyrics....
, an album by Asian Dub Foundation - R.A.F.I.R.A.F.I.R.A.F.I. is a 1997 album by British electronica band Asian Dub Foundation. Initially released only in France, several of the tracks were later re-recorded and issued on Rafi's Revenge in 1998.- Track listing :# "Assassin"# "Change"# "Black White"...
, an album by Asian Dub Foundation