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Gilani

Gilani or Gillani is a surname, possibly linked to the Gilaks, the Gilan Province or the Gelani tribe mentioned in ancient records.[1] Notable people with the surname (or variants) include:

  • Syed Farrukh Gilani (born 2000), BS Computer Science at Air University Isb.
  • Sayyed Abdul-Qadir Gilani (1077–1166), 12th century Muslim Saint, Scholar and Author of books on spirituality
  • Sayyed Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gilani (1841–1927), first Prime Minister of Iraq in 1920
  • Syed Ishtiaq Ul Hassan Gilani (Born 1974 in District Sialkot - Pakistan), Human Rights Defender and Politician
  • Ahmed Gailani Afghan politician (born 1932)
  • Baqa Jilani (1911–1941), early 20th century cricketer from the Punjab
  • Benjamin Gilani (born 1946), Indian theatre and television actor
  • Abdul Qader al-Keilani (1874–1948), early 20th century Syrian statesman and religious authority
  • Haji Gilani (died 2003), participant in the 2001 Afghan war
  • Hamid Raza Gilani, Pakistani politician
  • Imtiaz Gilani (born 1947), Pakistani engineer and academic
  • Jamila Gilani (born 1960), Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
  • Abdullah Gilani, Corporate Advisory Council NUST
  • Kamel al-Kilani (born 1958), minister in the Iraqi Interim Council
  • Maulana Manazir Ahsan Gilani, 19th century philosopher
  • Mian Ghulam Jilani (1914–2004), critic of the Bhutto government
  • Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani (born 1928), Iranian cleric and religious authority
  • Mubarak Ali Gilani, Hanafi, Qadiri sheikh
  • Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1892–1965), Prime Minister of Iraq in 1933 and 1941
  • Syeda Sarwat Gilani (born 1982), Pakistani actress and model
  • Syed Ali Shah Geelani, separatist leader, important member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference
  • Sayed Ishaq Gailani (born 1954), Afghan Politician
  • Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani (born 1940), Pakistani lawyer and politician
  • Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani (born 1952), Prime Minister of Pakistan from March 24, 2008 to April 26, 2012
  • Zahed Gilani (1216–1301), 13th century leader of the Zahediyeh Sufi order
  • Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani, Pakistani Former Federal Minister for Law and Justice

References

  1. ^ Ammianus Marcellinus, Roman History. London: Bohn (1862) XVII-V
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