Alija

Alija is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Ifraim Alija (born 1985), footballer
 * Kučuk Alija (died 1804), janissary, mutesellim of Kragujevac and one of four Dahiyas who controlled Belgrade Pashaluk

Given name – female

 * Alija Jussupowa (born 1984), rhythmic gymnast of Kazakh ethnicity who competes for Kazakhstan

Bosnian given name – male

 * Alija Alijagić (1896–1922), Bosnian communist and assassin
 * Alija Behmen (1940–2018), former mayor of Sarajevo and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * Alija Bešić (born 1975), retired Luxembourgian professional football player of Bosnian descent
 * Alija Đerđelez, popular legendary hero of poetry and literature in Bosnia and Albania
 * Alija Dumas (1929–2023), former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
 * Alija Gušanac ( fl. 1804–05), Albanian Ottoman brigand
 * Alija Isaković (1932–1997), Bosnian writer, publicist and lexicographer of Bosnian
 * Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003), the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * Alija Krnić (born 1993), Montenegrin footballer
 * Alija Sirotanović (1914–1990), Yugoslav miner of Bosniak ethnicity, Hero of Socialist Labour
 * Alija Solak (born 1944), Bosnian footballer
 * Alija Šuljak (1901–1992), Bosnian Muslim Croat politician and Ustaše military officer

Fictional characters

 * Alija Eaglespike of Warrior, a fantasy novel written by Australian author Jennifer Fallon