Arif (surname)

Aref

 * Hassan Aref, Egyptian physicist
 * Mohammad Reza Aref, Iranian politician, former vice-president of Iran
 * Yassin M. Aref, American terror suspect

Arif

 * Mahmud Arif, (1909 – 2001) Saudi Arabian poet
 * Abdul Salam Arif and Abdul Rahman Arif, brothers presidents of Iraq
 * Adil Arif (born 1994), Emirati cricketer
 * Ahmed Arif (1927–1991), Turkish poet
 * Celalettin Arif (1875–1928), Turkish politician
 * Kader Arif (born 1953), French politician of Algiers origin
 * Muhammad Arif (disambiguation), several people
 * Naved Arif, Professional cricketer
 * Tevfik Arif, real estate developer and financier for Donald Trump