Hafiz (name)

Hafiz or Hafez (حافظ, "one who remembers" lit. "keeper") is an Arabic name.

Notable people with the name include:

Mononym

 * Hafez or Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi, a 14th-century Persian mystic and poet. Sometimes credited as "Hafiz" or "Hafiz of Shiraz"
 * Abdul Hafiz (VC) (1918–1944), British Indian Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient
 * Abdul Hafiz (Guantanamo detainee 1030) (self-identifies as Abdul Qawi)
 * Hafiz al-Iraqi (1325–1403), Islamic scholar

Hafez

 * Hafiz al-Assad (1930–2000), president of Syria 1971–2000
 * Hafiz Ibrahim (1871–1932), also referred to as Hafiz or Hafiz, Egyptian poet of the early 20th century
 * Hafiz Jusuf Azemi, Balli Kombëtar fighter from the Dobrošte unit. After World War II, forced into exile in the United States
 * Hafiz Kasseb, Egyptian footballer
 * Hafiz Makhlouf (born 1971), Syrian intelligence officer who was head of the internal branch of the General Security
 * Hafiz Muhammad Saeed (born 1950), Pakistani Islamist militant, co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the chief of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD), UN-designated terrorist organisations operating mainly from Pakistan
 * Hafiz Al Mirazi, Egyptian journalist
 * Hafiz Nazeri, Iranian-Kurdish composer

Hafiz

 * Hafiz (Malaysian singer) (born 1990), winner of the seventh season of Akademi Fantasia
 * Al-Hafiz (d. 1149), the eleventh Caliph of the Fatimids
 * Hafiz Ali Khan (1888–1972), Indian sarod player
 * Hafiz Alpuri, sufi Pashto poet
 * Hafiz Hakki (1879–1915), Ottoman general
 * Hafiz Hashim, Malaysian badminton player, full name Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
 * Hafiz Khan, Fijian businessman and politician
 * Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Pakistani professor
 * Hafiz Rahim (1983–2020), Singaporean footballer
 * Hafiz Rahmat Khan (1708/9–1774), ruler and warrior in North India
 * Hafiz Siddiqi (1931–2018), Bangladeshi academic

Hafız

 * Hafız Selman İzbeli, Turkish militiawoman

Hafez

 * Abdel Halim Hafez (1929–1977), Egyptian singer and actor
 * Bahiga Hafez (1901–1983), Egyptian screenwriter, composer, director, editor, producer and actress
 * Nada Hafez (born 1997), Egyptian sabre fencer
 * Farid Hafez (born 1981), Austrian political scientist
 * Karim Hafez (born 1996), Egyptian footballer
 * Mohammed Hafez, specialist in Islamist movements, political militancy and violent radicalization
 * Mohamed Ali Hafez, administrator with the Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization
 * Nevine Hafez (born 1968), Egyptian swimmer
 * Randa Hafez (born 1985), Egyptian pop singer
 * Salah al-Deen Hafez (1938–2008), Egyptian writer and journalist
 * Sherwite Hafez (born 1967), Egyptian swimmer
 * Sulayman Hafez, Egyptian lawyer and politician
 * Suleiman Hafez (born 1941), Jordanian economist and politician
 * Yasser Abdel Hafez (born 1969), Egyptian novelist and journalist
 * Yousry Hafez (born 1993), Egyptian amateur boxer

Hafiz

 * Helal Hafiz, Bangladeshi poet
 * Hisham Hafiz (1931–2006), Saudi Arabian author and newspaper publisher
 * Mirza Ghulam Hafiz (1920–2000), Bangladeshi politician
 * Nezam Hafiz (1969–2001), Guyanese-American first class cricketer

Al Hafez / Al Hafiz

 * Amin al-Hafez (Lebanon) (1926–2009), Lebanese politician, former Prime Minister of Lebanon
 * Amin al-Hafiz (or Amin Hafez; 1921–2009), Syrian politician, General and member of the Ba'ath Party who served as the President of Syria from 27 July 1963 to 23 February 1966