Saif

Saif (سيف) is an Arabic name that means sword or scimitar. also, it means the protector of something''.

Saif, SAIF, or Seif may also refer to:

Military

 * Arab sword, an Arabian sword of pre-Islamic origin
 * Scimitar, a curved sword associated with Middle Eastern, South Asian, or North African cultures

Science and technology

 * HL7 Services Aware Interoperability Framework
 * Seif dune, a type of sand dune
 * Spatial Archive and Interchange Format

Organizations

 * Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance
 * Social Enterprise Investment Fund
 * State Accident Insurance Fund

Given name

 * Saif Ali Khan, Bollywood actor
 * Saif al-Adel, Egyptian al-Qaeda member
 * Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, son of former Libyan politician Muammar Gaddafi
 * Saif Saaeed Shaheen (born 1982), steeplechase runner
 * Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a politician from the United Arab Emirates
 * Saif bin Sultan, Imam of the Ibadi sect in Oman (1692-1711)
 * Saïf Ghezal, Tunisian Footballer
 * Saif Ahmad, Bangladeshi-American restaurateur and World Series of Poker champion
 * Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair, Dubai CEO

Surname

 * Abdulla Hassan Saif, Bahraini banker and politician
 * Detlef Seif (born 1962), German politician
 * Faisal Saif, Indian film director and writer
 * Mostafa Elwi Saif, Egyptian politician
 * Umar Saif, Pakistani computer scientist
 * Valiollah Seif, Iranian banker and economist
 * Rajwa Al Saif, Saudi royal, architect and wife of Jordan Crown Prince

Arabic-based compound names with Saif as an element

 * Saifullah, multiple people
 * Saiful Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Sayf al-Din (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Saifur Rehman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Saifuzzaman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Saiful Alam (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Sayful Haq, multiple people
 * S. Muhammad Saiful Hoque, Bangladeshi diplomat
 * Saif Ul Haque (born 1958), Bangladeshi architect

Other uses

 * Saif, Iran (disambiguation)
 * Omar Sa'if Center, a Taliban center on the outskirts of Kabul