Saifullah

Saifullah/سيف الله, (also spelled Sayfullah) -, meaning sword of God, is a male Islamic given name. Originally it was an honorific award for military prowess. In modern times it may be used as a surname.

Males
fullah, nom de guerre of Muslim Atayev (1974–2004), Islamist leader against the Russians in the North Caucasus
 * Title
 * SayfAllāh al-Maslūl, name given to Khalid ibn al-Walid (died 642), one of the companions of Muhammad (saw)
 * Emir Sai
 * Emir Sayfullah, nom de guerre of Anzor Astemirov (1976–2010), Islamist leader against the Russians in the North Caucasus
 * Saifullah, name used by Daniel Patrick Boyd (born 1970), American alleged terrorist
 * Saifullah, nom de guerre of Gazi Haider (1994–2020), leader of the Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir


 * Given name
 * Sejfulla Malëshova (1901–1971), Albanian politician and writer
 * Seifollah Vahid Dastjerdi (1926-1999), Former Head of Iranian Red Crescent Society
 * Seifollah Kambakhshfard (1929-2010), Iranian Archaeologist
 * Saifullah Paracha (born 1947), Pakistani national held in Guantanamo
 * Saif-ur-Rehman Mansoor (died ca. 2007), Taliban Commander
 * Saifullah Cheema, Pakistani Politician
 * Sayfullo Saipov, Suspected terrorist of Uzbek Origin


 * Middle name
 * Anwar Saifullah Khan (born 1945), Pakistani politician
 * Salim Saifullah Khan, Pakistani politician
 * Qari Saifullah Akhtar (died 2017), Pakistani alleged terrorist


 * Surname
 * Muhammad Saifullah (born 1943), Pakistani politician
 * Zafar Saifullah (c. 1936–2014), Indian politician

Females

 * Geysar Seyfulla qizi Kashiyeva, or Geysar Kashiyeva (1893–1972), Azerbaijani painter