Sani (given name)

Sani is a given name. Notable people with the name include:


 * Sani Abacha (1943–1998), Nigerian military officer and politician
 * Sani Ahmed, Nigerian basketball coach
 * Sani Ibrahim Azar (born 1961), Palestinian Lutheran bishop
 * Sani Bečirovič (born 1981), Slovenian basketball player and coach
 * Sani Bello (born 1942), Nigerian political leader and military administrator
 * Sani Dangote (c. 1959–2021), Nigerian businessperson
 * Sani Daura, Nigerian Federal Minister
 * Sani Daura Ahmed, Nigerian Governor of Yobe State
 * Sani Emmanuel (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
 * Sani Rizki Fauzi (born 1998), Indonesian footballer
 * Sani Yahaya Jingir, Nigerian Islamic scholar
 * Sani Kaita (born 1986), Nigerian footballer
 * Sani Anuar Kamsani, Malaysian footballer
 * Sani Lakatani (born 1936), former Premier of Niue
 * Sani Lulu (born 1958), former president of the Nigeria Football Federation
 * Sani Maikatanga (born 1975), Nigerian photographer
 * Sani Mohammed, Nigerian politician
 * Sani al Mulk (Abu'l-Hasan) (1814–1866), Iranian painter and book illustrator
 * Sani Musa (born 1965), Nigerian politician
 * Sani Musa Danja (born 1973), Nigerian actor, producer, and director
 * Sani Ndanusa (born 1957), Nigerian former Minister of Youths, Sports and Social Development
 * Sani Rambi (born 1958), Papua New Guinean politician
 * Sani Rifati, Yugoslavia-born Romani human rights activist
 * Sani Sha'aban (born 1958), Nigerian politician and businessperson
 * Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, Nigerian politician
 * Sani Shuwaram, Daesh terrorist
 * Sani Şener (born 1955), Turkish construction magnate
 * Sani Yakubu Rodi (1975 or 1981–2002), Nigerian prisoner executed under Sharia law
 * Sani Yaya, Togolese politician
 * Sani, Finnish singer Saija Aartela of Aikakone