Siraj (name)

Siraj is a given name and surname from سراج, itself a loanword from שְׁרָגָא‎. Notable people with this name include:

Given name

 * Agha Siraj Durrani (born 1953), Pakistani politician
 * Usman Serajuddin (c. 1258–1357), 14th-century Sufi saint
 * Malik Siraj Akbar (born 1983), Baloch journalist
 * Mehdi Siraj Ansari (1895–1961), Persian politician
 * Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini (c. 1324–1403), Egyptian scholar
 * Siraj al-Din al-Sakaki (1160–1228/29), Muslim scholar
 * Siraj al-Din al-Ushi (died 1179/80), Hanafi jurist
 * Siraj Al-Tall (born 1982), Jordanian footballer
 * Siraj Ali (born 1954), British restaurateur
 * Siraj-ud-Din Ali Khan Arzu (1687–1756), Indian Urdu language poet
 * Siraj Aurangabadi (1715–1763), Indian writer
 * Siraj Mehfuz Daud (1931–2010), Indian judge
 * Siraj Din ( 1974–76), Pakistani boxer
 * Siraj Fegessa (born 1971), Ethiopian politician
 * Siraj Gena (born 1984), Ethiopian marathon runner
 * Siraj Haider (1948–2018), Bangladeshi actor and director
 * Siraj-ul-Haq (born 1962), Pakistani politician
 * Sirajuddin Haqqani (born c. 1973–80), Afghan warlord
 * Siraj Muhammad Khan (born 1947), Pakistani politician
 * Siraj Nassar (born 1990), Israeli footballer
 * Siraj Raisani (1963–2018), Pakistani politician
 * Siraj Sikder (1944–1975), Bangladeshi activist
 * Hasan Siraj Suja, Bangladeshi politician
 * Mohamad Siraj Tamim (born 1985), Lebanese sprinter
 * Siraj Kassam Teli (1953–2020), Pakistani businessman
 * Siraj ud-Daulah (1733–1757), Nawab of Bengal
 * Siraj al-Din al-Sajawandi (died c. 1203), Iranian linguist
 * Siraj-ul-Haque, Pakistani television director
 * Siraj Wahhaj (born 1950), American imam
 * Siraj Williams (born 1984), Liberian sprinter

Surname

 * Abd Allah Siraj (1876–1949), Arab politician
 * Anwar Siraj (born 1978), Ethiopian footballer
 * Farah Siraj, Jordanian singer
 * Golam Mohammad Siraj ( 1991–2019), Bangladeshi politician
 * Khatijun Nissa Siraj (1925–2023), Singaporean women's rights activist
 * Minhaj-i-Siraj (born 1193), Persian historian
 * Mohammed Siraj (born 1994), Indian cricketer
 * Muhammad Siraj-Din (born 1935), Pakistani wrestler
 * Waleed Siraj (born 1992), Sudanese footballer
 * Shahawar Matin Siraj ( 2004–06), Pakistani-American terrorist
 * Shajahan Siraj (1943–2020), Bangladeshi politician
 * Shakinul Siraj, Bangladeshi cricketer
 * Syed Mustafa Siraj (1930–2012), Bengali writer
 * Uthman Siraj ad-Din (1258–1357), Bengali Islamic scholar
 * Yasmin Siraj (born 1996), American figure skater