Wakil (surname)

Wakil or El-Wakil is a surname commonly found in the Islamic world. Notable people with this surname include:

Wakil

 * Salih J. Wakil (1927 – 2019), an American biochemist
 * Idris Abdul Wakil (1925 – 2000), a former president of Zanzibar
 * Sahib Rohullah Wakil (born circa 1962), an Afghan detained at Guantanamo Bay
 * Genan Wakil (born 1996), a Syrian poet and writer
 * Susan Wakil (1933 – 2018), a Romanian businesswoman and philanthropist
 * Mohammed Wakil (born 1965), a Nigerian minister

El-Wakil

 * Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil (born 1943), an Egyptian architect
 * Omar El-Wakil (born 1988), an Egyptian handball player