Al-Latif (Al-Laṭīf لطيف, also anglicized as Al-Lateef) is one of the names of God (Allah, one God) in Islam, meaning "gentle, kind, subtle, beautifully discreet."
Latif can also be a masculine given name, as short form of Abdul Latif, meaning "servant of the Gentle". Its feminine form is Latifa. "Al-Latif" also means "The Subtle".
Notable persons
Given name
Latif (singer/songwriter), full name Corey Latif Williams, American rhythm and blues singer
Latif (video game player), full name Abdullatif Alhmili (born 1990), Saudi-American fighting games player
Latif Afridi (1943–2023), Pakistani lawyer
Shah Abdul Latif (1689/90-1752), Sindhi poet
Latif Halmat (born 1947), or Letîf Helmet, Kurdish-Iraqi poet
Latif Kapadia (1934–2002), Pakistani stage and television actor
Latif Karimov (1906–1991), Azerbaijani carpet designer
Latif Khosa (born 1946), politician, Governor of Punjab
Latif Nangarhari (born 1981), Afghan singer
Latif Ouedraogo (born 2007), Burkinabe footballer
Latif Rahman, Singaporean football
Latif Rashid (born 1944), Iraqi politician and minister
Latif Safarov (1920–1963), Azerbaijani actor and movie director.
Latif Salifu (born 1990), Ghanaian football player
Latif Yahia (born 1964), Iraqi author and former body double
Family name
Aamir Latif, a former governor in Afghanistan
Ahmed Latif (born 1950), Afghan film director
Amar Latif (born 1974), a blind British entrepreneur, actor, director
Idris Hasan Latif (1923–2018), former Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
Khalid Latif (cricketer) (born 1985), Pakistani cricketer
Khalid Latif (imam) (born 1982), Chaplain (Imam) for the Islamic Center at New York University
Mohamed Latif (1909–1990), Egyptian football player
Mojib Latif (born 1954), German-Pakistani meteorologist and oceanographer
Muhammed Latif, Iraqi major general and politician
Muid Latif (1979–2020), Malaysian web designer and digital artist
Naved Latif (born 1976), a Pakistani cricketer
Nazir Latif (1927–2011), Pakistan Air Force officer
Rashid Latif (born 1968), Pakistani cricket player
Rizwan Latif (born 1973), Pakistani-UAE cricket player
Shaheed Latif (1913–1967), Hindi film director, writer and producer.
Shazad Latif (born 1988), a British television actor