Ayaan is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Babar, also variously spelled as Baber, Babur, and Babor is a male given name of Pashto, and Persian origin, and a popular male given name in Pakistan. It is generally taken in reference to the Persian babr, meaning "tiger". There is a similar name in connotation to the Arabic male given form and generic name of the animal by the name "Nimr" which means "yellow-black stripped cat", i.e. "tiger".
Ali is a common unisex name.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Lady Ferguson is a Somali-born, Dutch-American writer, activist and former politician. She is a critic of Islam and advocate for the rights and self-determination of Muslim women, opposing forced marriage, honour killing, child marriage, and female genital mutilation. At the age of five, following local traditions in Somalia, Ali underwent female genital mutilation organized by her grandmother. Her father—a scholar, intellectual, and a devout Muslim—was against the procedure but could not stop it from happening because he was imprisoned by the Communist government of Somalia at the time. Her family moved across various countries in Africa and the Middle East, and at 23, she received political asylum in the Netherlands, gaining Dutch citizenship five years later. In her early 30s, Hirsi Ali renounced the Islamic faith of her childhood, began identifying as an atheist, and became involved in Dutch centre-right politics, joining the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Karsh Kale is an Indian-American musician born in England. Known primarily for his experimental tabla playing within electronic music contexts, Kale's career has seen him take on roles of an Indian classical tabla player, singer, songwriter, film and TV score composer and DJ. He is considered a pioneer of the Asian Underground genre, bringing elements of Indian music to Electronica and Dance. His career highlights include touring as the supergroup Tabla Beat Science, 6 solo studio records from 1999, the seminal 2005 album "Breathing Under Water" with Anoushka Shankar, scoring and production for the 2019 Bollywood smash hit "Gully Boy", curating 6 acclaimed songs for the Indian Coke Studio in 2012, amongst many others. Kale is also popular for his eclectic collaborations with Sting, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan, U2, Norah Jones, Yoko Ono, and Herbie Hancock to name a few.
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans. Khan was born into a classical musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s. He was awarded India's second highest civilian honor Padma Vibhushan in 2001, India's third highest civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 1991 and Padma Shree in 1975.
Irfan is an Arabic/Persian male given name, meaning "knowledge", "awareness", "learning", and "wisdom".
Amjad, is a male name used as first and surname in Asia and Middle East.
Ayan is a given name.
'Imtiaz or Imtias’ (امتياز) is a given name of Arabic origin, which means "distinct" or "unique". It may refer to: Imtiaz Ahmed Khan pathan most wanted
Mahbūb Mahboob(also spelled Mahboob, or Mehboob, from Arabic: مَحبُوب, passed to other languages such as Urdu: محبوب is a masculine given name.
Barkat Ali is a male Muslim given name, composed of the elements Barkat or Barakat meaning blessings, and Ali meaning of the most high. it may refer to
Amaan Ali Khan is an Indian classical musician who plays the sarod. Khan is the son of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and often performs with his younger brother Ayaan Ali Khan, with whom he hosted the music talent show Sa Re Ga Ma.
Ayaan Ali Bangash is an Indian classical musician who plays the sarod. Khan is the son of Amjad Ali Khan and often performs with his older brother Amaan Ali Bangash, with whom he hosted the music talent show Sa Re Ga Ma. He has also released solo albums and collaborations with brother and father.
Amjad Khan may refer to:
Hersi may refer to:
Aman Ali is a male Muslim given name formed from the elements aman and Ali. It thus means "security, safety; peace; shelter, protection. It is the name of:
Sara Khan or Sarah Khan may refer to:
The Vasantotsav is an annual Indian Classical music, semi classical, folk and light music festival held in Pune. The festival is organized by Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Pratisthan, Pune, in the memory of the late Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande by inviting respected artists to perform at this event. Nana Patekar is the pillar supporting this entire event.
Ayaan Khan is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the Oman cricket team.
Sadiq is a male name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Ja'far al-Sadiq, the 8th-century Muslim scholar and scientist, considered as an Imam and founder of the Ja'fari school of jurisprudence by Twelver and Isma'ili Shi’as, and a major figure in the Hanafi and Maliki schools of Sunni jurisprudence, known at times simply as Sadiq.