Gilani
Gilani or Gillani linked to the Gilan Province geographical territory or the Gelani tribe mentioned in ancient records & it is also a surname.[1] Notable people with the surname (or variants) include:
- Sayyed Abdul-Qadir Gilani (1077–1166), 12th century Muslim Saint, Scholar and Author of books on spirituality
- Sayyed Abdullah Awn ibn Yala al Hashimi al Gilani (c. 1028–1099), was a ruler,[1] medieval Persian Sufi, Muslim preacher and a religious scholar.
- Sayyed Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gilani (1841–1927), first Prime Minister of Iraq in 1920
- Ahmed Gailani Afghan politician (born 1932)
- Baqa Jilani (1911–1941), early 20th century cricketer from the Punjab
- Benjamin Gilani (born 1946), Indian theatre and television actor
- Abdul Qader al-Keilani (1874–1948), early 20th century Syrian statesman and religious authority
- Haji Gilani (died 2003), participant in the 2001 Afghan war
- Hamid Raza Gilani, Pakistani politician
- Ikram Ali Shah Gelani (1947-2017) Architect, Author[2] and Founder Director of School of Architecture & Design (UET Lahore)[3]
- Imtiaz Gilani (born 1947), Pakistani engineer and academic
- Jamila Gilani (born 1960), Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
- Kamel al-Kilani (born 1958), minister in the Iraqi Interim Council
- Maulana Manazir Ahsan Gilani, 19th century philosopher
- Mian Ghulam Jilani (1914–2004), critic of the Bhutto government
- Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani (born 1928), Iranian cleric and religious authority
- Mubarak Ali Gilani, Hanafi, Qadiri sheikh
- Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1892–1965), Prime Minister of Iraq in 1933 and 1941
- Syeda Sarwat Gilani (born 1982), Pakistani actress and model
- Syed Ali Shah Geelani, separatist leader, important member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference
- Sayed Ishaq Gailani (born 1954), Afghan Politician
- Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani (born 1940), Pakistani lawyer and politician
- Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani (born 1952), Prime Minister of Pakistan from March 24, 2008 to April 26, 2012
- Zahed Gilani (1216–1301), 13th century leader of the Zahediyeh Sufi order
- Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani, Pakistani Former Federal Minister for Law and Justice
- , (1957) Former Minister For State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir for Forest, Agriculture, AKSLASC, Physical Planing
References[]
- ^ Ammianus Marcellinus, Roman History. London: Bohn (1862) XVII-V
- ^ Gelani, Ikram Ali Shah (1991). Architecture and Town-planning in the Holy Quran. Ferozsons. ISBN 978-969-0-01037-7.
- ^ "Prof. Ikram Ali Shah Gelani" (PDF).
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