Kalifa
Kalifa is a given name or a surname derived from caliph and caliphate
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [xaliːfa] |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Vicegerent, Successor, Steward |
| Region of origin | Arabia |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Khalifah, Khaleefa, Khaleefah, Caliph |
| Variant form(s) | Khalifeh (Persian), Halife (Turkish), Kalifa (West African) |
Khalifa or Khalifah is a name or title which means "successor", "leader" or "ruler". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and orders. Khalifa is sometimes also pronounced as "kalifa".
People
- Given name
- Kalifa Cissé (born 1984), Malian footballer
- Kalifa Coulibaly (born 1991), Malian footballer
- Kalifa Faifai Loa (born 1990), New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Kalifa Kambi (1955–2011), Gambian politician and government minister. Also member of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament from Gambia
- Kalifa Tillisi (1930–2010), Libyan historian, translator, and linguist
- Kalifa Traoré (born 1991), Malian footballer
- Surname
- Dominique Kalifa, French historian, professor
- Moussa Mohamed Kalifa (born 1967), Libyan citizen who was charged with being a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, and accused of participating in terrorism after he attempted to move to Canada as a refugee under a false name in 2001
- Sahim Omar Kalifa (born 1980), Belgian-Kurdish filmmaker
Fictional characters
- Kalifa (One Piece), character in the manga and anime series One Piece
House of Khalifa
- Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
- Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
- Meriam Al Khalifa
See also
- Khalifa (disambiguation)
- Sayyid Muhammad Sharif (Kalifa) (died 1899), one of the three Kalifas or lieutenants of Muhammad Ahmad (1844-1885), who styled himself in Sudan as the Mahdi
- The Steel Lady, aka Treasure of Kalifa, American action film
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