Alikhan Explained

Alikhan
Alternative Spelling:	Alihan, Elihan

Alikhan, also romanised as Alihan or Elihan, is a masculine given name among traditionally Muslim ethnicities in the former Soviet Union, and a surname found in Pakistan and India. It is derived the name Ali and the suffix Khan.

People with this given name include:

• Alikhan Bukeikhanov (1866–1937), Kazakh statesman
• Elihan Tore (1884–1976), president of the Second East Turkestan Republic
• Alihan Samedov (born 1964), Azerbaijani traditional musician
• Alikhan Ramazanov (born 1976), Russian football defender and midfielder (Russian Premier League)
• Alikhan Shavayev (born 1993), Russian football midfielder (Russian Premier League)

People with this surname include:

• Rehan Alikhan (born 1962), English cricketer of Pakistani descent
• Arif Alikhan (born 1968), American government official of Pakistani descent

See also

• Ali Khan (disambiguation)