Ismayil Explained

Ismayil is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Ismayil Bayramov (1900–1945), Azerbaijani military officer
• Ismayil Daghistanli (1907–1980), Azerbaijani and Soviet actor
• Ismayil Hajiyev (born 1949), Azerbaijani-Canadian conductor
• Ismayil Ibrahimli (born 1998), Azerbaijani footballer
• Ismayil Jafarpour (1925 - 18 February 1977) Azerbaijani orientalist
• Ismayil Mammadov (born 1976), Azerbaijani footballer
• Ismayil Shykhly (1919–1995), Azerbaijani writer
• Ismayil Zulfugarli (born 2001), Azerbaijani footballer
• Javid Ismayil (born 1972), Azerbaijani economist
• Malak Ismayil (born 2004), Azerbaijani chess player
• Rufat Ismayil (born 1981), Azerbaijani fashion designer
• Shah Ismayil, a 16th century Shah of Persia
• Shah Ismayil (opera), an opera by Muslim Magomayev
• Shah Ismail (footballer)
• Shah Ismail Order, an Azerbaijani military award
• Shah Ismail Dehlvi, 19th century Islamic scholar