Sani (given name) explained

Sani is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Sani Abacha (1943–1998), Nigerian military officer and politician
• Sani Ahmed, Nigerian basketball coach
• Sani Ibrahim Azar (born 1961), Palestinian Lutheran bishop
• Sani Bečirovič (born 1981), Slovenian basketball player and coach
• Sani Bello (born 1942), Nigerian political leader and military administrator
• Sani Dangote (c. 1959–2021), Nigerian businessperson
• Sani Daura, Nigerian Federal Minister
• Sani Daura Ahmed, Nigerian Governor of Yobe State
• Sani Emmanuel (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
• Sani Rizki Fauzi (born 1998), Indonesian footballer
• Sani Yahaya Jingir, Nigerian Islamic scholar
• Sani Kaita (born 1986), Nigerian footballer
• Sani Anuar Kamsani, Malaysian footballer
• Sani Lakatani (born 1936), former Premier of Niue
• Sani Lulu (born 1958), former president of the Nigeria Football Federation
• Sani Maikatanga (born 1975), Nigerian photographer
• Sani Mohammed, Nigerian politician
• Sani al Mulk (Abu'l-Hasan) (1814–1866), Iranian painter and book illustrator
• Sani Musa (born 1965), Nigerian politician
• Sani Musa Danja (born 1973), Nigerian actor, producer, and director
• Sani Ndanusa (born 1957), Nigerian former Minister of Youths, Sports and Social Development
• Sani Rambi (born 1958), Papua New Guinean politician
• Sani Rifati, Yugoslavia-born Romani human rights activist
• Sani Sha'aban (born 1958), Nigerian politician and businessperson
• Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, Nigerian politician
• Sani Shuwaram, Daesh terrorist
• Sani Şener (born 1955), Turkish construction magnate
• Sani Yakubu Rodi (1975 or 1981–2002), Nigerian prisoner executed under Sharia law
• Sani Yaya, Togolese politician
• Sani, Finnish singer Saija Aartela of Aikakone