Siraj (name) explained

Siraj is a given name and surname from ar|سراج|sirāj|lamp, light, itself a loanword from arc|שְׁרָגָא‎|šǝrāgā. Notable people with this name include:

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• Agha Siraj Durrani (born 1953), Pakistani politician
• Usman Serajuddin (1258–1357), 14th-century Sufi saint
• Malik Siraj Akbar (born 1983), Baloch journalist
• Mehdi Siraj Ansari (1895–1961), Persian politician
• Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini (1324–1403), Egyptian scholar
• Siraj al-Din al-Sakaki (1160–1228/29), Muslim scholar
• Siraj al-Din al-Ushi (died 1179/80), Hanafi jurist
• Siraj Al-Tall (born 1982), Jordanian footballer
• Siraj Ali (born 1954), British restaurateur
• Siraj-ud-Din Ali Khan Arzu (1687–1756), Indian Urdu language poet
• Siraj Aurangabadi (1715–1763), Indian writer
• Siraj Mehfuz Daud (1931–2010), Indian judge
• Siraj Din (1974–76), Pakistani boxer
• Siraj Fegessa (born 1971), Ethiopian politician
• Siraj Gena (born 1984), Ethiopian marathon runner
• Siraj Haider (1948–2018), Bangladeshi actor and director
• Siraj-ul-Haq (born 1962), Pakistani politician
• Sirajuddin Haqqani (born 1973–80), Afghan warlord
• Siraj Muhammad Khan (born 1947), Pakistani politician
• Siraj Nassar (born 1990), Israeli footballer
• Siraj Raisani (1963–2018), Pakistani politician
• Siraj Sikder (1944–1975), Bangladeshi activist
• Mohamad Siraj Tamim (born 1985), Lebanese sprinter
• Siraj Kassam Teli (1953–2020), Pakistani businessman
• Siraj ud-Daulah (1733–1757), Nawab of Bengal
• Siraj al-Din al-Sajawandi (died 1203), Iranian linguist
• Siraj-ul-Haque, Pakistani television director
• Siraj Wahhaj (born 1950), American imam
• Siraj Williams (born 1984), Liberian sprinter

Surname

• Abd Allah Siraj (1876–1949), Arab politician
• Anwar Siraj (born 1978), Ethiopian footballer
• Farah Siraj, Jordanian singer
• Golam Mohammad Siraj (1991–2019), Bangladeshi politician
• Khatijun Nissa Siraj (1925–2023), Singaporean women's rights activist
• Minhaj-i-Siraj (born 1193), Persian historian
• Mohammed Siraj (born 1994), Indian cricketer
• Muhammad Siraj-Din (born 1935), Pakistani wrestler
• Waleed Siraj (born 1992), Sudanese footballer
• Shahawar Matin Siraj (2004–06), Pakistani-American terrorist
• Shajahan Siraj (1943–2020), Bangladeshi politician
• Shakinul Siraj, Bangladeshi cricketer
• Syed Mustafa Siraj (1930–2012), Bengali writer
• Uthman Siraj ad-Din (1258–1357), Bengali Islamic scholar
• Yasmin Siraj (born 1996), American figure skater