Charif Explained

Charif (Arabic: شريف) is both a surname and a given name and can be spelled either "Charif" or "Sharif". Notable people with the name include:

• Gustavo Charif (born 1966), Argentine artist
• Maher Charif, Palestinian Marxist historian
• Moeen Charif (born 1972), Lebanese singer
• Omar Sharif (1932–2015), Egyptian-American Hollywood actor
• Charif Souki (born 1953), Egyptian-born American businessman
• Charif Megarbane (born 1984), Lebanese musician