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Kalifa

Pronunciation	Arabic: [xaliːfa]
Language	Arabic
Origin
Meaning	Vicegerent, Successor, Steward
Region of origin	Arabia
Other names
Alternative spelling	Khalifah, Khaleefa, Khaleefah, Caliph
Variant forms	Khalifeh (Persian), Halife (Turkish), Kalifa (West African)

Kalifa is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin, derived from caliph and caliphate. Khalifa or Khalifah is a name or title which means "successor", "leader" or "ruler". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Kaliffa (born 1979), Swedish singer
• Kalifa Cissé (born 1984), Malian footballer
• Kalifa Coulibaly (born 1991), Malian footballer
• Kalifa Dienta (1940–2021), Malian filmmaker
• Kalifa Kambi (1955–2011), Gambian politician and government minister
• Kalifa Kujabi (born 2000), Gambian footballer
• Kalifa Faifai Loa (born 1990), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Kalifa Manneh (born 1998), Gambian footballer
• Kalifa McCollin (born 1995), Trinidadian netball player
• Kalifa Masthan Sahib Qadri (born 1982), Indian Islamic religious leader
• Kalifa Tillisi (1930–2010), Libyan historian, translator, and linguist
• Kalifa Traoré (born 1991), Malian footballer
• Le1f, American rapper also known as Kalifa

Surname

• Dominique Kalifa (1957–2020), French historian and professor
• Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (born 1950), King of Bahrain
• Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1933–1999), Emir of Bahrain
• Meriam Al Khalifa (born 1980), Bahraini royal
• Moussa Mohamed Kalifa (born 1967), Libyan citizen who was charged with being a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
• Sahim Omar Kalifa (born 1980), Belgian-Kurdish filmmaker

Fictional characters

• Kalifa (One Piece), character in the manga and anime series One Piece

See also

• Khalifa (disambiguation)
• Sayyid Muhammad Sharif (Kalifa) (died 1899), one of the three Kalifas or lieutenants of Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885).
• The Steel Lady, aka Treasure of Kalifa, American action film