Nayef (Arabic: نايف) is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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Given name
Nayef bin Abdulaziz (1934–2012), Saudi royal and politician
Nayef Aguerd (born 1996), Moroccan football player
Nayef al-Bakri (born 1975), Yemeni politician
Nayef Al-Daihani (born 1956), Kuwaiti sport shooter
Nayef Al-Fayez, Jordanian politician
Nayef Mohamed Hameed (1929–??), Iraqi athlete
Nayef Hawatmeh (born 1938), Jordanian politician and founder of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Nayef bin Sultan Al Kabeer (born 1975), Saudi businessman
Nayef Saoud Faris Al Kadi (born 1944), Jordanian politician and ambassador
Nayef Mubarak Al Khater (born 1978), Qatari football player
Nayef Rajoub (born 1958), Palestinian politician
Nayef Rashed (born 1949), British actor
Nayef bin Ahmed Al Saud (born 1965), Saudi royal and security officer
Nayef bin Mamdouh Al Saud (born 1971), Saudi royal
Nayef bin Fawwaz Al Sha'lan (born 1956), Saudi diplomat and businessman
Nayef Steitieh (born 1965), Jordanian politician
Nayef bin Bandar Al Sudairi (born 1963) Saudi Arabian diplomat
Nayef Shindakh Thamer (died 2003), Iraqi politician
Surname
Prince Asem bin Al Nayef (born 1948), Jordanian prince
Badr Salem Nayef (born 1972), Qatari weightlifter
Talal Nayef (born 1985), Kuwaiti footballer