Ismaili (surname)
Isma'ilism is a branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam. The Ismailis get their name from their acceptance of Imam Ismaʻil ibn Jafar.
Ismaili is also a common surname or patronymic meaning coming from Ismail or Ishmael, the first son of Prophet Abraham. It may also be use as Al-Ismaili with the Arabic definite article al- meaning "The Ismaili".
People with the surname include:
Ismaili
- Abas Ismaili, Iranian former cyclist
- Florijana Ismaili, Swiss footballer of Albanian origin
- Ismail Ismaili, Macedonian footballer of ethnic Albanian origin
- Rashidah Ismaili, also known as Rashidah Ismaili AbuBakr, Benin poet, fiction writer, essayist and playwright
- Shaban Ismaili, Macedonian footballer
Ismaily
- Ismaily (footballer), full name Ismaily Gonçalves dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
Al-Ismaili
- Hamyar Nasser Al-Ismaili, Omani businessman, former footballer, football club president
Al-Ismaily
- Salem Ben Nasser Al-Ismaily, Omani businessman