Ilyas

IlyasPronunciation| Arabic: [ʔɪljaːs]

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Gender| Male
Language(s)| Hebrew
Origin
Meaning| Elijah
Region of origin| Islamic world
Other names
Alternative spelling| Elyas, Ilias, İlyas, Elias
Variant form(s)| Elijah, Elias
Historical place of Abbottabad Ilyasi Mosque

Ilyas (Arabic: إلياس) is a form of the masculine given name Elias or Elijah.

## Notable people with this given name

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* Ilyas son of Mudar, ancestor of Muhammad
* Muhammad Ilyas Qadri (born 1950), Founder of Dawat-e-Islami
* Ilyas Babar (1926-2002), Indian athletic coach
* Ilyas Ahmed (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ilyas Ahmed Bilour (1940-2024), Pakistani politician
* İlyas Demir (born 1985), Turkish martial artist
* Ilyas Gorchkhanov (1967-2005), Russian rebel leader
* Ilyas Gul (born 1968), Pakistani cricketer
* Ilyas Hussain Ibrahim (born 1957), Maldivian politician
* Ilyas Osman Lugator, (born 1967), Vice President of Puntland
* İlyas Kahraman (born 1976), Turkish footballer
* Ilyas Kanchan (born 1956), Bangladeshi actor
* Ilyas Kashmiri (1964-2011), Pakistani Al-Qaeda operative
* Ilyas Shah Shamsuddin (died 1358), first Sultan of Bengal
* Ilyas Shurpayev (1975-2008), Russian journalist
* İlyas Şükrüoğlu (born 1966), Turkish freestyle wrestler
* İlyas Tüfekçi (born 1960), Turkish footballer
* Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi (1885-1944), founder of Tablighi Jamaat
* Qaraja Ilyas, Safavid governor of Erivan from 1502 onwards

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## Notable people with this surname

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* Adnan Ilyas (born 1984), Omani cricketer
* Ihab Ilyas (born 1973), Egyptian-Canadian professor
* Muhammad Ilyas (disambiguation), several people

Surname list

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## Other uses

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* İlyas Bey Mosque, a cultural heritage mosque of Turkey
* İlyas, Burdur, a village in Turkey

## See also

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* Islamic view of Elijah

## References

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