Gilani

Gilani or Gillani is a topographic surname linked to the Gilan Province in Iran. Notable people with the surname (or variants) include:

• Sayyed Abdul-Qadir Gilani (1077–1166), 12th century Muslim Saint, Scholar and Author of books on spirituality
• Sayyed Abdullah Awn ibn Yala al Hashimi al Gilani (c. 1028–1099), medieval Persian Sufi, preacher and religious scholar
• Sayyed Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gilani (1841–1927), first Prime Minister of Iraq in 1920
• Ahmed Gailani Afghan politician (born 1932)
• Baqa Jilani (1911–1941), early 20th century cricketer from the Punjab
• Benjamin Gilani (born 1946), Indian theatre and television actor
• Abdul Qader al-Keilani (1874–1948), early 20th century Syrian statesman and religious authority
• Haji Gilani (died 2003), participant in the 2001 Afghan war
• Hamid Raza Gilani, Pakistani politician
• Imtiaz Gilani (born 1947), Pakistani engineer and academic
• Jamila Gilani (born 1960), Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
• Kamel al-Kilani (born 1958), minister in the Iraqi Interim Council
• Manazir Ahsan Gilani, Indian Muslim philosopher
• Mian Ghulam Jilani (1914–2004), critic of the Bhutto government
• Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani (born 1928), Iranian cleric and religious authority
• Mubarak Ali Gilani, Hanafi, Qadiri sheikh
• Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1892–1965), Prime Minister of Iraq in 1933 and 1941
• Syeda Sarwat Gilani (born 1982), Pakistani actress and model
• Syed Ali Shah Geelani, separatist leader, important member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference
• Sayed Ishaq Gailani (born 1954), Afghan Politician
• Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani (born 1940), Pakistani lawyer and politician
• Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani (born 1952), Prime Minister of Pakistan from March 24, 2008 to April 26, 2012
• Zahed Gilani (1216–1301), 13th century leader of the Zahediyeh Sufi order
• Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani, Pakistani Former Federal Minister for Law and Justice
• Daood Gilani