Aftab (Persian: آفتاب âftâb, meaning "sun" or properly "sunshine") is a surname and a masculine given name.
Notable people with this given name
edit- Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, Pakistani politician
- Aftab Ahmed, several people
- Aftab Ali, British Asian politician
- Aftab Baloch, former Pakistani cricketer
- Aftab Gul, former Pakistani cricketer
- Aftab Habib, English cricketer
- Aftab Jawaid, former squash player from Pakistan
- Aftab Ahmad Khan, Pakistan Army Infantry officer
- Aftab Ahmed Khan, Indian politician
- Aftab Shaban Mirani, Pakistani politician
- Aftab Pureval, American politician
- Aftab Sachak, Afghan-born British actor
- Aftab Iqbal Shamim, Urdu-language poet
- Aftab Shamshudeen, Guyanese-born cricketer
Compound names
edit- Aftabuddin (disambiguation) (Sunshine of the Faith)