Yusuf ( ) is a male name meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence). It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims. It is also transliterated in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf and Yusef. Given name Yossef Yossef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete Yossef Romano (1940–1972), Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter (also known as Joseph Romano or Yossi Romano), killed in the 1972 Munich massacre Youcef Youcef Abdi (born 1977), Australian athlete Youcef Belaïli, Algerian footballer Youcef Ghazali, Algerian footballer Youcef Nadarkhani, Iranian sentenced to death for Christian beliefs Youcef Touati, Algerian footballer Yousef Yousef El Nasri (born 1979), Spanish long distance runner Yousef Beidas (1912–1968), Palestinian Lebanese banker Yousef Erakat, Palestinian-American YouTube personality Yousef Saanei (born 1937), Iranian cleric and politician Yousef Sheikh Al-Eshra, Syrian footballer Yousif Yousif Ghafari, American businessman Yousif Hassan, Emirati footballer Youssef Youssef Abdelke, Syrian artist Youssef Aftimus (1866–1952), Lebanese civil engineer and architect Youssef Bey Karam (1823–1889), Lebanese nationalist leader Youssef Chahine (1926–2008), Egyptian film director Youssef Hossam (born 1998), Egyptian tennis player Youssef Hussein (born 1988), Egyptian comedian Youssef Ibrahim (born 1999), Egyptian squash player Youssef Ibrahim (born 1994), nicknamed Youssef Obama, Egyptian footballer Youssif Youssif (burn victim), Iraqi torture victim Youssof Youssof Kohzad, Afghan American writer and artist Youssouf Youssouf Bakayoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ivory Coast Youssouf Hadji (born 1980), Moroccan footballer Youssouf Hersi (born 1982), Dutch soccer player Youssouf Mulumbu (born 1987), Congolese footballer Yusef Yusef of Morocco (Yusef ben Hassan, 1882–1927), ruler of Morocco (1912–27) Yusef Ahmed (born 1988), Qatari international footballer Yusef al-Ayeri (1973–2003), Saudi Arabian terrorist, first leader Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Yusef Ali Khan (1816–1865), Nawab (1855–1865) in the princely state of Rampur (now in Uttar Pradesyh, India) Yusef Greiss (1899–1961), Egyptian composer Yusef Hawkins (also Yusuf Hawkins, 1973–1989), American murder victim in Brooklyn, New York City attacked by a racist mob Yusef Khan, fictional character in the British television soap opera EastEnders Yusef Khan-e Gorji (died 1824), Iranian military leader Yusef Komunyakaa (born 1941), American poet Yusef Lateef (1920–2013), American jazz musician Yusef Majidzadeh (born 1938), Iranian archaeologist Yusef Mishleb (also known as Yosef Mishlev, born 1952), Druze General in the Israel Defense Forces Yusef Sozi (born 1981), Ugandan-British