thumb|Historical place of Abbottabad Ilyasi Mosque

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

Notable people with this given name

  • Ilyas son of Mudar, ancestor of Muhammad
  • Ilyas Ahmed (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ilyas Babar (1926–2002), Indian athletic coach
  • 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
  • İlyas Kahraman (born 1976), Turkish footballer
  • Ilyas Kanchan (born 1956), Bangladeshi actor
  • Ilyas Kandhlawi (1885–1944), Indian Islamic scholar, founder of Tablighi Jamaat
  • Ilyas Kashmiri (1964–2011), Pakistani Al-Qaeda operative
  • Ilyas Osman Lugator (born 1967), Vice President of Puntland
  • Ilyas Qadri (born 1950), Pakistani Islamic scholar
  • 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
  • Qaraja Ilyas, Safavid governor of Erivan from 1502 onwards

Notable people with this surname

  • Adnan Ilyas (born 1984), Omani cricketer
  • Ihab Ilyas (born 1973), Egyptian-Canadian professor
  • Muhammad Ilyas (disambiguation), several people named Mohammad or Muhammad

Other uses

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

See also

  • Islamic view of Elijah

References