Gilani

Gilani, Jilani or Kilani (and numerous other variants) may refer to:

* a gentilic of Gilan, Iran
* a Middle Eastern and South Asian surname:
** Abdul-Qadir Gilani, 12th century figurehead of the Qadiri order of Sunni Islam
** Baqa Jilani, early 20th century cricketer from Panjab region who played for British Raj team
** Benjamin Gilani, Indian theatre and television actor
** Abdul Qader al-Keilani, early 20th century Syrian statesman and religious authority
** Hina Jilani, Pakistani human-rights activist
** Haji Gilani, participant in the 2001 Afghan war
** Hamid Raza Gilani, Pakistani politician
** Imtiaz Gilani, Pakistani engineer and academic
** Kamel al-Kilani, Finance Minister in the Iraqi Governing Council
** Maulana Manazir Ahsan Gilani, 19th century philosopher
** Mian Ghulam Jilani, critic of Pakistan's Bhutto government
** Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani, Iranian cleric and religious authority
** Mubarak Ali Gilani, Hanafi Sufi cleric
** Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Prime Minister of Iraq in 1933 and 1941
** Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani, Pakistani lawyer and policitian
** Yousaf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan since March 24, 2008
** Zahed Gilani, 13th century leader of the Zahediyeh Sufi order
** Zeid Il Keilany, Jordanian gynecologist and human infertility physician