Notable people with the surname Alavi include:
Ali Alavi, Theoretical chemist Patrick Alavi, a German Musician Abass Alavi, is Professor of Radiology and Neurology Abrar Alvi, was an Indian film writer, director and actor Ameer Faisal Alvi Awan, was the first General Officer Commanding of the elite Special Service Group of Pakistan Army Arif Alvi, is president of Pakistan Bozorg Alavi, was an influential Iranian writer, novelist, and political intellectual Hakim ‘Alavi, was a royal Persian physician of the 18th century Hasan Jamil Alvi, is a former Pakistani cricketer Moniza Alvi, is a Pakistani-British poet and writer Rashid Alvi, a politician from Indian National Congress party is presently a Member of the Parliament of India Samroj Ajmi Alvi, is a Bangladeshi actress and model. Sajida Alvi, is a female academic of Pakistani origin in Canada Sattar Alvi, is a Pakistan Air Force's veteran fighter pilot and retired Air Commodore of Pakistan Air Force . Shamsur Rehman Alvi, is a journalist with Hindustan Times Suroosh Alvi, is a Pakistani Canadian journalist and film-maker Shahood Alvi, is a television actor, Pakistan Mahmoud Alavi, is the Minister of Intelligence of Iran Mohammad Alavi (nuclear engineer), is an Iranian nuclear engineer Mohammad Alavi Gorgani, is a scholar in Najaf, Iraq Mohammad Alvi, is an Iranian footballer Yousef Alavi, is a mathematician who specializes in combinatorics and graph theory
External links http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aalavii.htm Alavi in Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names