Asem (also spelled Aasem, Assem, Asim ar, عاصم ') is a male given name of

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

origin, which means "savior, protector, guardian, defender." Asem is also a female given name of Kazakh origin, which means "beauty, beautiful, refined, graceful, elegant, excellent, splendid, magnificent." It is not related to the Indian given name

Asim Asim or ASIM may refer to: *Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, a fantasy and science fiction magazine *Aseem, a male given name of Indian origin, often spelled ''Asim'' *Asem, a male given name of Arabic origin, sometim ...

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* Asim ibn Omar, famous

Tabi'un The tābi‘ūn ( ar, اَلتَّابِعُونَ, also accusative or genitive tābi‘īn , singular ''tābi‘'' ), "followers" or "successors", are the generation of Muslims who followed the companions (''ṣaḥābah'') of the Islamic proph ...

and Early Hadith scholar. * Umm Asim bint Asim, was the mother of Umayyad caliph

Umar II Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ( ar, عمر بن عبد العزيز, ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz; 2 November 680 – ), commonly known as Umar II (), was the eighth Umayyad caliph. He made various significant contributions and reforms to the society, and ...

(r. 717–720) and wife of

Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam ( ar, عبد العزيز بن مروان بن الحكم, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam; died 12 May 705) was the Umayyad governor and ''de facto'' viceroy of Egypt between 685 and his death. He w ...

. *

Asim Abdulrahman The son of Omar Abdur Rahman, Asim Abdulrahman was described as "among the closest" of Osama bin Laden's followers in the days following the September 11 attacks, September 11th attacks in 2001. Under the Kunya (Arabic), kunya ''Abu Asim'', he was ...

, Egyptian militant * Asım Akin, Turkish physician *

Abu Asim Azmi Abu Asim Azmi (born 8 August 1955) is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Constituency, Mumbai. He belongs to the Samajwadi Party. He is the President of the Maharashtra state branch ...

, Indian politician *

Asım Orhan Barut Asım Orhan Barut (June 6, 1926 – December 5, 1994) was a Turkish-American theoretical physicist. Education He received his undergraduate diploma and his Ph.D. degree both from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich in 1949 and 1 ...

, Turkish-American theoretical physicist * Asim Brkan, Bosnian singer, musician and artist *

Asim Ferhatović Asim Ferhatović "Hase" (; 24 January 1933 – 25 January 1987) was a Bosnian professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his football career in 1948 with hometown club FK Sarajevo, for whom he made his first-team debut in 1952. ...

, Bosnian footballer *

Asim Sarajlić Asim Sarajlić (born 3 October 1975) is a Bosnian politician who is a member of the national House of Peoples. He is a member of the Party of Democratic Action as well. Biography Born in Vogošća in 1975, Sarajlić holds a degree from the Facul ...

, Bosnian politician *

Asim Peco Asim Peco (; sr-Cyrl, Асим Пецо; 24 May 1927 – 7 December 2011) was a renowned Bosnian linguist, academician, professor, author and editor. Peco's work is credited for the development of Bosnian and Herzegovinian linguistics. His are ...

, Bosnian linguist *

Asim Kurjak Asim Kurjak is the President of International Academy of Perinatal Medicine and director of Ian Donald Inter-University School of Medical Ultrasound. He is a regular fellow of World Academy of Art and Science, European Academy of Sciences and Art, ...

, Bosnian scientist *

Asım Can Gündüz Asım Can Gündüz (August 15, 1955 – June 24, 2016) was a Turkish rock and blues guitarist. He was also known as ''Awesome John'', especially outside Turkey, partly because his name is pronounced very much like Awesome (''Asım'') John (''Can ...

, Turkish rock and blues guitarist *

Asım Güzelbey Asım Güzelbey, (born 1951, Gaziantep, Turkey) is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and a former mayor of Gaziantep (2004-2014). Asım Güzelbey is a surgeon by profession. He graduated in medicine. From 1974-1 ...

, Turkish politician * Assem Hammoud, Lebanese alleged Al Qaeda operative * Assem Jaber, Lebanese diplomat *

Assem Jarrah Assem Omar Jarrah ( ar, عاصم جراح, ''‘Āsim Jarrāḥ''; born 1962 in Lebanon) is conflictingly reported as the distant cousin of Ziad Jarrah, one of the hijackers of the September 11 attacks. His work permit was found in the smouldering ...

, great-uncle or distant cousin of Ziad Jarrah *

Assem Marei Assem Ahmed Marei (Arabic: عاصم مرعي) is an Egyptian basketball player for Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League. Marei first played for Egyptian side Zamalek SC, before being recognized by other leagues at the FIBA U-19 w ...

, Egyptian basketball player *

Asim Kamal Mohammad Asim Kamal (born 31 May 1976) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2003 and 2005. He scored 99 against South Africa on his Test cricket, Test debut. Kamal has played 12 Tests (20 inni ...

, Pakistan Test cricketer *

Abu Muhammad Asem al-Maqdisi Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi ( ar, أبو محمد المقدسي, ʾAbū Muḥammad al-Maqdisī), or more fully Abu Muhammad Essam al-Maqdisi ( ar, أبو محمد عصام المقدسي, ʾAbū Muḥammad ʿIṣām al-Maqdisī), is the assumed name ...

, Palestinian political writer *

Prince Asem bin Al Nayef Prince Asem bin Nayef ( ar, الأمير عاصم بن نايف; born 27 April 1948) is the son of Prince Nayef bin Abdullah (a younger son of Abdullah I of Jordan) and Princess Mihrimah Sultan (granddaughter of Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Em ...

, Jordanian prince *

Assem Qanso Muhammad Assem Qanso ( ar, عاصم قانصوه, born 1937 in Baalbek) is a Lebanese politician. He is a former leader of the Lebanese Ba'ath Party. Political career Qanso joined the Lebanese Ba'ath in 1953. During the Lebanese war, the Leba ...

, Lebanese politician *

Asim Saeed Asim Saeed (born 5 October 1979) is a cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He played for them in the 1997, 2001 and 2005 versions of the ICC Trophy, as well as in one first-class game in the 2004 ICC Interco ...

, Emirati cricketer *

Asem Tasbulatova ''SuperStar KZ'' was a reality television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol, which aired from 2003 to 2007 on the Kazakh television station Perviy Kanal Evrasia. The talent contest determined the best young singers in Kazakhstan by ...

, Kazakh singer *

Asim Azhar Asim Azhar (; born 29 October 1996) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, musician and an actor. He started his career as a singer on YouTube, covering contemporary Western songs before he became a public figure. Career Asim Azhar was born o ...

, Pakistani Singer *

Asim zafar Asim or ASIM may refer to: *Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, a fantasy and science fiction magazine *Aseem, a male given name of Indian origin, often spelled ''Asim'' *Asem, a male given name of Arabic origin, sometim ...

, mughal Descendant

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Princess Nejla bint Asem Princess Nejla bint Asem (born 9 May 1988) is the daughter of Prince Asem bin Nayef and Princess Sana Asem. Princess Nejla bint Asem established a business as a jewellery designer. Siblings Siblings * Prince Nayef ben Asem A prince i ...

, Jordanian princess *

Princess Sana Asem Princess Sana'a Asem (née Sana Kalimat; born 16 November 1960) is a Jordanian princess due to her marriage to Prince Asim bin Nayef and she has Circassian origin. She is the daughter of Adnan Mawloud Kalimat (d. on 12 September 2019), leade ...

, Jordanian princess

External links

Asim Name Meaning at thinkbabynames

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