Aalam, also spelled as Aalem, ( Arabic : العالم) is a surname found in the Middle East, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan,

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

, and India. Aalam has several meanings, including world, scholar, expert, learned man, and universe.

Notable people with the surname

* Shah Alam II (born 25 June 1728), Mughal emperor and the son of

Alamgir II Aziz-ud-Din Muhammad (6 June 1699 – 29 November 1759), better known as Alamgir II, was the fifteenth Mughal Emperor of India, who reigned from 3 June 1754 to 29 November 1759. He was the son of Jahandar Shah. Born Aziz-ud-Din, the second s ...

Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh (born 17 July 1986) is an Indian Para swimmer. He is currently ranked number 1 by the World Para Swimming (WPS) in men's 100 m butterfly (S5 category) and men's 50 m breastroke (SB4 category) as on 2 February 2024. ...

(born 1986), Indian Para swimmer *

Mohammed Aftab Aalam Mohammad Aftab Alam ( ne, मोहम्मद अफताब आलम ) is a Nepali politician from the Nepali Congress and a suspended member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He was a member of the first co ...

(born 1962), Nepalese politician *

Mujeeb Aalam Mujeeb Aalam (2 September 1948 – 2 June 2004) was a Pakistani playback singer who had a short film career. His singing style was a mixture of Mehdi Hassan and Ahmad Rushdi's style. He sang dozens of hit songs in late 1960s. However, he l ...

(1948–2004), Pakistani playback singer * Shabab Aalam (born 1984), Indian author, educationalist and satirist

Notable people with the surname

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