Akram ( ar, أکرم), is a given name and surname, derived from the Arabic root word ''Karam'' (), meaning generosity. In the Arabic language, Akram is a comparative adjective and means "kinder." In Turkey and Eastern Europe, the name is also rendered as

Ekrem Ekrem is a Turkish form of the Arabic given name Akram, meaning "kind," "generous," or "benevolent." Sometimes rendered Eqrem in Albania. Notable people with these names include: Ekrem * Ekrem Akurgal (1911–2002), Turkish archaeologist * Ek ...

/Eqrem. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Akram Afif Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif Al Yafei ( ar, أكرم عفيف; born 18 November 1996) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team. Early in his career, he was ...

, Qatari footballer * Akram Aldroubi, American mathematician * Akram Monfared Arya, Iranian pilot *

Akram Chehayeb Akram Hussein Chehayeb ( ar, أكرم شهيب; born 17 October 1947) is a Lebanese Druze politician who is a member of the Progressive Socialist Party headed by Walid Jumblatt. Cheheyab is a long-term member of the parliament and has also ser ...

, Lebanese politician *

Akram al-Hawrani Akram Al-Hourani ( ar, أَكْرَم الْحَوْرَانِي, ʾAkram al-Ḥawrānī, also transcribed El-Hourani, Howrani or Hurani) (November 1911 – 24 February 1996), was a Syrian politician who played a prominent role during the democrat ...

, Syrian politician *

Akram Khan (cricketer) Mohammad Akram Hussain Khan ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আকরাম হুসেইন খান; born 1 November 1968) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer. A hard hitting middle order batsman, Akram played first-class cricket for Chittagon ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Akram Khan (dancer) Akram Hossain Khan, MBE ( bn, আকরাম হুসেইন খান) (born 29 July 1974) is an English dancer and choreographer of Bangladeshi descent. His background is rooted in his classical kathak training and contemporary dance. Car ...

, English dancer of Bangladeshi descent *

Akram Fouad Khater Akram Fouad Khater (Arabic: أكرم فؤاد خاطر; born December 3, 1960) is a Lebanese Americans, Lebanese-born American professor, historian, and author. He serves as a professor of history, and the director of the Moise A. Khayrallah Cent ...

, Lebanese-American historian * Akram Khpalwak, Governor of Paktika Province in Afghanistan *

Akram Khuzam Akram Khuzam ( ar, أكرم خزام) was the Al Jazeera Channel's former Moscow Bureau chief. He served as the Bureau Chief in Moscow for 9 years until he was replaced in a storm of controversy by Amro Abdel-Hamid in late September 2005.

, al-Jazeera journalist * Akram Mahinan, Malaysian footballer *

Akram Mohammadi Akram Mohammadi ( fa, اکرم محمدی) is an Iranian actress. She was born on July 28, 1958, in Tehran. She started her professional career in theater in 1983 and after a while, she was invited to play in the movie "Mother" directed by the d ...

, Iranian actress *

Akram Ojjeh Akram Ojjeh ( ar, أَكْرَم عُجَّة, ʾAkram ʿUjjah; 21 April 1918 – 28 October 1991) was a Syrian-born Saudi Arabia, Saudi businessman. Ojjeh was an intermediary in deals between Saudi Arabia and France, particularly arms sales. Ojje ...

, Saudi businessman *

Akram Pahalwan Akram Pahalwan ( pa, ) (1930–12 April 1987), also known as Iki Pehlwan was a Pakistani wrestling, wrestler and a part of the Bholu Brothers tag team in professional wrestling during the late 1960s. Some of his opponents were Haji Afzal (1963 ...

, Pakistani wrestler *

Akram El Hadi Salim Akram El Hadi Saleem (born 27 February 1987) is a Sudanese international association football, footballer who plays for Al-Naser SC (Omdurman), as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He was the starting goalkeeper for the Sudan nation ...

, Sudanese footballer *

Akram Shammaa Prince Akram Shammaa Al Zengi (Mohammad Akram Bin Mostafa Bin Mohammad Shammaa Al Zengi III; Arabic: محمد اكرم شماع بن مصطفى بن محمد شماع الزنكي; August 8, 1930 – June 9, 2012) was a Prince of Al Zengid Dynas ...

, Syrian politician *

Akram Umarov Akram Umarov (russian: Акрам Умаров; born 7 February 1994) is a Kyrgyzstani footballer who plays as defender. International career He is a member of the Kyrgyzstan national football team. He made his debut in the match vs. Kazakhstan ...

, Kyrgyzstani footballer * Akram Yurabayev, Uzbekistani sprint canoer *

Akram Zaki Akram Zaki (27 October 1931 – 30 November 2017) was a Pakistani politician. He held the role of senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League and chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. Career Zaki also served as Paki ...

, Pakistani Senator and literary scholar * Akram uz-Zaman, Bengali politician and member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

Surname

Ahmed Akram Ahmed Akram Mahmoud (born 20 October 1996) is an Egyptian competitive swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water ( ...

, Egyptian swimmer *

Barmak Akram Barmak Akram, ( fa, برمک اکرم) (born in 1966 in Kabul), is an Afghan filmmaker. Akram lives in Paris, where he studied fine arts. His first feature film, '' Kabuli Kid'' (2008), won several awards and has been shown at the Venice Film Fes ...

, Afghani filmmaker *

Hajaz Akram Hajaz Akram (born January 1970) is a British actor. Principal and founder of the Hampstead Academy of Acting & Drama, Akram has trained and worked as an actor, teacher and director for 20 years. He was previously the founder of the Academy Of As ...

, British actor * Malik Faisal Akram (1977–2022), perpetrator of the

Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis On January 15, 2022, Malik Akram, a 44-year-old British Pakistani armed with a pistol, took four people hostage in the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, United States, during a Sabbath service. Hostage negotiations ensue ...

Nashat Akram Nashat Akram Abid Ali Al-Eissa ( ar, نشأت أكرم عبد علي العيسى) (born 12 September 1984) is a former Iraqi professional footballer. Popularly dubbed "The Maestro" and "The Musician", Akram usually played as a playmaker or as ...

(born 1984), Iraqi football player *

Nawaal Akram Nawaal Akram ( ar, نوال أكرم) is a comedian, model, athlete and disability rights campaigner. She was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy at the age of six, and was forcefully removed from education against her wishes at the age of ...

, Qatari comedian *

Omar Akram Omar Akram is an Afghan-American producer, composer, and pianist. In 2013, he became the first Afghan-American to win a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for his fourth studio album, ''Echoes of Love.'' He is also an inspirational writer who co ...

, American pianist *

Wasim Akram Wasim Akram HI (; born 3 June 1966) is a Pakistani cricket commentator, coach, and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Akram is widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, and several criti ...

(born 1966), Pakistani cricketer

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