Al-Hashimi, also transliterated Al-Hashemi ( ar, الهاشمي), Hashemi, Hashimi or Hashmi ( fa, هاشمی) is an Arabic,

Arabian The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate. ...

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surname distribution at The definite article

Al- ( ar, ٱلْـ), also Romanized as ''el-'', ''il-,'' and ''l-'' as pronounced in some varieties of Arabic, is the definite article in the Arabic language: a particle (''ḥarf'') whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed def ...

usually distinguishes the Arabic from the more numerous form. It is the pronoun form of Hashim ( ar, هاشم) and originally designated a member or descendant of the

Banu Hashim ) , type = Qurayshi Arab clan , image = , alt = , caption = , nisba = al-Hashimi , location = Mecca, Hejaz Middle East, North Africa, Horn of Africa , descended = Hashim ibn Abd Manaf , parent_tribe = Qu ...

clan of the

Quraysh The Quraysh ( ar, قُرَيْشٌ) were a grouping of Arab clans that historically inhabited and controlled the city of Mecca and its Kaaba. The Islamic prophet Muhammad was born into the Hashim clan of the tribe. Despite this, many of the Qur ...

. The

Islamic prophet Prophets in Islam ( ar, الأنبياء في الإسلام, translit=al-ʾAnbiyāʾ fī al-ʾIslām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God in Islam, God's message on Earth and to serve as models of ideal human behaviour. So ...

, Muhammad was a member of this Arab tribe; his great-grandfather was Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, for whom the clan is named. Members of this clan are referred to as Hashemites or Hashimis. This refers in particular to: * the Sharifs of Mecca, the rulers of Mecca from the 10th century until 1924. As descendants of Hasan ibn Ali they belonged to the Bani Hashim. * the Hashemite royal family of

Hejaz The Hejaz (, also ; ar, ٱلْحِجَاز, al-Ḥijāz, lit=the Barrier, ) is a region in the west of Saudi Arabia. It includes the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif, and Baljurashi. It is also known as the "Western Provin ...

(1916–1925), Iraq (1921–1958), and Jordan (1921–present). As descendants of Sharif Hussein ibn Ali they belong to the Dhawu Awn, a branch of the Sharifs of Mecca, and therefore also of the Bani Hashim.

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Notable people with this family name include: *

'Abd al-Ilah 'Abd al-Ilah of Hejaz, ( ar, عبد الإله; also written Abdul Ilah or Abdullah; 14 November 1913 – 14 July 1958) was a cousin and brother-in-law of King Ghazi of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq and was regent for his first-cousin once re ...

(died 1958), Regent of Iraq *

'Abd al-Rahim ibn Ja'far ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi Abd al-Rahim ibn Ja'far ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi ( ar, عبد الرحيم بن جعفر بن سليمان الهاشمي) (died ca. 844) was a ninth century Abbasid personage and governor of the Yemen. Career The son of Ja'far ibn Sulayman ibn ...

(died c. 844), Abbasid personage and governor of the Yemen * Abdullah Hashmi'ties I of Jordan, king of Jordan * Abdullah Hashmi II, king of Jordan, kings of Jordan 1999- present *

Abdul Razak al-Hashimi Dr. Abdul Razak al-Hashimi ( ar, عبد الرزاق الهاشمي) is a former Iraqi diplomat, Minister of Higher Education, and senior advisor to Saddam Hussein. Dr. Hashimi graduated from Boston University in 1969. In 1974, he was part of a de ...

, former Iraqi diplomat *

Alaa Al Hashimi Alaa Majid Al-Hashimy ( ar, علاء الهاشمي; born 1953), is an Iraqi politician. He served as the Iraqi ambassador in Germany, Japan, Spain and Kuwait for over 15 years. Diplomatic work Alaa Al-Hashimy was appointed to the "Iraqi Fore ...

(born 1953), Iraqi politician *

Ali bin Hussein al-Hashimi Ali bin Hussein, GBE ( ar, علي بن الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, translit=Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Alī el-Hâşimî; 18791935), was King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca from October 1924 until he was deposed by Abdulaziz bin ...

(1879–1935), King of Hejaz * Ali Hashemi (born 1991), Iranian weightlifter *

Ali ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi Ali ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi () was a Muslim scholar. His exact date of birth is unknown, but it is known that he flourished in the year 890. Works Al-Hashimi's only known major work is the ''Kitāb fīʿilal al‐zījāt'' (Book of the reasons ...

(ninth century), Muslim scholar *

Amir Hashemi Amir Hashemi-Moghaddam (born 3 June 1966) is a former Iranian football player. He resides in Beuningen, Netherlands. Hashemi started his career in his native, Iran, with Niroye Zamini F.C., Niroye Zamini and Esteghlal F.C., Esteghlal. Hashemi pl ...

(born 1966), former Iranian football player *

Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi Sayyid Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi ( fa, سید امیرحسین قاضی‌زاده هاشمی; born 14 April 1971) is an Iranian conservative politician, ENT surgeon, and the current Vice President of Iran and head of Foundation of Martyrs a ...

(born 1971), Iranian politician *

Aqila al-Hashimi Aqila al-Hashimi (Arabic عقيلة الهاشمي ''cAqīla al-Hāshimī''; 1953 - September 25, 2005) was an Iraqi politician who served on the Iraqi Governing Council. Aqila al-Hashimi was born in 1953 into a prominent Shi'ite religious family ...

(1953–2003), Iraqi politician *

Asad al-Hashemi Asad Kamal Mohammed Abdullah al-Hashemi was an Iraqi politician and Culture Minister in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. Background al-Hashemi is a Sunni Arab Iraqi who is a professor of Islamic studies. He is a member of the Iraqi People's Con ...

, Iraqi politician *

Bagher Hashemi Bagher Hashemi ( fa, باقر هاشمی) is an Iranian football defender who plays for Esteghlal Khuzestan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Club career Rabbani started his career with Esteghlal Khuzestan from youth levels. He promoted to the fi ...

(born 1994), Iranian footballer *

Bashir Al-Hashimi Bashir Mohammed Ali Al-Hashimi, CBE, FRS, FREng, FIEEE, FIET, FBCS (born 5 January 1961) is recognised as a multidisciplinary global researcher and acknowledged influential academic with sustained and pioneering contributions to computer engin ...

(born 1961), British academic *

Bobby Hashemi Bobby Hashemi is a British businessman, and is an investor at Union Ventures, a private investment vehicle founded in 2012 by him. In 1995, he co-founded the Coffee Republic (a coffee shop chain) with his sister Sahar Hashemi. Early life Bobby ...

(born 1991), British entrepreneur *

Cyrus Hashemi Cyrus Hashemi ( fa, سیروس هاشمی; also spelled ''Hashimi''; 27 December 1938 – 21 July 1986) was an Iranian arms dealer linked to the Iran-Contra affair, Brokers of Death arms case, and October Surprise conspiracy theory. Robert Dreyf ...

(1942–1986), Iranian arms dealer * Ehsan Ghazizadeh Hashemi (born 1976), Iranian politician *

Emraan Hashmi Emraan Anwar Hashmi (; born 24 March 1979) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi cinema. Hashmi debuted in 2003 with the crime thriller film ''Footpath'' and subsequently appeared in films include ''Murder'' (2004), '' Kalyug'' ...

(born 1979), Indian film actor *

Fahad Hashmi Syed Fahad Hashmi (born 1980) is a Pakistani American and U.S. citizen. He was arrested in London, England on June 6, 2006 based on an indictment from the United States charging him with conspiracy to provide material support to Al-Qaeda. On April ...

(born 1989), Pakistani artist, actor and broadcaster *

Farhat Hashmi Farhat Naseem Hashmi ( ur, ; born December 22, 1957) is a Pakistani-Canadian Islamic scholar, Muslim television preacher, and the founder of Al-Huda Institute. She holds a PhD degree in Islamic studies from the University of Glasgow, Scotlan ...

a Pakistani Canadian Islamic scholar *

Farshad Hashemi Farshad Hashemi (born 20 January 1997) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Padideh. Career Siah Jamegan Mosleh played for Saipa before moving to Siah Jamegan in summer of 2016. Pers ...

(born 1997), Iranian footballer *

Fatemeh Hashemi Fatemeh Hashemi (born 1969) is an Iranian television actress. Career Fatemeh Hashemi is an Iranian actress. She born in Iran, Anzali port & completed her primary education. She generally plays and acts in the genre of comedy on Iran televisio ...

(born 1969), Iranian television actress * Fawaz al-Hashimi (died 2004), member of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula *

Faysal I of Iraq Faisal I bin Al-Hussein bin Ali Al-Hashemi ( ar, فيصل الأول بن الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, ''Faysal el-Evvel bin al-Ḥusayn bin Alī el-Hâşimî''; 20 May 1885 – 8 September 1933) was King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria ...

(died 1933), Hashemite King of Syria and Iraq *

Faysal II of Iraq Faisal II ( ar, الملك فيصل الثاني ''el-Melik Faysal es-Sânî'') (2 May 1935 – 14 July 1958) was the last King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the 14 July Revolution. This regici ...

(died 1958), Last Hashemite King of Iraq *

Ghazala Hashmi Ghazala Firdous Hashmi (born July 5, 1964) is an Indian-born American politician and former academic administrator and educator. A Democrat, Hashmi represents the 10th district in the Senate of Virginia; She worked as an educator and academic a ...

(born 1964), American politician representing the 10th district in the Senate of Virginia. *

Gita Hashemi Gita Hashemi (Persian: گیتا هاشمی, born 1961) is an Iranian-born artist, writer and curator residing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her work juxtaposes history and the present, political and personal, and local and global. It draws on lang ...

(born 1961), Iranian-born Canadian artist, writer and curator *

Harun ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Hashimi Abu Musa Harun ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Musa ibn Isa al-Hashimi ( ar, أبو موسى هارون بن محمد بن إسحاق بن موسى بن عيسى الهاشمي; died 901) was a ninth century Abbasid personage and government official. H ...

(died 901), Abbasid personage and governor of Mecca, Medina and al-Ta'if *

Hashim Al-Hashimi Hashim Al-Hashimi is a professional biochemist and professor of biochemistry and chemistry at Duke University. He received the prestigious NAS Award in Molecular Biology in 2020. References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living peo ...

, American biochemist *

Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi Sayyid Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi ( fa, سید حسن قاضی‌زاده هاشمی; born 21 March 1959) is an Iranian ophthalmologist and associate professor of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, who served as the Minister of Health and Medi ...

(born 1959), Iranian ophthalmologist *

Hisham al-Hashimi Hisham al-Hashimi ( ar, هشام الهاشمي; 9 May 1973 – 6 July 2020) was an Iraqi historian and researcher in security and strategic affairs and extremist groups, and a specialist on the subject of the Islamic state and its supporters. He ...

(1973–2020), Iraqi researcher *

Hossein Hashemi Seyyed Hossein Hashemi ( fa, سید حسین هاشمی born 7 July 1953, Mianeh, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian politician who served as Governor of Tehran Province from September 8, 2013 to September 24, 2017. He was previously a member of th ...

(born 1953), Iranian politician * Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (Hashemites), Ottoman Empire, King of Hejaz, King of the Arab Countries * Ibn Sa'd Hashmi, (Katib al-Waqidi), was a scholar and Arabian biographer, Book (Book of the Major Classes) * Ishaaq bin Ahmed bin Muhammad al-Hashimi, scholar and patriarch of the Somali Isaaq clan-family *

Ishaq ibn al-Abbas ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi Ishaq ibn al-Abbas ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi ( ar, إسحاق بن العباس بن محمد الهاشمي) was a ninth century Abbasid personage, provincial governor and military commander. He was twice appointed as governor of the Yemen, in 824 ...

(ninth century), Abbasid personage and governor of the Yemen *

Jabron Hashmi Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi (23 April 1982 – 1 July 2006) was a British soldier who was killed in action in Sangin, Afghanistan. Early life and career Jabron Hashmi was born in Peshawar, Pakistan, and moved to the United Kingdom with his fa ...

(1982–2006), British soldier who served with the elite 3 PARA Battlegroup and was killed in action in Afghanistan. *

Jamshid Hashemi Jamshid Hashemi (also spelled ''Hashimi''; 25 April 1936 – 26 August 2013) was an Iranian-born trader in arms and other commodities convicted of fraud in the UK in 1999. Hashemi had a 9-year relationship with the UK's Secret Intelligence Service ...

(1936–2013), Iranian arms dealer * Jassem Al-Hashemi (born 1996), Qatari footballer * Javad Hashemi (born 1966), Iranian actor, film director, writer and composer * Kioumars Hashemi, Iranian sports executive *

Manouchehr Hashemi General Manouchehr Hashemi (Persian: منوچهر هاشمی; 16 July 1918, Khoy — 7 October 2007) was an Iranian intelligence officer for the Shah's SAVAK. He was the head of the provincial offices of SAVAK in Fars and Khorasan provinces, an ...

(1918–2007),

SAVAK SAVAK ( fa, ساواک, abbreviation for ''Sâzemân-e Ettelâ'ât va Amniat-e Kešvar'', ) was the secret police, domestic security and intelligence service in Iran during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty. SAVAK operated from 1957 until prime ...

intelligence agency officer * Maryam Hashemi (born 1977), Iranian visual artist *

Marzieh Hashemi Marzieh Hashemi ( fa, مرضیه هاشمی; born as Melanie Franklin) is an American-born Iranian journalist and television presenter. She is a natural-born citizen of the United States and a naturalized citizen of Iran. Hashemi is employed by Pre ...

(born 1959), American-born Iranian journalist and television presenter *

Maysoon al-Hashemi Maysoon al-Hashemi ( ar, مَيْسُون الْهَاشِمِي; – 27 April 2006) was the head of the Iraqi Islamic Party's women's department until she was shot dead, along with her driver, at the age of 60. This occurred shortly after she me ...

(1946–2006), Iraqi politician * Mehdi Hashemi (1946–1987), Iranian Shi'a cleric *

Mehdi Hashemi (actor) Mehdi Hashemi ( fa, مهدی هاشمی, also Romanized as Mehdī Hāshemī, , born 7 December 1946) is an Iranian actor, screenwriter, and director. He also is the winner of the ninth International Fajr Film Festival award, Crystal Simorgh, for h ...

(born 1946), Iranian actor, screenwriter, and director *

Mirhani Hashemi Mirhani Hashemi (born 21 March 1983 in Sari, Iran) is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Siah Jamegan. Professional Sabri joined Moghavemat Sepasi in 2008 after spending the previous three years at Bargh Shiraz , ''Lâlahhai-ye N ...

(born 1983), Iranian footballer * Mohamed Al-Hashimi (born 1965), Omani sprinter * Mohammad Hashemi (born 1951), Iranian businessman and former intelligence officer * Mohsen Al-Hashemi (born 1990), Emirati footballer *

Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi is an Iranian politician. He was a "senior adviser" to Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and deputy interior minister for political affairs. He is said to have "strong ties to the Revolutionary Guard Corps and to the i ...

, Iranian politician * Muhammad al-Hashimi al-Tilimsani (1881–1961), Algerian (by birth) and Syrian (by residence) Sufi saint and scholar *

Muhammad Yusuf Hashmi Khan Bahadur Muhammad Yusuf Syed-Al-Hashmi (1887–1960; Sialkot, Punjab) was an educator, mentor, and reformer who achieved high distinction in English studies in British India, and taught many generations of students and scholars how Western ...

, Reformer and Leader of the Pakistan Movement, who achieved high distinction in English studies in British India * Nadia Hashimi (born 1977), Afghan-American pediatric physician, novelist, and politician *

Sayed Rahman Hashemi Sayed Rahman Hashemi (رحمان هاشمى) is an Afghan politician. He serves as the chairman of Kabul's Provincial Council since 2014. References Living people 1988 births 21st-century Afghan politicians {{Afghanistan-politician- ...

, Afghan politician * Reem Al Hashimy, minister of the United Arab Emirates * Sahar Hashemi, British entrepreneur *

Sajjad Hashemi Sajjad Hashemi Ahangari ( fa, سجاد هاشمی آهنگری, born 22 August 1991 in Tabriz) is an Iranian sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. He is a former Iranian record holder in the 400 m and 4×400 m relay. He was a semi-f ...

(born 1991), Iranian sprint athlete *

Saud al-Hashimi Saud Mukhtar al-Hashimi ( ar, سعود مختار الهاشمي, born 1964) is a Saudi Arabian doctor. Biography al-Hashimi graduated from King Abdulaziz University in 1988, then got his PhD from the King Faisal University in 1993. He worked as ...

(born 1963), Saudi Arabian human rights activist *

Sayed Abdul Karim Hashimi Sayed Abdul Karim Hashimi is an Afghan politician. He is a former Governor of Logar Province Logar (Pashto/Dari: ; meaning Greater Mountain ( لوې غر)) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the eastern section of the country. ...

, Afghan politician *

Sayed Maqsood Hashemi Sayed Maqsood Hashemi is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Ordu Kabul F.C. football club in Afghanistan. He is also a player for the Afghanistan national football team; he has 2 goals. He wears number 6 and plays defensive midfielder po ...

(born 1984), Afghan footballer * Sayed Mohammad Hashemi (born 1994), Afghan footballer *

Sayed Rahmatullah Hashemi Sayed Rahmatullah Hashemi ( ps, سيد رحمت الله هاشمى) is a former envoy of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. 'Sayed' is an honorific title that indicates lineage with the family of the Banu Hashem. He later attended Yale Univers ...

(born 1978), Afghan diplomat * Sayed Zafar Hashemi (born 1985), Afghan politician *

Seyed Zia Hashemi Seyed Zia Hashemi ( fa, سید ضیاء هاشمی, born 1968 in Yasuj) is an Iranian Doctorate, politician and former acting Minister of Science, a position he held from 20 August 2017 until 29 October 2017. He is also Vice President of Social an ...

(born 1968), Iranian politician *

Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi ( fa, سید مهدی هاشمی) is an Iranian former military officer and conservative politician who was formerly a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr. He is currently Presi ...

(born 1964), Iranian politician *

Shakiba Hashemi Shakiba Matin Hashemi is an Afghani politician who was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005. A report on Kandahar prepared at the Navy Postgraduate School stated ...

, Afghani politician *

Shamim Hashimi Shamim Hashimi (Urdu/Persian language, Persian/Arabic: ; hi, शमीम हाशिमी ; born Syed Muhammad Shamimuddin on 14 August 1947) is an Urdu and Persian language, Persian poet. He is basically a poet of Ghazal. He has als ...

(born 1947), Urdu and Persian poet *

Taha al-Hashimi Taha al-Hashimi (Arabic: طه الهاشمي ;1961–1888) served briefly as prime minister of Iraq for two months, from February 1, 1941, to April 1, 1941. He was appointed prime minister by the regent, 'Abd al-Ilah, following the first ouster o ...

(1888–1961), Iraqi politician * Talal Hashmi, kings of Jordan *

Tariq al-Hashemi Tariq al-Hashimi ( ar, طَارِق الْهَاشِمِي, Târık el-Hâşimî; born 1942) is an Iraqi politician who served as the general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) until May 2009. He served as the Vice President of Iraq from ...

(born 1942), Iraqi politician * Wijdan Ali Al-Hashemi (born 1939), Jordanian artist, educator and diplomat *

Wissam S. al-Hashimi Dr. Wissam S. al-Hashimi was an Iraqi geologist born in Baghdad. He was Secretary General of the Union of Arab Geologists until his death in 2005. In 2001 he was elected president of the Geological Society of Iraq and was president of the Union of ...

(died 2004), Iraqi geologist * Yasin al-Hashimi (1884–1937), Iraqi politician *

Zakaria Hashemi Zakaria Hashemi ( fa, زکریا هاشمی; born in 1936 in Rey, Tehran Province, Iran) is an Iranian actor and film director. Early life Hashemi spent his childhood in southern Tehran. Career He has acted in several films including '' The ...

(born 1936), Iranian actor and film director *

Zarina Hashmi Zarina Hashmi (16 July 1937 – 25 April 2020), known professionally as Zarina, was an Indian-American artist and printmaker based in New York City. Her work spans drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Associated with the Minimalist movemen ...

(1937–2020), Indian-American artist

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