Azim (''ʿAẓīm'' ) is one of the

names of Allah in Islam Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...

, meaning "''Great''" or "''Magnificent''" or "''Protector''" Also used as a personal name, as short form of the

Abdolazim ʻAbd al-ʻAẓīm (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد العظيم) is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-ʻAẓīm'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric nam ...

, Abdul Azim, "''Servant of the Magnificent''". It is used by many Sahrawi people as a surname originating from the

Hassaniya Arabic Hassānīya ( ar, حسانية '; also known as , , , , and ''Maure'') is a variety of Maghrebi Arabic spoken by Mauritanian Arabs and the Sahrawi. It was spoken by the Beni Ḥassān Bedouin tribes, who extended their authority over most of M ...

. Notable people with the name include: Given name: * Abdel Azim Ashry (1911-1997), Egyptian basketball player *

Azim Hussein Azim Hussein is an Indo-Fijian educationalist and politician who won the Nasinu Rewa Open Constituency for the Labour Party in 2006 general election defeating the John Ali of Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua The United Fiji Party ( fj, Soqo ...

, Indo-Fijian educationalist and politician * Tariq Azim Khan, Pakistani politician *

Azim Nanji Professor Azim Nanji is a Kenyan-born professor of Islamic studies. From 1998 until 2008, he served as Director of The Institute of Ismaili Studies in London, England. At present, he is the Senior Associate Director of the Abbasi Program in Islam ...

, Kenyan-born professor of Islamic studies * Azim Premji (born 1945), Indian business tycoon *

Seyid Azim Shirvani Seyid Azim Shirvani ( az, Seyid Əzim Şirvani; 9 July 1835, Shamakhy – 1 June 1888, Shamakhy) was an Azerbaijani poet and enlightener. He got his first religious education in Iraq. After returning to motherland he refused his spiritual dignity ...

(1835-1888), Azerbaijani poet Surname: *

Hazem Abdel-Azim Hazem Abdel-Azim (or Hazim Abdelazim) ( ar, حازم عبد العظيم; born 1960) is a prominent Egyptian government opponent. In 2007, he was a senior adviser to the telecommunications minister under then-President Hosni Mubarak Muhamm ...

(born 1960), Egyptian government opponent, senior adviser to the telecommunications minister in 2007 * Essam Abdel-Azim (born 1970), football footballer of Egypt national football team *

Abdul Azim Al-Aliwat Abdul Azim Al-Aliwat (born 12 July 1967) is a Saudi Arabian athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly know ...

(born 1967), Saudi Arabian athlete, competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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