Azzam is a name of Arabic origin (, and may refer to:
People
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Azzam Sleit
Azzam Sleit (born 1966) is a Jordanian academic and politician. He was minister of information and communication technology of Jordan between 21 August 2013 and 2 March 2015.
Early life and education
Sleit was born on 9 June 1966. He received b ...
(born 1966), Jordanian engineer and politician
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Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (also known as Azzam Pasha), Egyptian diplomat who is known for making the famous
Azzam Pasha quotation
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Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam ( ar, عبد الله يوسف عزام, translit=‘Abdu’llāh Yūsuf ‘Azzām; ) was a Salafi jihadist, a Palestinian scholar, and theologian of Sunni Islam. During the Soviet–Afghan War of the 1980s, he advocated "de ...
, Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar and theologian
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Ahmad Azzam, Syrian footballer
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Azzam Azzam
Azzam Azzam ( ar, عزام عزام, Levantine Arabic: , he, עזאם עזאם; born 1962) is an Israeli Druze who was convicted in Egypt of spying for Israel, and jailed for eight years. He maintained his innocence throughout the ordeal.
Arrest ...
, person who was convicted of spying for Israel
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Bob Azzam
Wadie George Azzam, better known by his stage name Bob Azzam, (24 October 1925 in Alexandria – 24 July 2004 in Monaco) was an Egyptian singer. With his hit song " Mustapha", created and composed by Egyptian musician Mohamed Fawzi for the E ...
, Lebanese singer
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Husam Azzam
Husam Azzam is a Palestinian track and field athlete. He was, according to the International Paralympic Committee, "the first Palestinian athlete to compete in Paralympic Games" , Palestinian athlete and paralympian
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Mansour Fadlallah Azzam
Mansour Fadlallah Azzam (born 1960) is the Minister of Presidential Affairs of Syria.
Early life, education and career
Azzam is a Syrian Druze born in Sweida. He earned a bachelor's degree in French literature from the University of Damascus i ...
, Syrian politician
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Adam Yahiye Gadahn
Adam Yahiye Gadahn ( ar, آدم يحيى غدن, ''Ādam Yaḥyā Ghadan''; September 1, 1978 – January 19, 2015) was an American senior operative, cultural interpreter, spokesman and media advisor for the Islamist group al-Qaeda, as wel ...
, spokesman for Al-Qaeda, also known as Azzam the American
Other
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''Azzam'' (2011 yacht), a yacht participating in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race
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''Azzam'' (2013 yacht), Emirati luxury yacht in service since 2013
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''Azzam'' (2014 yacht), the winner of the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race
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Azzam Publications A publishing house based in London, United Kingdom, Azzam Publications has been accused by the authorities of being ''"part of a conspiracy to Providing material support for terrorism, provide material support and communications links to people enga ...
, a British publishing house.
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Azam (disambiguation)
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