Besim is an
Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. It means "belief" or "faith" in Albanian.
[http://www.aboutnames.ch/albanian.htm] It is also used in
Turkey and less commonly in
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Besim may refer to:
People
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Besim Ömer Akalın
Besim Ömer Akalın (1 July 1862, in Istanbul – 19 March 1940 in Ankara, Turkey), was a Turkish social democratic politician and physician who established modern obstetrics and gynaecology in Turkey and was the director of the Turkish Red C ...
(1862–1941), Turkish physician
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Besim Fagu (1925–1999), Albanian football player
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Besim Üstünel
Besim Üstünel (1927 – June 2, 2015) was an academic in economics, politician and former Minister of Finance of Turkey.
Family life and early years
Besim Üstünel was born to Emin Üstünel and his wife Zekiye in Gaziantep, Southeastern Tur ...
(1927–2015), Turkish economist and politician
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Besim Bokshi
Besim Bokshi (12 November 1930 – 16 August 2014) was an Albanian poet, linguist and philologist. He served as the president of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo during 2008-2011.
Career
Besim Bokshi was born in Gjakova, Kingdom of Y ...
(1930–2014), Albanian poet
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Besim Sahatçiu
Besim Sahatçiu (; 2 October 193520 October 2005) was a Kosovo-Albanian director of theatre and film.
Biography
After finishing gymnasium in Pejë, Sahatçiu studied literature at the University of Belgrade. Following the interruption of hi ...
(1935–2005), Albanian director
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Besim Dina
Besim Dina (born 6 July 1971) is a Kosovo Albanian
The Albanians of Kosovo ( sq, Shqiptarët e Kosovës, ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovar/Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars/Kosovans, constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo.
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(born 1971), Albanian comedian and television presenter
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Besim Kabashi (1976–2011), Albanian kickboxer
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Besim Leka
Besim Leka (born 17 October 1994) is an Albanian football player. He plays as a defender for Shkumbini Peqin
KF Shkumbini is an Albanian football club based in the city of Peqin. The club's home ground is the Shkumbini Stadium and they compet ...
(born 1994), Albanian football player
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Besim Šerbečić (born 1998), Bosnian footballer player
References
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Albanian masculine given names
Turkish masculine given names