Fahmi (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: فهمي) is an Arabic name in the

possessive A possessive or ktetic form (abbreviated or ; from la, possessivus; grc, κτητικός, translit=ktētikós) is a word or grammatical construction used to indicate a relationship of possession in a broad sense. This can include strict owne ...

form of the word ''fahm'' (

: فَهْم) which means "understanding, comprehension, knowing", and which stems from the verb ''fahima'' (

: َفَهِم) meaning "come to know about", "to realize, understand or comprehend". It may refer to:

Given name

* Fahmi Abdullah Ahmed, Yemeni captured and detained in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps in Cuba * Fahmi al-Abboushi (1895–1975), co-founder of the Palestinian political party Hizb al-Istiqlal (Independence Party) *

Fahmi al-Husseini Fahmi Bey al-Husseini ( ar, فهمي الحسيني, 1886-December 25, 1940) was the mayor of Gaza, his hometown, from 1928 to 1939 while Palestine was under the British rule. Career in law Al-Husseini studied law in Istanbul and upon graduation ...

(1886–1940), mayor of Gaza (1929–1939) under British rule *

Fahmi Idris Fahmi Idris (Born in Jakarta on September 20, 1943 - May 22, 2022) was an Indonesian prominent businessman and politician. He was an Indonesian government minister under the Habibie and Yudhoyono presidencies. He received a doctorate title fro ...

(born 1943), Indonesian politician in Golkar Party and government minister * Fahmi Reza (born 1977), Malaysian political artist * Mohammad Fahmi bin Abdul Shukor, a convicted rioter and gang member of

Salakau Salakau ( zh, s=三六九, poj=Saⁿ-la̍k-káu), which means 369 in Hokkien, also known as "Sah Lak Kau", is a street gang or secret society based in Singapore. The numbers 3, 6 and 9 add up to 18, which was the name of an older gang; the nu ...

in Singapore *

Mustafa Fahmi Pasha Mustafa Fahmi Pasha (11 June 1840 – 13 September 1914) was an Egyptian military officer and politician who served as the prime minister of Egypt for two times. Early life and education Born in Crete in 1840 to a Turkish family who had earl ...

(1840–1914), Egyptian politician, cabinet minister, and twice premier *

Fahmi Khalil Al Ansari Fahmi (Arabic: فهمي) is an Arabic name in the possessive form of the word ''fahm'' (Arabic: فَهْم) which means "understanding, comprehension, knowing", and which stems from the verb ''fahima'' (Arabic: َفَهِم) meaning "come to know ...

(1940-2021), Palestinian intellectual, teacher and founder of The Bayt al-Maqdas: The Fahmi Al-Ansari Library in East Jerusalem.

Surname

Abdelilah Fahmi Abdelilah Fahmi ( ar, عبدالله فهمي; born 3 August 1973 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan former football defender. He last played for Raja Casablanca. Fahmi appeared in 11 Turkish Super Lig matches for Gaziantepspor during the 2005-06 ...

(born 1973), Moroccan football defender who plays for Raja Casablanca *

Heshmat Fahmi Heshmat Fahmi is a member of the Pan-African Parliament and a member of the People's Assembly of Egypt The Parliament of Egypt is the bicameral legislature of the Arab Republic of Egypt. It is composed of an upper house (the Senate) an ...

, member of the Pan-African Parliament and a member of the People's Assembly of Egypt *

Ismail Fahmi Ismail Fahmy ( arz, اسماعيل فهمى) (2 October 1922 – 21 November 1997) was an Egyptian diplomat and politician. He served as ambassador to Austria (1968–1971), tourism minister (1973), foreign minister (1973–1977) and deputy prim ...

(1922–1997), Egyptian diplomat and politician *

Nabil Fahmi Nabil Fahmi (born 5 January 1951) is an Egyptian diplomat and politician who served in the government of Egypt as minister of foreign affairs from June 2013 to July 2014. Early life and education Nabil Fahmi was born in New York on 5 January 195 ...

(born 1951), Egyptian diplomat and politician, and Ismail Fahmi's son *

Sameh Fahmi Sameh Fahmi (born 14 August 1949) is an Egyptians, Egyptian engineer and politician who served as Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (Egypt), oil minister of Egypt for 12 years from 1999 to 2011. Early life and education Fahmi was born ...

(born 1949), Egyptian politician Variants: *

Mohamed Fahmy Mohamed Fadel Fahmy ( ar, محمد فاضل فهمي ; born April 27, 1974) is an Egyptian-born Canadian journalist, war correspondent and author. He has worked extensively in the Middle East, North Africa, for CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera Engli ...

, Canadian journalist {{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic-language masculine given names Masculine given names