Nadeem (also spelled Nadim or Nedim; ar, نديم) is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "best friend of the drinker" "companion", "confidant" or "friend". Originates from the plural word "Nadama""نَدامَى" which means, drink to forget. Nadim is the pourer of wine, the best friend. The name is common among many communities, including

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. Arabic literature definition and origin: "النَّدِيم : المصاحبُ على الشراب المسامرُ والجمع : نِدَام، ونُدَماءُ" https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85/

People with the given name

Nadeem

Nadeem Abbasi Nadeem Abbasi (born 10 November 1968) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in three Test matches in 1989. He also captained Khan Research Laboratories The Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories, ( ur, ) or KRL for short, is a federally ...

(born 1968), former Pakistani cricketer *

Nadeem Ahmad Lieutenant-General Nadeem Ahmad (Urdu: نديم احمد; HI(M), SE, TBt) is a retired senior three-star ranking general officer who is famed and widely honored for planning and coordinating the relief and reconstruction non-combatant mi ...

, Pakistani army general *

Nadeem Ahmed Nadeem Ahmed (born 28 September 1987) is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer who appeared in one One Day International against Pakistan in 2004; he bowled 10 overs without taking a wicket and scored 1. He also appeared in two first-class matc ...

(born 1987), Hong Kong cricketer * Nadeem Aslam (born 1966), British novelist of Pakistani origin * Nadeem Baig (born 1941), film actor, producer, singer *

Nadeem Ghauri Mohammad Nadeem Ghauri (, born 12 October 1962) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test matches and six One Day Internationals (ODI) in 1990. Playing career Ghauri was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Ghouri's only Test match ...

(born 1962), former Pakistani cricketer *

Nadeem Karim Nadim Karim Mohaisen Al-Magsoosi commonly known as Nadim Karim ( ar, نديم كريم المحيسن المقصوصي; born 1 January 1989) is an Iraqi footballer who plays for Al-Minaa in the Iraqi Premier League. Info A midfielder that blosso ...

(born 1989), Iraqi footballer *

Nadeem Khan Mohammad Nadeem Khan ( ur, محمد ندیم خان; born 10 December 1969 in Rawalpindi, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1993 to 1999. Nadeem was an effective spinner who currently plays for Sheffield ...

(born 1969), former Pakistani cricketer * Nadeem Malik (born 1982), English cricketer * Nadeem Malik (Pakistani journalist) (born 1968), Pakistani journalist *

Nadeem Saifi Nadeem (also spelled Nadim or Nedim; ar, نديم) is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "best friend of the drinker" "companion", "confidant" or "friend". Originates from the plural word "Nadama""نَدامَى" which means, drink to forg ...

, Indian music director *

Nadeem Shahid Nadeem 'Nads' Shahid (born 23 April 1969 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a former Pakistani-born English first-class cricketer who played for Essex and Surrey. In his 148-game career as a right-handed batsman, he made 6453 runs at 31.02 with 9 hundreds ...

(born 1969), English first-class cricketer *

Nadeem Siddique Nadeem Siddique (born 28 October 1977) English professional boxer of Pakistani origin Personal life Siddique was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. He supports his local football team Bradford City and his favorite boxer is Sugar Ray ...

(born 1977), British Pakistani boxer *

Nadeem Taj Lieutenant General Nadeem Taj , HI(M) (born 29 April 1953) is a retired three-star general in the Pakistan Army who served as its Adjutant General (AG) in the GHQ.Shakil Shaikh"Lt-Gen Khalid Nawaz to head 10-Corps"''The News'', 29 April 2010 Pr ...

(born 1953), Pakistani general

Nadim

Nadim Abbas Nadim Abbas (born 1980 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong installation artist. Biography Abbas received his BFA from London's Chelsea College of Art & Design and MPhil from the University of Hong Kong Department of Comparative Literature. He teaches at ...

(born 1980), Hong Kong artist *

Nadim al-Jabiri Nadim al-Jabiri (born 1959) is an Iraqi politician and the former secretary-general of the Islamic Virtue Party, which at the time was a component of the United Iraqi Alliance until it left in March 2007. He left office following differences over th ...

(born 1959), Iraqi politician * Nadim al-Pachachi (1914–1976), Iraqi Secretary-General of OPEC *

Nadim Asfar Nadim Asfar (born in 1976 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a French-Lebanese photographer and filmmaker. He currently lives and works between Paris and Beirut. He studied cinematography at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts ALBA Beirut and then photograp ...

(born 1976), Lebanese photographer and filmmaker *

Nadim Barghouthi Nadim Barghouthi ( ar, نديم البرغوثي) is a Palestinian footballer who plays his club football for Shabab Al-Khaleel. He is primarily used as a centre-back and was called up for Palestine's 2010 AFC Challenge Cup The 2010 AFC Chall ...

(born 1989), Palestinian footballer * Nadim Gemayel (born 1982), Lebanese MP *

Nadim Karam Nadim Karam ( ar, نديم كرم); (born 1957) is a multidisciplinary Lebanese artist and architect who fuses his artistic output with his background in architecture to create large-scale urban art projects in different cities of the world. He ...

(born 1957), Lebanese artist *

Nadim Kassar Nadim Kassar is a Lebanese businessman who has served as general manager of Fransabank. Background Nadim Kassar was born in Beirut in May 1964 .His grandfather Wafic Kassar was a judge who became his country's ambassador to Pakistan followed by an ...

(born 1964), Lebanese businessman *

Nadim Kobeissi Nadim Kobeissi ( ar, نديم قبيسي; born 28 September 1990) is a French-Lebanese computer science researcher specialized in applied cryptography. He is the author of Cryptocat, an open-source encrypted web chat client. Kobeissi is also known ...

(born 1990), Lebanese-Canadian computer programmer and security researcher *

Nadim Nassar The Revd Nadim Nassar (born 1964) is a Syrian-British Anglican priest, who is the Executive Director and Founder of the Awareness Foundation. He established the Awareness Foundation in 2003 with Bishop Michael Marshall in response to the growi ...

, Syrian priest *

Nadim Sabagh Nadim Sabagh ( ar, نديم صباغ; born August 4, 1985 in Latakia, Syria) is a Syrian people, Syrian Association football, footballer. He currently plays for Tishreen SC, Tishreen, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division i ...

(born 1985), Syrian footballer *

Nadim Sadek Nadim Sadek (born October 1962) is a UK-resident, Irish-Egyptian marketing-entrepreneur and published author. Sadek was born to an Egyptian father (Fernando Habib Sadek 1928–2005) who worked as an epidemiologist with the World Health Organiza ...

(born 1962), Irish-Egyptian entrepreneur *

Nadim Sawalha Nadim Joakim Sawalha ( ar, نديم صوالحة) (born 9 September 1935) is a Jordanian-British actor, the father of actresses Nadia and Julia Sawalha. He appeared in two Bond films, '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) and ''The Living Daylights'' ...

(born 1935), English actor

Nedim

* Mahmud Nedim Pasha (1818–1883), Ottoman Turkish statesman *

Mahmut Nedim Hendek Mahmut Nedim Hendek (1880; Caucasus – 21 April 1920; Hendek) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He was born to an ethnic Circassians, Circassian family which later fled Russia to the Ottoman Empire. Hendek's birth name was ...

(1880–1920), Ottoman Turkish military officer * Nedîm (1681–1730), Ottoman Turkish poet *

Nedim Dal Nedim Dal (born Edin Delić; on 3 May 1975) is a retired Turkish basketball player. He stands 2.14 m tall and played as a center. He holds Turkish and Bosnian citizenships and played for Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Re ...

(born 1975), Bosnian-born Turkish national basketball player *

Nedim Doğan Nedim Doğan (born 1943 in İstanbul) was a Turkish football player of Fenerbahçe. He played as a forward. He started his professional career with İstanbulspor and then transferred to Fenerbahçe where he played twelve years between 1961-73. H ...

(born 1943), Turkish football player *

Nedim Durić Nedim Durić (born 24 July 1993 in Cazin) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer currently playing for Austrian 4th tier side Union Edelweiss Linz. He plays as a left midfielder. Club career Durić started out playing for FK Krajina Cazin's ...

(born 1993), Bosnian footballer * Nedim Günar (1932–2011), Turkish football player *

Nedim Gürsel Nedim Gürsel (born 5 April 1951 in Gaziantep) is a Turkish writer. In the late 1960s, he published novellas and essays in Turkish magazines. After graduating from Galatasaray High School in 1970, he studied at the Sorbonne. In 1974, he graduated ...

(born 1951), Turkish writer *

Nedim Halilović Nedim Halilović (born 1 July 1979, in Brčko) is a retired Bosnian-Herzegovinian international football player. Club career Nedim Halilović has played for NK Varteks in the Croatian First League. Prior to this, Halilović was active in the P ...

(born 1979), Bosnian footballer *

Nedim Hasanbegović Nedim Hasanbegović (born 22 April 1988 in Sarajevo) is a German footballer who last played as a midfielder for SC Weiche Flensburg 08 SC Weiche Flensburg 08 is a German association football club from the Weiche suburb of Flensburg, Schleswig ...

(born 1988), German footballer of Bosnian descent *

Nedim Imac Nedim Imaç (born 1966 in The Hague - died February 17, 2007, in Amsterdam) was a Turkish-Dutch businessman and sports executive. He was the former chairman of the Amsterdam football club Türkiyemspor and a prominent face of the Turkish community ...

(1966–2007), Turkish-Dutch businessman and sports executive *

Nedim Jusufbegović Nedim Jusufbegović (born 30 September 1974) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Velež Mostar. Club career Jusufbegović was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, present-d ...

(born 1974), Bosnian football manager and former player *

Nedim Kufi Nedim Kufi (also known as Nadem al-Kufi), born 1962 in Baghdad), is an Iraqi-Dutch multi disciplinary visual artist. He is primarily known for conceptual art that explores themes such as war, political conflict, exile, loss, and historical memor ...

(born 1962), Iraqi-Dutch visual artist *

Nedim Nišić Nedim Nišić (born March 7, 1984) is a Bosnian American Olympic swimmer. He was a member of Bosnian Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He graduated from Cleveland State University, in Cleveland, Ohio. He currently li ...

(born 1984), Bosnian-American Olympic swimmer *

Nedim Tutić Nedim Tutić (born 17 July 1968) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player and current manager of Othellos Athienou. Club career Tutić played for Liria Prizren and FK Sloboda Užice in the Yugoslav Second League, and wi ...

(born 1968), Bosnian former football player *

Nedim Yücel Nedim Yücel is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Darüşşafaka & Doğuş. He studied at Anadolu University Anadolu University ( tr, Anadolu Üniversitesi) is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. The univ ...

(born 1979), Turkish basketball player *

Nedim Đedović Nedim Đedović (born February 16, 1997) is a Bosnian professional basketball player who last played for Sáenz Horeca Araberri of the LEB Oro. He is a 205 cm tall small forward. He is the younger brother of basketball player Nihad Đedovi� ...

(born 1997), Bosnian basketball player * Nedim Şener (born 1966), Turkish writer and journalist

People with the surname

Nadeem

Ahmed Nadeem Ahmed Nadeem (born 26 October 1976) is a United Arab Emirati cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,

(born 1976), United Arab Emirati cricketer *

Aida Nadeem Aida Nadeem ( ar, عايدا نديم; born 1965 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi musician living in Denmark. Early career As a child, Aida, began to sing, dance and write poetry. With interest in classical music, at the age of twelve, she began ...

(born 1965), Iraqi musician *

Francis Nadeem Father Francis Nadeem (October 27, 1955 – July 3, 2020) was a Franciscan Capuchin priest working in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore in Pakistan. Early life He was born in Gujranwala on October 27, 1955. In 1970 he joined the St. Mar ...

(1955–2020), Pakistani priest *

Khan Muttaqi Nadeem Khan Muttaqi Nadeem (Urdu خان مطقی ندیم) (8 March 1940 – July 2006) was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, and was an advocate lawyer, poet and author. Education and work Khan Muttaqi Nadeem had an LLB and LLM degree from isl ...

(1940–2006), Pakistani lawyer *

Muhammad Nadeem Muhammad Nadeem Ahmed (also ''Muhammad Nadeem'', ur, محمد ندیم احمد; born 5 March 1972 in Gojra, Punjab) is a retired Pakistani field hockey player. He represented Pakistan in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and h ...

, Pakistani field hockey player *

Razaq Nadeem Nadeem Razaq (died 2016) was a Hong Kong resident of Pakistani origin who was convicted of the March 2008 murders of three prostitutes in Hong Kong. In 2016, Razaq died from suicide by hanging. Early life Razaq was born in Pakistan, and came t ...

, Pakistani murderer * Savera Nadeem, Pakistani television actor *

Shahbaz Nadeem Shahbaz Nadeem (born 12 August 1989) is an Indian international cricketer who is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He made his first-class cricket debut in December 2004. He has played for Bihar Under-14 side and Indian U-19s and currently plays ...

(born 1989), Indian cricketer * Shahid Nadeem (born 1947), Pakistani journalist, playwright, screenwriter, director, human rights activist *

Waheed Nadeem Waheed Nadeem (Urdu: وحید ندیم; born January 7, 1987) is an Afghani footballer who currently plays for Toofaan Harirod F.C.He is national senior and u23 team player. He wears number 8 for the Afghanistan national football team and his clu ...

(born 1987), Afghan footballer

Nadim

Dinanath Nadim Dinanath Kaul "Nadim" (1916–1988) was a prominent Kashmiri poet of the 20th century. He was born on 18 March 1916 in Srinagar city and with him began an era of modern Kashmiri poetry. He also virtually led the progressive writers movement in ...

(1916–1988), Kashmiri poet *

Laksamana Hang Nadim Laksamana Hang Nadim was a warrior of the Johor-Riau during the Portuguese occupation of Malacca. He is the son of legendary Malacca Warrior Hang Jebat and foster son another legendary Malacca Warrior Hang Tuah. After the fall of Malacca to the P ...

, 16th century Malaysian warrior * Nadia Nadim (born 1988), Afghanistan–born Danish footballer

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