Naji (also transliterated as

Nagy Nagy () is the most common Hungarian surname, meaning "great". The surname is also common among ethnic Hungarians in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, where it is spelled Nađ () and may be transliterated in other languages as Nadj. ...

in Egyptian Arabic and Naci (

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), ar, ناجي, ) is an Arabic male given name, which is derived from the Arabic verb ''to survive''.Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Naji
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Najee Harris Najee Jerome Harris (born March 9, 1998) is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 2021 ...

(born March 9, 1998),

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* Naji al-Ali (c. 1938–1987), Palestinian cartoonist, noted for political criticism of Israel *

Nagy Habib Nagy Habib (born 1952), is professor of hepato-biliary surgery at Imperial College, London, and is known for devising radio-frequency based liver resection devices which remove liver tumour with minimal blood loss. His work has also focused on ...

(born 1952), Egyptian professor, surgeon * Naji Hakim (born 1955), French citizen of Lebanese origin, organist and composer *

Naji Majrashi Naji Majrashi (born 2 February 1982) is a football striker from Saudi Arabia. He also played for the Saudi Arabia junior team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates ...

(born 1982), Saudi footballer *

Naji Sabri Naji Sabri Ahmad Al-Hadithi ( ar, ناجي صبري أحمد الحديثي) (born 1951) served as the Iraqi Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Background Sabri was a professor of English literatur ...

, Iraqi diplomat, Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein *

Naji Shawkat Muhammad Naji Shawkat Bey ( ar, ناجي شوكت) (May 26, 1891 – May 11, 1980) was an Iraqi politician who served as the prime minister of Iraq under King Faisal I. Early life Muhammad Naji Shawkat was born to an Arabized family of Georg ...

(1893–1980), Iraqi politician, Prime Minister 1932–33 * Naji Shushan (born 1981), Libyan footballer * Naji al-Suwaidi (1882–1942), Iraqi politician, Prime Minister 1929–30 *

Naji Talib Naji Talib ar, ناجي طالب (1 July 1917 – 23 March 2012) was the prime minister of Iraq from 1966 to 1967, replacing Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz.Batatu, H: ''The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq - A study of Iraq's ...

(born 1917), Iraqi politician, Prime Minister 1966–67 *

Naji Mohamed Abdo, PhD. Naji (also transliterated as Nagy in Egyptian Arabic and Naci (Turkish), ar, ناجي, ) is an Arabic male given name, which is derived from the Arabic verb ''to survive''. It is also a surname. Given name * Najee Harris (born March 9, 1998), A ...

(born 1970), Egyptian politician, Former Nominated Minister of Civil Aviation 2012-2013

Surname

* Aziz Abdul Naji (born 1975), Algerian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay * Fehmi Naji (born 1928), Australian Muslim leader *

Ismail Qasim Naji General Ismail Qasim Naji ( so, Ismaaciil Qaasim Naaji, ar, إسماعيل قاسم ناجي) was the chief of staff of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia and currently the Somali ambassador in Oman. He has served as a senior of ...

, Somali military leader *

Kamal Naji Kamal Naji ( ar, كمال ناجي) also known as Kamal Medhat ( ar, كمال مدحت, 1951 – 23 March 2009) was the deputy representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in Lebanon and a former Fatah intelligence chief in th ...

(1951–2009), Palestinian politician * Oras Sultan Naji (1962-2015), Yemeni politician *

Reza Naji Reza Naji is an Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. Naji started his career in theater when he was a teenager. While serving in the Iranian army, he continued to perform in different roles. His first role in a film goes back to ...

(born 1942), Iranian actor * Kasra Naji, Iranian journalist

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Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names

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