Najim is an

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given name and a surname meaning "

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Najim (singer) Najim Amari, better known by the mononym Najim ( ar, نجيم) also known as Cheb Najim () (born 18 January 1985, Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine) is an Algerian raï singer. Biography Najim was born in France to an Algerian father and a French moth ...

, Algerian singer *

Najim Arshad Najim Arshad (born 8 June 1986) is a state award-winning Indian playback singer and music director, sung more than 500 songs in the Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film industries. In 2007, he won the reality show ''Idea Star Singer''. He ...

(born 1986), Indian playback singer and music director *

Najim Haddouchi Najim Haddouchi (born 9 June 1997) is a Dutch football player of Moroccan descent who plays for GVV Unitas. Club career Najim Haddouchi made his professional football debut for FC Den Bosch on 12 August 2016, in the 2-1 home game against De Gr ...

(born 1997), Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent * Najim Haidary (born 1999), Afghan footballer *

Najim Abdullah al-Jubouri Najim Abdullah al-Jubouri is an Iraqi Major General and governor. Al-Jubouri commanded Iraqi Army forces attempting to oust the forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from the Nineveh Governorate during the Battle of Mosul (2016–2 ...

, Iraqi Major General and governor *

Najim Laachraoui Najm al-'Ashrāwī ( ar, نجم العشراوي, 18 May 1991 – 22 March 2016), also known as Abū Idrīs al-Baljīkī or Soufiane Kayal, was a Belgian-Moroccan Islamic militant loyal to the Islamic State and was one of two suicide bomber ...

(1991–2016), also known as Abū Idrīs al-Baljīkī or Soufiane Kayal, was a Belgian-Moroccan Islamic militant loyal to the Islamic State and was one of two suicide bombers at the Brussels Airport in the 2016 Brussels bombings *

Najim al-Radwan Najim al-Radwan (22 August 1972 – 15 November 2018) was a Saudi Arabian weightlifter. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Game ...

(born 1972), Saudi Arabian weightlifter * Najim Abdallah Zahwen Al Ujayli, Iraqi general

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Daham Najim Bashir Daham Najim Bashir ( ar, دهام نجم بشير; born David Nyaga on 8 November 1979) is a Kenyan-born middle-distance runner now representing Qatar. At the 2005 Bislett Games he set a new Asian record over one mile with 3:47.97 minutes. In ...

(born 1979), Qatari athlete *

Mohanad Najim Aleqabi Mohanad Najim Aleqabi (born January 6, 1979) ( ar, مهند العقابي) is an Iraqi journalist, Director General of the Team Media War of the Popular Mobilization Forces, which is affiliated to the Iraqi Council of Ministers & Founder and ...

(born 1979), Iraqi journalist

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* Abderahim Najim (born 1954), Moroccan Olympic boxer *

Ali Najim Ali Najem AlQumani ( ar, علي نجم القوماني, born 25 March 1989) is a Kuwaiti radio personality who is a former producer and director for Marina FM radio station in Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the S ...

(born 1989), Kuwaiti radio personality *

(born 1979), runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya *

Haidar Najim Haidar Najim (born 1 July 1967) is a former Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification. He played for the national team between 1997 and 2001. Honours Club ; ...

(born 1967), Iraqi footballer * M. M. M. Najim or Mohamed Mujithaba Mohamed Najim, a Vice Chancellor of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka *

Mohammed Najim Mohammed Najim is a former Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq between 1965 and 1966. He played in the 1966 Arab Nations Cup The 1966 Arab Cup was the third edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Baghdad, Iraq. The host nation and defending ...

, Iraqi footballer *

Samir Abdul Aziz al-Najim Samir Abdul Aziz al-Najim ( ar, سمير عبد العزيز النجم; born 1937 in Baghdad) is a former Iraqi politician, who held several senior positions under President Saddam Hussein. He was the Minister for Oil from January to April 2003 ...

(born c. 1937), Iraqi politician, government minister and ambassador

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