Najim is an
Arabic
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given name and a surname meaning "
star
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It may refer to:
People
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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
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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
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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
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Najim Haidary (born 1999), Afghan footballer
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mohanad Najim Aleqabi (born 1979), Iraqi journalist
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Abderahim Najim (born 1954), Moroccan Olympic boxer
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Ali Najim (born 1989), Kuwaiti radio personality
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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), runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya
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Haidar Najim (born 1967), Iraqi footballer
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M. M. M. Najim or Mohamed Mujithaba Mohamed Najim, a Vice Chancellor of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
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Mohammed Najim, Iraqi footballer
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Samir Abdul Aziz al-Najim (born c. 1937), Iraqi politician, government minister and ambassador
See also
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Najim Jihad, housing compound outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan related to Osama bin Laden
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Najm Najm () or Najam (also Negm, in Egyptian dialect / pronunciation) is an Arabic word meaning ''MORNING STAR''. It is used as a given name in Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia. Najm is the male version of the name and Najma () is the female ...
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Njeim
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Najima (disambiguation)
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Arabic masculine given names
Arabic-language surnames