Nazih is both a given name and a surname. It is an

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origin word, (Arabic: نزيه). Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Nazih Abu Afach Nazih Abu Afach (Arabic: نزيه أبو عفش) (born 1946) is a Syrian poet and painter. He was born in western Syria, in the village of Marmarita 60 km from Homs ar, حمصي, Himsi , population_urban = , population_d ...

(born 1946), Syrian poet and painter *

Nazih Ayubi Nazih Al-Ayubi (1944 in Cairo – 1995), is an Egyptian writer who had obtained a BSc (1964) and MSc (1968) in Political Science from Cairo University, PhD in political science from the University of Oxford in England. He taught at the Univers ...

(1943–1995), Egyptian writer *

Nazih Deif Nazih Deif (4 March 1923 – 10 November 1992) was an Egyptian economist and academic. He worked at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), other leading finance institutions and Cairo University. He served as the minister of planning and minister ...

(1923–1992), Egyptian economist *

Nazih Elasmar Nazih Halim Elasmar (Arabic: نزيه حليم الأسمر) (born 16 April 1953), is a former Lebanese-Australian politician and was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Labor Party between 2006 and 2022. In 2006 Victoria ...

(born 1953), Australian politician *

Nazih Geagea Nazih Geagea (born 16 October 1941) is a Lebanese alpine skier. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiel ...

(born 1941), Lebanese alpine skier *

Nazih Kawakibi Nazih Kawakibi (1 April 1946 – 7 March 2009) was a Syrian architect and a historian of architecture. Kawakibi was a professor at Damascus University, faculty of architecture. He taught a variety of subjects including; descriptive geometry, shadow ...

(1946–2009), Syrian architect

Surname

Amjhad Nazih Amjhad Nazih (born 18 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nîmes. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco under-23 national team. Club career Amjhad Nazih made his professional debut for Nîmes on t ...

(born 2002), French football player *

Hasan Nazih Hasan Nazih ( fa, حسن نزیه) (1921–2012) was an Iranian civil rights lawyer and politician. Following the Islamic revolution in Iran he briefly served as the head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) between February and September 1 ...

(1921–2012), Iranian jurist and politician *

Hesham Nazih Hesham Nazih, also spelled Hesham Nazeh ( arz, هشام نزيه, born on 23 October 1972) is an Egyptian composer, musician and actor. Early life and career Nazih graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University in 1998. During his ...

(born 1972), Egyptian composer *

Imran Nazih Imran Nazih ( ar, عمران نزيه; born 25 January 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Volendam. Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Morocco. Professional career Na ...

(born 2006), Dutch football player of Moroccan origin {{DEFAULTSORT:Nazih Arabic masculine given names Arabic-language surnames