Qasim, Qazeem or Qasem is the

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of the male given name ( ar, قاسم, ), pronounced with a long first syllable. The meaning is ''one who distributes''. The first known bearer of the name was the son of the Islamic prophet,

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

. There is an occasional variant spelling, ( ar, قسیم, ), distinguished by a long second syllable. Both names can also be used as surnames.

In arts and entertainment

In literature

* Gasim bey Zakir (1784-1857), Azerbaijani poet *

Kacem El Ghazzali Kacem El Ghazzali (, ; born 24 June 1990), is a Moroccan-Swiss secularist essayist and activist and is one of the few publicly atheist Moroccans. Kacem speaks English, as well as German, French, Arabic and Berber. Mostly known for his publicly voi ...

(born 24 June 1990), Moroccan-Swiss author and atheism activist * Qasim Tawfiq, Jordanian novelist and short story writer *

Qasem-e Anvar Mu'in al-Din Ali Husayni Sarabi Tabrizi, commonly known by his ''laqab'' (honorific title) of Qasim-i Anvar ( fa, قاسم انوار; 1356 – 1433) was a Sufi mystic, poet, and a leading ''da'i'' (preacher) of the Safavid order. Biography Born ...

(1356-1433), Iranian Sufi poet *

Mehdi Belhaj Kacem Mehdi Belhaj Kacem (born 17 April 1973, Paris) is a French-Tunisian actor, philosopher, and writer. Biography Mehdi Belhaj Kacem was born in Paris on April 17, 1973. He lived in Tunisia until he was 13. He was nominated for the Prix Michel Sim ...

(born 1973), French-Tunisian actor, philosopher, and writer *

Pirzada Qasim Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui ( ur, پیرزادہ قاسم رضا صدیقی) (born 8 February 1943) is a Pakistani scholar, poet, scientist and educationist. He is serving as vice chancellor of Ziauddin University. Early life and career Pirzad ...

(born 1943), Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet, scientist and educator * Awn Alsharif Qasim (1933–2006), Sudanese writer

In music

Kasim Sulton Kasim Sulton (born December 8, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist. Best known for his work with Utopia, Sulton sang lead on 1980's "Set Me Free," Utopia's only top 40 hit in the United States. As a solo artist, Sulton ...

(born 1955), American bass guitarist * Kasseem Dean (born 1978), better known by his stage name,

Swizz Beatz Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, disc jockey (DJ) and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the ag ...

, American record producer

In other arts

Casey Kasem Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem (April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014) was an American disc jockey, actor, and radio personality, who created and hosted several radio countdown programs, notably '' American Top 40''. He was the first actor to voice Nor ...

(1932–2014), American radio personality and voice actor *

Jean Kasem Jean Thompson Kasem (born May 21, 1954) is a former American actress. She is the widow of radio personality and actor Casey Kasem. Early life Jean Thompson was one of five children born to Irene Celia Thompson and Herbert Owens Thompson Sr. (d ...

(born 1954), American actress * Kasim Abid, Iraqi-British cameraman, film director and producer *

KassemG Kassem Gharaibeh ( ar, قاسم الغرايبة; born October 10, 1983) is an American Internet personality and host of ''Attack of the Show!'' His YouTube channel Kassem G hosts several hundred videos, most notably the ''California On'', ''Goin ...

or Kassem Gharaibeh, American comedian *

Kerri Kasem Kerri Kasem (born Carrie H. Kasem, July 12, 1972) is an American radio host. She hosted the nationally syndicated '' Sixx Sense'' and ''The Side Show Countdown With Nikki Sixx'' from February 2010 to April 2014. Kasem later became a judge on ''Who ...

(born 1978), American radio and television host *

Mehrab Ghasem Khani Mehrab Qasemkhani ( fa, مهراب قاسم‌خانی, born 7 December 1971) is an Iranian screenwriter, painter, set designer and actor. Personal life QasemKahni's brother is Peyman Qasemkhani, an Iranian painter, screenwriter, set designer a ...

(born 1970), Iranian film writer *

Peyman Ghasem Khani Peyman Qasemkhani ( fa, پیمان قاسم‌خانی, born 20 January 1967) is an Iranian film screenwriter, director and actor. Early life He was born on 20 January 1967. He graduated from Ahvaz University in 1985. Personal life He was marri ...

(born 1966), Iranian film screenwriter and actor * Qasim Melho (born 1968), Syrian television and theatre actor

In government and politics

Al-Qasim ibn Harun al-Rashid Al-Qāsim ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd () was an Abbasid prince, the third son of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809), and for a time third-in-line to the Abbasid throne. Biography Qasim was Harun's third son, born to a slave mother nam ...

was the third son of the Abbasid caliph

Harun al-Rashid Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi ( ar , أبو جعفر هارون ابن محمد المهدي) or Harun ibn al-Mahdi (; or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Harun al-Rashid ( ar, هَارُون الرَشِيد, translit=Hārūn ...

(r. 786–809), and for a time third-in-line (

Heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question. ...

) to the

Abbasid Caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...

. *

Abd al-Karim Qasim Abd al-Karim Qasim Muhammad Bakr al-Fadhli al-Zubaidi ( ar, عبد الكريم قاسم ' ) (21 November 1914 – 9 February 1963) was an Iraqi Army brigadier and nationalist who came to power when the Iraqi monarchy was overthrown ...

(1914–1963), Prime Minister of Iraq from July 1958 to February 1963 * Abdullah Kassim Hanga (1932–1969), Zanzibar Prime Minister *

Cassim Chilumpha Cassim Chilumpha (born 29 November 1959) is a Malawian politician who was Vice-President of Malawi from June 2004 to May 2009. Later, under President Joyce Banda, he was appointed as Minister of Energy and Mining in April 2012. Early life Chilu ...

(born 1958), Malawian politician * George A. Kasem (1919–2002), American congressional representative *

Ghasem Sholeh-Saadi Ghasem Sholeh-Saadi is a former member of Iranian parliament and a professor of law at the University of Tehran The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran ...

, Iranian politician *

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 o ...

, Somali politician *

Kasım Gülek Kasım Gülek (1905 – 1996) was a prominent Turkish statesman credited with being instrumental in entrenching democracy in Turkey by taking politics to the masses. Biography He was born and lived in Adana, Adana Vilayet, Ottoman Empire, ...

(1905–1996), Turkish statesman *

Kasim Reed Mohammed Kasim Reed (born June 10, 1969) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 59th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia's state capital and largest city, from 2010 to 2018. A Democrat, Reed was a member of the Georgia House of Represe ...

(born 1969), Democratic politician and the 59th Mayor of Atlanta *

Kassim al-Rimawi Kassim al-Rimawi ( ar, قاسم الريماوي; 11 January 1918 – 29 April 1982) was a Jordanian politician and statesman who served as the 25th Prime Minister of Jordan from 3 July 1980 to 28 August 1980. He was born in Beit Rima under Oc ...

(1918–1982), prime minister of Jordan in 1980 *

Kasym Khan Qasim bin Janibek Khan (, romanized: ''Qasym bin Jänıbek Han''), known by his shortened regal name as Qasim Khan (also spelled as Kasym Khan) was a son of Janibek Khan. He ruled as the fourth Khan of the Kazakh Khanate from about 1511 to 15 ...

(1445-1521), ruler of the

Kazakh Khanate The Kazakh Khanate ( kk, Қазақ Хандығы, , ), in eastern sources known as Ulus of the Kazakhs, Ulus of Jochi, Yurt of Urus, was a Kazakh state in Central Asia, successor of the Golden Horde existing from the 15th to 19th century, ...

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev ( kk, Қасым-Жомарт Кемелұлы Тоқаев, Qasym-Jomart Kemelūly Toqaev ; born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the President of Kazakhstan since 12 J ...

, Kazakh president. * Maryam Kassim, Somali politician *

Qasim I of Astrakhan Qasim I Khan (died 1500) was a ruler of the Astrakhan Khanate in 1466–1500. He was crowned after the death of his father, Mäxmüd of Astrakhan. Qasim gave refuge to Muhammad Shaybani and his brother Mahmud Sultan, allowing Shaybani to go on ...

(ruled ca. 1470-1500), Khan of Astrakhan *

Qasim II of Astrakhan Qasim II khan (died 1532) was a ruler of Astrakhan Khanate in 1532. He was a son of Big Horde's khan Sayed Akhmad, and a grandson of Akhmat. He occupied Xacitarxan throne with the help of Nogays The Nogais ( Nogai: Ногай, , Но� ...

(died 1532), Khan of Astrakhan *

Qasim Khan Qasím Khan (or ''Qasim of Kasimov'') (died 1469) was the first khan of the Tatar Qasim Khanate, from 1452 to his death in 1469. He was the son of Kazan khan Oluğ Möxämmäd. He participated in the battles of Belyov in 1437 and of Suzdal in ...

(died 1469), first khan of the Qasim Khanate * Rafiq Belhaj Kacem, Tunisian politician * Syarif Kasim II, sultan of Siak Indrapura * Yahya Kassim Issa, Tanzanian politician

In military and combat

* Kassem Daher, Lebanese-Canadian Islamic militant *

Muhammad bin Qasim Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqāfī ( ar, محمد بن القاسم الثقفي; –) was an Arab military commander in service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh (part of modern Pakistan), inaugurating the Umayya ...

Al-Thaqafi (695–715), Umayyad general who conquered Sindh * Qassem Al-Nasser (1925–2007), Jordanian officer who participated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War *Qassem Khan Vali (1878 – 1935), known as Sardar Homayoun, Iranian army general, trained in France *

Qasem Soleimani Qasem Soleimani ( fa, قاسم سلیمانی, ; 11 March 19573January 2020) was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 1998 until his assassination in 2020, he was the commander of the Quds F ...

(1957–2020), Iranian commander of the Quds Force * Tal'at Fu'ad Qasim (died 1995), Egyptian leader of militant Gama'a Islamiyya organization

In religion

Religious figures in early Islam

Qasim ibn Muhammad Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ( ar, قاسم بن محمد) was the eldest of the sons of Muhammad and Khadija bint Khuwaylid. He died in 601 CE (before the start of his father's prophethood in 609), after his third birthday and is buried in Jannat al- ...

(died 605), son of Muhammad and Khadijah bint Khuwaylid *

Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr ( ar, قاسم بن محمد) (born 36 or 38 AH and died 106 AH or 108 AH; corresponding to 660/662 and 728/730) The Four Imams by Muhammad Abu Zahrahchapter on Imam Malik was a jurist in early Isla ...

(died ca. 728), jurist in early Islam *

Qasim ibn Hasan Al-Qāsim ibn al-Ḥasan ( ar, القاسم بن الحسن) (Sha'ban 7, 47 AH / October 4, 667 CE in Medina – Muharram 10, 61 AH / October 10, 680 CE in Karbala) was the son of Hasan ibn Ali. He supported his uncle Husayn ibn Ali in fightin ...

(ca. 666–680), son of Hasan ibn Ali and grandson of Muhammad

Modern religious figures

Isa Qassim Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim (Arabic: آية الله الشيخ عيسى أحمد قاسم) is Bahrain's leading Shia cleric and a politician. He is the spiritual leader of Al Wefaq, Bahrain's biggest opposition society. He is the fou ...

(born 1937), Bahraini Ayatollah * Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi (1833-1880), Indian Islamic scholar and social activist *

Qasem Taei Grand Ayatollah Qasem Taei ( ar, قاسم الطائي; 1960 – 16 September 2023) was an Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja', Marja. Taei studied in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr. He was the author of ...

(born 1960), Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja (grand ayatollah)

In sport

In football (soccer)

* Ashraf Kasem (born 1966), Egyptian footballer *

Dollah Kassim Dollah Kassim (13 March 1949 – 14 October 2010) was one of the most famous Singaporean footballers during the 1970s. In 1977, he helped Singapore bring the Malaysia Cup to the country. He was dubbed the "Gelek King", a nickname referring to ...

(1949–2010), Singaporean footballer *

Ghasem Dehnavi Ghasem Dehnavi (born March 21, 1981 in Mashhad, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player. He usually played as a defensive midfielder. Club career Dehnavi joined Mes Kerman in 2009 from Mes Rafsanjan. After spending three seasons at Mes, ...

(born 1981), Iranian footballer *

Ghasem Haddadifar Ghasem Haddadifar ( fa, قاسم حدادی‌فر; born July 12, 1983) is an Iranian footballer who played for Zob Ahan in the Iran Pro League. He was also member of the Iranian national team and represented Iran at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. ...

(born 1983), Iranian footballer * Kaseem Sinceno (born 1976), American football player * Kasım Yıldız (born 1980), Turkish footballer *

Kassem El Zein Kassem Mohammed El Zein ( ar, قاسم محمد الزين, ; born 2 December 1990) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defender for club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team. El Zein began his senior career in 2011 at Nejmeh, playing ov ...

(born 1990), Lebanese footballer * Kassim Guyazou (born 1982), Togolese footballer *

Kassim Osgood Kassim Alexandre Osgood (; born May 20, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and special teamer in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for San Diego State University and C ...

(born 1980), American footballer * Mehdi Kacem (born 1986), Algerian footballer *

Qasem Burhan Qasem Abdulhamed Burhan ( ar, قاسم برهان; born on December 15, 1985) is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Al Gharrafa . International Burhan is born and raised in Senegal, but early in his career moved to Qa ...

(born 1985), Qatari footballer * Yaser Kasim (born 1991), Iraqi footballer

In other sports

Ghasem Rezaei Ghasem Rezaei ( fa, قاسم رضايى, born 18 August 1985) is an Iranian former Greco-Roman wrestler. He was an Olympic gold and bronze medalist and two-time Asian Champion. His nickname is Tiger of Amol. Career Rezaei first success at the ...

(born 1985), Iranian wrestler *

Iqbal Qasim Mohammad Iqbal Qasim ( ur, محمد اقبال قاسم; born 6 August 1953) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 50 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals between 1976 and 1988. Qasim ended his career with 171 wickets in his 50 ...

(born 1953), Pakistani cricketer * Kassem Ibadulla (born 1964), New Zealand cricketer *

Kassim Ouma Kassim Ouma (born 12 December 1978) is a Ugandan professional boxer. He held the International Boxing Federation, IBF junior middleweight title from 2004 to 2005, and has challenged twice for a world middleweight title in 2006 and 2011. Early li ...

(born 1978), Ugandan boxer * Kazeem Tajudeen (born 1998), Nigerian karateka

In other fields

* ''Qasim ibn Abdallah al-Manṣūr'', was an

Abbasid The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...

prince, youngest son of caliph

al-Mansur Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ar, أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور‎; 95 AH – 158 AH/714 CE – 6 October 775 CE) usually known simply as by his laqab Al-Manṣūr (المنصور) w ...

(r. 754–775). *

Qasim Amin Qasim Amin (, arz, قاسم أمين; 1 December 1863, in AlexandriaPolitical and diplomatic history of the Arab world, 1900-1967, Menahem Mansoor – April 22, 1908 in Cairo) was an Egyptian jurist, Islamic Modernist and one of the founders ...

(1863-1908), Egyptian jurist, early advocate of women's rights *

Leyla Qasim Leyla Qasim ( ku, Leyla Qasim ,لەیلا قاسم; 1952 – 12 May 1974) was a Feyli (tribe), Feyli Kurdish people, Kurdish activist against the Iraqi Ba'ath regime who was executed in Baghdad. She is known as a national martyr among the Kurds ...

(1952-1974), executed Iraqi Kurdish activist * Kassim Basma (born 1960), Sierra Leonean businessman * Peter Qasim (born 1974), Indian detained by Australian immigration * Yasin Qasem Muhammad Ismail (born ca. 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo * Kasem Chatikavanich, Thai business leader *

Nazar Mohamed Kassim On 13 March 1997, at one of the HDB flats in King George's Avenue, Kallang, 53-year-old Sivapackiam Veerappan Rengasamy was discovered dead in her bedroom by her son. Sivapackiam was found to have been stabbed three times in the neck and she die ...

, Singaporean convicted murderer *

Syed Zahoor Qasim Sayed Zahoor Qasim (31 December 1926 – 20 October 2015) was an Indian marine biologist. Qasim helped lead India's exploration to Antarctica and guided the other seven expeditions from 1981 to 1988. He was a Member of the Planning Commission of ...

, Indian marine biologist {{surname, Kacem, Kasem, Kassim, or Qasim Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names Bosnian masculine given names Turkish masculine given names