Rahim (''Raḥīm'' , also anglicized as Raheem) is one of the names of Allah in Islam, meaning "Merciful", from the root '' R-Ḥ-M''. It is also used as a personal

male name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, short for Abdu r-Raḥīm "Servant of the Merciful". Spellings include Rahim, Raheem, Rohim and Roheem.

Given name

Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan Khanzada Mirza Khan Abdul Rahim (17 December 1556 – 1 October 1627), popularly known as simply Rahim and titled ''Khan-i-Khanan'', was a poet who lived in India during the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar, who was Rahim's mentor. He was one of ...

, poet and minister in the Mughal Empire *

Rahim Abdullah Rahim Fahim Abdullah (born March 22, 1976) is a former American football player from Clemson University. He was a second round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns in 1999, the year of their return to the NFL. His brother is Khalid Abdullah, who ...

, American football player * Rahim Ademi (born 1954), Croatian Army general * Raheem Beyah (born 1976), American computer scientist * Raheem J. Brennerman, American businessman * Raheem Blackshear (born 1999), American football player *

Raheem Brock Raheem Fukwan Brock (born June 10, 1978) is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League. He played college football at Temple. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL ...

, American football player *

Rahim Jaffer Rahim Nizar Jaffer ( ur, رحيم جعفر; born December 15, 1971) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2008, representing the Alberta riding of Edmonton—Strathcona as a member of the Con ...

, Canadian politician * Rahim Jahani, Afghan singer * Raheem Jarbo, rapper better known as "Mega Ran" *

Raheem Kassam Raheem J. Kassam (born 1 August 1986) is a British political activist, former editor-in-chief of ''Breitbart News'' London, and former chief adviser to former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage. He has been described as Far-right po ...

, British politician and journalist *

Raheem Layne Raheem Layne (born July 2, 1999) is an American football safety for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana and was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in . Early life and ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Rahim Mehryar Rahim Mehryar ( fa, رحيم مهریار) was a singer from Afghanistan. He and his wife singer Parasto, were counted as one of the most successful musical duos in the late 1980s that dominated the pop music scene in Afghanistan. Later he move ...

, Afghan singer *

Rahim Moore Rahim Shaheed Moore (born February 11, 1990) is an American football free safety for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA. Early ...

, American football player * Raheem Morris, American football coach *

Raheem Orr Raheem Orr (born August 21, 1986) is a former American football and arena football defensive end as well as a fullback in the Arena Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for parts of 5 seasons. He played High School Footba ...

, American football player *

Raheem Sterling Raheem Shaquille Sterling (born 8 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for club Chelsea. Born in Jamaica, he represents the England national team. Born in Jamaica to Jamaican parents, S ...

, English footballer * Rahim Ullah (died 1861), Bengali rebel *

Rahim Zafer Rahim Zafer (born 21 January 1971 in Adapazarı) is a former Turkish football player. Zafer played for several clubs during his career including Sakaryaspor (1987–1990 and 2002–2003), Gençlerbirliği SK (1990–1996), Beşiktaş JK (1996 ...

, Turkish footballer

Surname

Esther Rahim Esther Rahim (25 June 1904 – 31 March 1963), also known as Esmet Rahim, was a Pakistani painter.

, Pakistani painter *

Hafiz Rahim Hafiz Rahim (19 November 1983 – 9 July 2020) was a Singaporean footballer who played as a forward. Club career Hafiz had previously played for S.League club Geylang United, Singapore Armed Forces FC, Gombak United and Home United. Internati ...

, Singaporean footballer *

Mohd Safiq Rahim Safiq bin Rahim ( Jawi: صفيق بن رحيم; born 5 July 1987) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysian Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. He has represented the Malaysia national team since 2007. ...

, Malaysian footballer *

Mushfiqur Rahim Mushfiqur Rahim ( bn, মুশফিকুর রহিম; born 9 May 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and the former captain and vice-captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keepe ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Sameer Rahim Sameer Rahim is a British literary journalist and novelist. He became Managing Editor (Arts and Books) at ''Prospect'' magazine, having previously worked at the ''London Review of Books'' and at ''The Daily Telegraph'', and his reviews of both fic ...

, British literary journalist and novelist *

Tahar Rahim Tahar Rahim (born 4 July 1981) is a Franco-Algerian actor. He is known for his starring role as Malik El Djebena in the 2009 award-winning French movie '' A Prophet'' by Jacques Audiard, FBI Agent Ali Soufan in '' The Looming Tower'', Judas in ...

(born 1981), French actor

In fiction

* Rohim, a school pupil played by Wasim Islam in the British web series ''Corner Shop Show''

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