Salem ( ar, سالم, properly

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as '; it can also be a transliteration of the he, שָׁלֵם '; the Jewish and Arabic name is also

as ''Salem'') is an

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and Jewish-origin

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and

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, also a Sephardic Jewish surname, and a surname of English origin. In addition, when transliterated the name

Salim Salim, Saleem or Selim may refer to: People *Salim (name), or Saleem or Salem or Selim, a name of Arabic origin * Salim (poet) (1800–1866) * Saleem (playwright) (fl. 1996) *Selim I, Selim II and Selim III, Ottoman Sultans * Selim people, an e ...

( ar, سليم) can become indistinguishable in English, as the spelling ''Salem'' is also used, though with a short ''a'' sound and long ''e'' sound.

Given name

Salem Chaker Salem Chaker (born 1950 in Nevers) is an Algerian linguist. A specialist in Berber linguistics (syntax, diachrony, sociolinguistics), he is recognized as the "dean" of modern Berber studies. Biography Salem Chaker was born in 1950 in Nevers, ...

(born 1950), Algerian Berberologist *

Salem Chalabi Salem Chalabi (aka "Sam Challabi") (born 13 August 1963, in Baghdad) is an Iraq-born, British- and American-educated lawyer. He was appointed as the first General Director of the Iraqi Special Tribunal, set up in 2003 to try Saddam Hussein and othe ...

(born 1963), Iraqi-American lawyer *

Salem Al Fakir Lars Salem Al Fakir (born 27 October 1981) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He regularly collaborates with Vincent Pontare as the songwriting and production duo Vargas and Lagola. Together, they have worked with man ...

(born 1981), Swedish musician of Syrian origin. Also part of Vargas & Lagola as Lagola *

Salem al-Hazmi Salem al-Hazmi ( ar, سالم الحازمي, , also transliterated as Alhazmi) (February 2, 1981 – September 11, 2001) was a Saudi Arabian terrorist. He was one of five terrorist hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 as part of the Septemb ...

(1981–2001), Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 in the September 11 attacks *

Salem bin Laden Salem bin Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden ( ar, سالم بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن) (4 January 1946 – 29 May 1988) was a Saudi Arabian investor and businessman. Life Considered the eldest son of Mohammed bin Laden, he was the found ...

(1946–1988), Saudi investor *

Salem el-Masri Salem el-Masri (سالم المصري) is allegedly an explosives trainer with Al-Jihad, who worked first in Afghanistan, and then in Khartoum at the Al-Damazin Farms project owned by Osama bin Laden. Life El-Masri was believed by Jamal al-Fadl to ...

, Egyptian explosives trainer * Salem Mitchell (born 1998), American model known for her numerous facial freckles *

Salem Poor Salem Poor (1747–1802) was an enslaved African-American man who purchased his freedom in 1769, became a soldier in 1775, and rose to fame as a war hero during the American Revolutionary War, particularly in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Early lif ...

(1747–1802), African-American soldier *

Salem Abdulaziz Al Sabah Salem Abdulaziz Al Sabah (born 1 November 1951) is a Kuwaiti economist and politician who served as deputy prime minister and minister of finance from 4 August 2013 to January 2014. He is a member of the Kuwaiti ruling family, Al Sabah. Educatio ...

(born 1951), Kuwaiti royal and politician

Middle name

Ali Salem Tamek Ali Salem Tamek ( ar, علي سالم التامك; born on December 24, 1973) is a Sahrawi independence activist and trade unionist. Ali Salem Tamek was born in Assa, southern Morocco. He has emerged as one of the most outspoken Sahrawi dissid ...

(born 1973), Sahrawi independence activist

Surname

* Abu Salem (born 1969), Indian mobster *

Ali Salem Ali Salem, also transliterated Ali Salim, ( ar, على سالم, ; 24 February 1936 – 22 September 2015) was an Egyptian playwright, author, and political commentator known for controversially endorsing cooperation with Israel. The ''Los ...

(1936–2015), Egyptian playwright * Amr Salem (born 1958), Syrian politician *

Elie Salem Elie Salem (born 1930) is a Lebanese academic and politician. He served as the deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs between 1982 and 1984. He was the president of the University of Balamand. Early life and education Salem was b ...

(born 1930), Lebanese academic and politician *

Emad Salem Emad A. Salem is an FBI informant, who was a key witness in the trial of Ramzi Yousef, Abdul Hakim Murad, and Wali Khan Amin Shah, convicted in the World Trade Center bombing of February 26, 1993. He testified that the bomb was built under supervi ...

, Egyptian FBI informant *

Gamal Salem Gamal Salem (1918–1968; arz, جمال سالم) was a prominent member of the Egyptian Free Officers who led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 that toppled the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan. Prior to the Revolution, he served as an officer in R ...

(1918–1968), Egyptian military officer and politician *

Mahmoud Salem Mahmoud Salem ( ar, محمود سالم) (1931–24 February 2013) was an Egyptian author known for writing mystery and children's books, including the Al Moghameron Al Khamsa adventure series. He has been referred to as the ''Godfather of Egy ...

(1931–2013), Egyptian journalist and author *

Mamdouh Salem Mamdouh Muhammad Salem ( ar, ممدوح سالم, ; May 7, 1918 – February 24, 1988) was the 39th Prime Minister of Egypt from April 16, 1975 to October 2, 1978. Biography Salem was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He served as governor of Asyut, ...

(1918–1988), Egyptian politician *

Mostafa Salem Mostafa Salem ( ar, مصطفى سالم; ) served as Chairman of the World Scout Programme Committee, and as a member of the World Scout Committee. In 2000, he was awarded the 286th ''Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the World Organization ...

, Libyan administrator *

Pamela Salem Pamela Fortunee Salem (born 22 January 1944) is a British film and television actress of Anglo-Indian descent. She was born in Bombay, India, and educated at Heidelberg University in Germany and later at the Central School of Speech and Drama i ...

(born 1950), British film and television actress *

Peter Salem Peter Salem (October 1, 1750 – August 16, 1816)BlackPast.org
"Salem, Peter" was an < ...

(1750-1816), African-American soldier *

Raphaël Salem Raphaël Salem (Greek: Ραφαέλ Σαλέμ; November 7, 1898 in Salonika, Ottoman Empire (now Thessaloniki, Greece) – June 20, 1963 in Paris, France) was a Greek mathematician after whom are named the Salem numbers and Salem–Spencer sets ...

(1898-1963), Greek-Sephardic mathematician *

Salah Salem Salah Salem ( ar, صلاح سالم) (September 25, 1920 – February 18, 1962) was an Egyptian military officer, and politician, and a member of the Free Officers Movement that orchestrated the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Education and m ...

(1920–1962), Egyptian military officer and politician

Fictional characters

Salem Saberhagen Salem Saberhagen is a fictional character from the American Archie Comics comic series ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''. Salem is an American Shorthair cat who lives with Sabrina Spellman, Hilda Spellman and Zelda Spellman in the fictional town of G ...

, fictional cat * Salem, the main antagonist of the animated web series ''RWBY'''' * Salem,

Tyler The Creator Tyler Gregory Okonma (born March 6, 1991), known professionally as Tyler, the Creator, is an American rapper and record producer. He is one of the founding members of the music collective Odd Future. Okonma self-released his debut mixtape ' ...

's fictional love interest in his 2013 album ''Wolf''

References

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