Azim (''ʿAẓīm'' ) is one of the names of Allah in Islam, meaning "''Great''" or "''Magnificent''" or "''Protector''" Also used as a personal name, as short form of the Abdolazim, Abdul Azim, "''Servant of the Magnificent''". It is used by many Sahrawi people as a surname originating from the Hassaniya Arabic. Notable people with the name include: Given name: * Abdel Azim Ashry (1911-1997), Egyptian basketball player * Azim Hussein, Indo-Fijian educationalist and politician * Tariq Azim Khan, Pakistani politician * Azim Nanji, Kenyan-born professor of Islamic studies * Azim Premji (born 1945), Indian business tycoon * Seyid Azim Shirvani (1835-1888), Azerbaijani poet Surname: * Hazem Abdel-Azim (born 1960), Egyptian government opponent, senior adviser to the telecommunications minister in 2007 * Essam Abdel-Azim (born 1970), football footballer of Egypt national football team * Abdul Azim Al-Aliwat (born 1967), Saudi Arabian athlete, competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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