Naim (also spelled Na'im, Nayeem, Naeem, Naiem, Nahim, Naheem, Nyhiem, Nihiem, Nyheim, Niheem, or Nahiem) ( ar, نعیم, he, נעים) is a male given name and surname. Notable persons with the name include: *

Naim ibn Hammad Abū ‘Abd Allāh Nu‘aym bin Ḥammād al-Khuzā‘ī al-Marwazī ( ar, أبو عبد الله نعيم بن حماد الخزاعي المروزي; 13 Jumada al-Awwal 228 AH / 18 February 843 CE in Samarra) was a traditionist from Marw al-Rud ...

(died 843 AD),

Hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approva ...

collector * Naeem Ahmed (born 1952), Pakistani cricketer *

Na'im Akbar Na'im Akbar is a clinical psychologist well known for his Afrocentric approach to psychology. He is a distinguished scholar, public speaker, and author. Akbar entered the world of Black psychology in the 1960s, as the Black Power Movement was gai ...

(born 1944), American psychologist *

Naïm Aarab Naïm Aarab (born 7 February 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Tubize-Braine as a centre-back. Career Aarab progressed through the youth ranks of Tubize and Anderlecht, before joining the reserves of Eredivisie club NEC. ...

(born 1988), Belgian football player *

Naim Araidi Naim Araidi ( ar, نعيم عرايدي, he, נעים עריידי; April 2, 1950 – October 2, 2015) was an Israeli Druze academic and writer known for his poems in both Hebrew and Arabic. Education Araidi was born in Maghar, Israel and complet ...

(1950–2015), Israeli writer * Naim Ateek (born 1937), Palestinian priest *

Naim Attallah Naim Ibrahim Attallah ( ar, نعيم إبراهيم عطالله, 1 May 1931 – 2 February 2021) was a Christian Palestinian-British businessman and writer. He was the publisher of Quartet Books and the owner of The Women's Press. The Palest ...

(born 1931), Palestinian businessman * Naeem Ashraf (born 1972), Pakistani cricketer * Naim Bey (1872–1934), Ottoman bureaucrat * Naeem Bokhari (born 1948), Pakistani television host and lawyer *

Naim Dangoor Sir Naim Eliahou Dangoor, CBE (17 April 1914 – 19 November 2015) was a British-naturalised Iraqi-born Jewish entrepreneur and philanthropist. Early life Dangoor was born in Baghdad in 1914, the second of six siblings. His father, Eliahou Dan ...

(1914–2015), British businessman *

Naim Farouqi Mohammed Naim Farouq is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 633. Mohammed Naim Farouq is named on a " most wa ...

(born 1960), Afghan detainee *

Naim Frashëri Naim bey Frashëri, more commonly Naim Frashëri (; ; 25 May 184620 October 1900), was an Albanian historian, journalist, poet, rilindas and translator who was proclaimed as the national poet of Albania. He is regarded as the pioneer of modern ...

(1846–1900), Albanian romantic poet *

Naim Frashëri (actor) Naim Frashëri (12 August 1923 – 18 February 1975) was an Albanian actor. He was named a People's Artist of Albania. Career Frashëri pursued secondary studies at Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, Albania. Frashëri's love for theater had ...

(1923–1975), Albanian actor *

Naeem Hashmi Naeem Hashmi (died 27 April 1976) was a Pakistani film, television and stage actor, writer, poet, producer, and director. He was known for his roles as a villain in the late 1940s and 1950s, but he later took character roles in over 100 films. ...

(died 1976), Pakistani film actor *

Na'im ibn Musa Na‘īm ibn Mūsā ( ar, نعيم بن موسى) was a mathematician of the Islamic Golden Age and a pupil of Thabit Ibn Qurra. Na'im was from Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city i ...

, Iraqi mathematician *

Na'eem Jeenah Na'eem Jeenah is a well-known academic and leader in the Muslim community and the anti-capitalist and anti-war movements in South Africa. Biography Na'eem Jeenah is currently the Executive Director of thAfro-Middle East Centre a research institu ...

(born 1965), South African political activist *

Naeem Khan Naeem Khan ( hi, नाीईम ख़ान) (born May 21, 1958) is an Indian-American fashion designer based in New York City known for his ornate and intricately detailed gowns, and for dressing First Lady Michelle Obama, Queen Noor of Jorda ...

(born 1958), American fashion designer *

Naïm Kattan Naïm Kattan, (, ; August 26, 1928 – July 2, 2021) was a Canadian novelist, essayist and critic of Iraqi Jewish origin. He is the author of more than 30 books, translated into several languages. Biography Kattan spent the first years of his li ...

(born 1928), Jewish Iraqi-born Canadian writer *

Niam Kuchi Niam Kuchi is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 931. Joint Task Force Guantanamo estimate that he was bor ...

(born 1940), Afghan detainee *

Naim Krieziu Naim Kryeziu (4 January 1918 – 20 March 2010) was an Kosovo Albanian football player famous in Italy in the 1940s and 1950s. Club career Born in Gjakova, Republic of Kosovo, Kryeziu was a particularly quick right winger able to run 100 m in 1 ...

(1918–2010), Albanian football player *

Naim Maloku Naim Maloku ( sh, Najim Maloku) (born February 17, 1958 in Labljane, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Kosovar Albanian politician and former officer of the Kosovo Liberation Army. He is a member of the Assembly of Kosovo under the banner of the AAK party. In t ...

(born 1958), Kosovar politician *

Naeem Murr Naeem Murr (born March 1965) is a British-born novelist and short story writer of Lebanese descent. He is the author of three novels acclaimed for their dark portraiture and stark, original prose. He currently lives in Chicago with his wife, poet ...

(born 1965), British novelist *

Naim Popal Naim Popal (Pashto/Dari: ) (born 18 June 1954) is an Afghan singer, songwriter, and composer. In 2006, Popal returned to perform for a New Year concert in Afghanistan after 30 years in exile. Biography Naim Popal was born on 18 June 1954, into ...

(born 1954), Afghan musician *

Naeim Saadavi Naeim Sadavi Saad ( fa, نعیم سعداوی, born June 16, 1969 in Ahvaz) is a retired Iranian football player, who was banned from playing for a year for doping, and now a football coach. Playing career Club career He played for a few clubs ...

(born 1969), Iranian football player and coach * Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967–2017), Turkish weightlifter *

Naim Talu Mehmet Naim Talu (22 July 1919 – 15 May 1998) was a Turkish economist, banker, politician and former Prime Minister of Turkey. Biography Naim Talu was born in Istanbul in 1919. He was educated at Kabataş Erkek Lisesi. After graduating ...

(1919–1998), Turkish politician and Prime Minister * Naim Terbunja (born 1984), Swedish boxer * Naimuddin (1832-1907), Bengali writer and scholar *Naeem Hanif (born 1989), Billionaire Entrepreneur and Philanthropist *Naim Name (born in 1991), Brazilian lawyer *

Naeem Wardak Mohammad Naeem Wardak (ډاکټر محمد نعیم وردک) (born 1985) is the head of the Afghan Embassy in Qatar since 2021 and a spokesman of the Taliban's Political Office since 2020. He also previously served the same office from 2013 to ...

. (born 1985), Afghan Taliban spokesperson

Persons with the surname

* Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im (born 1946), Sudanese lawyer and writer * Armon Ben-Naim (born 1990), Israeli football player * C. M. Naim (born 1936), American writer * Hussein Naeem (1987–2007), Lebanese football player *

Mohammad Naeem (disambiguation) Mohammad Naeem may refer to one of the following people: ;Sport: * Mohammad Naeem (cricketer, born 1959), Pakistani cricketer for Income Tax Department and Lahore City * Mohammad Naeem (cricketer, born 1986), Pakistani cricketer for Abbottabad an ...

, several people * Moisés Naím (born 1952), Venezuelan writer * Omar Naim (born 1977), Lebanese film director and screenwriter * Ra'anan Naim (born 1935), Israeli politician * Yael Naim (born 1978), Israeli singer * Yuval Naim (born 1967), Israeli former football player and manager *

Yuval Naimy Yuval Naimy ( he, יובל נעימי) (Born August 31, 1985) is a former Israeli professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, standing at 1.88 (6 ft 2 in). Early life Naimy was born in Jerusalem. He played for Hap ...

(born 1985), Israeli basketball player {{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names Hebrew masculine given names Jewish surnames Turkish masculine given names