Kazemi, Kazimi, Kazmi, or al-Kadhimi ( ar, الكاظمي al-Kadhimi) is a surname found most commonly in Iran, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The surname is conventionally used by people who trace their patrilineal descent from Imam

Musa al-Kazim Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim ( ar, مُوسَىٰ ٱبْن جَعْفَر ٱلْكَاظِم, Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar al-Kāẓim), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan, Abū ʿAbd Allāh or Abū Ibrāhīm, was the seventh Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, after ...

, thus the lineage belongs to the

Sayyid ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhamma ...

community. Kazmi people are direct descendants of

Prophet Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monoth ...

through his daughter Fatima.Sayyid is a title of respect, esp. for royal personages.Musa al-Kadhim is revered as the seventh successor of Muhammad by

Shia Muslims Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mos ...

i.e., he is the seventh Imam of Twelver Shias. Considering their

etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

, the terms Musavi and Kazmi can be used interchangebly (since both have been derived from Imam Musa al-Kazim). The surname Kazmi is more commonly used by the Musavi

Sayyids ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhamma ...

of the

Indian Subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geoscheme for Asia#Southern Asia, Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian O ...

Notable people with this surname

Kazmi

* Ahmad Saeed Kazmi (1913–1986), Sufi scholar from Multan, Pakistan * Iqbal Kazmi, Pakistani human rights activist and journalist *

Nasir Kazmi Nasir Raza Kazmi ( ur, was an Urdu poet from Pakistan. Kazmi was born on 8 December 1925 at Ambala, Punjab, (British India). Kazmi used simple words in his poetry, including "Chand", "Raat", "Baarish", "Mausam", "Yaad", "Tanhai", "Darya" and ...

, Urdu poet from Pakistan *

Nikhat Kazmi Nikhat Kazmi ( hi, निखत काजमी; 1958/59 – 20 January 2012) was a senior correspondent and well-known film critic from, born Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, who had been writing for ''The Times of India'' since 1987. She died of breast ...

, film critic from India *

Pratima Kazmi Pratima Kannan (mostly known by her maiden name Pratima Kazmi; born 21 July 1948) is an Indian television actress who has worked in many Bollywood movies and Hindi television drama series. She started her career in 1997 with an English film call ...

, Indian television actress *

Rahat Kazmi Rahat Kazmi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, TV news presenter anchorman, and an academician. He has worked in several TV serials for PTV such as 1967's ''Mayaar'', 1974's ''Qurbatain aur Faaslay'' and 1976's Pakistan's first coloure ...

, Pakistani television actor, talk-show anchor and academic * Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi (1617–1705), known as Bari Imam, Sufi poet and philosopher

Kazemi

Arsalan Kazemi Arsalan Kazemi Naeini ( fa, ارسلان کاظمی نائینی; born 22 April 1990) is an Iranian professional basketball player for Chemidor Qom of the Iranian Basketball Super League. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks and th ...

, Iranian basketball player * Elham Kazemi, Iranian–American mathematics educator *

Farhad Kazemi Farhad Kazemi ( fa, فرهاد کاظمی; born 1 July 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach With many professional clubs in his résumé, Kazemi has established himself as one of the top coaches in a country which has many enthusiastic f ...

, Iranian football manager *

Hadi Kazemi Hadi Kazemi ( fa, هادی کاظمی; b. 1976) is an Iranian actor, narrator, sculptor, painter and photographer. He is known for his roles as '' Nezam Du Barareh'' in comedy series '' Barareh Nights'', and ''Baba Shah'' in '' Bitter Coffee'', ...

, Iranian actor *

Hossein Kazemi Hossein Kazemi ( fa, حسین كاظمی, born October 3, 1979 in Tehran, Iran) is retired Iranian football player who last played for Aluminium Hormozgan F.C., Aluminium in Azadegan League. He has also featured in an episode of a TV serie in Ir ...

(born 1979), Iranian footballer * Sayed Mustafa Kazemi (1962–2007), Afghan politician * Sahel Kazemi (died 2009), murderer of retired NFL football star Steve McNair *

Zahra Kazemi Zahra "Ziba" Kazemi-Ahmadabadi ( fa, زهرا کاظمی احمدآبادی; 1948 – 11 July 2003) was an Iranian-Canadian freelance photojournalist. She gained notoriety for her arrest in Iran and the circumstances in which she was held by I ...

(1949–2003), Iranian-Canadian journalist * Zhaleh Kazemi (1944–2005), Iranian painter and news anchor

Kazimi

Ali Kazimi Ali Kazimi D. Litt. (born 1961) is an Indo-Canadian filmmaker, media artist and writer. Early life and education Born and raised in India, Kazimi attended St. Columba's School and graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University in 198 ...

(born 1961), Canadian filmmaker, media artist and writer

Kadhimi

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Mustafa Abdul Latif Mishatat ( ar, مصطفى عبد اللطيف مشتت; born 5 July 1967), known as Mustafa al-Kadhimi, alternatively spelt Mustafa al-Kadhimy, is an Iraqi politician, lawyer and bureaucrat and former intelligence officer who ...

, Prime Minister of Iraq since 2020

Fictional characters

Carmel Kazemi The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the show's executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins. January saw the ar ...

, ''EastEnders'' *

Darius Kazemi Darius Kazemi (born 1983) is an American computer programmer and artist. Kazemi and Courtney Stanton are the co-founders of the technology collective Feel Train. Early life Kazemi was born on July 28, 1983. He attended Thomas Jefferson High Sch ...

, ''EastEnders'' *

Kush Kazemi The following are characters who first appeared, or returned, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' during 2014 listed by order of first appearance. All new characters in 2014 were introduced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, executive producer. ...

, ''EastEnders'' * Shakil Kazemi, ''EastEnders'' * Umar Kazemi, ''EastEnders''

References

Al-Moussawi family Arabic-language surnames Iranian-language surnames Shi'ite surnames {{redirect, Kazemi, the village in Iran, Kazemi, Iran