Azzam is a name of Arabic origin (, and may refer to:
People
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Azzam al-Ahmad
Azzam al-Ahmad (; born 24 November 1947) is a Palestinian politician, economist and diplomat. He holds a BA in economics from Baghdad University and has held various significant positions throughout his career. He was the head of the From 1971 ...
, Palestinian politician
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Azzam al-Gharib
Azzam al-Gharib () is a Syrian politician and former military commander. He was appointed Governor of Aleppo Governorate on 21 December 2024 by Syria's transitional leadership, following the fall of the Assad regime.
Early life and education
A ...
, Syrian politician
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Azzam Shawwa, Palestinian economist
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Azzam Sleit (born 1966), Jordanian engineer and politician
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Azzam Tamimi, British-Palestinian academic and activist
Surname
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Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (also known as Azzam Pasha), Egyptian diplomat who is known for making the famous Azzam Pasha quotation
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Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam () was a Palestinian-Jordanian Islamist jihadist and theologian. Belonging to the Salafi movement within Sunni Islam, he and his family fled from what had been the Jordanian-annexed West Bank after the 1967 Six-Day War a ...
, Palestinian Sunni Islamic militant, scholar, and theologian
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Ahmad Azzam, Syrian footballer
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Amin Azzam, American clinical professor
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Azzam Azzam
Azzam Azzam (, Levantine Arabic: , ; born 1962) is an Israeli Druze
who was convicted in Egypt of spying for Israel, and jailed for eight years. He maintained his innocence throughout the ordeal.
Arrest and trial
Azzam is from the town of Magha ...
, person who was convicted of spying for Israel
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Bob Azzam
Wadie George Azzam, better known by his stage name Bob Azzam, (24 October 1925 in Alexandria – 26 July 2004 in Monaco) was an Egyptian born singer with Lebanese origins. With his hit song " Ya Mustafa", created and composed by Egyptian music ...
, Lebanese singer
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Fadi Azzam
Fadi Azzam (Arabic: فادي عزام; born 1973, As-Suwayda, Syria) is a Syrian novelist and poet. Two of his novels in Arabic have been longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. In 2011, his debut novel ''Sarmada'' was published ...
, Syrian novelist and poet
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Husam Azzam
Husam Azzam (; born 7 December 1975) is a Palestinian para athlete who competes in shot put. He has represented Palestine at five Paralympic Games, in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016, and 2020.
Sports career
Azzam began playing wheelchair basketball i ...
, Palestinian athlete and paralympian
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Mansour Fadlallah Azzam
Mansour Fadlallah Azzam (born 1960) was the Minister of Presidential Affairs of Syria, between 2009 and 2023.
Early life, education and career
Azzam is a Syrian Druze born in Sweida. He earned a bachelor's degree in French literature from the ...
, Syrian politician
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Samira Azzam
Samira Azzam () (13 September 1927 – 8 August 1967) was a Palestinian writer, broadcaster, and translator known for her collections of short stories. In 1948, Azzam fled Palestine with her husband and family in the Nakba. Her collections of sto ...
, Palestinian writer, broadcaster, and translator
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Adam Yahiye Gadahn
Adam Yahiye Gadahn (, ''Ādam Yaḥyā Ghadan''; September 1, 1978 – January 19, 2015) was an American senior operative, cultural interpreter, spokesman and media advisor for the Islamist group al-Qaeda, as well as prolific noise musici ...
, spokesman for Al-Qaeda, also known as Azzam the American
Other
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''Azzam'' (2011 yacht), a yacht participating in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race
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''Azzam'' (2013 yacht), Emirati luxury yacht in service since 2013
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''Azzam'' (2014 yacht), the winner of the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race
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Azzam Publications, a British publishing house.
See also
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Azam (disambiguation)
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