Kazem (also spelled Kadim, Kadhem, Kadhim, Kazim, Qazim or Cathum; written in , in

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: کاظِم) means "tolerant", "forgiving", and "having patience" is an Arabic male given name. Although the pronunciation of the Arabic letter

Ẓāʾ , or (), is the seventeenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, one of the six letters not in the twenty-two akin to the Phoenician alphabet (the others being , , , , ). In name and shape, it is a variant of . Its numerical value is 900 (see Abjad n ...

is often closer to a strong "d" sound, given the prevalence of the name in

Greater Iran Greater Iran or Greater Persia ( ), also called the Iranosphere or the Persosphere, is an expression that denotes a wide socio-cultural region comprising parts of West Asia, the South Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and East Asia (specifica ...

, and subsequent cultural exchanges between

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

and Indian Subcontinent,

Central Asia Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian language, Pers ...

and

Anatolia Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...

, the letter is commonly pronounced as Z. Thus the name's pronunciation differs based on location and consequently in its transcription. The most notable person to be awarded with this epithet was Musa-Al-Kadhim, the seventh Shia Imam, who is revered by both Sunnis and Sufis too.

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Kâzım Özalp Kâzım Özalp (17 February 1882 – 6 June 1968) was a Turkish military officer, politician, and one of the leading figures in the Turkish War of Independence. Biography Born in Köprülü (now Veles, North Macedonia), in the Kosovo Vilayet ...

(1880–1968), Turkish military officer *

Kâzım Karabekir Musa Kâzım Karabekir (also Kazim or Kiazim in English; 1882 – 26 January 1948) was a Turkish people, Turkish general and politician. He was the commander of the Eastern Front (Turkey), Eastern Army of the Ottoman Empire during the Turkish Wa ...

(1882–1948), Turkish military officer * Qazim Koculi (1887–1943), Albanian politician *

Kâzım Orbay Mehmet Kâzım Orbay (11 March 1887 – 3 June 1964) was a Turkish general and senator. He served as the third Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces. Biography Kâzım Orbay was born in Smyrna (present day: İzmir), Ottoma ...

(1887–1964), Turkish general and senator * Qazim Dervishi (1908–1994), Albanian referee *

Kazim Ergin Kazem (also spelled Kadim, Kadhem, Kadhim, Kazim, Qazim or Cathum; written in , in Persian language, Persian: کاظِم) means "tolerant", "forgiving", and "having patience" is an Arabic male given name. Although the pronunciation of the Arabic ...

(1915–2002), Turkish geophysicist * Kazim al-Samawi (1925 – 2010) Iraqi poet and journalist * Kazem Rajavi (1934–1990), Iranian politician *

Kazım Ayvaz Kazım Ayvaz (March 10, 1938 – January 18, 2020) was a Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the lightweight class and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1964 Olympics and became world champion twic ...

(1938–2020), Turkish sport wrestler * Kazem al-Haeri (born 1938), Iraqi-Iranian cleric * Kadim Al Sahir (born 1957), Iraqi singer * Kazem Akhavan, Iranian diplomat *

Kazim Ali Kazim Ali (born April 5, 1971) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and professor. His most recent books are ''Inquisition'' (Wesleyan University Press, 2018) and ''All One's Blue'' (Harper Collins India, 2016). His honors include an Individu ...

(born 1971), American poet *

Kazem Borjlou Kazem Borjlou (born November 22, 1980) is an Iranian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Cana ...

(born 1980), Iranian footballer *

Kazem Nourmofidi Seyed Kazem Noor Mofidi (, born 1940) is a Supreme Leader's representative in Golestan Province, the leader of congregational Friday prayers of Gorgan, and a former member of the Assembly of Experts in Iran. He is considered the oldest Friday p ...

(born 1940), Iranian cleric *

Kazem Seddiqi Kazem Seddiqi (, born 4 March 1951, sometimes with the honorific Ayatollah, and surname anglicised as Sedighi) is an Iranian Shia scholar and Mujtahid currently serving as Tehran's Friday Prayer Temporary Imam. A rival of President Ahmadi ...

(born 1951), Iranian cleric *

Kadhem Sharif Kadhem Sharif al-Jabouri is an Iraqi wrestler and weightlifter. He attempted to use a sledgehammer to bring down the statue of Saddam Hussein at the Firdos Square in Baghdad. Biography Kadhem Sharif was born in 1952 and like his father became o ...

(born 1952), Iraqi wrestler and weightlifter *

Kazem Oraee Kazem Oraee Mirzamani (in Persian : کاظم اورعی میرزمانی) (born 1954 in Iran) completed his school education in Iran and university education in the UK. He received two first degrees in Mining Engineering (1978) and Mathematic ...

(born 1954), Iranian engineer *

Kazem Jalali Kazem Jalali (; born 25 July 1967) is an Iranian conservative politician and former member of the Majlis (, pl. ') is an Arabic term meaning 'sitting room', used to describe various types of special gatherings among common interest groups o ...

(bona 1967), Iranian politician * (born 1969), Iranian cleric *

Seyed Kazem Seyed Bagheri Seyed Kazem Seyed Bagheri is an Iranian political scientist and associate professor of politics Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with decision-making, making decisions in social group, groups, or other forms of pow ...

(born 1971), Iranian cleric and political scientist *

Kazim Hosein Kazim Hosein is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the People's National Movement. Career As a teenager, Hosein started work in the office of the San Fernando Borough Corporation (SFBC). Both he and his father, Rakeeb Hosein, were mayors of ...

, Trinidad and Tobago politician *Kazim Ali Zardari (born 2006) ISI and Pak army defender

Surname

Raza Kazim Raza Kazim (, born 13 January 1930) is a lawyer, philosopher, inventor and former politician in Pakistan. Family He invented a musical instrument, the Sagar Veena,Nate Rabe (12 June 2016)"Interview: Meet the Lahore lawyer, philosopher and activi ...

(born 1930), Pakistani politician * Safinaz Kazem (born 1937), Egyptian author * Juggan Kazim (born 1980), Pakistani model * Wissam Kadhim (born 1986), Iraqi footballer *

Reza Shah-Kazemi Reza Shah-Kazemi (born 1 June 1960) is an author who specializes in comparative mysticism, Islamic Studies, Sufism and Shi'ism. He is the founding editor of the ''Islamic World Report'' and currently a research associate at the Institute of Isma ...

(born 1960) British-Iranian Islamic scholar.

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