Najm () or Najam (also Negm, in
Egyptian dialect / pronunciation) is an Arabic word meaning ''MORNING STAR''.
It is used as a given name in
Middle East
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,
Central Asia
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and
South Asia
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.
Najm is the male version of the name and
Najma () is the female version of the name. Najm/Negm is also a common Arab family name.
People
Najm
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Najm Afandi
Najm Afandi (1893–1975) نجم آفندی was an Urdu
Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. I ...
(1893–1975), Indian Urdu poet
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Najm Hamad Al Ahmad
Najm Hamad Al Ahmad () (born 1969) is a Syrian jurist and justice minister from 2012 until 2017.
Early life and education
Ahmad was born in Aleppo in 1969. He hails from an Alawi family. He holds a bachelor's degree in law, which he received in ...
(born 1969), Syrian jurist and politician
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Najm Allal (born 1966), Western Saharan singer, guitarist and writer of lyrics in Spanish
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Najm Hosain Syed (born 1936), Pakistani writer in Punjabi
Nagem
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Nagem Hatab, Iraqi who died in US custody
Najam
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Najam Sethi
Najam Aziz Sethi ( Punjabi, Urdu: نجم عزیز سیٹھی; born 20 May 1948) is a Pakistani journalist, businessman and cricket administrator. He is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Mitchell's. Previously, he served as the Chai ...
(born 1948), Pakistani journalist, editor, and media personality
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Najam Sheraz
Najam Sheraz (Urdu: نجم شیراز) is a Pakistani pop singer and songwriter.
Early life
Najam Sheraz was born in Multan, Pakistan on 2 August 1969. He played professional cricket. He graduated from the University of Engineering and Technolo ...
(born 1969), Pakistani pop singer, song writer, and peace activist
Najem
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Najem Wali
Najem Wali (; born 1956) is an Iraqi novelist and journalist, based in Germany.
Life
Born in Amarah, Wali fled Iraq in 1980 after the outbreak of the Iran–Iraq War. He lives in Hamburg. Wali has published seven books. He is a correspondent for ...
(born 1956), Iraqi-German author
Najim
Nadjim
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Nadjim Abdou (born 1984), aka as
Jimmy Abdou
Nadjim "Jimmy" Abdou (born 13 July 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Starting his career in his hometown club of Martigues, Abdou later went on to play in Ligue 1 with Sedan before moving to England with Pl ...
, Comoros-French footballer, playing in England
Najmul
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Najmul Hasan (born 1984), Bangladeshi qari (Qur'an reciter)
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Najmul Millat
Najm al-Ḥasan (), also known as Najmul Millat or Najmul Ulama, (25 May 1863 – 18 April 1938) was an Islamic jurist and the founder of Jamia Nazmia, the oldest Shia religious institution of India.
Life
Najmul Millat was born on 25 May 1 ...
(1863-1938), Indian faqīh (Islamic jurist)
Surname
Najm
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Abolqasem Najm
Abolghassem Nadjm (Najm ol-Molk) (), ''Abolqāsem Najm''/''Abolqassem Najm'' (11 May 1892 – October 19, 1983) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian Politics of Iran, politician, cabinet minister (diplomacy), minister, and diplomat.
Early life and ed ...
(1892–1981), Iranian politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat
*Faheem Najm (born 1984), American singer better known as
T-Pain
Faheem Rashad Najm (born September 30, 1984), known professionally as T-Pain, is an American singer and rapper. He is known for popularizing creative use of Auto-Tune pitch correction, often used with extreme parameter settings to create electro ...
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Kamaran Najm (born 1987), Iraqi photojournalist
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Mohammed Najm
Mohammed Emhamed Awad Najm (1943 – 13 December 2016; also transliterated as Muhammad Nejm) was a Libyan military officer and political figure. He was one of the original twelve members of the Libyan Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) and als ...
(1943–2016), Libyan military officer and political figure
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Mohamed Ag Najem
Mohamed Ag Najem (alias ''Ag Mohamed Najem'', alternatively spelled ''Mahamed Ag Najim'') is an Azawadi colonel, who is the chief of staff of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) army.
Biography
He is thought to be born at ...
, Tuareg rebel leader against government of Mali
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Adil Najam
Adil Najam () is a Pakistani academic who also serves as the global President of WWF, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (starting July 2023), and is Dean Emerıtus and Professor of International Relations and Earth and Environment at the Pardee ...
, Pakistani-American academic
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Ahmed Fouad Negm
Ahmad Fo'ad Negm (, ; 22 May 1929 – 3 December 2013), popularly known as Elfagumi الفاجومي (), was an Egyptian vernacular poet. Negm is well known for his work with Egyptian composer Sheikh Imam, as well as his patriotic and revolutiona ...
(1929–2013), Egyptian vernacular poet
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Nawara Negm
Nawara Negm (, ) (born in Cairo in 1973) is an Egyptian journalist, blogger and human rights activist based in Cairo, Egypt. Daughter of the Notable leftist Egyptian poet Ahmed Fouad Negm and Islamist Egyptian thinker and journalist Safinaz Kaze ...
(born 1973), Egyptian journalist, blogger and human rights activist
Places
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Najmabad (disambiguation) Najmabad or Najamabad () may refer to:
* Najmabad, Alborz
* Najamabad, Pasargad, Fars Province
* Najmabad, Qir and Karzin, Fars Province
* Najmabad, Shiraz, Fars Province
* Najmabad, Gilan
* Najmabad, Kerman
* Najmabad, Razmavaran, Kerman Prov ...
, several places
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Najm, Iran
Najm () is a village in Darzab Rural District, in the Central District of Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It border ...
, village in Iran
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Shurab-e Najm-e Soheyli
Shurab-e Najm-e Soheyli () is a village in, and the capital of, Shurab Rural District of Veysian District, Chegeni County, Lorestan province, Iran.
Demographics Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population w ...
, village in Iran
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Najim Jihad Najim Jihad (نجم الجهاد; also ''Nazim Jihad'', ''Abu Mahajin'', ''Najim al Jihad complex''
) is a housing compound outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan, which is the former home of Osama bin Laden and approximately 250 followers.
With internal ...
, housing compound outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden lived
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Qal'at Najm
Qal'at Najm () is a castle located on the right bank of the Euphrates, near the town of Manbij in north Syria. The castle probably stood on the site of an earlier Roman site and is known from Arabic texts since the 7th century CE. Reconstruction w ...
, castle in Syria
Sports
*Nedjm Chabab Magra, or
NC Magra
Nedjm Chabab Magra (), known as NC Magra or NCM for short, is an Algerian football club based in the city of Magra in the M'Sila Province. The club was founded in 1998 and its colours are Blue and white. Their home stadium, Boucheligue Brothers ...
, Algerian football club
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Najm de Marrakech, Moroccan football club
Other
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An-Najm
An-Najm (, ; The Star) is the 53rd chapter (surah) of the Quran, with 62 verses ( āyāt). The surah opens with the oath of the Divine One swearing by every one of the stars, as they descend and disappear beneath the horizon, that Muhammad is ...
, (The Star), the 53rd sura of the Qur'an
*Najm is an arabized variant of the
Atari 65XE computer sold in the
Arab world
The Arab world ( '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, comprises a large group of countries, mainly located in West Asia and North Africa. While the majority of people in ...
See also
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Najim
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Njeim
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Najima (disambiguation)
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Najma (disambiguation)
References
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Given names
Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names
Surnames