Wasim, Wassim or Waseem () () () is a masculine Arabic given name and surname meaning ''Handsome'', ''Graceful'' or ''Good Looking''.

People

Abbas Wasim Efendi ʿAbbās Wasīm Efendi (1689–1760) was an Ottoman astronomer who wrote translations and commentaries used by astronomers and timekeepers of the Ottoman state. His most important work is a Turkish commentary on Ulugh Beg's '' Zij''. He was born ...

, Ottoman astronomer *

Abdul Waseem Abdul Waseem (; born 6 October 1964) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018. Early life He was born on 6 October 1964. Political career He was elected to the National Assembl ...

, Pakistani politician * Ahmed Waseem Razeek, German footballer *

Imad Wasim Syed Imad Wasim Haider (in Punjabi and ur, ; born 18 December 1988), commonly known as Imad Wasim, is a Pakistani international cricketer. He is a left-handed all-rounder. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a cen ...

, British-Pakistani cricketer * Mohammad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer *

Muhammad Waseem Muhammad Waseem (born 29 August 1987) is a Pakistani professional boxer who challenged twice for the IBF flyweight title in 2018 and in 2022. Known for his quick and swift style of boxing, Waseem is nicknamed "Falcon". Early life Muhammad Wa ...

, Pakistani boxer *

Saira Wasim Saira Wasim is a contemporary artist from Lahore, Pakistan. She currently lives in United States. Wasim uses the miniature style of painting, pioneered by the Persians but extensively used in South Asia, to make primarily political and cultura ...

, Pakistani artist *

Syed Waseem Hussain Syed Waseem Hussain (; born 11 April 1972) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Early life He was born on 11 April 1972. Political career He was elected to the Nation ...

, Pakistani politician *

Waseem Abbas Waseem Abbas ( ur, وسِیم عبّاس) is a Pakistani television, film actor and director. He is known for his roles in television dramas for PTV and other networks, including '' Samundar'', ''Raat'', '' Ashiyana'', '' Family Front'', ''Land ...

, Pakistani actor *

Waseem Ahmad Waseem Ahmad ( Punjabi, Urdu: وسیم احمد) (born 10 April 1977, in Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani field hockey player and ex-captain of Pakistan Hockey Team.Waseem Akhtar Wasim Akhtar (Urdu: ; born 25 November 1955) is a Pakistani politician of the Muttahida Quami Movement (P). He served as the Mayor of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, from 2016 to 2020. Shortly after his nomination as Mayor, he was controversi ...

, Pakistani politician *

Waseem Al-Bzour Waseem Hassan Abdullah Al-Bzoor is a retired Jordanian footballer who played as a defender for Shabab Al-Ordon and the Jordan national football team. He was the managing director and assistant coach of Jordan U-23. In 2018 he was the technical ...

, Jordanian football player *

Waseem Badami Waseem Badami ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television host and news anchor who currently hosts a political talk show ''11th Hour'' on ARY News. Early life and education Waseem was born in Karachi, Pakistan on 7 February 1985. He graduated with MBA ...

, Pakistani journalist *

Waseem Bhatti Waseem Ahmed Bhatti (or Wasim; born 10 March 1978) is a French cricketer of Pakistani origin. Before emigrating to France, he played two seasons of senior Pakistani domestic cricket for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). A wicket-keeper, he ...

, French cricketer *

Waseem Mirza Waseem Mirza born in Peterborough, England, is a British actor, who transitioned to acting from a career as a broadcast TV News Presenter and Sci-Tech Journalist.

, British radio and television reporter and presenter *

Waseem Shaikh Waseem Shaikh (born Waseem Hussain Shaikh on 7 November 1984) is a South African actor of South Asian descent, best known for his role as fisherman and lifeguard, Ashwin Pillay on the SABC 1 TV Series ''Bay of Plenty''. Born in Dubai, U.A. ...

, South African actor *

Wasim (Guantanamo captive 338) A total of 133 Saudi citizens have been held in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps at its naval base in Cuba since January 2002. Most had been swept up in Afghanistan following the US invasion in the fall of 2001, and they were cla ...

, Saudi detainee *

Wasim Akram Wasim Akram HI (; born 3 June 1966) is a Pakistani cricket commentator, coach, and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Akram is widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, and several cri ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Wasim Barelvi Zahid Hussain (born 18 February 1940), better known by the pen name Wasim Barelvi, is an Indian Urdu-language poet. He was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. His ghazals, many sung by Jagjit Singh, are very popular. He has been awarded with the " ...

, Indian Urdu poet *

Wasim Bari Wasim Bari ( ur, ; born 23 March 1948) is a former Pakistani international cricketer who played in 81 Test matches and 51 One Day Internationals from 1967 to 1984. Bari was a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. At the end of his 17-year c ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Wasim Feroze Wasim Feroze (born 1 September 1986 in Srinagar) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defender for JK Bank in Jammu and Kashmir. Career Waseem who was part of Mohammedan S.C. in 2008-09 I-League was selected by East Bengal in 2009 after ...

, Indian footballer *

Wasim Haider Wasim Haider (born 6 June 1967, in Faisalabad) is a former Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who played three One Day International matches during the 1992 Cricket World Cup The 1992 Cricket World Cup (officially the Benson ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Wasim Jaffer Wasim Jaffer (born 16 February 1978) is an Indian retired professional cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman and an occasional right arm off-break bowler. He is currently the highest run-scorer in Ranji Trophy cricket, surpassing Am ...

, Indian cricketer *

Wasim Jafri S. M. Wasim Jafri () is a Pakistani gastroenterologist. He serves as a professor of medicine and head of the gastroenterology section at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan. He obtained his high school education at the Don ...

, Pakistani Gastroenterologist *

Wasim Khan Wasim Gulzar Khan (born 26 February 1971) is a former British cricketer who was the first British-Pakistani player to play professional cricket in England. He was a left-handed batsman who also bowled right arm medium pace. Khan's family, or ...

, English cricketer *

Wasim Raja Wasim Hasan Raja (Punjabi, ur, ) (3 July 1952 – 23 August 2006) was a British Pakistani schoolteacher, match referee, cricket coach and cricketer who played in 57 Test matches and 54 One Day Internationals for the Pakistani national cric ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Wasim Sajjad Wasim Sajjad ( ur, ; born 30 March 1941) is a Pakistani conservative politician and lawyer who served as the acting president of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms and as the Chairman of the Senate between 1988 and 1999. Born in Jala ...

, Pakistani politician *

Wassim Almawi Wassim Y. Almawi is professor in the School of Pharmacy at Lebanese American University in Byblos, Lebanon, and adjunct professor at Faculty of Sciences, El Manar University in Tunis, Tunisia. This followed appointment as professor and chairman ...

, Lebanese-American biochemist *

Wassim Doureihi Wassim Doureihi ( ar, وسيم دوريهي; born in Sydney, Australia) is a prominent member of Hizb ut-Tahrir (Australia) (The Party of Liberation), a global Islamic political party that advocates the re-establishment of the Caliphate in the Musli ...

, Australian Muslim religious activist *

Wassim El Banna Wassim El Banna ( ar, وسيم البنا; born 10 May 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. He has represented Odense Boldklub, Aarhus Fremad, and Vejle Boldklub in the Danish Superliga. Born in Lebanon to Pales ...

, Danish-Palestinian footballer *

Wassim Helal Wassim Helal (born 16 July 1982) is a Tunisian handball goalkeeper. He competed for the Tunisian national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) ...

, Tunisian handball goalkeeper *

Wassim Michael Haddad Wassim Michael Haddad (born July 14, 1961) is a Lebanese-Greek-American applied mathematician, scientist, and engineer, with research specialization in the areas of dynamical systems and control. His research has led to fundamental breakthroughs ...

, Lebanese-Greek-American mathematician *

Wassim Rezgui Wassim Rezgui ( ar, وسيم رزقي) (born April 24, 1986), is a Demographics of Tunisia, Tunisian association football, football player currently playing for Hilal Benghazi, Hilal of Benghazi in the Libyan Premier League. Clubs *2007-08: Clu ...

, Tunisian footballer *

Wasim_(actor) Mesbahuddin Ahmed (23 March 1947 – 18 April 2021), known by his stage name Wasim, was a Bangladeshi film actor. In 1964, he was crowned as 'Mr. East Pakistan' for bodybuilding in the then East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh). He also served a ...

, Bangladeshi Film Actor *

, Pakistani

Others

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wasim (Name) Indian masculine given names