Karami (Arabic: كرامي) is an Arabic-based Lebanese surname, particularly that of a famous Lebanese Sunni Muslim political family. It is often francicised in the media as Karamé. It is to be differentiated from the Classical Arabic term Karamah (Arabic: كرامة) and its colloquial form, Karameh.
Karami is also a common Persian language surname (Persian: کرمی)
Karami may refer to:
Lebanese political family
edit- Also commonly written as francicized Karamé
- Abdul Hamid Karami (1890–1950), Lebanese political and religious leader
- Ahmad Karami (1944–2020), Lebanese statesman
- Faisal Karami (born 1971), Lebanese politician
- Omar Karami (1934–2015), Prime Minister of Lebanon
- Rashid Karami (1921–1987), Lebanese statesman
Iranian-based surname
edit- Based on the Persian surname کرمی
- Abdollah Karami (born 1983), Iranian footballer
- Mohammad Sadegh Karami (born 1984), Iranian footballer
- Mohsen Karami (born 1995), Iranian footballer
- Shahab Karami (born 1991), Iranian footballer
- Yaser Karami (born 1992), Iranian football
- Yousef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete
Other people
edit- Khalid Karami (born 1989), Dutch footballer of Moroccan origin
- Miyoko Karami (born 1974), Japanese road cyclist
Language
edit- Karami language, an extinct and unclassified Papuan language, perhaps a language isolate, of Papua New Guinea.
Places
edit- Rashid Karami Stadium, a Lebanese stadium named after prime minister Rashid Karami
- Ali Karami-ye Olya, also known as ‘Alī Karamī, a village in Chenar Rural District, Kabgian District, Dana County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
- Karreh Karami, a village in Tut-e Nadeh Rural District, in the Central District of Dana County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran