Nazim (given name)

Nazim (also spelled Nezim, Nadhem, Nadhim, Nathum or Nazem; Arabic: ناظم or Turkish: Nazım) is an Arabic masculine given name. The pronunciation of the Arabic letter Ẓāʾ is often closer to a strong "d" sound; thus, the name's pronunciation differs based on the spoken varieties of Arabic and consequently in its transcription.

The meaning of the name Nazim in Arabic is poet or author.

Nazim

• Nazim Pasha, Chief of Staff of the Army of the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War
• Nazim Burke, politician from the island of Grenada
• Nazim al-Kudsi (1906 – 1998), Syrian President
• Nazim al-Qubrusi (1922- 2014), Cypriot-born leader of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order
• Nazim Aliyev (born 1963), Azerbaijani footballer
• Nâzım Hikmet Ran (1902 – 1963), Turkish poet, playwright, novelist and memoirist
• Nazim Huseynov (born 1969), Azerbaijani judoka
• Nazim Khaled, French songwriter and record producer
• Nazim Panipati (1920 - 1998), lyricist, film writer and copywriter of Indian and Pakistani films
• Nazim Shirazi, Bangaldesi-American cricketer
• Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (born 1940), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
• Nazim Suleymanov (born 1965), Azerbaijani footballer

Nazım

• Nazım Ekren (born 1956), Turkish politician
• Nazım Sangaré, Turkish footballer

Nazem

• Nazem Akkari (1902–1985), Lebanese politician
• Nazem Ganjapour (born 1943), Iranian footballer
• Nazem Al-Ghazali (1921–1963), Iraqi singer
• Nazem al-Jaafari (born 1918), Syrian artist
• Nazem Kadri (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
• Nazem Sayadi, Lebanese footballer

Nazeem

• Nazeem Bartman, South African footballer
• Nazeem Hussain, Australian comedian and actor

Nadhem

• Nadhem Abdullah, Iraqi murdered during the Occupation of Iraq

Nadhim

• Nadhim Kzar, administrator, politician, head of the Iraqi Directorate of General Security
• Nadhim Shaker, Iraqi footballer
• Nadhim Zahawi, British politician

Nadhum

• Nadhum Shaker, Iraqi footballer and coach

See also

• James Caan (entrepreneur), formerly Nazim Khan, (born 1960), Pakistani-British businessman

See also

• Nazim, Pakistani title
• Nazim (surname)
• Nazim (disambiguation)
• Nazimuddin (disambiguation)