Naim

Naim
Pronunciation	/ˈnɑːʔiːm/
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic, Hebrew
Meaning	In Arabic: Happiness and comfort In Hebrew: Pleasant
Other names
Related names	Noam, Noa, Naamah, Naomi, Naima

Naim (also spelled Na'im, Naïm, Nayeem, Naeem, Naiem, Nahim, Naheem, Nyhiem, Nihiem, Nyheim, Niheem, Nahiem or Nyiem) (Arabic: نعیم, Hebrew: נעים) is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Naeem

Naeem M. Abdurrahman (born 1954), Libyan nuclear scientist, engineer, and academic
Naeem Ahmed (born 1952), Pakistani cricketer
Naeem Akhtar, multiple people
Naeem Amjad (born 1965), Pakistani field hockey player
Naeem Anjum (born 1987), Pakistani cricketer
Naeem Anwar (born 1972), Pakistani jurist
Naeem Ashraf (born 1972), Pakistani cricketer
Naeem Baig (born 1952), Pakistani short story writer
Naeem Baloch, Afghan politician
Naeem Bokhari (born 1948), Pakistani television host and lawyer
Naeem Hussain Chattha, Pakistani politician
Naeem Ejaz, Pakistani politician
Naeem Ullah Gill (born 1985), Pakistani politician
Naeem Gul (born 1954), Pakistani footballer
Naeem Haque, Pakistani male model, actor, CEO, gymnast, and interior architect
Naeemul Haque (1949–2020), Pakistani politician
Naeem U. Hasan, Pakistani diplomat
Naeem Hashmi (1914–1976), Pakistani film actor
Naeem Islam (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
Naeem Islam (cricketer, born 1994) (born 1994), Bangladeshi cricketer
Naeem Issa (1933–2025), Egyptian actor
Naeem Jack (born 2007), South African sprint hurdler
Naeem Sabir Jamaldini (died 2011), Pakistani social worker and human rights activist
Na'eem Jeenah (born 1965), South African political activist
Naeem Khan (born 1958), American fashion designer
Naeem Khan (cricketer) (born 1971), Pakistani cricketer
Naeem Ahmad Khan (1928–2013), Pakistani nuclear physicist
Naeem Ahmed Kharal (1957–2026), Pakistani politician
Naeem Khalid Lodhi, Pakistani army general
Naeem Masih (born 1987), Pakistani para-athlete
Naeem Mohaiemen (born 1969), Bangladeshi writer, artist, and film director
Naeem Mohammed (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer
Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi (1887–1948), Indian jurist, scholar, mufti, Quranic exegete, and educator
Naeem Murr (born 1965), British novelist
Na'eem Offord, American college football player
Naeem Rahim (born 1976), Pakistani-American nephrologist and musician
Naeem Ashraf Raja (born 1967), Pakistani conservationists
Naeem-ur-Rehman (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer
Naeem Abbas Rufi, Pakistani singer
Naeem Saad (born 1957), Kuwaiti footballer
Naeem Saddam (born 1968), Iraqi footballer
Naeem Sheth (born 1980), Zimbabwean cricketer
Naeem Siddiqui (1916–2002), Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer, and politician
Naeem Tahir (born 1937), Pakistani actor
Naeem Sakhi Tanoli, Pakistani politician
Naeem Triplin (born 2001), birth name of Eem Triplin, American rapper and record producer
Naeem Wardak (born 1985), Afghan Taliban spokesperson
Naeem Zamindar, Pakistani businessman

Naeemuddin

Naeemuddin (Pakistani cricketer) (born 1981), Pakistani first-class cricketer
Naeemuddin Aslam (born 1982), Emirati cricketer

Naeim

Naeim Ghalili (born 1962), Iranian actor and filmmaker
Naeim Giladi (1926–2010), Iraqi Jewish author
Naeim Saadavi (born 1969), Iranian football player and coach

Naim

Naïm Aarab (born 1988), Belgian football player
Naïm Abou-Jaoudé (born 1966), Lebanese banker
Naim Ahmed, Bangladeshi police officer
Na'im Akbar (born 1944), American psychologist
Naim Allaj (born 1950), Albanian footballer
Naim Antaki (1971–1903), Syrian politician
Naim Araidi (1950–2015), Israeli writer
Naim Ateek (born 1937), Palestinian priest
Naim Attallah (1931–2021), Palestinian businessman
Naim Van Attenhoven (born 2003), Belgian footballer
Naim Beka (1966–1999), Kosovar army officer
Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan (born 1973), Bangladeshi politician
Naïm Byar (born 2005), French-Moroccan footballer
Naim Dangoor (1914–2015), British businessman
Naim Dhifallah (born 1982), Tunisian basketball player
Naim Farouqi (born 1960), Afghan detainee
Naim Frashëri (1846–1900), Albanian romantic poet
Naim Frashëri (actor) (1923–1975), Albanian actor
Naim García (born 2002), Spanish footballer
Naim Hadžiabdić (1918–1987), Bosnian cleric
Naim ibn Hammad (died 843), Arab Hadith collector
Naim Ul Hasan (born 1971), Indian politician
Naimul Islam (born 2000), Bangladeshi cricketer
Naim Jerliu (born 1969), Kosovan public health specialist and politician
Naïm Kattan (1928–2021), Jewish Iraqi-born Canadian writer
Naim Khader (1939–1981), Palestinian Fatah member
Naim Akhtar Khan (born 1959), Indian-French physiologist
Naim Kryeziu (1918–2010), Albanian football player
Naim Kuchi (born 1940), Afghan detainee
Naïm Laidouni (born 2002), French-Algerian footballer
Naim Maloku (born 1958), Kosovar politician
Naïm Matoug (born 2003), Dutch footballer
Naim Moghabghab (1911–1959), Lebanese political leader and an independence hero
Naim Moktar (born 1994), Malaysian politician
Na'im ibn Musa, Iraqi mathematician
Naim Nova (born 1940), Albanian actor, director, and producer
Naim Popal (born 1954), Afghan musician
Naim Qassem (born 1953), Lebanese Shia cleric and politician
Naimur Rahman (born 1974), Bangladeshi politician and cricketer
Naimul Islam Ratul, Bangladeshi musician
Naim al-Rubaye (born 1970), Iraqi politician
Naim Sharifi (born 1992), Russian-Tajik footballer
Naïm Sliti (born 1992), French-Tunisian footballer
Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967–2017), Turkish weightlifter
Naim Talhouk, Lebanese writer and poet
Naim Talu (1919–1998), Turkish politician and Prime Minister
Naim Terbunja (born 1984), Swedish boxer
Naím Thomas (born 1980), Spanish singer and actor
Naim Uddin, Bangladeshi field hockey player
Naim Ulmasov (born 1992), Tajik footballer
Naim Uludoğan (1911–2010), Turkish artist, sculptor, and cartographic officer

Surname

Naeem

Gilaman Wazir (real name Hazrat Naeem; 1992–2024), Afghan Pashto poet
Hussein Naeem (1987–2007), Lebanese football player
Mohammad Naeem (disambiguation), multiple people

Naim

Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im (born 1946), Sudanese lawyer and writer
Armon Ben-Naim (born 1990), Israeli football player
C. M. Naim (1936–2025), American writer
Moisés Naím (born 1952), Venezuelan writer
Omar Naim (born 1977), Lebanese film director and screenwriter
Ra'anan Naim (1935–2009), Israeli politician
Yael Naim (born 1978), Israeli singer
Yuval Naim (born 1967), Israeli former football player and manager

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