Fahmi () is an Arabic name in the

possessive A possessive or ktetic form (Glossing abbreviation, abbreviated or ; from ; ) is a word or grammatical construction indicating a relationship of possession (linguistics), possession in a broad sense. This can include strict ownership, or a numbe ...

form of the word ''fahm'' (Arabic: ) which means "understanding,

comprehension Comprehension may refer to: * Comprehension (logic), the totality of intensions, that is, properties or qualities, that an object possesses * Comprehension approach, several methodologies of language learning that emphasize understanding language ...

, knowing", and which stems from the verb ''fahima'' (Arabic: ) meaning "come to know about", "to realize, understand or comprehend". It may refer to:

Given name

* Fahmi Abdullah Ahmed, Yemeni captured and detained in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps in Cuba * Fahmi al-Abboushi (1895–1975), co-founder of the Palestinian political party Hizb al-Istiqlal (Independence Party) * Fahmi al-Husseini (1886–1940), mayor of Gaza (1929–1939) under British rule * Fahmi Idris (born 1943), Indonesian politician in Golkar Party and government minister *

Fahmi Reza Mohd Fahmi Reza bin Mohd Zarin (; born 7 June 1977) is a Malaysian political graphic designer, street artist and documentary filmmaker. He is best known for depicting Malaysia's sixth Prime Minister, Najib Razak, as a clown. He is also known fo ...

(born 1977), Malaysian political artist * Mohammad Fahmi bin Abdul Shukor, a convicted rioter and gang member of

Salakau Salakau ( zh, s=三六九, poj=Saⁿ-la̍k-káu), which means 369 in Hokkien, also known as "Sah Lak Kau", is a street gang or secret society based in Singapore. The numbers 3, 6 and 9 add up to 18, which was the name of an older gang; the nu ...

in Singapore *

Mustafa Fahmi Pasha Mustafa Fahmi Pasha (; 11 June 1840 – 13 September 1914) was an Egyptians, Egyptian military officer and politician who served as the prime minister of Egypt for two times. Early life and education Born in Crete in 1840 to a Turkish famil ...

(1840–1914), Egyptian politician, cabinet minister, and twice premier

Surname

* Abdelilah Fahmi (born 1973), Moroccan football defender who plays for Raja Casablanca * Heshmat Fahmi, member of the Pan-African Parliament and a member of the People's Assembly of Egypt * Ismail Fahmi (1922–1997), Egyptian diplomat and politician *

Nabil Fahmi Nabil Fahmi (born 5 January 1951) is an Egyptian diplomat and politician who served in the government of Egypt as minister of foreign affairs from June 2013 to July 2014. Early life and education Nabil Fahmi was born in New York on 5 January 195 ...

(born 1951), Egyptian diplomat and politician, and Ismail Fahmi's son * Sameh Fahmi (born 1949), Egyptian politician Variants: *

Mohamed Fahmy Mohamed Fadel Fahmy ( ; born April 27, 1974) is an Egyptian-born Canadian journalist, war correspondent and author. He has worked extensively in the Middle East, North Africa, for CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera English. Fahmy covered the Iraq Wa ...

, Canadian journalist {{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic-language masculine given names Masculine given names