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Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or
Kerim Kerim is both a masculine given name and a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Kerim Chatty (born 1973), Swedish man suspected of attempted hijacking of an aircraft in 2002 * Kerim Erim (1894–1952), Turkish mathematician and phys ...
) ( ar, کریم) is a common given name and surname of
Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran.


Given name


Karim

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Karim Abdel Aziz Karim Abdel Aziz ( ar, كريم عبد العزيز) (born August 17, 1975) is an Egyptian actor. He is the son of instructor Mohammad Abdul Aziz and nephew of film director Omar Abdel Aziz Biography Karim Abdel Aziz was born August 17, 1975 ...
, Egyptian actor * Karim Abdul-Jabbar (later known as
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (born Sharmon Shah; June 28, 1974), known previously as Karim Abdul-Jabbar, is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). Al-Jabbar played college footb ...
), American football player *
Prince Karim Aga Khan Shāh Karim al-Husayni (born 13 December 1936), known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Ismaili followers and elsewhere as Aga Khan IV, is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailis, a denomination within Shia Islam. He ...
, Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims * Karim Ansarifard, Iranian football player * Karim Azizou, Moroccan footballer * Karim Bagheri, Iranian footballer *
Karim Bangoura Karim Bangoura (c. 1926 – 1972) was a Guinean diplomat. Born into a notable Susu family in Coyah in the mid-1920s, Bangoura was originally a school teacher and was an important member of the African Bloc of Guinea. Until 1958, he was a repr ...
, Guinean diplomat * Karim Benounes, Algerian footballer *
Karim Benzema Karim Mostafa Benzema (born 19 December 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains La Liga club Real Madrid. A creative and prolific forward, Benzema is regarded as one of the best strikers of all time. ...
, French footballer * Karim Boudiaf, Algerian-Qatari footballer * Karim Dahou, Moroccan footballer * Karim Djeballi, French footballer * Karim Haggui, Tunisian footballer *
Karim Garcia Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) ( ar, کریم) is a common given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran. Given name Karim * Karim A ...
, baseball player * Karim Gazzetta (1995–2022), Swiss footballer * Karim Haddad, Lebanese composer * Karim Keïta, Malian politician * Karim Kerkar, Algerian footballer *
Karim Khan Zand Mohammad Karim Khan Zand ( fa, محمدکریم خان زند, Mohammad Karīm Khân-e Zand; ) was the founder of the Zand Dynasty, ruling from 1751 to 1779. He ruled all of Iran (Persia) except for Khorasan. He also ruled over some of the Ca ...
, Iranian king * Karim Kharbouch, Moroccan-American rapper whose stage name is French Montana * Karim Khodapanahi, Iranian politician * Karim Laribi, Italian footballer * Karim Matmour, Algerian footballer * Karim Maroc, Algerian footballer * Karim Masimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan * Karim Noureldin, Swiss artist *
Karim Pakradouni Karim Pakradouni ( ar, كريم بقرادوني hy, Քերիմ Բագրատունի) (born 18 August 1944) is a Lebanese attorney and politician of Armenian origin. He was influential in Kataeb Party heading it for some period. He was also inf ...
, Lebanese-Armenian Christian politician and government minister * Karim Prince, American actor *
Karim Rashid Karim Rashid (born 1960) is an Egyptian-born and Canadian raised industrial designer. His designs include luxury goods, furniture, lighting, surface design, brand identity and packaging. ''Time'' magazine has described him as the "most famous in ...
, Egyptian industrial designer * Karim Saab, Venezuelan footballer *
Karim Saidi Karim Saïdi ( ar, كريم سعيدي; born 24 March 1983) is a Tunisian former footballer who last played for Belgian club Lierse SK. He now runs a coffee shop in Tunisia. He was part of the squad that won the 2004 African Cup of Nations. ...
, Tunisian footballer * Karim Salman, Iraqi footballer * Karim Tulaganov, Uzbek boxer * Karim Van Overmeire, Belgian politician *
Karim Zeroual Karim Zeroual (born 14 November 1993) is a British television presenter and actor. Early life Zeroual was born in London to parents of Moroccan heritage and was brought up by his mother. He attended theatre school in London. Stage and televisi ...
, British actor *
Karim Ziani Karim Koceila Yanis Ziani ( ar, كريم زياني; born 17 August 1982) is an Algerian former professional footballer. He played in different midfield positions but was best known as a playmaker. He is now the sporting director of JS Kabylie. ...
, Algerian footballer


Kareem

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947), American basketball player * Kareem Amer (born c. 1984), Egyptian blogger * Kareem Burke (born 1974), American entrepreneur and record executive *
Kareem Campbell Kareem Campbell (born November 14, 1973) is an American professional skateboarder. He is known for popularizing the skateboard trick "The Ghetto Bird" which is a nollie hardflip late 180°. Skateboarding career Kareem Campbell was an innovati ...
(born 1973), American skateboarder * Kareem Dennis (born 1986), British rapper performing as
Lowkey Kareem Dennis (born 23 May 1986), better known by his stage name Lowkey, is a British rapper and activist from London. He first became known through a series of mixtapes he released before he was 18, before taking a hiatus from the music busi ...
* Kareem Ennab (born 1987), Jordanian swimmer *
Kareem Hunt Kareem AJ Hunt (born August 6, 1995) is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Toledo and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the ...
(born 1995), American football player *
Kareem Jackson Kareem Jackson (born April 10, 1988) is an American football strong safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2010 N ...
(born 1988), American football player * Kareem Kelly (born 1981), American football player *
Kareem McKenzie Kareem Michael McKenzie (born May 24, 1979) is a former American football offensive tackle. As a member of the New York Giants, he won Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI, twice against the New England Patriots. High school and college career M ...
(born 1979), American football player *
Kareem Moses Kareem Moses (born 11 February 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Finnish club FF Jaro. Club career Early career Born in Morvant, Moses played for Joe Public, St. Ann's Rangers and North East Stars i ...
(born 1990), Trinidadian footballer * Kareem Orr (born 1997), American football player *
Kareem Rush Kareem Lamar Rush (born October 30, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. Rush's younger brother, Brandon, last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, while older brother JaRon played college basketball for UCLA. College c ...
(born 1980), American basketball player * Kareem Serageldin, American banking executive convicted of fraud


Surname


Karim

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Aasif Karim Aasif Yusuf Karim (born 15 December 1963) is a Kenyan former cricketer who captained the Kenya national cricket team in One Day International (ODI) cricket. Karim made a reputation for himself as a useful lower-order batsman but predominantly a ...
, Kenyan cricketer *
Afsir Karim Major General Afsir Karim, was an Indian Army general and military scholar who has authored several books on strategic affairs & military studies. He was a graduate of the Defense Services Staff College, Wellington and the National Defence Coll ...
, Indian Army general and military scholar * Bavand Karim, Iranian-American filmmaker * Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube *
Mahmoud Karim Mahmoud el Karim (1916–1999) was a squash player from Egypt. He won the British Open men's title four consecutive times from 1947–1950. Playing career Karim first played golf and tennis at the Gezira Sporting Club in Cairo before discovering ...
, Egyptian squash player * Manzoor Ul Karim, Chief National Commissioner of the Bangladesh Scouts and government official *
Mohammed Karim Mohammed Karim (1896–1972) ( ar, محمد كريم) was an Egyptian film director, writer, and producer. Karim brought Faten Hamama to fame in the movie ''Yawm Said''. His 1946 film '' Dunia'' was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival ...
, Egyptian film director *
Mosharraf Karim K M Mosharraf Hossain (born 22 August 1971), known by his stage-name Mosharraf Karim ( bn, মোশাররফ করিম), is a Bangladeshi actor, works both in films and television. He began working as a theater artist in late the 1980s wi ...
, Bangladeshi actor * Mona Karim, Lebanese actress *
Musharraf Karim Musharraf Karim (9 January 1946 – 11 January 2020) was a Bangladeshi writer and journalist. He was conferred with the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2003 for his contribution to juvenile literature. He was a fellow of Bangla Academy too. Earl ...
, Bangladeshi writer *
Persis Karim Persis Maryam Karim (born 1962) is an American poet, essayist, editor, and educator. She serves as the Neda Nobari Distinguished Chair and director of the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies at San Francisco State University (SFSU) since 2017. Her ...
, American poet, editor, educator * Rashid Karim, Bangladeshi novelist * Saba Karim, Indian cricketer *
Sajjad Karim Sajjad Haider Karim (born 11 July 1970) is a British politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England between 2004 and 2019. Sajjad is one of 10 members of the executive of European Movement UK and Chair o ...
, British Member of the European Parliament


Kareem

* Khalid Kareem (born 1998), American football player * Yaqub Kareem, Nigerian boxer


Fictional characters

* Karim family in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' * Kareem Said, a Muslim prisoner in the TV series '' Oz'' *
Kareem Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) ( ar, کریم) is a common given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran. Given name Karim * Karim Abd ...
, played by Rodney Sinclair in the British web series ''
Corner Shop Show ''Corner Shop Show'' is a British comedy drama web series that premiered on YouTube in March 2014. The series is created by Islah Abdur-Rahman and consists of continuous episodes uploaded on his YouTube channel CornerShopShow, following the ad ...
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Karim Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) ( ar, کریم) is a common given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran. Given name Karim * Karim Abd ...
, in the video game '' Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem'' * Karim Bouchtat, Rae Earl's stepfather in the Channel 4 series ''
My Mad Fat Diary ''My Mad Fat Diary'' is a British teen comedy-drama television series that debuted on E4 on 14 January 2013. It is based on the novel ''My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary'' by Rae Earl. The second series started on 19 February 2014 and ended on 31 Mar ...
'' * Kareem (Marvel Cinematic Universe), in the Disney+ series ''Ms. Marvel''


See also

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Karie (name) Karie is a given name and a surname. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name * Karie Murphy, is a political activist * Karie Ross (born 1958/9), sports broadcaster Surname * Kahimi Karie (born 1968), Japanese musi ...
* Abdul Karim (disambiguation), Arabic theophoric name *
Karimov Karimov or Carimoff is the Slavicised version of the name Karim. It is most popular in Central Asia, especially in Uzbekistan, although it is prevalent in the South Caucasus. Notable people with the surname include: * Ayrat Karimov (1971–2020), ...
, Russianized surname *
Kerimov Kerimov is a surname. The female is Kerimova. Notable people with the surname include: * Aslan Kerimov (born 1973), Azerbaijani footballer * Kenan Kerimov (born 1976), Azerbaijani footballer and football manager and former player * Kerim Kerimo ...
, Russianized surname {{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names Names of God in Islam Bengali Muslim surnames