Al-Hashimi, also transliterated Al-Hashemi ( ar, الهاشمي), Hashemi, Hashimi or Hashmi ( fa, هاشمی) is an

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surname distribution at The definite article

Al- ( ar, ٱلْـ), also Romanized as ''el-'', ''il-,'' and ''l-'' as pronounced in some varieties of Arabic, is the definite article in the Arabic language: a particle (''ḥarf'') whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed def ...

usually distinguishes the Arabic from the more numerous form. It is the pronoun form of Hashim ( ar, هاشم) and originally designated a member or descendant of the

Banu Hashim ) , type = Qurayshi Arab clan , image = , alt = , caption = , nisba = al-Hashimi , location = Mecca, Hejaz Middle East, North Africa, Horn of Africa , descended = Hashim ibn Abd Manaf , parent_tribe = ...

clan of the

Quraysh The Quraysh ( ar, قُرَيْشٌ) were a grouping of Arab clans that historically inhabited and controlled the city of Mecca and its Kaaba. The Islamic prophet Muhammad was born into the Hashim clan of the tribe. Despite this, many of the Qu ...

. The

Islamic prophet Prophets in Islam ( ar, الأنبياء في الإسلام, translit=al-ʾAnbiyāʾ fī al-ʾIslām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God's message on Earth and to serve as models of ideal human behaviour. Some prophets ar ...

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mon ...

was a member of this Arab tribe; his great-grandfather was

Hashim ibn Abd Manaf Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf ( ar, هاشم بن عبد مناف; ), born ʿAmr al-ʿUlā (), was the great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the progenitor of the ruling Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. At some point in ...

, for whom the clan is named. Members of this clan are referred to as

Hashemites The Hashemites ( ar, الهاشميون, al-Hāshimīyūn), also House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Hejaz (1916–1925), Syria (1920), and Iraq (1921� ...

or Hashimis. This refers in particular to: * the

Sharifs of Mecca The Sharif of Mecca ( ar, شريف مكة, Sharīf Makkah) or Hejaz ( ar, شريف الحجاز, Sharīf al-Ḥijāz, links=no) was the title of the leader of the Sharifate of Mecca, traditional steward of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina and ...

, the rulers of Mecca from the 10th century until 1924. As descendants of

Hasan ibn Ali Hasan ibn Ali ( ar, الحسن بن علي, translit=Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī; ) was a prominent early Islamic figure. He was the eldest son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ...

they belonged to the Bani Hashim. * the Hashemite royal family of

Hejaz The Hejaz (, also ; ar, ٱلْحِجَاز, al-Ḥijāz, lit=the Barrier, ) is a region in the west of Saudi Arabia. It includes the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif, and Baljurashi. It is also known as the "Western Prov ...

(1916–1925),

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

(1921–1958), and

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

(1921–present). As descendants of

Sharif Hussein ibn Ali Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi ( ar, الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī; 1 May 18544 June 1931) was an Arab leader from the Banu Hashim clan who was the Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 and, after procl ...

they belong to the Dhawu Awn, a branch of the Sharifs of Mecca, and therefore also of the Bani Hashim.

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Notable people with this family name include: *

'Abd al-Ilah 'Abd al-Ilah of Hejaz, ( ar, عبد الإله; also written Abdul Ilah or Abdullah; 14 November 1913 – 14 July 1958) was a cousin and brother-in-law of King Ghazi of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq and was regent for his first-cousin once r ...

(died 1958), Regent of Iraq * 'Abd al-Rahim ibn Ja'far ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi (died c. 844), Abbasid personage and governor of the Yemen * Abdullah Hashmi'ties I of Jordan,

king of Jordan The king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is Jordan's head of state and monarch. He serves as the head of the Jordanian monarchy—the Hashemite dynasty. The king is addressed as His Majesty (). Jordan is a constitutional monarchy. However ...

* Abdullah Hashmi II, king of Jordan, kings of Jordan 1999- present *

Abdul Razak al-Hashimi Dr. Abdul Razak al-Hashimi ( ar, عبد الرزاق الهاشمي) is a former Iraqi diplomat, Minister of Higher Education, and senior advisor to Saddam Hussein. Dr. Hashimi graduated from Boston University in 1969. In 1974, he was part of a de ...

, former Iraqi diplomat *

Alaa Al Hashimi Alaa Majid Al-Hashimy ( ar, علاء الهاشمي; born 1953), is an Iraqi politician. He served as the Iraqi ambassador in Germany, Japan, Spain and Kuwait for over 15 years. Diplomatic work Alaa Al-Hashimy was appointed to the "Iraqi Fore ...

(born 1953), Iraqi politician *

Ali bin Hussein al-Hashimi Ali bin Hussein, GBE ( ar, علي بن الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, translit=Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Alī el-Hâşimî; 18791935), was King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca from October 1924 until he was deposed by Abdulaziz bin ...

(1879–1935), King of Hejaz * Ali Hashemi (born 1991), Iranian weightlifter *

Ali ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi Ali ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi () was a Muslim scholar. His exact date of birth is unknown, but it is known that he flourished in the year 890. Works Al-Hashimi's only known major work is the ''Kitāb fīʿilal al‐zījāt'' (Book of the reasons ...

(ninth century), Muslim scholar *

Amir Hashemi Amir Hashemi-Moghaddam (born 3 June 1966) is a former Iranian football player. He resides in Beuningen, Netherlands. Hashemi started his career in his native, Iran, with Niroye Zamini and Esteghlal. Hashemi played 14 times for the Iran nationa ...

(born 1966), former Iranian football player *

Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi Sayyid Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi ( fa, سید امیرحسین قاضی‌زاده هاشمی; born 14 April 1971) is an Iranian conservative politician, ENT surgeon, and the current Vice President of Iran and head of Foundation of Martyrs a ...

(born 1971), Iranian politician *

Aqila al-Hashimi Aqila al-Hashimi (Arabic عقيلة الهاشمي ''cAqīla al-Hāshimī''; 1953 - September 25, 2005) was an Iraqi politician who served on the Iraqi Governing Council. Aqila al-Hashimi was born in 1953 into a prominent Shi'ite religious family ...

(1953–2003), Iraqi politician *

Asad al-Hashemi Asad Kamal Mohammed Abdullah al-Hashemi was an Iraqi politician and Culture Minister in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. Background al-Hashemi is a Sunni Arab Iraqi who is a professor of Islamic studies. He is a member of the Iraqi People's C ...

, Iraqi politician * Bagher Hashemi (born 1994), Iranian footballer * Bashir Al-Hashimi (born 1961), British academic * Bobby Hashemi (born 1991), British entrepreneur * Cyrus Hashemi (1942–1986), Iranian arms dealer * Ehsan Ghazizadeh Hashemi (born 1976), Iranian politician *

Emraan Hashmi Emraan Anwar Hashmi (; born 24 March 1979) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi cinema. Hashmi debuted in 2003 with the crime thriller film '' Footpath'' and subsequently appeared in films include '' Murder'' (2004), '' Kalyug ...

(born 1979), Indian film actor * Fahad Hashmi (born 1989), Pakistani artist, actor and broadcaster *

Farhat Hashmi Farhat Naseem Hashmi ( ur, ; born December 22, 1957) is a Pakistani-Canadian Islamic scholar, Muslim television preacher, and the founder of Al-Huda Institute. She holds a PhD degree in Islamic studies from the University of Glasgow, Scotlan ...

a Pakistani Canadian Islamic scholar * Farshad Hashemi (born 1997), Iranian footballer *

Fatemeh Hashemi Fatemeh Hashemi (born 1969) is an Iranian television actress. Career Fatemeh Hashemi is an Iranian actress. She born in Iran, Anzali port & completed her primary education. She generally plays and acts in the genre of comedy on Iran televi ...

(born 1969), Iranian television actress * Fawaz al-Hashimi (died 2004), member of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula * Faysal I of Iraq (died 1933), Hashemite King of Syria and Iraq * Faysal II of Iraq (died 1958), Last Hashemite King of Iraq *

Ghazala Hashmi Ghazala Firdous Hashmi (born July 5, 1964) is an Indian-born American politician and former academic administrator and educator. A Democrat, Hashmi represents the 10th district in the Senate of Virginia; She worked as an educator and academic ...

(born 1964), American politician representing the 10th district in the Senate of Virginia. *

Gita Hashemi Gita Hashemi (Persian: گیتا هاشمی, born 1961) is an Iranian-born artist, writer and curator residing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her work juxtaposes history and the present, political and personal, and local and global. It draws on lang ...

(born 1961), Iranian-born Canadian artist, writer and curator * Harun ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Hashimi (died 901), Abbasid personage and governor of Mecca, Medina and al-Ta'if *

Hashim Al-Hashimi Hashim Al-Hashimi is a professional biochemist and professor of biochemistry and chemistry at Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city ...

, American biochemist * Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi (born 1959), Iranian ophthalmologist *

Hisham al-Hashimi Hisham al-Hashimi ( ar, هشام الهاشمي; 9 May 1973 – 6 July 2020) was an Iraqi historian and researcher in security and strategic affairs and extremist groups, and a specialist on the subject of the Islamic state and its supporters. He ...

(1973–2020), Iraqi researcher * Hossein Hashemi (born 1953), Iranian politician * Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (Hashemites),

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University ...

King of Hejaz The Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz ( ar, المملكة الحجازية الهاشمية, ''Al-Mamlakah al-Ḥijāziyyah Al-Hāshimiyyah'') was a state in the Hejaz region in the Middle East that included the western portion of the Arabian Peninsul ...

, King of the Arab Countries * Ibn Sa'd Hashmi, (Katib al-Waqidi), was a scholar and Arabian biographer, Book (Book of the Major Classes) * Ishaaq bin Ahmed bin Muhammad al-Hashimi, scholar and patriarch of the

Somali Somali may refer to: Horn of Africa * Somalis, an inhabitant or ethnicity associated with Greater Somali Region ** Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis ** Somali culture ** Somali cuisine ** Somali language, a Cushitic language ** Somali ...

Isaaq clan-family *

Ishaq ibn al-Abbas ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi Ishaq ibn al-Abbas ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi ( ar, إسحاق بن العباس بن محمد الهاشمي) was a ninth century Abbasid personage, provincial governor and military commander. He was twice appointed as governor of the Yemen, in 824 ...

(ninth century), Abbasid personage and governor of the Yemen * Jabron Hashmi (1982–2006), British soldier who served with the elite 3 PARA Battlegroup and was killed in action in Afghanistan. * Jamshid Hashemi (1936–2013), Iranian arms dealer *

Jassem Al-Hashemi Jassem Al-Hashemi (Arabic:جاسم الهاشمي) (born 27 January 1996) is a Qatari footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are associatio ...

(born 1996), Qatari footballer *

Javad Hashemi Javad Hashemipour Asl ( fa, جواد هاشمی‌پور اصل, born 17 January 1966) is an Iranian actor, film director, writer and composer. Early life He was born on 17 January 1966 in Tehranpars, Tehran. He was graduated from Tehran Universi ...

(born 1966), Iranian actor, film director, writer and composer *

Kioumars Hashemi Kioumars Hashemi ( fa, کیومرث هاشمی) is an Iranian executive chairman who served as President of the National Olympic Committee of Iran National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran is a sports governing body situated i ...

, Iranian sports executive * Manouchehr Hashemi (1918–2007),

SAVAK SAVAK ( fa, ساواک, abbreviation for ''Sâzemân-e Ettelâ'ât va Amniat-e Kešvar'', ) was the secret police, domestic security and intelligence service in Iran during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty. SAVAK operated from 1957 until prim ...

intelligence agency officer * Maryam Hashemi (born 1977), Iranian visual artist * Marzieh Hashemi (born 1959), American-born Iranian journalist and television presenter * Maysoon al-Hashemi (1946–2006), Iraqi politician *

Mehdi Hashemi Mehdi Hashemi (1944 – 28 September 1987) was an Iranian Shi'a cleric who was defrocked by the Special Clerical Court. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he became a senior official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards; he was executed by the I ...

(1946–1987), Iranian Shi'a cleric *

Mehdi Hashemi (actor) Mehdi Hashemi ( fa, مهدی هاشمی, also Romanized as Mehdī Hāshemī, , born 7 December 1946) is an Iranian actor, screenwriter, and director. He also is the winner of the ninth International Fajr Film Festival award, Crystal Simorgh, for ...

(born 1946), Iranian actor, screenwriter, and director * Mirhani Hashemi (born 1983), Iranian footballer * Mohamed Al-Hashimi (born 1965), Omani sprinter * Mohammad Hashemi (born 1951), Iranian businessman and former intelligence officer * Mohsen Al-Hashemi (born 1990), Emirati footballer * Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi, Iranian politician *

Muhammad al-Hashimi al-Tilimsani Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn al-Hāshimī ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Tilimsānī ( ar, محمد الهاشمي التلمساني) (September 16, 1881 CE – December 19, 1961; Shawwāl 22, 1298 AH – Rajab 12, 1381 AH) was an Algeri ...

(1881–1961), Algerian (by birth) and Syrian (by residence) Sufi saint and scholar * Muhammad Yusuf Hashmi, Reformer and Leader of the Pakistan Movement, who achieved high distinction in English studies in

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

Nadia Hashimi Nadia Hashimi (born December 12, 1977) is a pediatrician, novelist, and a former Democratic congressional candidate for the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 6th congressional district. Hashimi is the author of three internatio ...

(born 1977), Afghan-American pediatric physician, novelist, and politician * Sayed Rahman Hashemi, Afghan politician *

Reem Al Hashimy Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy ( ar, معالي ريم بنت إبراهيم الهاشمي) is an Emirati civil servant who is currently serving as the Minister of State for International Cooperation in the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Forei ...

, minister of the United Arab Emirates *

Sahar Hashemi Sahar Hashemi (born 1967) is a British businesswoman, best known as the co-founder of the coffee chain Coffee Republic and confectionery brand Skinny Candy. She recently co-chaired the UK government Scale Up Taskforce shaping government policy ...

, British entrepreneur * Sajjad Hashemi (born 1991), Iranian sprint athlete *

Saud al-Hashimi Saud Mukhtar al-Hashimi ( ar, سعود مختار الهاشمي, born 1964) is a Saudi Arabian doctor. Biography al-Hashimi graduated from King Abdulaziz University in 1988, then got his PhD from the King Faisal University in 1993. He worked as ...

(born 1963), Saudi Arabian human rights activist *

Sayed Abdul Karim Hashimi Sayed Abdul Karim Hashimi is an Afghan politician. He is a former Governor of Logar Province Logar (Pashto/Dari: ; meaning Greater Mountain ( لوې غر)) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the eastern section of the country. ...

, Afghan politician * Sayed Maqsood Hashemi (born 1984), Afghan footballer * Sayed Mohammad Hashemi (born 1994), Afghan footballer * Sayed Rahmatullah Hashemi (born 1978), Afghan diplomat * Sayed Zafar Hashemi (born 1985), Afghan politician * Seyed Zia Hashemi (born 1968), Iranian politician * Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi (born 1964), Iranian politician * Shakiba Hashemi, Afghani politician * Shamim Hashimi (born 1947), Urdu and Persian poet *

Taha al-Hashimi Taha al-Hashimi (Arabic: طه الهاشمي ;1961–1888) served briefly as prime minister of Iraq for two months, from February 1, 1941, to April 1, 1941. He was appointed prime minister by the regent, 'Abd al-Ilah, following the first ouster o ...

(1888–1961), Iraqi politician * Talal Hashmi,

kings of Jordan Kings or King's may refer to: * Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The '' Shahnameh ...

Tariq al-Hashemi Tariq al-Hashimi ( ar, طَارِق الْهَاشِمِي, Târık el-Hâşimî; born 1942) is an Iraqi politician who served as the general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) until May 2009. He served as the Vice President of Iraq fro ...

(born 1942), Iraqi politician * Wijdan Ali Al-Hashemi (born 1939), Jordanian artist, educator and diplomat * Wissam S. al-Hashimi (died 2004), Iraqi geologist *

Yasin al-Hashimi Yasin al-Hashimi, born Yasin Hilmi Salman ( ar, ياسين الهاشمي‎; 1884 – 21 January 1937), was an Iraqi politician who twice served as the prime minister. Like many of Iraq's early leaders, al-Hashimi served as a military office ...

(1884–1937), Iraqi politician *

Zakaria Hashemi Zakaria Hashemi ( fa, زکریا هاشمی; born in 1936 in Rey, Tehran Province, Iran) is an Iranian actor and film director. Early life Hashemi spent his childhood in southern Tehran. Career He has acted in several films including '' The ...

(born 1936), Iranian actor and film director * Zarina Hashmi (1937–2020), Indian-American artist

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