Najim is an
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; Walter ...
given name and a surname meaning "
star".
It may refer to:
People
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Najim (singer)
Najim Amari, better known by the mononym Najim ( ar, نجيم) also known as Cheb Najim () (born 18 January 1985, Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine) is an Algerian raï singer.
Biography
Najim was born in France to an Algerian father and a French moth ...
, Algerian singer
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Najim Arshad
Najim Arshad (born 8 June 1986) is a state award-winning Indian playback singer and music director, sung more than 500 songs in the Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film industries. In 2007, he won the reality show ''Idea Star Singer''. He ...
(born 1986), Indian playback singer and music director
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Najim Haddouchi (born 1997), Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent
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Najim Haidary (born 1999), Afghan footballer
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Najim Abdullah al-Jubouri, Iraqi Major General and governor
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Najim Laachraoui
Najm al-'Ashrāwī ( ar, نجم العشراوي, 18 May 1991 – 22 March 2016), also known as Abū Idrīs al-Baljīkī or Soufiane Kayal, was a Belgian-Moroccan Islamic militant loyal to the Islamic State and was one of two suicide bomber ...
(1991–2016), also known as Abū Idrīs al-Baljīkī or Soufiane Kayal, was a Belgian-Moroccan Islamic militant loyal to the Islamic State and was one of two suicide bombers at the Brussels Airport in the 2016 Brussels bombings
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Najim al-Radwan
Najim al-Radwan (22 August 1972 – 15 November 2018) was a Saudi Arabian weightlifter
Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loade ...
(born 1972), Saudi Arabian weightlifter
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Najim Abdallah Zahwen Al Ujayli, Iraqi general
Middle name
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Daham Najim Bashir
Daham Najim Bashir ( ar, دهام نجم بشير; born David Nyaga on 8 November 1979) is a Kenyan-born middle-distance runner now representing Qatar.
At the 2005 Bislett Games he set a new Asian record over one mile with 3:47.97 minutes. In ...
(born 1979), Qatari athlete
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Mohanad Najim Aleqabi
Mohanad Najim Aleqabi (born January 6, 1979) ( ar, مهند العقابي) is an Iraqi journalist, Director General of the Team Media War of the Popular Mobilization Forces, which is affiliated to the Iraqi Council of Ministers & Founder and C ...
(born 1979), Iraqi journalist
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Abderahim Najim
Abderahim Najim (born 31 December 1954) is a Moroccan Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the light-flyweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He lost his first match against Chan-Hee Park
Park Chan-hee ( Hangul: 박찬희, ...
(born 1954), Moroccan Olympic boxer
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Ali Najim
Ali Najem AlQumani ( ar, علي نجم القوماني, born 25 March 1989) is a Kuwaiti radio personality who is a former producer and director for Marina FM radio station in Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the ...
(born 1989), Kuwaiti radio personality
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Daham Najim Bashir
Daham Najim Bashir ( ar, دهام نجم بشير; born David Nyaga on 8 November 1979) is a Kenyan-born middle-distance runner now representing Qatar.
At the 2005 Bislett Games he set a new Asian record over one mile with 3:47.97 minutes. In ...
(born 1979), runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya
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Haidar Najim
Haidar Najim (born 1 July 1967) is a former Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification. He played for the national team between 1997 and 2001.
Honours
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(born 1967), Iraqi footballer
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M. M. M. Najim or Mohamed Mujithaba Mohamed Najim, a Vice Chancellor of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
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Mohammed Najim
Mohammed Najim is a former Iraqi football forward who played for 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 ...
, Iraqi footballer
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Samir Abdul Aziz al-Najim
Samir Abdul Aziz al-Najim ( ar, سمير عبد العزيز النجم; born 1937 in Baghdad) is a former Iraqi politician, who held several senior positions under President Saddam Hussein. He was the Minister for Oil from January to April 2003 ...
(born c. 1937), Iraqi politician, government minister and ambassador
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Najim Jihad Najim Jihad (نجم الجهاد; also ''Nazim Jihad'', ''Abu Mahajin'', ''Najim al Jihad complex''
) is the name given to a housing compound outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan, which is the former home of Osama bin Laden and approximately 250 follower ...
, housing compound outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan related to Osama bin Laden
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Najm
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Njeim
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Najima (disambiguation)
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