Asem (also spelled Aasem, Assem, Asim, Aasim, Assim ') is a male given name of
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
origin, which means "savior, protector, guardian, defender." Asem is also a female given name of Kazakh origin, which means "beauty, beautiful, refined, graceful, elegant, excellent, splendid, magnificent." It is not related to the Indian given name
Asim.
Given name
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Asim ibn Omar, famous
Tabi'un
The tābiʿūn (, also accusative or genitive tābiʿīn , singular ''tābiʿ'' ), "followers" or "successors", are the generation of Muslims who followed the companions (''ṣaḥāba'') of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and thus received their ...
and Early Hadith scholar.
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Umm Asim bint Asim, was the mother of Umayyad caliph
Umar II
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan (; February 720) was the eighth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 717 until his death in 720. He is credited to have instituted significant reforms to the Umayyad central government, by making it much more efficient and ...
(r. 717–720) and wife of
Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan.
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Asim Abdulrahman, Egyptian militant
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Asım Akin (born 1940), Turkish physician
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Abu Asim Azmi (born 1955), Indian politician
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Asım Orhan Barut (1926-1994), Turkish-American theoretical physicist
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Asim Brkan (born 1954), Bosnian singer, musician and artist
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Asim Ferhatović (1933-1987), Bosnian footballer
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Asim Sarajlić (born 1975), Bosnian politician
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Asim Peco (1927-2011), Bosnian linguist
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Asim Kurjak (born 1942), Bosnian scientist
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Asım Can Gündüz
Asım Can Gündüz (August 15, 1955 – June 24, 2016) was a Turkish rock and blues guitarist. He was also known as ''Awesome John'', especially outside Turkey, partly because his name is pronounced very much like Awesome (''Asım'') John (''Can'' ...
(1955-2016), Turkish rock and blues guitarist
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Asım Güzelbey (born 1951), Turkish politician
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Assem Hammoud, Lebanese alleged Al Qaeda operative
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Assem Jaber (born 1946), Lebanese diplomat
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Assem Jarrah (born 1962), great-uncle or distant cousin of Ziad Jarrah
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Assem Marei (born 1992), Egyptian basketball player
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Asim Kamal (born 1976), Pakistan Test cricketer
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Asim Khan (cricketer) (1962-2024), Pakistani-born Dutch cricketer
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Abu Muhammad Asem al-Maqdisi (born 1959), Palestinian political writer
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Prince Asem bin Al Nayef (born 1948), Jordanian prince
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Asım Pars (1976-2024), Bosnian-Turkish basketball player
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Assem Qanso (born 1937), Lebanese politician
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Asim Saeed (born 1979), Emirati cricketer
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Asem Tasbulatova, Kazakh singer
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Asim Azhar
Asim Azhar (; born 29 October 1996) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, musician and an actor. He started his career as a singer on YouTube, covering contemporary Western songs before he became a public figure.
Career
Asim Azhar was born on ...
(born 1996), Pakistani Singer
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Assim Al-Hakeem (born 1962), Islamic scholar
Surname
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Princess Nejla bint Asem, Jordanian princess
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Princess Sana Asem, Jordanian princess
See also
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Asia–Europe Meeting
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Hashem
External links
Asim Name Meaning at thinkbabynames{{given name, Asim, nocat
Arabic-language surnames
Arabic-language masculine given names
Bosniak masculine given names
Bosnian masculine given names
Turkish masculine given names
Masculine given names
Kazakh given names