Azim (''ʿAẓīm'' ) is one of the

names of Allah in Islam Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...

, meaning "''Great''" or "''Magnificent''" or "''Protector''" Also used as a personal name, as short form of the Abdolazim, Abdul Azim, "''Servant of the Magnificent''". It is used by many

Sahrawi people The Sahrawi, or Saharawi people ( ar, صحراويون '; es, Saharaui), are an ethnic group and nation native to the western part of the Sahara desert, which includes the Western Sahara, southern Morocco, much of Mauritania, and along the s ...

as a surname originating from the

Hassaniya Arabic Hassānīya ( ar, حسانية '; also known as , , , , and ''Maure'') is a variety of Maghrebi Arabic spoken by Mauritanian Arabs and the Sahrawi. It was spoken by the Beni Ḥassān Bedouin tribes, who extended their authority over most ...

. Notable people with the name include: Given name: * Abdel Azim Ashry (1911-1997), Egyptian basketball player * Azim Hussein, Indo-Fijian educationalist and politician * Tariq Azim Khan, Pakistani politician * Azim Nanji, Kenyan-born professor of Islamic studies * Azim Premji (born 1945), Indian business tycoon *

Seyid Azim Shirvani Seyid Azim Shirvani ( az, Seyid Əzim Şirvani; 9 July 1835, Shamakhy – 1 June 1888, Shamakhy) was an Azerbaijani poet and enlightener. He got his first religious education in Iraq. After returning to motherland he refused his spiritual dignity ...

(1835-1888), Azerbaijani poet Surname: *

Hazem Abdel-Azim Hazem Abdel-Azim (or Hazim Abdelazim) ( ar, حازم عبد العظيم; born 1960) is a prominent Egyptian government opponent. In 2007, he was a senior adviser to the telecommunications minister under then- President Hosni Mubarak. He is k ...

(born 1960), Egyptian government opponent, senior adviser to the telecommunications minister in 2007 * Essam Abdel-Azim (born 1970), football footballer of Egypt national football team * Abdul Azim Al-Aliwat (born 1967), Saudi Arabian athlete, competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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