Basim, Basem or Bassem (

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 ...

: بَاسِم ') is a common Arabic name meaning "one who smiles". A more accurate proper spelling in English is Basim, as there is no stress (

Shadda Shaddah ( , , also called by the verbal noun from the same root, tashdid ) is one of the diacritics used with the Arabic alphabet, indicating a geminated consonant. It is functionally equivalent to writing a consonant twice in the orthograp ...

) on the "s" syllable in the Arabic original. The name stem from the Arabic verb ''basama'' (

: َبَسَم) meaning "to smile". Notable people with the name include: *

Bassem Amin Bassem Amin (; born 9 September 1988) is an Egyptian chess grandmaster and medical doctor. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 2006. Amin is the highest rated Egyptian and African player and the only medical doctor to have a FIDE pea ...

(born 1988), Egyptian chess player *

Bassem Awadallah Bassem I. Awadallah (; born in 1964) is a Jordanian public figure. He is the chief executive officer of Tomoh Advisory, based in Dubai, UAE and serves as a member of the board of directors of Al Baraka Banking Group in Bahrain. In 2006 Awadallah ...

(born 1964), Jordanian public figure * Bassem Balaa (born 1981), Lebanese basketball player * Bassem Ben Nasser (born 1982), Tunisian footballer * Bassem Boulaâbi (born 1984), Tunisian footballer * Bassem Breish, Lebanese film director and writer *

Bassem Eid Bassem Eid (; born 5 February 1958) is a Palestinian living in East Jerusalem who comments on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict for Israeli TV and radio. He has been invited to speak by many pro-Israeli organizations in North America, includi ...

(born 1958), Palestinian human rights activist *

Bassem Feghali Bassem Feghali () is a Lebanese comedian, singer and drag queen. He is known for his humorous impersonations of Arab and international celebrities, particularly female singers, and is considered one of the most prominent drag personalities in th ...

(born 1978), Lebanese comedian and drag queen *

Bassem Hamad al-Dawiri Bassem Hamad al-Dawiri (died 19 September 2007) was an Iraqi sculptor and artist. He helped create a Baghdad artist association, called the " Survivors' Group" following the fall of the Saddam Hussein government in 2003. Life and career Al-Dawi ...

(1973–2007), Iraqi sculptor and artist *

Bassem Hassan Mohammed Bassem Hassan Mohammed (born 31 May 1987) is a Qatari equestrian. He competed in the individual jumping competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially bran ...

(born 1987), Qatari equestrian *

Bassem Marmar Bassem Ali Marmar (; born 28 March 1977) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is head coach of club Safa. Starting his playing career at Ahed in 1996, Marmar helped Ahed win multiple titles, most notably the 2003–04 Lebanese ...

(born 1977), Lebanese football player and manager *

Bassem Ouda Bassem Kamal Mohamed Ouda (, born 16 April 1970), commonly known as Bassem Ouda, is an Egyptian politician who is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP). He served as Egypt's Minister of Supply and Interior Tra ...

(born 1970), Egyptian politician *

Bassem Sabeh Bassem Sabeh (born 1 January 1951) is a Lebanese journalist and politician. He served at the Parliament of Lebanon and was the editor-in-chief of '' As Safir'' daily between 1980 and 1990. Early life and education Sabeh was born in Bourj el-Bara ...

(born 1951), Lebanese journalist and politician *

Bassem Sabry Bassem Sabry () (25 October 1982 – 29 April 2014) was an Egyptian journalist, blogger, civil rights campaigner who had reported extensively on the Egyptian Revolution and the founder of COMET which stands for “Conference on marketing, econo ...

(1982–2014), Egyptian journalist and civil rights campaigner *

Bassem Srarfi Bassem Srarfi (; born 25 June 1997) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Tunisian club Club Africain and the Tunisia national team. Club career Early career Srarfi started in the youth ranks of Tunisian clubs Stade Tu ...

(born 1997), Tunisian footballer *

Bassem al-Tamimi Bassem Tamimi (also Bassem al-Tamimi; ; born c. 1967) is a Palestinian grassroots activist and an organizer of protests against Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank. He was convicted by an Israeli military court in 2012 (after bein ...

(born 1967), Palestinian activist *

Bassem Yakhour Bassem Yakhour (; born August 16, 1971) is a Syrian actor, writer and director. Career Born in Latakia to a Greek Orthodox family, Bassem Yakhour graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1993 and joined the Syrian Artists Syndi ...

(born 1971), Syrian actor, writer and director *

Bassem Youssef Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef (born 22 March 1974) is an Egyptian-American comedian, television host, and former surgeon. Beginning his career with ''The B+ Show'' (2011), which was inspired by his experiences during the 2011 Egyptian Revolutio ...

(born 1974), Egyptian political satirist *

Bassem Youssef (FBI agent) Bassem Youssef (born Egypt) is a senior Egyptian-American FBI agent. He was the highest ranking American agent of Middle Eastern and North African descent ever employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as of 2009, as a Unit Chief in the FBI ...

, Egyptian-American law enforcement official

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