Ibrahim (also spelled Ibraheem) ( ar, إبراهيم, ) is the

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name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham and one of Allah's messengers in the

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. It is a common first name and surname among

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abra ...

and

Arab Christians Arab Christians ( ar, ﺍَﻟْﻤَﺴِﻴﺤِﻴُّﻮﻥ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺮَﺏ, translit=al-Masīḥīyyūn al-ʿArab) are ethnic Arabs, Arab nationals, or Arabic-speakers who adhere to Christianity. The number of Arab Christians wh ...

, a cognate of the name Abraham or Avram in

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and

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesu ...

in the

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. In the Levant and Maghreb,

Brahim Brahim is a shorter form of Ibrahim, the Arabic name for Abraham. It may refer to: *Brahim (given name) *Brahim (surname) *Brahim (Pashtun tribe), a tribe in Afghanistan *Stage name of Brahim Attaeb, Belgian-Moroccan singer *Stage name of Brahim M ...

and Barhoum are common diminutives for the first name Ibrahim.

Given name

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ( ar, إِبْرَاهِيم ٱبْن مُحَمَّد), was the son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Maria al-Qibtiyya. He died at the age of 2. Eclipse occurrence In his book " ''Al-Bidāya wa-n-Nihāya''" Ibn K ...

(died 632), was the third son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. * Ibrahim (died 750), the Umayyad caliph and a son of Caliph al-Walid I * Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi (779–839) was an Abbasid prince, singer, composer and poet. He was the son of the third Abbasid caliph Al-Mahdi. *

Ibrahim ibn Salih Ibrāhīm ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī al-Hāshimī ( ar, إبراهيم بن صالح بن علي الهاشمي; died 792) was a member of the Banu al-Abbas who served as a governor of various provinces in Syria and Egypt in the late eighth centu ...

(died 792) Abbasid governor of various provinces in Syria and Egypt in the late eighth century. * Ibrahim ibn Jaʿfar or Al-Muttaqi (died 968), Caliph of Baghdad during Later Abbasid period *Ibrahim ibn Jaʿfar al-Muqtadir, was the Abbasid prince and son of Caliph

al-Muqtadir Abu’l-Faḍl Jaʿfar ibn Ahmad al-Muʿtaḍid ( ar, أبو الفضل جعفر بن أحمد المعتضد) (895 – 31 October 932 AD), better known by his regnal name Al-Muqtadir bi-llāh ( ar, المقتدر بالله, "Mighty in God"), wa ...

. *Ibrahim ibn Ahmad Al-Mustazhir (1112–1114), was the son of caliph

Al-Mustazhir Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad ibn Abdallah al-Muqtadi ( ar, أبو العباس أحمد بن عبد الله المقتدي) usually known simply by his regnal name Al-Mustazhir billah ( ar, المستظهر بالله) (b. April/May 1078 – 6 August 1118 d ...

and his wife, the Seljuk princess Ismah. *

Ibrahim Lodhi Ibrahim Khan Lodi (or Lodhi) (Pashto: ابراهیم خان لودي), (1480 – 21 April 1526) was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, who became Sultan in 1517 after the death of his father Sikandar Khan Lodi. He was the last ruler of t ...

(1480–1526) was the Sultan of the Lodi Empire from 1517 to 21 April 1526. * Ibrahim (1615–1648), Ottoman sultan * Ibrahim I of Shirvan (r. 1382–1417), ruler of Shirvan from the Derbendid dynasty *

Ibrahim Abatcha Ibrahim Abatcha (1938 – February 11, 1968) was a Muslim Chadian politician reputed of Marxist leanings and associations. His political activity started during the decolonization process of Chad from France, but after the country's independence h ...

(1938–1968), Chadian politician * Ibrahim Artan Ismail Somali politician, former Minister of Security of Puntland *

Ibrahim Abouleish Ibrahim Abouleish (23 March 1937 – 15 June 2017) was an Egyptian philanthropist, drug designer and chemist. He began his chemistry and medicine studies at the age of 19 in Austria. He did his doctorate in 1969 in the field of pharmacology and ...

(born 1937), Egyptian scientist *

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Ibrahim Abu-Lughod ( ar, إبراهيم أبو لغد, February 15, 1929 – May 23, 2001) was a Palestinian (later American) academic, characterised by Edward Said as "Palestine's foremost academic and intellectual"Said 2001 and by Rashid Khal ...

(1929–2001), Palestinian academic *

Ibrahim Afellay Ibrahim Afellay (born 2 April 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He played youth football at Elinkwijk before joining the PSV Eindhoven youth academy at age 10. After debuting in ...

(born 1986), Dutch footballer * Ibrahim Ahmad (1914–2000), Kurdish politician *

Ibrahim Ali Tashna Shāh Muḥammad Ibrāhīm ʿAlī ( bn, শাহ মোহাম্মদ ইবরাহীম আলী; 1872 – 11 September 1931) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, poet and activist of the Khilafat Movement. He wrote poetry in the Bengali, ...

(1872–1931), Bengali poet and Islamic scholar * Ibrahim Arman Loni (1983–2019), Pashtun human rights activist *

Ibrahim Ba Ibrahim "Ibou" Ba (born 12 January 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder. Starting off his career with Le Havre in France in the early 1990s, he went on to represent clubs in Italy, England, Turkey ...

(born 1973), Senegalese-French footballer *

Ibrahim Babangida Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (born 17 August, 1941) is a retired Nigerian Army general and politician. He served as military president of Nigeria from 1985 until his resignation in 1993. He rose through the ranks to serve from 1984 to 1985 as Ch ...

(born 1941), 8th President of Nigeria * İbrahim Balaban (born 1921), Turkish painter *

Ibrahim Bey Ibrahim Bey or İbrahim Bey may refer to: * Bedreddin I. İbrahim Bey (ruled 1312–1333 and 1348–1349), bey of Karaman * Tacettin Ibrahim Bey (ruled 1443–1461), Isfendiyarid prince * İbrahim II of Karaman aka Damad II (?–1464), bey of Ka ...

(1735–1833), Egyptian Mamluk chieftain of Georgian origin * Ibrahim Bilali (born 1965), Kenyan boxer * Ibrahim Böhme (1944–1999), German politician * Ibrahim Deif (born 1962), Egyptian academic *

Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar ( ur, ابراہیم اسماعیل چندریگر; 15 September 1897 – 26 September 1960), best known as I. I. Chundrigar, was a Pakistani politician who served as the sixth prime minister of Pakistan, appointed in ...

(1897–1960), Pakistani politician * Ibrahim Fazeel (born 1980), Maldivian footballer *

Ibrahim Ferrer Ibrahim Ferrer (February 20, 1927 – August 6, 2005) was a Cuban singer who played with Los Bocucos for nearly forty years. He also performed with Conjunto Sorpresa, Chepín y su Orquesta Oriental and Mario Patterson. After his retirement in ...

(1927–2005), Afro-Cuban singer * Ibrahim of Johor (1873–1959), Sultan of Johor, Malaysia * Ibrahim Halidi (born 1954), Prime Minister of Comoros * Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958), Jordanian lawyer and politician * Ibrahim Heski (died 1931), Kurdish politician * Ibrahim Hussein (disambiguation) * Ibrahim Kargbo (born 1982), Sierra Leonean footballer * Ibrahim of Kazan (r. 1467–1479), ruler of Kazan Khanate *

Ibrahim Zeid Keilani Sheikh Ibrahim Zeid Keilani (1937 in Salt – 2 April 2013) was a Jordanian Muslim cleric and politician. He served as the minister of awqaf and Islamic affairs in 1990 and served as a member of Jordan's House of Representatives between 1993 and ...

(1937–2013), Jordanian politician * Ibrahim Maalouf (born 1980), Lebanese jazz musician * Ibrahim Meraachli (died 2004), Lebanese actor * Ibrahim Al-Mudhaf (1852–1928), Kuwaiti politician *

Ibrahim Mohamed On 8 August 2000 in Singapore, a group of three men, who were armed with firearms with an intent to commit robbery, had robbed and killed a taxi driver in midst of a planned crime spree. The victim was a 42-year-old taxi driver named Koh Ngiap Yo ...

(1965–2002), Singaporean murderer * Ibrahim Muteferrika (1674–1745), Ottoman diplomat, printer, and polymath * Ibrahim Nagi (1898–1953), Egyptian poet *

Ibrahim Najjar Ibrahim Najjar is a lawyer, a professor of law, a Lebanese politician and a former Justice minister (2008–2011). Early life and education Najjar was born the 2nd September 1941 in Tripoli, North Lebanon, and is an adherent of the Greek Orthodox ...

, Lebanese politician *

Ibrahim Nasir Ibrahim Nasir Rannabandeyri Kilegefan ( dv, އިބްރާހިމް ނާޞިރު ރަންނަބަނޑޭރި ކިލޭގެފާނު), KCMG, NGIV (''Nishan Ghaazeege 'Izzatheri Veriya'', dv, ނިޝާން ޣާޒީގެ ޢިއްޒަތްތެރި ވެ� ...

(1926–2008), Maldivian politician * Ibrahim Nasrallah (born 1954), Palestinian poet * Ibrahim Nooraddeen (died 1892), Sultan of the Maldives * Ibrahim Orabi (born 1912), Egyptian wrestler * Ibrahim Pasha (disambiguation), several pashas named Ibrahim * Ibrahim Rabimov (born 1987), Tajikistani footballer * Ibrahim Said (born 1984), Egyptian footballer * Ibrahim Sanjaya (born 1997), Indonesian footballer *

Ibrahim Al-Shahrani Ibrahim Suwayed Al-Shahrani ( ar, إبراهيم سويد الشهراني) (born 21 July 1974) is a former Saudi Arabian football player who played most of his career for Al-Ahli. He played for the Saudi Arabia national football team and was ...

(born 1974), Saudi Arabian footballer * Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak (born 1955), Patriarch of Alexandria * Ibrahim Sirkeci (born 1972), Turkish management scientist * Ibrahim Tounkara (born 1976), Canadian football player *

Ibrahim Traoré Ibrahim Traoré (born 1988) is a Burkinabé military officer who has been the interim leader of Burkina Faso since the 30 September 2022 coup d'état which ousted interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. At age 34, Traoré is the world's ...

(born c. 1988), Burkinabé military officer *

Ibrahim Ujani Muhammad Ibrahim of Ujani ( bn, মুহম্মদ ইব্রাহীম উজানী; 1863 – 1943) was a Bengali Deobandi scholar and founder of the Jamia Islamia Ibrahimia. He was a senior disciple of Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, and his kha ...

(1863–1943), Bengali qari and teacher * Ibrahim "Baim" Wong (born 1981), Indonesian artist * Ibrahim Yattara (born 1980), Guinean footballer * Ibrahim al-Yaziji (died 1906), Lebanese writer * Ibrahim ibn Yuhanna (ca. 950s–ca. 1030s), Byzantine translator and author * Ibrahim Zarman (born 1997), Indonesian taekwondo practitioner

İbrahim

* İbrahim Akın (born 1984), Turkish footballer * Ibrahim Alemi, Iranian politician *

İbrahim Arat İbrahim Arat (born December 2, 1988, in Izmir, Turkey) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –94 kg division. The tall athlete is a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor in his hometown, where he is coached by Mücahit ...

(born 1988), Turkish weightlifter * İbrahim Aydemir (born 1983), Turkish footballer * İbrahim Aydın or Cihangirzade İbrahim Bey (1874–1948), Turkish military officer and statesman *

İbrahim Bölükbaşı İbrahim Bölükbaşı (born 1 December 1990) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler and judoka. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( ...

(born 1990), Turkish wrestler * Ibrahim Haddad (born 1938), Syrian politician *

Ibrahim Al Hilbawi Ibrahim Al Hilbawi (1858–1940) was an Egyptian jurist and politician. He is known for being the first president of the Bar Association. Early life and education Al Hilbawi born in Kafr El Dawwar in 1858 into a Maghribi-origin family. His f ...

(1858–1940), Egyptian jurist and politician * İbrahim Kaş (born 1986), Turkish footballer * İbrahim Öztürk (born 1981), German footballer *

Ibrahim Shoukry Ibrahim Shoukry (22 September 1916 – 5 August 2008) was an Egyptian politician. Life Ibrahim Shoukry was born on September 22, 1916 in Cairo to a wealthy well-reputed Egyptian family, son of Mahmoud Shoukry. He graduated from the Faculty of ...

(1916–2008), Egyptian politician *

İbrahim Şahin (footballer) İbrahim Şahin (born 1 March 1984) is a Turkish professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American foot ...

(born 1984), Turkish footballer * İbrahim Tatlıses, Turkish folk singer of Kurdish origins * İbrahim Toraman (born 1981), Turkish footballer * İbrahim Üzülmez (born 1974), Turkish footballer

Ebrahim

Ebrahim Afshar Ebrahim Mirza or Ebrahim Shah Afshar ( fa, ابراهیم‌شاه) (died 1749) was the Shah of Persia during the Afsharid Empire from July to September 1748. Born with the name Mohammad-Ali, he was the son of Ebrahim Khan Afshar (Mohammad-Ebr ...

(died 1748), king of Iran *

Ebrahim Alkazi Ebrahim Alkazi (18 October 1925 – 4 August 2020) was an Indian theatre director and drama teacher. A rigid disciplinarian, he instilled in his acting students an awe and reverence that they still carry with them, with several of them havin ...

(born 1925), Indian theatre director and drama teacher * Ebrahim Mirzapour (born 1978), Iranian football goalkeeper *

Ebrahim Nabavi Seyyed Ebrahim Nabavi ( fa, سید ابراهیم نبوی; born 1958 in Astara, Iran) is a prolific Iranian satirist, writer, diarist, and researcher. He currently writes in the news website '' Gooya'' and the online newspaper '' Rooz'', and ...

(born 1958), Iranian satirist and writer *

Ebrahim Rasool Ebrahim Rasool (born 15 July 1962) is a South African politician and diplomat who served as the South African Ambassador to the United States from 2010 to 2015, as a Member of the National Assembly from 2009 to 2010, and as the 5th Premier of th ...

(born 1962), Premier of the Western Cape province in South Africa

Ibraheem

* Ibraheem Samirah (born 1991), American politician and member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Surname or patronymic

Ibrahim

* Abdisalam Ibrahim *

Abdullah Ibrahim Abdullah Ibrahim (born Adolph Johannes Brand on 9 October 1934 and formerly known as Dollar Brand) is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cap ...

(born 1934), South African pianist and composer * Andrew Ibrahim (born 1989), English student convicted of "preparing terrorist acts" *

Anwar Ibrahim Anwar bin Ibrahim ( ms, انور بن ابراهيم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, IPA: ; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia since November 2022. He served as the 12 ...

(born 1947), Malaysian politician *

Dawood Ibrahim Dawood Ibrahim (; born 26 December 1955) is an Indian mafia gangster, drug kingpin, and wanted terrorist from Dongri, Mumbai. He reportedly heads the Indian organised crime syndicate D-Company, which he founded in Mumbai in the 1970s. Ibrahim ...

(born 1955), Indian mobster * Deren Ibrahim (born 1991), Gibraltarian footballer *

Fauziah Ibrahim Fauziah Ibrahim is a Singaporean Australian news presenter. Career Ibrahim started her career as a producer and presenter at ''6AM RadioWest'', then as a reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Perth. She later worked as a p ...

, Australian broadcast journalist * George Ibrahim (died 2003), Pakistani Roman Catholic priest * Gihan Ibrahim (born 1986/1987), Egyptian activist and citizen journalist *

Hanan Ibrahim Hanan Ibrahim MBE ( so, Xanan Ibraahiim, ar, حنان ابراهيم) is a Somali social activist. She is the Chairperson of the Barnet Muslim Women's Network, among other organizations. Early years Ibrahim grew up in Somalia. She is a mother o ...

, Somali activist * Hassan Ibrahim (1917–1990), Egyptian military officer and politician * Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim (born 1937), Chaldean Catholic bishop in the United States * Idil Ibrahim, Somali filmmaker * John Ibrahim (born 1970), Lebanese-Australian nightclub entrepreneur * Kamal Ibrahim (wrestler) (born 1961), Egyptian Olympic wrestler * Kamala Ibrahim (born 1939), Sudanese artist * Khalil Ibrahim, Sudanese Islamist *

Moussa Ibrahim Moussa Ibrahim Gaddafi ( ar, موسى إبراهيم ; romanized also as ''Mussa'' and ''Musa'', born 7 December 1974) is a Libyan political figure who rose to international attention in 2011 as Muammar Gaddafi's Information Minister and offici ...

(born 1974), Libyan political figure * Muhammad Ibrahim (1911–1989), Bangladeshi physician * Muhammad Ibrahim (justice) (1894–1966), Bengali justice and academic * Musa Ibrahim (born 1979), Bangladeshi mountaineer *

Raymond Ibrahim Raymond Ibrahim (born 1973) is an American author, translator, columnist, critic of Islam and a former librarian. His focus is Arabic history and language, and current events. He is the author of four books, ''Defenders of the West: The Christian ...

(born 1973), Coptic American research librarian, translator, author and columnist with focus in Arab history and language * Sarimah Ibrahim (born 1978), Malaysian television host, actress and singer *

Sonallah Ibrahim Son'allah Ibrahim ( ar, صنع الله إبراهيم ''Ṣunʻ Allāh Ibrāhīm'') (born 1937) is an Egyptian novelist and short story writer and one of the " Sixties Generation" who is known for his leftist and nationalist views which are exp ...

(born 1937), Egyptian novelist and short story writer * Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim (born 1962), Saudi Arabian businessman *

Yaacob Ibrahim Yaacob bin Ibrahim ( Jawi: ; born 3 October 1955) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs between 2002 and 2018, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports between 2002 and 2004, Ministe ...

(born 1955), Minister for Communications and Information, Minister in charge of Muslim Affairs and the Minister in charge of Cyber Security of Singapore

Ebrahim

* Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim *

Armaan Ebrahim Armaan Ebrahim (born 17 May 1989) is a car Auto racing, racer from Chennai, India. He is the son of the ex-Indian Formula Three, F3 champion Akbar Ebrahim. Career Ebrahim started his career in karting and became Formula LGB Champion in 2004. He ...

* Kate Ebrahim * Chit Lwin Ebrahim * Currimbhoy Ebrahim * Dion Ebrahim (born 1980), Zimbabwean cricketer * Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim *

Fareed Ebrahim Fareed Ebrahim Fareed ( Arabic:فريد إبراهيم فريد) (born 1 March 1998) is a Qatari born-Egyptian footballer who plays for Umm Salal as a winger. Career Fareed Ebrahim started his career at Al Ahli and is a product of the Al-Ahli' ...

* Ismail Ebrahim (1946–2020), South African cricketer * M. M. Ebrahim *

Murad Ebrahim Ahod Balawag Ebrahim (born 15 May 1949), better known as Al-hajj Murad Ebrahim, is a Moro Filipino politician and former rebel leader currently serving as the first chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. As the ...

Omar Ebrahim Omar Ebrahim (born 6 September 1956 in Greasbrough, Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is an English baritone vocalist and actor. He specializes in the performance of contemporary classical music. He studied voice at the Guildhall School of Music and ...

Roshanara Ebrahim Roshanara Ebrahim (born 15 October 1993) is a Kenyan model, author, television presenter, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Kenya 2021. As Miss Universe Kenya, she represented Kenya at Miss Universe 2021. Ebrahim had p ...

* Vincent Ebrahim * Vinette Ebrahim *

Zofeen T. Ebrahim Zofreen T. Ebrahim is an independent freelance journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan. She was an editor of the magazine, Woman's Own and is the current editor for ''The Third Pole''; a platform dedicated to promoting information about the Hi ...

Given name

İbrahim

Ebrahim

Ibraheem

Surname or patronymic

Ibrahim

Ebrahim

See also