Essam (
Arabic:
عِصام ''‘iṣām'') is an
Arabic male given name and surname. It means "defended; protected; well-preserved; well-protected; well-kept; preserved; reserved; safeguarded".
Surname
Notable people with the surname Essam include:
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Chloe Essam (born 1999), English netball player
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Connor Essam (born 1992), English footballer
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Mohamed Essam (born 1994), Egyptian footballer
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Ramy Essam (born 1987), Egyptian musician
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Shehab Essam (born 1995), Egyptian squash player
Given name
Notable people with the given name Essam include:
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Essam Abdel-Azim (born 1970), Egyptian footballer
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Essam Dhahi (born 1983), Emirati footballer
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Essam El Hadary (born 1973), Egyptian footballer
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Essam Heggy
Essam Heggy ( arz, عصام حجى, ) is an Egyptian space scientist. Heggy obtained his Ph.D. in astronomy and planetary science in 2002 with distinguished honors from the Paris-Sorbonne University in Paris. His main science interests in space ...
(born 1975), Egyptian space scientist
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Essam E. Khalil
Essam Eldin Khalil Hassan Khalil is an Egyptian Mechanical Engineer. Khalil is a professor in the mechanical power department at Cairo University. He is the author and co-author of several international researches in HVAC field. He has many years ...
(born 1948), Egyptian engineer and academic
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Essam Marei (born 1965), Egyptian footballer
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Essam Sharaf (born 1952), Egyptian academic
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Essam Tharwat
Essam Tharwat ( ar, عصام ثروت; born July 8, 1986) is an Egyptian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for the Egyptian club Al Masry.
Career
In 2017, he joined the promoted team to 2017–18 Egyptian Premier Leagu ...
(born 1986), Egyptian footballer
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Essam Yassin (born 1987), Iraqi footballer
References
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