Fahmi (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

: فهمي) is an Arabic name in the

possessive A possessive or ktetic form (abbreviated or ; from la, possessivus; grc, κτητικός, translit=ktētikós) is a word or grammatical construction used to indicate a relationship of possession in a broad sense. This can include strict owne ...

form of the word ''fahm'' (

: فَهْم) which means "understanding,

comprehension Comprehension may refer to: * Comprehension (logic), the totality of intensions, that is, properties or qualities, that an object possesses * Comprehension approach, several methodologies of language learning that emphasize understanding languag ...

, knowing", and which stems from the verb ''fahima'' (

: َفَهِم) meaning "come to know about", "to realize, understand or comprehend". It may refer to:

Given name

Fahmi Abdullah Ahmed The United States has held a total of 115 Yemeni citizens at Guantanamo Bay, forty-two of whom have since been transferred out of the facility. Only Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia had a greater number of their citizens held in the Guantanamo Bay de ...

, Yemeni captured and detained in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps in Cuba *

Fahmi al-Abboushi Fahmi al-Abboushi (1895–1975; ) was the co-founder of the Arab nationalist political party ''Hizb al-Istiqlal'' (Independence Party) in Palestine along with his close associate Awni Abd al-Hadi. Abboushi was Mayor of Jenin from 1935 until he ...

(1895–1975), co-founder of the Palestinian political party Hizb al-Istiqlal (Independence Party) * Fahmi al-Husseini (1886–1940), mayor of Gaza (1929–1939) under British rule *

Fahmi Idris Fahmi Idris (Born in Jakarta on September 20, 1943 - May 22, 2022) was an Indonesian prominent businessman and politician. He was an Indonesian government minister under the Habibie and Yudhoyono presidencies. He received a doctorate title fro ...

(born 1943), Indonesian politician in Golkar Party and government minister *

Fahmi Reza Mohd Fahmi Reza bin Mohd Zarin ( ms, محمد فهمى رضا بن محمد زارين, label=Jawi alphabet, Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 7 June 1977) is a Malaysian political graphic designer, street artist and documentary filmmaker. ...

(born 1977), Malaysian political artist *

Mohammad Fahmi bin Abdul Shukor On the early morning of 31 May 2001, 17-year-old national footballer Sulaiman bin Hashim (4 June 1983 – 31 May 2001), along with his two friends were attacked by a group of eight youths from gang 369, known as Salakau, as they were walking ...

, a convicted rioter and gang member of

Salakau Salakau ( zh, s=三六九, poj=Saⁿ-la̍k-káu), which means 369 in Hokkien, also known as "Sah Lak Kau", is a street gang or secret society based in Singapore. The numbers 3, 6 and 9 add up to 18, which was the name of an older gang; the nu ...

in Singapore *

Mustafa Fahmi Pasha Mustafa Fahmi Pasha (11 June 1840 – 13 September 1914) was an Egyptian military officer and politician who served as the prime minister of Egypt for two times. Early life and education Born in Crete in 1840 to a Turkish family who had ear ...

(1840–1914), Egyptian politician, cabinet minister, and twice premier * Fahmi Khalil Al Ansari (1940-2021), Palestinian intellectual, teacher and founder of The Bayt al-Maqdas: The Fahmi Al-Ansari Library in East Jerusalem.

Surname

Abdelilah Fahmi Abdelilah Fahmi ( ar, عبدالله فهمي; born 3 August 1973 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan former football defender. He last played for Raja Casablanca. Fahmi appeared in 11 Turkish Super Lig matches for Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was ...

(born 1973), Moroccan football defender who plays for Raja Casablanca *

Heshmat Fahmi Heshmat Fahmi is a member of the Pan-African Parliament The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), also known as the African Parliament, is the legislative body of the African Union. It held its inaugural session in March 2004. The Parliament exerci ...

, member of the Pan-African Parliament and a member of the People's Assembly of Egypt *

Ismail Fahmi Ismail Fahmy ( arz, اسماعيل فهمى) (2 October 1922 – 21 November 1997) was an Egyptian diplomat and politician. He served as ambassador to Austria (1968–1971), tourism minister (1973), foreign minister (1973–1977) and deputy pri ...

(1922–1997), Egyptian diplomat and politician * Nabil Fahmi (born 1951), Egyptian diplomat and politician, and Ismail Fahmi's son *

Sameh Fahmi Sameh Fahmi (born 14 August 1949) is an Egyptian engineer and politician who served as oil minister of Egypt for 12 years from 1999 to 2011. Early life and education Fahmi was born in Cairo on 14 August 1949. He has a twin brother, Hadi Fahmi. ...

(born 1949), Egyptian politician Variants: *

Mohamed Fahmy Mohamed Fadel Fahmy ( ar, محمد فاضل فهمي ; born April 27, 1974) is an Egyptian-born Canadian journalist, war correspondent and author. He has worked extensively in the Middle East, North Africa, for CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera Eng ...

, Canadian journalist {{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names