Hakeem is an Arabic-language given name, a

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variant of Hakim. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Hakeem Abdul-Saboor * Hakeem Abdul-Shaheed *

Hakeem Adeniji Hakeem Adeniji (born December 8, 1997) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks, making the first-team in 2019 and secon ...

* Hakeem al-Araibi * Hakeem Ali Mohammad * Hakeem Achour * Hakeem Araba * Hakeem Belo-Osagie *

Hakeem Butler Hakeem Butler (born May 16, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Iowa State, and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the ...

Hakeem Dawodu Hakeem Tyrone Dawodu (born July 2, 1991) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He also competed for the World Series of Fighting. Early life Dawodu was born in Calgar ...

* Hakeem Fateh Mohammad Sehwani * Hakeem Femi Gbajabiamila *

Hakeem Jeffries Hakeem Sekou Jeffries ( ; born August 4, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who has served as Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House minority leader and House Democratic Caucus#Leaders of the House Democrati ...

Hakeem Kae-Kazim Hakeem Kae-Kazim (born 1 October 1962) is a British actor and producer. He portrayed Georges Rutaganda in the film ''Hotel Rwanda'' (2004) and won a SAFTA for his performance in the film '' Riding with Sugar'' (2020). He produced and starred ...

Hakeem Kashama Nicolas "Hakeem" Kashama (born February 22, 1978) is a former professional gridiron football defensive end. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football for the Connecticut Huskies. Kasham ...

Hakeem Khaaliq Hakeem Khaaliq (also Hakeem Abdul-Khaaliq) is an American cinematographer, film director, producer, and photographer known for his work in documentary filmmaking, visual anthropology, and photography. He began his career in the 1990s as a music p ...

* Hakeem Manzoor *

Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar (1928 – 2 June 2013) was a Pakistani Sunni Muslim scholar, poet, philanthropist and a Sufi mentor. He established the Jamiah Ashraful Madāris in Karachi. He was an alumnus of the State Unani Medical College Allahabad an ...

Hakeem Muhammad Saeed Hakeem Muhammad Saeed (; 9 January 1920 – 17 October 1998) was a Pakistani medical researcher, author, scholar, and philanthropist. He served as governor of Sindh Province from 19 July 1993 until 23 January 1994. Saeed was one of Pakistan's m ...

Hakeem Muri-Okunola Hakeem Muri-Okunola (born 7 January 1972) is a Nigerian lawyer, public administrator, technocrat and currently the Principal Secretary to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria. He also served as the 22nd Lagos State Head of Service. He is the ...

Hakeem Nicks Hakeem Amir Nicks (born January 14, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and was selected by the Ne ...

Hakeem Noor-ud-Din Hakeem Noor-ud-Din (also spelled Hakim Nur-ud-Din; ; 8 January 1834 – 13 March 1914) was a close companion of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement, and his first successor and first Ahmadiyya caliph since 27 May 1908. ...

Hakeem Odoffin Hakeem Ademola Odoffin (born 13 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for side Rotherham United. Personal life He is of Nigerian descent. Career Odoffin joined Reading as an under- ...

Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon ( ; ; born January 21, 1963), nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played Center (basketball), center in the National Basketball Association (NB ...

Hakeem Oluseyi Hakeem Muata Oluseyi (born James Edward Plummer Jr.; March 13, 1967) is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, inventor, educator, science communicator, author, actor, veteran, and humanitarian. Early life and education Hakeem Oluseyi was bo ...

Hakeem Rizwan Hafeez Malik Hakeem Rizwan Hafeez Malik (; born 22 September 1956) is a Pakistani medical researcher, former President of National Council for Tibb and former Administrator/Authority of National Council for Tibb, Ministry of Health Government of Pakistan. ...

Hakeem Shaker Hakeem Shaker (; born 7 January 1963 in Baghdad, Iraq), is a former Iraqi football player and manager. At some point between late 2012 and early 2013, Hakeem was the first and only Iraqi coach to manage three Iraqi national teams (Iraq senior te ...

Hakeem Valles Hakeem Valles (born November 23, 1992) is an American former professional football tight end. He played college football at Monmouth and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Early life Valles was born in the ...

Hakeem Yasin Hakeem Yasin is a senior Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is a former Revenue, Irrigation, Transport, and Food Minister and a former member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, also ...

Surname

* Adam Hakeem * Amer Hakeem *

Ayman Hakeem Ayman Hakeem (; born 24 December 1959) is a Syrian football (soccer), football coach. Coaching career Hakeem started his coaching career with Al-Wahda SC (Syria), Al-Wahda winning the Syrian Cup in 1993. During the 1990s, he took over youth team ...

Rauff Hakeem Abdul Rauff Hibbathul Hakeem (born 13 April 1960) is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of parliament, representing the Kandy electorate since 2010. Hakeem is the leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), and a member of the Unite ...

* Yusuf Hakeem *

Zayn Hakeem Zayn Mohammed Junayd Hakeem (born 15 February 1999) is a association football, footballer who plays for Barwell F.C., Barwell, where he plays as a Forward (association football), forward. Born in England, he plays for the Antigua and Barbuda na ...

Fictional characters

Hakeem Lyon Hakeem Lyon is a fictional character from the American musical drama ''Empire'' on FOX, played by Bryshere Y. Gray. Hakeem, one of the main characters within the series, is the youngest and once-favorite son of hip-hop mogul Lucious (Terrence H ...

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