Halim or Haleem () is an

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which means gentle, forbearing, mild, patient, understanding, indulgent, slow to anger.Golziher, Ignaz, ''Muslim Studies'', ed. S.M. Stern (Albany:

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, 1967), pp. 202–203, as cited in Stetkevych, Jaroslav, ''Muhammad and the Golden Bough: Deconstructing Arabian Myth'' (Bloomington and Indianapolis:

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, 1996), p. 14. In

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, '' al-Halīm'' is one of the

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Abdul Halim ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm (ALA-LC romanization of ) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Ḥalīm'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gives rise to the Muslim theophori ...

or Abdel Halim or Abdelhalim or alternatives with Haleem mean servant of God, as thus described, and bearers of that name are listed on that page. Halim is also used as an abbreviated version of "Abdul Halim", or independently, as a name given to a male.

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* Halim (name)

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Abdul Halim of Kedah Al-Mu’tassimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah (Jawi script, Jawi: ; 28 November 1927 – 11 September 2017) was the 28th Sultan of Kedah from 1958 until his death in 2017, and served twice a ...

, Malaysian former King *

Halim Barakat Halim Barakat ( December 4, 1931 - June 22, 2023 ) was a Syrian American novelist and sociologist. He was born into a Greek-Orthodox Arab family in Kafroun, Syria, and raised in Beirut. Career Barakat received his bachelor's degree in sociolog ...

, Syrian novelist * Halim Benmabrouk, Algerian footballer *

Halim El-Dabh Halim Abdul Messieh El-Dabh (, ''Ḥalīm ʻAbd al-Masīḥ al-Ḍab''ʻ; 4 March 1921 – 2 September 2017) was an Egyptian-American composer, musician, ethnomusicologist, and educator, who had a career spanning six decades. He is particu ...

, American composer *

Halim Haryanto Halim Haryanto Ho (born September 23, 1976) is an Indonesian-born American former badminton player. He is a former world champion along with his doubles partner Tony Gunawan. Haryanto immigrated to the United States in 2004 to pursue a coachin ...

, Indonesian / American badminton player *

Halim Perdanakusuma Air Vice-Marshal Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma (18 November 1922 – 14 December 1947), better known as Halim Perdanakusuma, was an Indonesian airman and List of National Heroes of Indonesia, National Hero of Indonesia. Life Halim Perdanakusu ...

, Indonesian aviator and national hero, after whom Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport is named * Halim Medaci, Algerian footballer *

Said Halim Pasha Mehmed Said Halim Pasha (; ; 18 or 28 January 1865 or 19 February 1864 – 6 December 1921) was a writer and statesman who served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1913 to 1917. He was one of the perpetrators of the Armenian genocide ...

, Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier *

Halim Saad Tan Sri Dato' Seri Halim bin Saad was known as the leading businessman of Renong / UEM Group in corporate Malaysia from 1985 to 2001. The Renong / UEM Group was the largest corporate company in Malaysia at the time, with investments in almost ...

, Malaysian businessman * Halim Othman, Malaysian radio and television announcer *

Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport is an international airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport serves as Jakarta’s secondary airport, complementing the larger Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Ta ...

, International airport in Jakarta

Last name

* Asma Halim, Egyptian writer and journalist *

Helmy Halim Helmy Halim, also Hilmi Halim (; 1916 – 1971) was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has worked with many stars like Omar Sharif, Salah Zulfikar, Ahmed Ramzy, Faten Hamama and Abdel Halim Hafez. In 1955, he discovered Ah ...

, Egyptian filmmaker *

Mustafa Ben Halim Mustafa Ahmed Ben Halim (; 29 January 1921 – 7 December 2021) was a Libyan politician and businessman who served in a number of leadership positions in the Kingdom of Libya from 1953 to 1960. Ben Halim was the Prime Minister of Libya from 12 ...

, ex-Prime Minister of Libya *

Rachman Halim Rachman Halim (30 July 1947 – 27 July 2008) was a Chinese Indonesian businessman. Early life Halim was born Tjoa Too Hing (;Leo Suryadinata. ''Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches''. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 199 ...

, Indonesian businessman *

Norman Abdul Halim KRU are a Malaysian pop boy band formed in 1992. The group comprises three Abdul Halim brothers, namely Datuk Norman Abdul Halim, Datuk Yusry Abdul Halim and Edry Abdul Halim'. Apart from revolutionising the Malaysian music scene with their bl ...

, Malaysian musician *

Edry Abdul Halim KRU are a Malaysian pop boy band formed in 1992. The group comprises three Abdul Halim brothers, namely Datuk Norman Abdul Halim, Datuk Yusry Abdul Halim and Edry Abdul Halim'. Apart from revolutionising the Malaysian music scene with their bl ...

, Malaysian actor

Haleem

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Haleem Brohi Haleem Brohi (5 August 1935 – 28 July 2010, Hyderabad) was a Pakistani author and journalist, active in the Sindhi language. He is considered the second greatest satirist is Sindhi literature after Ali Mohammad Brohi. Education and family B ...

, Pakistani author *

Haleem Chaudhri Abdul Halim Chowdhury Jewel, mostly known as Shaheed Jewel, was a Bengali cricketer and a recipient of Bir Bikrom, Bangladesh's third highest gallantry award for his actions during the Liberation War of Bangladesh. He played first-class cricket reg ...

, Bengali cricketer

Surname

*Aamer Haleem, Canadian radio and television personality *

Mohammad Haleem Muhammad Haleem (Urdu: ), LL.D. ( HC), HI (1 January 1925 – 11 August 2006) was a Pakistani jurist who served as the 10th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1981 to 1989, the longest serving Chief Justice in the history of the judicial bran ...

, Pakistani judge

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Haleem

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