Hossam or Hussam or Hosam or Husam (; ) is an Arabic/Semitic male given name and surname. It means the sharp sword or a cutting blade. In some traditions it translates to "sword of justice" or "sword that divides justice and injustice". Notable people with the name include: It is more commonly used in the Middle East.

Given name

Hossam Abdelmoneim Hossam Abdul Monem ( born 12 February 1975 in Egypt) is a retired Egyptians, Egyptian Association football, footballer. He has played for the Egypt national football team and participated in the 2000 African Cup of Nations. Previously, he playe ...

(born 1975), Egyptian football player * Hossam AlJabri, activist, preacher and speaker on Islam and Muslims *

Hossam Mohammed Amin Hossam Mohammed Amin (; 12 March 1950 – 8 July 2021) was an Iraqi general under Saddam Hussein's government. He is stated to have said in 2002 that Iraq would submit a list of chemical, biological and nuclear programs to UNMOVIC, but that the r ...

(1950–2021), Iraqi general under Saddam Hussein's government * Hossam Arafat (Egyptian football player) (born 1990), Egyptian footballer *

Hossam Arafat (Palestinian politician) Hossam Arafat () is a Palestinian politician. As of 2014, he was a member of the Political Bureau of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC) and the representative of PFLP-GC inside Palestine. He is based in t ...

, Palestinian politician *

Hossam Ashour Hossam Mohamed Ashour Sanad Atia (, born 9 March 1986) is an Egyptian former association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder. After progressing through the club's youth system, Ashour estab ...

, (born 1986), Egyptian footballer *

Hossam El-Badry Hossam Mohamed El Badry (; born 23 March 1960) is an Egyptian football coach and former player, currently managing Al-Zawraa. Career El Badry played club football for Al Ahly. After he retired from playing, El Badry began coaching football b ...

(born 1960), Egyptian football manager and former footballer *

Hossam Bahgat Hossam Bahgat ( ) is an Egyptian human rights activist and the founder of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights. He was an investigative journalist at ''Mada Masr.'' He was the 2011 recipient of the Alison Des Forges Award from Human Rig ...

(born c. 1978), Egyptian human rights activist and investigative journalist *

Hossam Eisa Hossam Eisa is an Egyptian politician and academic. He served as deputy prime minister and minister of higher education of Egypt from July 2013 until 1 March 2014. Education Eisa holds a PhD in law from the University of Sorbonne in France. Car ...

, Egyptian politician and academic *

Hussam Fawzi Hussam Fawzi Naji Hammoudi Al-Jameeli (; born 3 September 1974) is an Iraqi football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was the captain of the Iraq national team. Playing career Hussam was a leader of the Iraqi strikeforce ...

(born 1974), Iraqi footballer *

Hossam Ghaly Hossam Mohamed El Sayed Metwalli Abdel Sattar Ghaly (; born 21 October 1981) is a member of House of Representatives and board member of Al Ahly SC. Ghaly is a retired Egyptian footballer who played as a central midfielder. His last match before ...

(born 1981), Egyptian football midfielder *

Hossam Habib Hossam Habib (; born May 31, 1980) is an Egyptian singer and composer. Career Habib initially worked as a composer; he composed Elissa's song "Ayshalak" (Arabic: عايشالك). After Habib's friends and family encouraged him to sing profes ...

(born 1980), Egyptian singer *

Hossam el-Hamalawy Hossam el-Hamalawy (, ; AKA Arabic chat alphabet, 3arabawy , ; born 14 July 1977) is an Egyptian journalist, blogger, photographer and socialist activist. He is a member of the Revolutionary Socialists (Egypt), Revolutionary Socialists and the C ...

(born 1977), Egyptian journalist, blogger, photographer and socialist activist *

Hossam Hassan Hossam Hassan Hassanein (; born 10 August 1966) is an Egyptian former professional association football, football player who played as a Striker (association football), striker, and current coach of the Egypt national football team, Egyptian nat ...

(born 1966), Egyptian association football player *

(born 1989), Egyptian footballer *

Hossam Katerji Hossam al-Katerji (, born 1982), also known as ''Hossam Katerji'', is a Syrian businessman and member of the People's Assembly of Syria, Syria's parliament. He is the proprietor of Katerji Group and involved in the petroleum industry in Syria. ...

(born 1982) Syrian businessman and member of Syrian parliament *

Husam ad-Din Manikpuri Husām ad-Dīn Mānikpūrī () was a 15th-century Islamic scholar of North India. He belonged to the Chishti order, following his teacher Nur Qutb Alam of Bengal. Life Manikpuri was a descendant of Mir Syed Shahabuddin of the Gardēzī Sadaat f ...

, Indian Muslim theologian *

Hossam Ramzy Hossam Ramzy (; 15 December 1953 – 10 September 2019) was an Egyptian percussionist and composer. He worked with English artists including Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Siouxsie Sioux, as well as with Arabic music artists like Rachid Taha and K ...

(1953–2019), Egyptian professional percussionist, composer and music arranger *

Hussam Al-Rassam Hussam Al Rassam (; born 29 March 1978) is an Iraqi singer and actor who has become a known singer post the 2003 Iraq war. He started his career as a singer fairly young but did not have much success until later in life with his album ''Al qo ...

(born 1978), Iraqi singer *

Hossam Al-Sabah Hossam Jawad Al-Sabah (; 1948 – 29 May 2021) was a Lebanese actor. He died in a Sidon hospital, suffering from a coma A coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to Nociception, respond ...

(1948–2021), Lebanese actor *

Hossam Shabat Hossam Shabat (; 10 October 2001 – 24 March 2025) was a Palestinian journalist who reported on the Gaza war as a correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher, ''Al Jazeera Mubasher'' and also contributed to Drop Site News, ''Drop Site News''. Shab ...

(2001–2025), Palestinian journalist *

Hussam bin Saud Al Saud Hussam bin Saud Al Saud ( ''Ḥussam ibn Su'ūd Āl Su'ūd''; born 23 May 1960) is a Saudi Arabian politician and businessman who is the governor of Al Bahah Province since 2017. He is the son of King Saud who ruled from 1953 to 1964 and one of ...

(born 1960), Saudi royal * Husam Waksa (born 1982), Malaysian Royalty, young corporate figure *

Hossam Ould Zmirli Hossam Ould Zmirli (born November 7, 1984, in Hussein Dey, Alger, Algeria) is an Algerian football player. Club career * 2002-2003 RC Kouba (Juniors) * 2003-2007 RC Kouba * 2007-2008 USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (); know ...

(born 1984), Algerian football player

Surname

Youssef Hossam Youssef Hossam (; born 3 June 1998) is an Egyptian former professional tennis player who was banned from tennis for life, after he was found guilty of 21 match-fixing and other corruption offences. He was banned in a decision made official 4 May ...

(born 1998), Egyptian tennis player banned from tennis for life {{given name, type=both Arabic-language masculine given names Masculine given names