Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim,

Kerim Kerim is both a masculine given name and a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Kerim Chatty (born 1973), Swedish man suspected of attempted hijacking of an aircraft in 2002 * Kerim Erim (1894–1952), Turkish mathematician and p ...

or Karem) () is a given name and surname of

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origin that means "generous", "noble", "honourable". It is also one of the

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Given name

Karim

Karim Abdel Aziz Karim Abdel Aziz () (born August 17, 1975) is an Egyptian actor and director. He is the son of director Mohammad Abdul Aziz and nephew of film director Omar Abdel Aziz. He began acting as a child, making his acting debut in his father's film (B ...

(born 1975), Egyptian actor * Karim Abdul-Jabbar (later known as

Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (born Sharmon Shah; June 28, 1974), known previously as Karim Abdul-Jabbar, is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). Abdul-Karim played college foot ...

) (born 1974), American football player * Prince Karim Aga Khan (1936–2025), Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims * Karim Valiyev (born 1961), Azerbaijani General *

Karim Ansarifard Karim Adil Ansarifard (; born 3 April 1990) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Iran national team. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Ali Daei (the coach who scouted him) and he has been n ...

(born 1990), Iranian football player * Karim Azizou (born 1985), Moroccan footballer *

Karim Bagheri Karim Bagheri (; born 20 February 1974) is an Iranian professional association football, football coach and former midfielder who most notably played for the Iran national football team, Iranian national team and Persian Gulf Pro League club Pers ...

(born 1974), Iranian footballer *

Karim Bangoura Karim Bangoura (c. 1926 – 1972) was a Guinean diplomat. Born into a notable Susu family in Coyah in the mid-1920s, Bangoura was originally a school teacher and was an important member of the African Bloc of Guinea. Until 1958, he was a rep ...

(1926–1972), Guinean diplomat *

Karim Benounes Karim Benounes (born 9 February 1984) is an Algerian international footballer. He plays as a midfielder. Career Benounes was born in Lille, France. On 28 February 2010, he made his league debut for Hungarian team Vasas SC in a 3–2 loss to Nyí ...

(born 1984), Algerian footballer *

Karim Benzema Karim Mostafa Benzema (born 19 December 1987) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for and Captain (association football), captains Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad Clu ...

(born 1987), French footballer *

Karim Boudiaf Karim Boudiaf (; born 16 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League. He can play as a central defender and as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he represents the Qatar national team. C ...

(born 1990), Algerian-Qatari footballer * Karim Dahou (born 1982), Moroccan footballer *

Karim Dembélé Karim Dembélé was a Malian soldier and politician who participated in the 1968 Malian coup d'état. Biography Dembélé was born in Koutiala, French Sudan in 1939. He studied in military school in Kati between 1962 and 1964, where he became a ...

(1939–2010), Malian soldier and politician *

Karim Djeballi Karim Djellabi (born 31 May 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Having been formed as a left-winger, he played mainly as left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of ...

(born 1983), French footballer *

Karim Haggui Karim Haggui (; born 20 January 1984) is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a defender. His last club was FC St. Gallen. Club career Early career Born in Kasserine, Haggui started his career in 1998 with AS Kasserine in his home t ...

(born 1984), Tunisian footballer *

Karim Garcia Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim, Kerim or Karem) () is a given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honourable". It is also one of the Names of God. Given name Karim * Karim Abdel Aziz (born 1975), Egyptian act ...

(born 1975), Mexican baseball player * Karim Gazzetta (1995–2022), Swiss footballer *

Karim Haddad Karim Haddad () (born January 22, 1962, in Dar-el Mraisseh, Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese composer. Education He achieved his first musical studies at the National Conservatory of Beirut. He received B.A. of Philosophy and literature at the Am ...

(born 1962), Lebanese composer *

Karim Keïta Karim Keïta (born 1979) is a Malian politician and businessman. He is a member of the National Assembly since 2013. Keïta is the son of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Career Karim Keïta was born in 1979 in Paris, France, to ...

(born 1979), Malian politician *

Karim Kerkar Karim Kerkar (born 3 January 1977) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Ajman Club in the UAE Football League. Born in Givors, Rhône, France, he represented Algeria at international level. Personal Kerkar was born to a family ...

(born 1977), Algerian footballer *

Karim Khan Zand Mohammad Karim Khan Zand (; ) was the founder of the Zand dynasty, ruling all of Iran (Name of Iran, Persia) except for Khorasan province, Khorasan from 1751 to 1779. He also ruled over some of the Caucasus, Caucasian lands and occupied Basra f ...

(1705–1779), Iranian king * Karim Kharbouch (born 1984), Moroccan-American rapper whose stage name is

French Montana Karim Kharbouch (Moroccan Arabic, Arabic: IPA pronunciation, æɾiːm χɑɾbuːʃ born November 9, 1984), better known by his stage name French Montana, is a Moroccan-American rapper. Born and raised in Morocco, he immigrated to New York ...

Karim Khodapanahi Karim Khodapanahi (born 1941) is an Iranian politician. He was the acting foreign minister of Iran between 1980 and 1981. Biography Khodapanahi served as the acting minister of foreign affairs from 3 August 1980 to 11 March 1981 in the cabinet ...

(born 1941), Iranian politician *

Karim Laribi Karim Laribi (; born 20 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Serie D club Anzio. Born in Italy to a Tunisian father and an Italian mother, Laribi represented Tunisia at senior level. Club career Early career A ...

(born 1991), Italian footballer *

Karim Matmour Karim Matmour (; born 25 June 1985) is a former Algerian professional footballer who played as a winger. During his career, Matmour played for SC Freiburg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Al-Arabi, Hudder ...

(born 1985), Algerian footballer *

Karim Maroc Karim Maroc (born 5 March 1958) is an Algerian former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the majority of his club career in France with various clubs including Olympique Lyon and Stade Brestois. He finished his career ...

(born 1958), Algerian footballer *

Karim Masimov Karim Qajymqanuly Massimov (, , ; born 15 June 1965)Kazakhstan moves to ...

(born 1965), Prime Minister of Kazakhstan *

Karim Noureldin Karim Noureldin (born 1967 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a Swiss visual artist. Biography Noureldin studied at the '' Zürcher Hochschule der Künste'' Zurich (1988–1989) and at Hochschule für Design und Kunst Basel HGK/University of Art and Des ...

(born 1967), Swiss artist *

Karim Pakradouni Karim Pakradouni ( ) (born 18 August 1944) is a Lebanese attorney and politician of Armenian origin. He was influential in Kataeb Party, heading it for some period. He was also influential in the Lebanese Forces in various critical phases of the ...

(born 1944), Lebanese-Armenian Christian politician and government minister *

Karim Prince ''Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers'' is a ''Power Rangers'' mini-series set immediately after the end of the third season of ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''. As with the third season of ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', this mini-series adapted fo ...

, American actor *

Karim Rashid Karim Rashid (born 1960) is an Egyptian-born and Canadian-raised American industrial designer. His designs encompass a wide range of products, including luxury goods, furniture, lighting, surface design, brand identity, and packaging. Accordi ...

(born 1960), Egyptian industrial designer *

Karim Saab Karim Alfredo Saab Pomonti (born 11 January 2001) is a Venezuelan professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footbal ...

(born 2001), Venezuelan footballer * Karim Saidi (born 1983), Tunisian footballer *

Karim Salman Karim Salman (4 March 1965 – 2 December 2020) was an Iraqi football defender. He played for Iraq in the 1988 Summer Olympics and played for the national team between 1988 and 1993. Salman died from COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 201 ...

(1965–2020), Iraqi footballer * Karim Tulaganov (born 1973), Uzbek boxer *

Karim Van Overmeire Karim Van Overmeire (born 14 October 1964) is a Flemish politician, author, city planner and member of the New Flemish Alliance party. Karim Van Overmeire has a law degree from the University of Ghent. In 1990, he became a board member of the ...

(born 1964), Belgian politician * Karim Zeroual (born 1993), British actor *

Karim Ziani Karim Koceila Yanis Ziani (; born 17 August 1982) is a former professional footballer. He played in different midfield positions but was best known as a playmaker. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level. Ziani is conside ...

(born 1982), Algerian footballer

Kareem

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( ; born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. , April 16, 1947) is an American former basketball player. He played professionally for 20 seasons for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Associatio ...

(born 1947), American basketball player * Kareem Al Allaf (born 1998), American tennis player who has played for Syria and the US *

Kareem Amer Kareem Nabil Suleiman Amer (, ) (born c. 1984) is an Egyptian Norwegian blogger and former law student. He was arrested by Egyptian authorities for posts on his blog that were considered to be anti-religious and insulting to Egyptian President Hos ...

(born c. 1984), Egyptian blogger *

Kareem Burke Kareem "Biggs" Burke (born January 19, 1974) is an American entrepreneur, record executive, and producer. He is best known as the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records along with Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Damon "Dame" Dash. Early life Kareem Bur ...

(born 1974), American entrepreneur and record executive *

Kareem Campbell Kareem Campbell (born November 14, 1973) is an American professional skateboarder. He is known for popularizing the skateboard trick "The Ghetto Bird" which is a nollie hardflip late 180°. Skateboarding career Kareem Campbell was an innov ...

(born 1973), American skateboarder * Kareem Dennis (born 1986), British rapper performing as

Lowkey Kareem Dennis (born 23 May 1986), better known by his stage name Lowkey, is a British rapper and activist from London. He first became known through a series of mixtapes he released before he was 18, before taking a hiatus from the music busi ...

Kareem Hunt Kareem AJ Hunt (born August 6, 1995) is an American professional football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Toledo Rockets and was selected by the Chiefs in the thi ...

(born 1995), American football player * Kareem Jackson (born 1988), American football player * Kareem Kelly (born 1981), American football player *

Kareem Maddox Kareem Maddox (born December 9, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player and member of the United States men's national 3x3 team. He played college basketball at Princeton. College career Maddox played college basketball at Pr ...

(born 1989), American basketball player *

Kareem Marcelle Kareem Marcelle (born 1995) is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the People's National Movement (PNM). He has been MP for Laventille West in the House of Representatives since 2025. Early life and education Marcelle comes from Beetham ...

(born 1995), Trinidadian politician *

Kareem McKenzie Kareem Michael McKenzie (born May 24, 1979) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. As a member of the New York Giants, he won Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI, twice against the New England Patriots. Early life and co ...

(born 1979), American football player * Kareem Moses (born 1990), Trinidadian footballer * Kareem Orr (born 1997), American football player *

Kareem Rush Kareem Lamar Rush (born October 30, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. Rush's younger brother, Brandon, last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, while older brother JaRon played college basketball for UCLA. College ...

(born 1980), American basketball player * Kareem Serageldin (born 1973), American banking executive convicted of fraud

Surname

Karim

Aasif Karim Aasif Yusuf Karim (born 15 December 1963) is a Kenyan former cricketer who captained the Kenya national cricket team in One Day International (ODI) cricket. Karim made a reputation for himself as a useful lower-order batsman but predominantly as ...

(born 1963), Kenyan cricketer *

Afsir Karim Major General Afsir Karim, was an Indian Army general and military scholar who has authored several books on strategic affairs & military studies. He was a graduate of the Defense Services Staff College, Wellington and the National Defence Coll ...

(1934–2019), Indian Army general and military scholar * Bavand Karim (born 1979), Iranian-American filmmaker *

Jawed Karim Jawed Karim (born October 28, 1979) is an American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. He is one of the co-founders of YouTube and the first person to upload a video to the site. The site's inaugural video, "Me at the zoo", uploaded o ...

(born 1979), co-founder of

YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ...

* Mahmoud Karim (1916–1999), Egyptian squash player * Manzoor Ul Karim, Chief National Commissioner of the Bangladesh Scouts and government official *

Mohammed Karim Mohammed Karim (1896–1972) () was an Egyptian actor, film director, writer, and producer, and is considered one of the most prominent figures in Egyptian cinematic history. He is credited as the first Egyptian film actor. Biography Moha ...

(1896–1972), Egyptian film director *

Mosharraf Karim K M Mosharraf Hossain (born 22 August 1971), known by his stage name Mosharraf Karim, is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. A prominent actor in Bangladesh, he has received multiple awards for his contribution to the Bangladeshi entertainm ...

(born 1971), Bangladeshi actor *

Mona Karim Mona Ferial Karim () is a Lebanese actress. Filmography Television *Noktit Hob. 2010 *Maitri Nada. 2010 *Wajaa El Rouh. 2014 *Sarah Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions. While differe ...

, Lebanese actress *

Musharraf Karim Musharraf Karim (9 January 1946 – 11 January 2020) was a Bangladeshi writer and journalist. He was conferred with the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2003 for his contribution to juvenile literature. He was a fellow of the Bangla Academy. Earl ...

(1946–2020), Bangladeshi writer * Persis Karim (born 1962), American poet, editor, educator * Rashid Karim (1925–2011), Bangladeshi novelist *

Saba Karim Syed Saba Karim (born 14 November 1967) is a former Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. Karim has also served in the corporate sector. He has worked in the Corporate Communications Division of TISCO. Saba has ...

(born 1967), Indian cricketer *

Sajjad Karim Sajjad Haider Karim (born 11 July 1970) is a British politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England between 2004 and 2019. Sajjad was one of 10 members of the executive of European Movement UK and Chair ...

(born 1970), British Member of the European Parliament *

Youssra Karim Youssra Karim (born 26 March 1997) is a Moroccan para-athlete who specializes in throwing events. She represented Morocco at the Paralympic Games. Career Karim competed in the able-bodied weightlifting in the 58 kg category at the 2014 Sum ...

(born 1997), Moroccan para-athlete

Kareem

Khalid Kareem Khalid Kareem (born April 28, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Cincinnati Be ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Yaqub Kareem Yaqub Kareem (born in Lagos) is a Nigerian professional super fly/ bantam/super bantamweight boxer of the 2000s and 2010s who won the Commonwealth super flyweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e. super flyweight to , i. ...

, Nigerian boxer

Fictional characters

Karim family The Karims are a fictional family that appear in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' between July 1987 and June 1990. Creation and development The Muslim Karim family are introduced as the owners of the soap's grocery store, the First til Last, fo ...

in the BBC soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'' *

Kareem Said The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff. Cast timeline : Main cast ("Starring" in opening credits) : Secondary cast ("A ...

, a Muslim prisoner in the TV series '' Oz'' *

Kareem Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim, Kerim or Karem) () is a given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honourable". It is also one of the Names of God. Given name Karim * Karim Abdel Aziz (born 1975), Egyptian act ...

, played by Rodney Sinclair in the British web series ''

Corner Shop Show ''Corner Shop Show'' is a British comedy drama web series that premiered on YouTube in March 2014. The series is created by Islah Abdur-Rahman and consists of continuous episodes uploaded on his YouTube channel CornerShopShow, following the a ...

'' *

Karim Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim, Kerim or Karem) () is a given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honourable". It is also one of the Names of God. Given name Karim * Karim Abdel Aziz (born 1975), Egyptian ac ...

, in the video game '' Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem'' * Karim Bouchtat, a recurring character in the Channel 4 series ''

My Mad Fat Diary ''My Mad Fat Diary'' is a British Historical drama, period teen drama, teen comedy-drama television series that debuted on E4 (TV channel), E4 on 14 January 2013. It is based on the novel ''My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary'' by Rae Earl. The second se ...

'' * Karim Denz, a heist crew member in the video game ''

Grand Theft Auto V ''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ...

'' *

Kareem (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim, Kerim or Karem) () is a given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honourable". It is also one of the Names of God. Given name Karim * Karim Abdel Aziz (born 1975), Egyptian acto ...

, in the Disney+ series ''Ms. Marvel''

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Karim

Kareem

Surname

Karim

Kareem

Fictional characters

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