Kazemi, Kazimi, Kazmi, or al-Kadhimi ( ar, الكاظمي al-Kadhimi) is a surname found most commonly in Iran, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The surname is conventionally used by people who trace their patrilineal descent from Imam

Musa al-Kazim Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim ( ar, مُوسَىٰ ٱبْن جَعْفَر ٱلْكَاظِم, Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar al-Kāẓim), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan, Abū ʿAbd Allāh or Abū Ibrāhīm, was the seventh Twelve Imams, Imam in Twelver Shi'is ...

, thus the lineage belongs to the

Sayyid ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Prophets in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali ...

community. Kazmi people are direct descendants of

Prophet Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monot ...

through his daughter

Fatima Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, t ...

.Sayyid is a title of respect, esp. for royal personages.Musa al-Kadhim is revered as the seventh successor of Muhammad by

Shia Muslims Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...

i.e., he is the seventh

Imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, se ...

of Twelver Shias. Considering their

etymology Etymology () The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words ...

, the terms Musavi and Kazmi can be used interchangebly (since both have been derived from Imam Musa al-Kazim). The surname Kazmi is more commonly used by the Musavi Sayyids of the

Indian Subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India ...

Notable people with this surname

Kazmi

Ahmad Saeed Kazmi Ahmad Saeed Kazmi (1913 – 4 June 1986, ur, ) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and Sufi. He migrated to Multan in 1935 from Amroha. He is known for his contribution to the Pakistan Movement, Urdu translation and explanation (Tafseer) of ...

(1913–1986), Sufi scholar from Multan, Pakistan * Iqbal Kazmi, Pakistani human rights activist and journalist * Nasir Kazmi, Urdu poet from Pakistan * Nikhat Kazmi, film critic from India * Pratima Kazmi, Indian television actress * Rahat Kazmi, Pakistani television actor, talk-show anchor and academic *

Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi Syed Abdul Latif Kazmi , often referred to as Barī Imām or Barī Sarkār (1617 – 1705), was a 17th-century Sufi ascetic from Punjab who was one of the most prominent Sufi of the Sunni school of thought. He is venerated as the patron sa ...

(1617–1705), known as Bari Imam, Sufi poet and philosopher

Kazemi

* Arsalan Kazemi, Iranian basketball player * Elham Kazemi, Iranian–American mathematics educator *

Farhad Kazemi Farhad Kazemi ( fa, فرهاد کاظمی; born 1 July 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach With many professional clubs in his résumé, Kazemi has established himself as one of the top coaches in a country which has many enthusiastic ...

, Iranian football manager * Hadi Kazemi, Iranian actor * Hossein Kazemi (born 1979), Iranian footballer * Sayed Mustafa Kazemi (1962–2007), Afghan politician * Sahel Kazemi (died 2009), murderer of retired NFL football star Steve McNair * Zahra Kazemi (1949–2003), Iranian-Canadian journalist * Zhaleh Kazemi (1944–2005), Iranian painter and news anchor

Kazimi

* Ali Kazimi (born 1961), Canadian filmmaker, media artist and writer

Kadhimi

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Mustafa Abdul Latif Mishatat ( ar, مصطفى عبد اللطيف مشتت; born 5 July 1967), known as Mustafa al-Kadhimi, alternatively spelt Mustafa al-Kadhimy, is an Iraqi politician, lawyer and bureaucrat and former intelligence officer who ...

, Prime Minister of Iraq since 2020

Fictional characters

* Carmel Kazemi, ''EastEnders'' * Darius Kazemi, ''EastEnders'' * Kush Kazemi, ''EastEnders'' *

Shakil Kazemi The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 2016, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins, or his successor Se ...

, ''EastEnders'' *

Umar Kazemi The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 2018, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive consultant, John Yorke. Madhav Sharma and Indira Joshi ...

, ''EastEnders''

References

Al-Moussawi family Arabic-language surnames Iranian-language surnames Shi'ite surnames {{redirect, Kazemi, the village in Iran, Kazemi, Iran