Naim (also spelled Na'im, Nayeem, Naeem, Naiem, Nahim, Naheem, Nyhiem, Nihiem, Nyheim, Niheem, Nahiem or Nyiem) (, ) is a male given name and a surname.

Persons with the name

Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im (; born in 1946) is a Sudanese-born Islamic scholar who lives in the United States and teaches at Emory University. He is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law, associated professor ...

(born 1946), Sudanese lawyer and writer *

Armon Ben-Naim Armon Ben-Naim (; born 6 February 1990) is an Israeli professional association football player and current under-19 international. Biography Playing career Ben-Naim made his league debut in a Liga Leumit The Israeli Liga Leumit (, Ha ...

(born 1990), Israeli football player * C. M. Naim (born 1936), American writer *

Hussein Naeem Hussain Hassan Naeem (; 19 March 1987 – 13 June 2007) was a Lebanese footballer who played as a forward. He was killed by a car bomb, alongside other victims, in an assassination attempt on Lebanese politician Walid Eido. Career Naeem joine ...

(1987–2007), Lebanese football player *

Mohammad Naeem (disambiguation) Mohammad Naeem or Muhammad Naeem may refer to: Cricket * Mohammad Naeem (cricketer, born 1959), Pakistani cricketer for Income Tax Department and Lahore City * Mohammad Naeem (cricketer, born 1986), Pakistani cricketer for Abbottabad and the Ab ...

, several people *

Moisés Naím Moisés Naím (born July 5, 1952) is a Venezuelan journalist and writer. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Naím was the editor-in-chief of ''Foreign Policy'' magazine for 14 years (1996-2010). Sinc ...

(born 1952), Venezuelan writer *

Omar Naim Omar Naim (; born 27 September 1977) is a Lebanese film director and screenwriter best known for writing and directing the 2004 film '' The Final Cut''. Life and career Early life and education Omar Naim was born in Jordan to a Lebanese jo ...

(born 1977), Lebanese film director and screenwriter *

Ra'anan Naim Ra'anan Naim (; 31 December 1935 – 7 September 2009) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment from 1981 to 1984. Biography Born in Benghazi in Libya in 1935, Naim made aliyah to Israel in 1949. He atten ...

(1935-2009), Israeli politician *

Yael Naim Yael Naim (; born 6 February 1978) is a French-born Israeli singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Soul" was used by Apple Inc., Apple in an advertising campaign for its MacBook Air. The song peaked at N ...

(born 1978), Israeli singer *

Yuval Naim Yuval Naim (; born 22 November 1967) is an Israeli football manager and former player. Playing career Yuval Naim grew up and played as a centre back in the youth academy of Hapoel Ramat Gan and in the mid-80's he was selected to the senior squa ...

(born 1967), Israeli former football player and manager *

Yuval Naimy Yuval Naimy (; Born August 31, 1985) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, standing at . Early life Naimy was born in Jerusalem. He played for Hapoel Jerusalem youth team. Professional caree ...

(born 1985), Israeli basketball player * Nabiul Islam Nayeem, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Syed Nayeemuddin Syed Nayeemuddin (born 1944), known as Nayeem, is an Indian football coach and former player. He played for and captained the India national team.

(born 1944), captain and later coach of the

India national football team The India national football team represents India in men's international Association football, football and is governed by the All India Football Federation, the governing body for Football in India, football in India. It is a member of FIFA, ...

Mohammed Nayeemuddin Mohammed Nayeemuddin (died 8 August 2016), commonly known as Nayeem, was a naxal leader and alleged criminal. He first gained prominence in 1993 due to his alleged involvement killing of Indian Police Service officer K. S. Vyas. He and his b ...

(died 2016), Gangster and Naxal leader *

Naim ibn Hammad Abū ‘Abd Allāh Nu‘aym bin Ḥammād al-Khuzā‘ī al-Marwazī (; 13 Jumada al-Awwal 228 AH / 18 February 843 CE in Samarra) was a traditionist from Marw al-Rudh and was later based in Egypt and Baghdad. He was nicknamed Farid or Faradi due ...

(died 843 AD),

Hadith Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...

collector *

Naeem Ahmed Naeem Ahmed Khan (born 20 September 1952) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played one One Day International in 1978. He was born at Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan ...

(born 1952), Pakistani cricketer *

Na'im Akbar Na'im Akbar (born Luther Benjamin Weems Jr.; April 26, 1944) is an American scholar, public speaker, and author known for his Afrocentric approach to psychology. Akbar entered the world of Black psychology in the 1960s, as the Black Power Movem ...

(born 1944), American psychologist *

Naïm Aarab Naïm Aarab (born 7 February 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for RAS Saintoise. Career Aarab progressed through the youth ranks of Tubize and Anderlecht, before joining the reserves of Eredivisie club NEC. ...

(born 1988), Belgian football player *

Naim Araidi Naim Araidi (, ; April 2, 1950 – October 2, 2015) was an Israeli Druze academic, Israeli Ambassador to Norway, and writer known for his poems in both Hebrew and Arabic. Education Araidi was born in Maghar, Israel and completed his elementary sc ...

(1950–2015), Israeli writer *

Naim Ateek Naim Stifan Ateek () (born in the Palestinian village of Beisan in 1937) is a Palestinian priest in the Anglican Communion and founder of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem. He has been an active leader in the shaping ...

(born 1937), Palestinian priest *

Naim Attallah Naim Ibrahim Attallah (, 1 May 1931 – 2 February 2021) was a Palestinian-British businessman and writer. He was the publisher of Quartet Books and the owner of The Women's Press. The Palestinian-born entrepreneur was described by ''The Guard ...

(1931-2021), Palestinian businessman *

Naeem Ashraf Naeem Ashraf (نعیم اشرف) is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former cricketer who played two One Day International matches in 1995. Naeem is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and a left-handed batsman. Naeem now plays for Clitheroe Cricket C ...

(born 1972), Pakistani cricketer *

Naim Bey ''The Memoirs of Naim Bey: Turkish Official Documents Relating to the Deportation and the Massacres of Armenians'', containing the Talat Pasha telegrams, is a book published by historian and journalist Aram Andonian in 1919. Originally redacted i ...

(1872–1934), Ottoman bureaucrat *

Naeem Bokhari Syed Naeem Altaf Bokhari (Punjabi, ; born 23 March 1948) is a Pakistani lawyer and television personality. Previously, he has hosted ''Khabarnaak'' on a Pakistani news channel Geo News. On 23 November 2020, he has been appointed Chairman of Paki ...

(born 1948), Pakistani television host and lawyer *

Naim Dangoor Sir Naim Eliahou Dangoor, CBE (; 17 April 1914 – 19 November 2015) was a British-Iraqi entrepreneur and philanthropist known for his business ventures. Early life Dangoor was born in Baghdad in 1914, the second of six siblings. His father, E ...

(1914–2015), British businessman *

Naim Farouqi Mohammed Naim Farouq (born 1960) is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 633. Mohammed Naim Farouq is named on a ...

(born 1960), Afghan detainee *

Naim Frashëri Naim bey Frashëri, more commonly Naim Frashëri (; ; 25 May 184620 October 1900), was an Albanian historian, journalist, poet, translator, and one of the most prominent figures of the Albanian National Awakening. Regarded as a pioneer of moder ...

(1846–1900), Albanian romantic poet * Naim Frashëri (actor) (1923–1975), Albanian actor * Naeem Hashmi (1914–1976), Pakistani film actor *

Naeem Issa Naeem Issa (; 6 January 1933 – 5 May 2025) was an Egyptian film, television and stage actor. Life and career Issa was born on 6 January 1933, in the Gamaleya neighborhood in Cairo. He was a worker in the theaters of cultural palaces in Ale ...

(1933–2025), Egyptian actor *

Na'im ibn Musa Na‘īm ibn Mūsā () was a mathematician of the Islamic Golden Age and a pupil of Thabit Ibn Qurra. Na'im was from Baghdad and lived in the second half of the 9th century. He was the son of Muḥammad ibn Mūsā ibn Shākir, the oldest of th ...

, Iraqi mathematician * Na'eem Jeenah (born 1965), South African political activist *

Naïm Kattan Naïm Kattan, (, ; August 26, 1928 – July 2, 2021) was a Canadian novelist, essayist and critic of Iraqi Jewish origin. He was the author of more than 30 books, translated into several languages. Biography Kattan spent the first years of his l ...

(1928-2021), Jewish Iraqi-born Canadian writer * Naim Khader (1939–1981), Palestinian Fatah member * Naeem Khan (born 1958), American fashion designer *

Niam Kuchi Naim Kuchi is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 931. Joint Task Force Guantanamo estimate that he was born ...

(born 1940), Afghan detainee *

Naim Krieziu Naim Kryeziu (4 January 1918 – 20 March 2010) was a Kosovo Albanian football player who played as a right winger He is most remembered for the fame he achieved while playing in Italy in the 1940s and 1950s. Club career Born in Gjakova, Republic ...

(1918–2010), Albanian football player *

Naim Maloku Naim Maloku () (born February 17, 1958, in Labljane, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Kosovar Albanian politician and former officer of the Kosovo Liberation Army and deputy officer of the Kosovo Liberation Army in Reka Keqe.He is a member of the Assembly of ...

(born 1958), Kosovar politician *

Naeem Murr Naeem Murr (born March 1965) is a British-born novelist and short story writer of Lebanese descent. He is the author of three novels acclaimed for their dark portraiture and stark, original prose. He currently lives in Chicago with his wife, poe ...

(born 1965), British novelist *

Naim Popal Naim Popal (Pashto/Dari: ) (born 18 June 1954) is an Afghan singer, songwriter, and composer. In 2006, Popal returned to perform for a New Year concert in Afghanistan after 30 years in exile. Biography Naim Popal was born on 18 June 1954, into ...

(born 1954), Afghan musician * Naeim Saadavi (born 1969), Iranian football player and coach *

Naim Süleymanoğlu Naim Süleymanoğlu (; 23 January 1967 – 18 November 2017) was a Bulgarian Turks, Turkish Olympic weightlifting, Olympic weightlifter. He was a seven-time World Weightlifting Championships, World Weightlifting champion and a three-time Lis ...

(1967–2017), Turkish weightlifter *

Naim Talu Mehmet Naim Talu (22 July 1919 – 15 May 1998) was a Turkish economist, banker, politician and former prime minister of Turkey. Biography Naim Talu was born in Istanbul in 1919. He was educated at Kabataş Erkek Lisesi. After graduatin ...

(1919–1998), Turkish politician and Prime Minister *

Naim Terbunja Naim Terbunja (born 28 September 1984) is a Swedish professional boxer of Albanians in Kosovo, Kosovar-Albanian descent who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at middleweight. Terbunja lost his round of 32 match against Matvey Korobov 18 points to 6 ...

(born 1984), Swedish boxer *

Naimuddin Muhammad Naimuddin (; 1832–1907/1916) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, writer, and journalist. He was the chief editor of the Akhbare Islamia. Early life and education Muhammad Naimuddin was born in 1832 to a Bengali Muslim family in the villa ...

(1832-1907), Bengali writer and scholar *

Naeem Wardak Mohammad Naeem Wardak (; born 1985) is a senior member of the Afghan Taliban and the country's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the internationally unrecognized Taliban regime since 27 January 2025. He also previously served as head of the ...

. (born 1985), Afghan Taliban spokesperson *

Nayeem (actor) Khawaja Naim Murad (born May 8, 1970) better known as Naim or Nayeem is a Bangladeshi film actor, film producer and television director. He is referred to as "Notun projonmer ogrudud" meaning pioneer of the new generation by the media in recognit ...

(born 1970), Bangladeshi film actor of the 1990s * Mohammad Nayeem Hasan (born 2000), Bangladeshi cricketer *

Gilaman Wazir Gilaman Wazir (1 March 1992 – 11 July 2024; ; real name Hazrat Naeem; ) was a prominent Afghan Pashto poet and a senior member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). Known for his activism advocating for the rights of Pashtuns, Gilaman dedicat ...

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