Naji (also

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Nagy Nagy () is a common Hungarian surname, meaning 'big'. The surname is also common among ethnic Hungarians in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, where it is spelled Nađ () and may be transliterated in other languages as Nadj. In Romani ...

in Egyptian Arabic and Naci (

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), , ) is an Arabic male given name, which is derived from the Arabic verb ''to survive''.Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Naji
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Najee Harris Najee Mzee Harris ( ; born March 9, 1998) is an American professional American football, football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide football ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Naji al-Ali Naji Salim Hussain Al-Ali ( '; born c. 1938 – 29 August 1987) was a Palestinians, Palestinian Political cartoon, political cartoonist, noted for the political criticism of the Arab regimes and Israel in his works. Al-Ali is best known as the ...

(1938–1987), Palestinian cartoonist, noted for political criticism of Israel * Nagy Habib (born 1952), Egyptian professor, surgeon *

Naji Hakim Naji Subhy Paul Irénée Hakim (Arabic: ''ناجي صبحي حكيم'' 'Naji Sobhi Hakim'' born 31 October 1955) is a Franco-Lebanese organist, composer, and improviser. He studied the organ under Jean Langlais at the Conservatoire de Paris, ...

(born 1955), French citizen of Lebanese origin, organist and composer * Naji Majrashi (born 1982), Saudi footballer * Naji Marshall (born 1998), American basketball player *

Naji Sabri Naji Sabri Ahmad Al-Hadithi () (born 1951) is an Iraqi former politician who served as the Iraqi Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Background Sabri was a professor of English literature at Baghd ...

(born 1951), Iraqi diplomat, Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein * Naji Shawkat (1893–1980), Iraqi politician, Prime Minister 1932–33 * Naji Shushan (born 1981), Libyan footballer *

Naji al-Suwaidi Naji al-Suwaydi (Arabic: ''ناجي السويدي''; 1882 – 17 August 1942) was an Iraqi politician who served as Prime Minister of Iraq from November 1929 to March 1930. Gertrude Bell wrote in May, 1921:Naji Suwaidi has drawn up and submitted ...

(1882–1942), Iraqi politician, Prime Minister 1929–30 *

Naji Talib Naji Talib (1 July 1917 – 23 March 2012) was the prime minister of Iraq from 1966 to 1967, replacing Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz.Batatu, H: ''The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq - A study of Iraq's Old Landed and Comme ...

(1917–2012), Iraqi politician, Prime Minister 1966–67 *

Naji Chaaban Naji (also transliterated as Nagy in Egyptian Arabic and Naci ( Turkish), , ) is an Arabic male given name, which is derived from the Arabic verb ''to survive''. It is also a surname. Given name * Najee Harris (born 1998), American football play ...

(born 2000), Syrian Drummer

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Aziz Abdul Naji Abdul Aziz Naji is an Algerian citizen who was held without charges in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 744. American intelligence analysts report that he was born on May 4, ...

(born 1975), Algerian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay *

Fehmi Naji Fehmi Naji El-Imam AM () (1928 – 24 September 2016) was the Grand Mufti of Australia from June 2007 to September 2011. Born in Lebanon, he arrived in Australia in 1951. He was elected to succeed Taj El-Din Hilaly on 10 June 2007, but by Jan ...

(1928–2016), Australian Muslim leader *

Ismail Qasim Naji General Ismail Qasim Naji (, ) (born December 17, 1969) in Borama, Somalia was the chief of staff of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia and currently the Somali ambassador in Oman. He has served as a senior officer of the Somali ...

(born 1969), Somali military leader *

Kamal Naji Kamal Naji () also known as Kamal Medhat (; 1951 – 23 March 2009) was the deputy representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in Lebanon and a former Fatah intelligence chief in the country. He was killed by a roadside bomb ...

(1951–2009), Palestinian politician *

Oras Sultan Naji Oras Sultan Naji (1962 – 26 February 2015) was a member of the House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives ...

(1962-2015), Yemeni politician *

Reza Naji Mohamad Reza Amir Naji () is an Iranian theatre, film and TV actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. Career Naji started his career in theater as a teenager. While serving in the Iranian army, he continued to perform. His first film role wa ...

(born 1942), Iranian actor *

Kasra Naji Kasra Naji () is an Iranian journalist and news reporter working for BBC Persian. He worked as a journalist in Tehran for a number of years during the rise of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad until he was repeatedly denied a press card. Naji is a special corre ...

, Iranian journalist

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