Najib or Najeeb () is an Arabic male given name. Notable people with the name include:

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* Najib ad-Dawlah Yousafzai (1707/08-1770), Afghan warrior who fought in the

Third Battle of Panipat The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Empire and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took place in and around the city of Panipat, approximately north of Delhi. The Afghan (ethnonym), Af ...

* Najibullah Ahmadzai (1947-1996), Afghan communist General Secretary and Head of state * Najibullah Zazai (born 1985), Afghan-American who planned a deadly New York attack * Najib Amhali (born 1971), Moroccan-born Dutch stand-up comedian and actor * Najib Ali Choudhury (19th Century), Bengali Islamic scholar *

Najib Balala Najib Balala (born 20 September 1967) is a Kenyan politician who formerly served as the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism. He traces his ancestral origin to the Hadhrami people of Yemen. He is a former M.P. for Mvita Constituency and leader of ...

(born 1967), Kenyan politician *

Nayib Bukele Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (; born 24 July 1981) is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who has served as the 81st president of El Salvador since 2019. In 1999, Bukele established an advertising company and worked at an advertising com ...

(born 1981), President of El Salvador * Najib Daho (1959–1993), Moroccan-born English boxer * Najib Farssane (born 1981), French footballer *

Najib Mikati Najib Azmi Mikati (born 24 November 1955) is a Lebanese politician and businessman who served as the 52nd prime minister of Lebanon from 2021 to 2025. He previously served in this post as the 48th and 45th prime minister from 2011 to 2014 and i ...

(born 1955), Prime Minister of Lebanon * Najib Mohammad Lahassimi (born 1978), Moroccan held in Guantanamo * Najib Naderi (born 1984), Afghan footballer *

Najib Tun Razak Mohammad Najib bin Abdul Razak (, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2009 to 2018. In 2020, he was convicted of corruption in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, on ...

(born 1953), sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia and convicted criminal * Najib-ad-din Samarqandi (died 1222), Persian physician

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Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi Abū al-Najīb Abd al-Qahhar Suhrawardī () (1097–1168) was a Sunni PersianQamar al-Huda, ''Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi'', ed. Josef W. Meri, Jere L. Bacharach, Medieval Islamic Civilization: L-Z, Vol. 2. . pp 775-776: "Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs 'Um ...

(1097–1168), Persian Sufi *

Ahmad Najib al-Hilali Ahmed Naguib el-Hilaly () (1 October 1891 – December 1958) was an Egyptian lawyer and educator who served as Prime Minister of Egypt twice in 1952.Goldschmidt, Arthur Jr. (2000). ''Biographical dictionary of modern Egypt.'' Lynne Rienner Publish ...

(1891–1958), Prime Minister of Egypt *

Ahmad Najib Aris Ahmad Najib bin Aris (1976 – 23 September 2016) was a Malaysian convicted murderer who in 2003 raped and killed Canny Ong, a US-based Malaysian information technology (IT) analyst. The crime made headlines across Malaysia. He was sentenced to d ...

(1976-2016), Malaysian convicted murderer and rapist * Baraa Najib al-Ruba'i, Iraqi politician *

Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i (; also spelled Al-Rubaiy; 1904–1965) was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the first president of Iraq, from 14 July 1958 to 8 February 1963. Together with Abdul Karim Qassim, he was one of t ...

(1904–1983), President of Iraq *

Philippe Najib Boulos Philippe Najib Boulos (; 1902–1979) was a lawyer and an active figure of Lebanon's politics in the 20th century. He worked as a lawyer and involved in Politics of Lebanon, Lebanon's politics from 1941 until his death. During that period, he wa ...

(1902–1979), Lebanese lawyer and politician

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Najeeb Ahmed Syed Najeeb Ahmed (17 November 1963 – 11 April 1990), also known as ''Quaid-e-Talba'' ('Leader of students'), was a Pakistani leftist student activist who was murdered in 1990. Born to a Muhajir family in Karachi, Ahmed was a PSF (student wi ...

(1963-1990), Pakistani student leader * Najeeb Ahmed Khan (born 1933), ''8 Pass Charlie''; Pakistani bomber pilot *

Najeeb Amar Najeeb Amar (born 25 September 1971) is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer. Najeeb made his One Day International debut for Hong Kong in the 2004 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. As of May 2005 he has played two One Day Internationals for Hong Kong, b ...

(born 1971), Pakistan-born Hong-Kong cricketer *

Nageeb Arbeely Nageeb Arbeely, (July 1863 – January 28, 1904) was a naturalized-American of Syrian descent, appointed by President Grover Cleveland to the post of Consul in Jerusalem in 1885. Though Arbeely was popular among the American Colony, he was deemed ...

(1861–1904), American Consul to Jerusalem, founder of the newspaper ''Kawkab America'' *

Najeeb Jung Najeeb Jung (born 18 January 1951) is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer who served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Delhi from July 2013 to December 2016. He previously served as the 13th Vice-Chancellor of the Jamia Millia Isl ...

(born 1951), Indian academic administrator *

Najeeb Halaby Najeeb Elias "Jeeb" Halaby Jr. (; November 19, 1915 – July 2, 2003) was an American businessman, government official, aviator, and the father of Queen Noor of Jordan. As a United States Navy test pilot he is known for making the first transco ...

(1915–2003), American businessman and government official *

Najeeb Qahtan Al-Sha'abi Najeeb Qahtan al-Shaabi (1953 in Sha'ab, Lahj, Yemen – 24 May 2021 in Aden, Yemen) was a Yemeni politician who was a candidate in the 1999 presidential election in Yemen. He ran as an Independent, despite being a member of the General People' ...

(1953-2021), Yemeni politician

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