Najm () or Najam (also Negm, in
Egyptian dialect / pronunciation) is an Arabic word meaning ''MORNING STAR''.
It is used as a given name in
Middle East
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,
Central Asia
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and
South Asia
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.
Najm is the male version of the name and
Najma () is the female version of the name. Najm/Negm is also a common Arab family name.
People
Najm
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Najm Afandi (1893–1975), Indian Urdu poet
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Najm Hamad Al Ahmad (born 1969), Syrian jurist and politician
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Najm Allal (born 1966), Western Saharan singer, guitarist and writer of lyrics in Spanish
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Najm Hosain Syed (born 1936), Pakistani writer in Punjabi
Nagem
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Nagem Hatab, Iraqi who died in US custody
Najam
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Najam Sethi (born 1948), Pakistani journalist, editor, and media personality
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Najam Sheraz
Najam Sheraz (Urdu: نجم شیراز) is a Pakistani pop singer and songwriter.
Early life
Najam Sheraz was born in Multan, Pakistan on 2 August 1969. He played professional cricket. He graduated from the University of Engineering and Technolo ...
(born 1969), Pakistani pop singer, song writer, and peace activist
Najem
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Najem Wali (born 1956), Iraqi-German author
Najim
Nadjim
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Nadjim Abdou (born 1984), aka as
Jimmy Abdou
Nadjim "Jimmy" Abdou (born 13 July 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Starting his career in his hometown club of Martigues, Abdou later went on to play in Ligue 1 with Sedan before moving to England with Pl ...
, Comoros-French footballer, playing in England
Najmul
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Najmul Hasan (born 1984), Bangladeshi qari (Qur'an reciter)
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Najmul Millat (1863-1938), Indian faqīh (Islamic jurist)
Surname
Najm
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Abolqasem Najm
Abolghassem Nadjm (Najm ol-Molk) (), ''Abolqāsem Najm''/''Abolqassem Najm'' (11 May 1892 – October 19, 1983) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian Politics of Iran, politician, cabinet minister (diplomacy), minister, and diplomat.
Early life and ed ...
(1892–1981), Iranian politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat
*Faheem Najm (born 1984), American singer better known as
T-Pain
Faheem Rashad Najm (born September 30, 1984), known professionally as T-Pain, is an American singer and rapper. He is known for popularizing creative use of Auto-Tune pitch correction, often used with extreme parameter settings to create electro ...
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Kamaran Najm (born 1987), Iraqi photojournalist
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Mohammed Najm (1943–2016), Libyan military officer and political figure
Najem
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Mohamed Ag Najem, Tuareg rebel leader against government of Mali
Najam
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Adil Najam
Adil Najam () is a Pakistani academic who also serves as the global President of WWF, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (starting July 2023), and is Dean Emerıtus and Professor of International Relations and Earth and Environment at the Pardee ...
, Pakistani-American academic
Negm
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Ahmed Fouad Negm (1929–2013), Egyptian vernacular poet
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Nawara Negm (born 1973), Egyptian journalist, blogger and human rights activist
Places
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Najmabad (disambiguation), several places
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Najm, Iran, village in Iran
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Shurab-e Najm-e Soheyli, village in Iran
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Najim Jihad, housing compound outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden lived
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Qal'at Najm, castle in Syria
Sports
*Nedjm Chabab Magra, or
NC Magra, Algerian football club
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Najm de Marrakech, Moroccan football club
Other
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An-Najm, (The Star), the 53rd sura of the Qur'an
*Najm is an arabized variant of the
Atari 65XE computer sold in the
Arab world
The Arab world ( '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, comprises a large group of countries, mainly located in West Asia and North Africa. While the majority of people in ...
See also
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Najim
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Njeim
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Najima (disambiguation)
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Najma (disambiguation)
References
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Given names
Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names
Surnames