Sameh () is an Arabic surname and male given name. Notable people with this name include:

Surname

Abdelrahman Sameh Abdelrahman Sameh (, born 9 March 2000) is an Egyptian swimmer. He won the bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in the 50 metre freestyle. He made the final in the men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, finish ...

(born 2000), Egyptian swimmer *

Ahmed Sameh Ahmed Hamdy Mohamed Sameh is the Samuel D. Conte Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University. He is known for his contributions to parallel algorithms in numerical linear algebra. Biography Sameh received his BSc in civil engineering f ...

, Egyptian computer scientist

Given name

Sameh Abdel Rahman Muhammad Sameh Abdel Rahman (; born 5 October 1943) is an Egyptian former foil fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Games, he represented the United Arab Republic The United Arab Republic (UAR; ) was a sove ...

(born 1943), Egyptian fencer * Sameh Akram Habeeb, British-Palestinian journalist * Sameh Ashour, Egyptian lawyer *

Sameh Derbali Sameh Derbali is a Tunisian retired professional football player who played as a right back for Espérance de Tunis, Olympique Béja and Al Ahli Tripoli. He has made 11 appearances for the Tunisia national football team The Tunisia nationa ...

(born 1986), Tunisian football player *

Sameh Fahmi Sameh Fahmi (born 14 August 1949) is an Egyptian engineer and politician who served as oil minister of Egypt for 12 years from 1999 to 2011. Early life and education Fahmi was born in Cairo on 14 August 1949. He has a twin brother, Hadi Fahmi. ...

(born 1949), Egyptian politician * Sameh Maraaba (born 1992), Palestinian football player * Sameh Mohamed (born 1980), Egyptian field hockey player *

Sameh Naguib Sameh Naguib (, ) is an Egyptian sociologist at the American University in Cairo, a socialist activist. In 2006 he published a short book analysing the history and growth of the Muslim Brotherhood titled ''The Muslim Brotherhood- A socialist view ...

, Egyptian sociologist *

Sameh El-Saharty Sameh El-Saharty () is an Egyptian medical doctor and global health expert. He works as Senior Health Policy Advisor for different organizations including The World Bank in Washington, DC; Commissioner on the Lancet Global Health Commission on Pe ...

, Egyptian doctor *

Sameh Saeed Sameh Saeed Mujbel Al-Mamoori ( , born 26 May 1992) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a right back for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the Iraqi Premier League. He is the younger brother of Samal Saeed and Samer Saeed. International career On 4 Septem ...

(born 1992), Iraqi football player *

Sameh Shoukry Sameh Hassan Shoukry (; born 20 October 1952) is an Egyptian diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2024. Previously, Shoukry served as the Ambassador of Egypt to the United States from 2008 to 2012. Career From 19 ...

(born 1952), Egyptian diplomat *

Sameh Soliman Sameh Soliman (born 7 December 1941) is an Egyptian water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded ...

(born 1941), Egyptian water polo player *

Sameh Abdel Waress Sameh Abdel Waress Muhammad in arabic: سامح عبد الوارث (born 3 August 1971) is an Egyptian handball player. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also kno ...

(born 1971), Egyptian handball player *

Sameh Youssef Sameh Youssef (; born 1 February 1978), is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played for Mokaweloon and Zamalek as a centre forward. Honours Zamalek *Egyptian Premier League: *: 2003-04 * Arab Champions Cup: *: 2003 *Saudi-Egyptian ...

(born 1978), Egyptian football player *

Sameh Zakout Sameh Zakout (), ("SAZ", born 1987) is a Palestinian rapper from Ramla, Israel. His music features themes of Palestinian and Arab identity and calls for peaceful resolution of Arab–Israeli conflict. He was the subject of the 2006 documentary ...

, Palestinian rapper *

Sameh Zoabi Sameh Zoabi (, ) is a Palestinian Israeli film writer and director best known for his 2019 film '' Tel Aviv on Fire''. Childhood and education Zoabi grew up in Iksal, a village near Nazareth, Israel. His father is a farmer. He studied at Tel Av ...

, Palestinian director {{given name, type=both Arabic-language masculine given names Masculine given names Arabic-language surnames