Shamima is a feminine Arabic given name derived from meaning "sweet smell".{{cite book, title=A Dictionary of Muslim Names, author=Salahuddin Ahmed, publisher = Hurst & Company, location=London, year=1999 Notable bearers of the name include * Shamima Akhtar (1957 – 2018), Bangladeshi playback singer *

Shamima Akhtar Tulee Shamima Akhtar Tulee is a Bangladeshi martial artist who is the first woman in Bangladesh to hold a Shotokan Karate Black Belt, from the Bangladesh Karate Federation, in 1989. She has been the winner of the National Karate Championship five tim ...

(born 1974), Bangladeshi Martial artist * Shamima Akter Liza (born 1989), Bangladesh chess Woman International Master * Shamima Ali, Fijian political activist *

Shamima Begum Shamima Begum (born 25 August 1999) is a British-born woman who entered Syria to join the Islamic State at the age of 15 in 2015. As of 2024, she is living in al-Roj detention camp in Syria. While enrolled at Bethnal Green Academy, Begum and ...

(born 1999), British-born woman who left the UK aged 15 to join ISIL *

Shamima Nazneen Shamima Nazneen is a Bangladeshi film, stage, television actress and director. She was born at Gangkulpara Village, Achmita Union, Katiadi Upazilla in Kishoreganj District She won Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Actress for her role in the film ...

, Bangladeshi film, stage and television actress * Shamima Shaikh (1960 – 1998), South African Muslim women's rights activist, Islamic feminist and journalist *

Shamima Sultana Shamima Sultana (; born 9 March 1988) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. In June 2018, she was part of Bangladesh's squad that won their first ever Women's Asia Cup title, winning the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup tournament. Later the same month, she ...

(born 1988), Bangladeshi cricketer

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