Wasim, Wassim or Waseem () is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin, meaning 'Handsome', 'Graceful' or 'Good-Looking'.
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Abbas Wasim Efendi
ʿAbbās Wasīm Efendi (1689–1760) was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman astronomer who wrote translations and commentaries used by astronomers and timekeepers of the Ottoman state. His most important work is a Turkish commentary on Ulugh Beg's ''Zij' ...
(1689-1760), Ottoman astronomer
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Abdul Waseem (born 1964), Pakistani politician
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Ahmed Waseem Razeek
Ahmed Waseem Razeek (born 13 September 1994) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Hong Kong First Division League club Eastern District. Born in Germany, he represents the Sri Lanka national team.
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(born 1994), German footballer
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Imad Wasim
Syed Imad Wasim (; born 18 December 1988), commonly known as Imad Wasim, is a Pakistani cricketer who played for Pakistan national cricket team from 2015 to 2024. He is a left-handed all-rounder. Imad is considered as a Twenty20 specialist and pl ...
(born 1988), British-Pakistani cricketer
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Mohammad Wasim (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer
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Muhammad Waseem
Muhammad Waseem (born 29 December 1989) is a Pakistani professional boxer who challenged twice for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight title in 2018 and in 2022. Known for his quick and swift style of boxing, Waseem is nicknam ...
(born 1989), Pakistani boxer
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Saira Wasim (born 1975), Pakistani artist
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Syed Waseem Hussain (born 1972), Pakistani politician
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Waseem Abbas
Waseem Abbas () is a Pakistani television, stage and film actor, screenwriter and director.
He is known for his roles in television dramas for the Pakistan Television ( PTV), the country's public service broadcaster, and other networks, includi ...
(born 1957), Pakistani actor
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Waseem Ahmad (born 1977), Pakistani hockey player
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Waseem Akhtar (born 1955), Pakistani politician
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Waseem Al-Bzour (born 1979), Jordanian football player
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Waseem Badami (born 1985), Pakistani journalist
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Waseem Bhatti (born 1978), French cricketer
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Waseem Shaikh (born 1984), South African actor
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Wasim (Guantanamo captive 338), Saudi detainee
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Wasim Abusal (born 2004), Palestinian boxer
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Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ; born 3 June 1966) is a Pakistani cricket commentator, Coach (sport), coach, and former cricketer and captain (cricket), captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Akram is regarded as one of the ...
(born 1966), Pakistani cricketer
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Wasim Barelvi
Zahid Hussain (born 18 February 1940), better known by the pen name Wasim Barelvi, is an Indian Urdu-language poet. He was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. His ghazals, many sung by Jagjit Singh, are very popular. He has been awarded with the " ...
(born 1940), Indian Urdu poet
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Wasim Bari (born 1948), Pakistani cricketer
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Wasim Feroze (born 1986), Indian footballer
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Wasim Haider
Wasim Haider (born 6 June 1967) is a former Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who played three One Day International matches during the 1992 Cricket World Cup and for PIA and Faisalabad. He was late to come into consideration for ...
(born 1967), Pakistani cricketer
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Wasim Jaffer
Wasim Jaffer (born 16 February 1978) is an Indian retired professional cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman and an occasional right arm off-break bowler. In 2011 he became the highest run-scorer in Ranji Trophy cricket, surpassing ...
(born 1978), Indian cricketer
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Wasim Jafri
S. M. Wasim Jafri () is a Pakistani gastroenterologist. He serves as a professor of medicine and head of the gastroenterology section at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan. He obtained ...
, Pakistani gastroenterologist
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Wasim Khan
Wasim Gulzar Khan (born 26 February 1971) is a former British cricketer who was the first British player with Pakistani origin to play professional cricket in England. He was a left-handed batsman who also bowled right arm medium pace.
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(born 1971), English cricketer
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Wasim Raja
Wasim Hasan Raja (Punjabi, ) (3 July 1952 – 23 August 2006) was a British Pakistani schoolteacher, match referee, cricket coach and cricketer who played in 57 Test matches and 54 One Day Internationals for the Pakistani national cricket team ...
(1952-2006), Pakistani cricketer
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Wasim Sajjad
Wasim Sajjad Jan (; born 30 March 1941) is a Pakistani Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative politician and lawyer who served as the acting president of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms and as the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, C ...
(born 1941), Pakistani politician
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Wassim Almawi
Wassim Y. Almawi is professor in the School of Pharmacy at Lebanese American University in Byblos, Lebanon, and adjunct professor at Faculty of Sciences, El Manar University in Tunis, Tunisia. This followed appointment as professor and chairman o ...
, Lebanese-American biochemist
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Wassim Doureihi Wassim Doureihi (; born in Sydney, Australia) is a prominent member of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Australia, a global Islamic
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adhe ...
, Australian Muslim religious activist
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Wassim El Banna
Wassim El Banna (; born 10 May 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. He has represented Odense Boldklub, Aarhus Fremad, and Vejle Boldklub in the Danish Superliga.
Born in Lebanon to Palestinian parents, El Bann ...
(born 1979), Danish-Palestinian footballer
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Wassim Helal
Wassim Helal (born 16 July 1982) is a Tunisian handball goalkeeper. He competed for the Tunisian national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, ...
(born 1982), Tunisian handball goalkeeper
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Wassim Michael Haddad (born 1961), Lebanese-Greek-American mathematician
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Wassim Rezgui (born 1986), Tunisian footballer
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Wasim (actor) (1947-2021), Bangladeshi film actor
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Indian masculine given names
Masculine given names
Arabic-language masculine given names