Azim

Azim (ʿAẓīm ) is one of the names of Allah in Islam, meaning "Great" or "Magnificent" or "Protector" Also used as a personal name, as short form of the Abdolazim, Abdul Azim, "Servant of the Magnificent". It is used by many Sahrawi people as a surname originating from the Hassaniya Arabic. The word Azim or Al Azim is also a Nisba used in Oman for people from the village of Azim in Gwadar (During Omani Gwadar) near Shinkani Dar Notable people with the name include: Given name: * Abdel Azim Ashry (1911–1997), Egyptian basketball player * Azim Hussein, Indo-Fijian educationalist and politician * Tariq Azim Khan, Pakistani politician * Azim Nanji, Kenyan-born professor of Islamic studies * Azim Premji (born 1945¹), Indian business tycoon * Seyid Azim Shirvani (1835–1888), Azerbaijani poet * Azim Surani (born 1945), Kenyan-British developmental biologist Surname: * Hazem Abdel-Azim (born 1960), Egyptian government opponent, senior adviser to the telecommunications minister in 2007 * Essam Abdel-Azim (born 1970), football footballer of Egypt national football team * Abdul Azim Al-Aliwat (born 1967), Saudi Arabian athlete, competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1988 Summer Olympics * Eshan Azim, Last Wali of Omani Gwadar

Azim (ʿAẓīm ) is one of the names of Allah in Islam, meaning "Great" or "Magnificent" or "Protector" Also used as a personal name, as short form of the Abdolazim, Abdul Azim, "Servant of the Magnificent". It is used by many Sahrawi people as a surname originating from the Hassaniya Arabic. The word Azim or Al Azim is also a Nisba used in Oman for people from the village of Azim in Gwadar (During Omani Gwadar) near Shinkani Dar Notable people with the name include: Given name: Abdel Azim Ashry (1911–1997), Egyptian basketball player Azim Hussein, Indo-Fijian educationalist and politician Tariq Azim Khan, Pakistani politician Azim Nanji, Kenyan-born professor of Islamic studies Azim Premji (born 1945), Indian business tycoon Seyid Azim Shirvani (1835–1888), Azerbaijani poet Azim Surani (born 1945), Kenyan-British developmental biologist Surname: Hazem Abdel-Azim (born 1960), Egyptian government opponent, senior adviser to the telecommunications minister in 2007 Essam Abdel-Azim (born 1970), football footballer of Egypt national football team Abdul Azim Al-Aliwat (born 1967), Saudi Arabian athlete, competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1988 Summer Olympics Eshan Azim, Last Wali of Omani Gwadar ==See also== Azim, Western Saraha, a village in Sahrawi Controlled Western Sahara, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Al Azim Mosque, the state mosque of Malacca, Malaysia Azamat Ashkenazim

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