Naim

For other uses, see Naim (disambiguation).

Naim

Pronunciation	/ˈnɑːʔiːm/
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic, Hebrew
Meaning	In Arabic: Happiness and comfort In Hebrew: Pleasant
Other names
Related names	Noam, Noa, Naamah, Naomi, Naima

Naim (also spelled Na'im, Naïm, Nayeem, Naeem, Naiem, Nahim, Naheem, Nyhiem, Nihiem, Nyheim, Niheem, Nahiem or Nyiem) (Arabic: نعیم, Hebrew: נעים) is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Naeem

• Naeem M. Abdurrahman (born 1954), Libyan nuclear scientist, engineer, and academic
• Naeem Ahmed (born 1952), Pakistani cricketer
• Naeem Akhtar, multiple people
• Naeem Amjad (born 1965), Pakistani field hockey player
• Naeem Anjum (born 1987), Pakistani cricketer
• Naeem Anwar (born 1972), Pakistani jurist
• Naeem Ashraf (born 1972), Pakistani cricketer
• Naeem Baig (born 1952), Pakistani short story writer
• Naeem Baloch, Afghan politician
• Naeem Bokhari (born 1948), Pakistani television host and lawyer
• Naeem Hussain Chattha, Pakistani politician
• Naeem Ejaz, Pakistani politician
• Naeem Ullah Gill (born 1985), Pakistani politician
• Naeem Gul (born 1954), Pakistani footballer
• Naeem Haque, Pakistani male model, actor, CEO, gymnast, and interior architect
• Naeemul Haque (1949–2020), Pakistani politician
• Naeem U. Hasan, Pakistani diplomat
• Naeem Hashmi (1914–1976), Pakistani film actor
• Naeem Islam (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Naeem Islam (cricketer, born 1994) (born 1994), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Naeem Issa (1933–2025), Egyptian actor
• Naeem Jack (born 2007), South African sprint hurdler
• Naeem Sabir Jamaldini (died 2011), Pakistani social worker and human rights activist
• Na'eem Jeenah (born 1965), South African political activist
• Naeem Khan (born 1958), American fashion designer
• Naeem Khan (cricketer) (born 1971), Pakistani cricketer
• Naeem Ahmad Khan (1928–2013), Pakistani nuclear physicist
• Naeem Ahmed Kharal (1957–2026), Pakistani politician
• Naeem Khalid Lodhi, Pakistani army general
• Naeem Masih (born 1987), Pakistani para-athlete
• Naeem Mohaiemen (born 1969), Bangladeshi writer, artist, and film director
• Naeem Mohammed (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer
• Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi (1887–1948), Indian jurist, scholar, mufti, Quranic exegete, and educator
• Naeem Murr (born 1965), British novelist
• Na'eem Offord, American college football player
• Naeem Rahim (born 1976), Pakistani-American nephrologist and musician
• Naeem Ashraf Raja (born 1967), Pakistani conservationists
• Naeem-ur-Rehman (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer
• Naeem Abbas Rufi, Pakistani singer
• Naeem Saad (born 1957), Kuwaiti footballer
• Naeem Saddam (born 1968), Iraqi footballer
• Naeem Sheth (born 1980), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Naeem Siddiqui (1916–2002), Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer, and politician
• Naeem Tahir (born 1937), Pakistani actor
• Naeem Sakhi Tanoli, Pakistani politician
• Naeem Triplin (born 2001), birth name of Eem Triplin, American rapper and record producer
• Naeem Wardak (born 1985), Afghan Taliban spokesperson
• Naeem Zamindar, Pakistani businessman

Naeemuddin

• Naeemuddin (Pakistani cricketer) (born 1981), Pakistani first-class cricketer
• Naeemuddin Aslam (born 1982), Emirati cricketer

Naeim

• Naeim Ghalili (born 1962), Iranian actor and filmmaker
• Naeim Giladi (1926–2010), Iraqi Jewish author
• Naeim Saadavi (born 1969), Iranian football player and coach

Naim

• Naïm Aarab (born 1988), Belgian football player
• Naïm Abou-Jaoudé (born 1966), Lebanese banker
• Naim Ahmed, Bangladeshi police officer
• Na'im Akbar (born 1944), American psychologist
• Naim Allaj (born 1950), Albanian footballer
• Naim Antaki (1971–1903), Syrian politician
• Naim Araidi (1950–2015), Israeli writer
• Naim Ateek (born 1937), Palestinian priest
• Naim Attallah (1931–2021), Palestinian businessman
• Naim Van Attenhoven (born 2003), Belgian footballer
• Naim Beka (1966–1999), Kosovar army officer
• Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan (born 1973), Bangladeshi politician
• Naïm Byar (born 2005), French-Moroccan footballer
• Naim Dangoor (1914–2015), British businessman
• Naim Dhifallah (born 1982), Tunisian basketball player
• Naim Farouqi (born 1960), Afghan detainee
• Naim Frashëri (1846–1900), Albanian romantic poet
• Naim Frashëri (actor) (1923–1975), Albanian actor
• Naim García (born 2002), Spanish footballer
• Naim Hadžiabdić (1918–1987), Bosnian cleric
• Naim ibn Hammad (died 843), Arab Hadith collector
• Naim Ul Hasan (born 1971), Indian politician
• Naimul Islam (born 2000), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Naim Jerliu (born 1969), Kosovan public health specialist and politician
• Naïm Kattan (1928–2021), Jewish Iraqi-born Canadian writer
• Naim Khader (1939–1981), Palestinian Fatah member
• Naim Akhtar Khan (born 1959), Indian-French physiologist
• Naim Kryeziu (1918–2010), Albanian football player
• Naim Kuchi (born 1940), Afghan detainee
• Naïm Laidouni (born 2002), French-Algerian footballer
• Naim Maloku (born 1958), Kosovar politician
• Naïm Matoug (born 2003), Dutch footballer
• Naim Moghabghab (1911–1959), Lebanese political leader and an independence hero
• Naim Moktar (born 1994), Malaysian politician
• Na'im ibn Musa, Iraqi mathematician
• Naim Nova (born 1940), Albanian actor, director, and producer
• Naim Popal (born 1954), Afghan musician
• Naim Qassem (born 1953), Lebanese Shia cleric and politician
• Naimur Rahman (born 1974), Bangladeshi politician and cricketer
• Naimul Islam Ratul, Bangladeshi musician
• Naim al-Rubaye (born 1970), Iraqi politician
• Naim Sharifi (born 1992), Russian-Tajik footballer
• Naïm Sliti (born 1992), French-Tunisian footballer
• Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967–2017), Turkish weightlifter
• Naim Talhouk, Lebanese writer and poet
• Naim Talu (1919–1998), Turkish politician and Prime Minister
• Naim Terbunja (born 1984), Swedish boxer
• Naím Thomas (born 1980), Spanish singer and actor
• Naim Uddin, Bangladeshi field hockey player
• Naim Ulmasov (born 1992), Tajik footballer
• Naim Uludoğan (1911–2010), Turkish artist, sculptor, and cartographic officer

Surname

Naeem

• Gilaman Wazir (real name Hazrat Naeem; 1992–2024), Afghan Pashto poet
• Hussein Naeem (1987–2007), Lebanese football player
• Mohammad Naeem (disambiguation), multiple people

Naim

• Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im (born 1946), Sudanese lawyer and writer
• Armon Ben-Naim (born 1990), Israeli football player
• C. M. Naim (1936–2025), American writer
• Moisés Naím (born 1952), Venezuelan writer
• Omar Naim (born 1977), Lebanese film director and screenwriter
• Ra'anan Naim (1935–2009), Israeli politician
• Yael Naim (born 1978), Israeli singer
• Yuval Naim (born 1967), Israeli former football player and manager