Zaim (name)

Zaim may be a representation of the male Arabic given name Za'im / Zaeim (Arabic: ضعیم / زاعِم/ زاعيم), meaning leader, chief. Correspondingly al-Za'im (Arabic: الزعيم) means "the leader".^[1]^[2] Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

Alexander Zaim (born 1988), Swedish footballer
Cyril V Zaim (1655-1720), Patriarch of Antioch, nephew of Macarius
Derviş Zaim (born 1964), Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist
Husni al-Za'im (1897–1949), Syrian military officer and politician
Issam Al Zaim (1940-2007), Syrian economist and former minister of industry
Kourosh Zaim (born 1939), Iranian writer
Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im (died 1672), Patriarch of Antioch
Mohamed Ragab El-Zaim, Egyptian wrestler
Naureen Zaim (born 1978), American model, actor, artist, and boxer
Paul Za'im (1627-1669), Ottoman Syrian Orthodox clergyman and chronicler, son of Macarius

Given name:

Mohamad Zaim Abu Hassan, Malaysian politician
Mohd Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid (born 1989), Malaysian badminton player
Zaim Imamović (1920-1994), Bosnian sevdalinka-folk singer, accordionist and author
Zaim Imamović (1961-1995), Bosniak military officer
Zaim Redžepović (born 1980), Serbian Bosniak politician
Zaim Topčić (1920-1990), Yugoslav and Bosnian writer
Hasnul Zaim bin Zafri (born 2002), Malaysian footballer

References

^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.

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[1] Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.

[rahman-2] S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.

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