Karim 1063834 225951363 2008-07-16T04:29:43Z Useight 2910303 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/24.90.255.231|24.90.255.231]] to last version by 75.6.247.82 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) '''Karim''' (alternatively spelt '''Kareem''', '''Kerim''', '''Kareme''' or '''Kerem''') is a common given and surname of [[Arabic language|Arabic]] origin. See [[Karim (name)]]. The [[Russian language|Russianized]] surnames '''Kerimov''' or '''Karimov''' (Каримов) for [[Central Asia]]ns from the former [[Soviet Union]] (e.g. [[Islom Karimov]] and [[Kerim Kerimov]]) comes from this given name. The meaning of Karim is generous. == List of people named Karim == ;Historical People: * [[Abdul Karim]], better known as 'the Munshi', an Indian servant of Queen Victoria * [[Karim Khan Zand]], Persian soldier and statesman; de-facto ruler of [[Iran]] from 1760 to 1779 * [[Kerim Kerimov]], Azerbaijani rocket scientist; one of the founders and lead scientists of the [[Soviet space program]] ;Sports: * [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]], American former basketball player * [[Adam Karim]], Australian Sporting Legend * [[Aasif Karim]], Kenyan cricketer * [[Kareem Kelly]], player for the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] in the [[Canadian Football League]] * [[Karim Garcia]], baseball player for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] * [[Kareem Rush]], American basketball player * [[Karim Haggui]], Tunisian footballer * [[Karim Dahou]], French footballer * [[Kareem McKenzie]], American football player * [[Karim Djeballi]], French footballer * [[Karim Azizou]], Moroccan footballer * [[Karim Tulaganov]], Uzbek boxer and Olympic medalist * [[Saba Karim]], Indian cricketer * [[Karim Saidi]], Tunisian footballer * [[Mahmoud Karim]], Egyptian professional squash player * [[Kareem Campbell]], professional skateboarder *[[Karim Benzema]], French footballer ;Entertainment: * [[Rashid Karim]], Bangladeshi novelist * [[Karim Prince]], American actor * [[Karim Haddad]], composer of contemporary music * [[Jawed Karim]], co-founder of [[YouTube]] * [[Mohammed Karim]], Egyptian film director * [[Karim Lamouri]], British [[Hard house]]/[[Hard NRG]] producer and DJ * [[President Karim]],character in Socom Us Navy Seals Combined Assault ;Law & Politics: * [[Karim Masimov]], Prime Minister of [[Kazakhstan]] * [[Sajjad Karim]], Member of the European Parliament * [[Karim Pakradouni]], Lebanese-Maronite Christian attorney * [[Islom Karimov]], President of Uzbekistan. ;Military & War: * [[Afsir Karim]], Indian Army general and military scholar ;Fictional People: * [[Kareem Said]], a Muslim prisoner in the T.V. series [[Oz (TV series)|Oz]] ;Students: * Karim Anani, a Jordanian international student attending Carleton University [[Category:Arabic names]] [[de:Karim]] [[fr:Karim]] [[pl:Karim]] [[sv:Karim]] [[tr:Kerim]] [[tr:Kerem]]