Akram

Akram (أکرم), is a given name and surname, derived from the Arabic root word Karam (كرم), meaning generosity. In the Arabic language, Akram is a comparative adjective and means "kinder." In Turkey and Eastern Europe, the name is also rendered as Ekrem/Eqrem. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Akram Abdel-Majeed (born 1970), Egyptian footballer
 * Akram Afif (born 1996), Qatari footballer
 * Akram Ahmed, Bangladeshi Air Force pilot
 * Akram al-Ajouri, Palestinian terrorist group leader
 * Akram Al-Ashqar (born 1982), Palestinian film director, photographer, and IT professional
 * Akram Al-Noor (born 1987), Yemeni taekwondo practitioner
 * Akram Al-Selwi (born 1986), Yemeni footballer
 * Akram Al-Worafi (born 1986), Yemeni footballer
 * Akram Aldroubi, American mathematician
 * Akram Ansari (born 1954), Pakistani politician
 * Akram Monfared Arya (born 1946), Iranian pilot
 * Akram Assem (born 1965), Afghan historian and author
 * Akram Aylisli (born 1937), Azerbaijani writer, playwright, novelist, and politician
 * Akram Ayyad (born 1991), Libyan footballer
 * Akram Bounabi (born 1999), Algerian fencer
 * Akram Cheema, Pakistani politician
 * Akram Chehayeb (born 1947), Lebanese politician
 * Akram Hossain Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician
 * Akram Dashti, Pakistani politician
 * Akram Djahnit (born 1991), Algerian footballer
 * Akram Khan Durrani (born 1960), Pakistani politician
 * Akram Emmanuel (born 1967), Iraqi footballer
 * Akram Fahimian (born 1990), Iranian poet
 * Akram Abdul Ghanee (born 1987), Maldivian footballer
 * Akram Masih Gill, Pakistani politician
 * Akram Habib (born 1965), Egyptian-British biblical scholar, pracademic, social activist, and human rights advocate
 * Akram Hamidi (born 1999), French-Algerian kickboxer and muay thai fighter
 * Akram Haniyah (born 1953), Palestinian journalist
 * Akram Hasson (born 1959), Israeli politician
 * Akram al-Hawrani (1911–1996), Syrian politician
 * Akram al-Homsi, Jordanian politician
 * Akram Hamid Begzadeh Jaff (1929–2010), Iraqi politician
 * Akram al-Kaabi (born 1977), Iraqi politician
 * Akram Khan (born 1968), Bangladeshi cricketer
 * Akram Khan (born 1970), Indian politician
 * Akram Khan (born 1974), English dancer and choreographer
 * Akram Fouad Khater (born 1960), Lebanese-American professor, historian, and author
 * Akram Khatoon (born 1937), Pakistani banker
 * Akram Khodabandeh (born 1991), Iranian taekwondo practitioner
 * Akram Khpalwak, Afghan politician
 * Akram Khuzam, al-Jazeera journalist
 * Akram Mahinan (born 1993), Malaysian footballer
 * Akram Moghrabi (born 1985), Lebanese footballer
 * Akram Mohammadi (born 1958), Iranian actress
 * Akram Msallam (born 1971), Palestinian novelist
 * Akram Ojjeh (1918–1991), Saudi businessman
 * Akram Osman (1937–2016), Afghan writer and novelist
 * Akram Pahalwan (born 1987), Pakistani wrestler
 * Akram Pedramnia (born 1969), Iranian-Canadian writer, translator, Joycean scholar, researcher, activist, and physician
 * Akram Abd Rabo (born 1992), Egyptian footballer
 * Akram Raza (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer
 * Akram Roumani (born 1978), Moroccan footballer
 * Akram El Hadi Salim (born 1987), Sudanese football goalkeeper
 * Akram Salman (born 1945), Iraqi football manager
 * Akram Shah (born 1978), Indian judoka
 * Akram Shammaa (1930–2012), Syrian politician, lawyer, and real estate investor
 * Akram Sheikh, Pakistani attorney and politician
 * Akram Tawfik (born 1997), Egyptian footballer
 * Akram Toofani (1930–2021), Pakistani Islamic scholar
 * Akram Umarov (born 1994), Kyrgyzstani footballer
 * Akram Yari (1940–1979), Afghan politician
 * Akram Yosri (born 1994), Egyptian handball player
 * Akram Yurabayev (born 1973), Uzbekistani sprint canoer
 * Akram Zaatari (born 1966), Lebanese filmmaker, photographer, archival artist, and curator
 * Akram Zaki (1931–2017), Pakistani politician and literary scholar
 * Akram uz-Zaman, Bengali politician and member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
 * Akram Zuway (born 1991), Libyan footballer

Surname

 * Ahmed Akram, Egyptian swimmer
 * Barmak Akram, Afghani filmmaker
 * Hajaz Akram, British actor
 * Malik Faisal Akram (1977–2022), perpetrator of the Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis
 * Nashat Akram (born 1984), Iraqi football player
 * Nawaal Akram, Qatari comedian
 * Omar Akram, American pianist
 * Wasim Akram (born 1966), Pakistani cricketer