Karimi

Karimi (کریمی), a Persian surname of a once famous merchant clan from Karima (کریمه). It is also derived from the Arabic name Kareem for people of Arab descent. It may refer to the following notable people:

Sports

 * Abbas Karimi (swimmer), Afghan swimmer
 * Ali Karimi (disambiguation), several Iranian footballers
 * Farshid Karimi, Iranian football goalkeeper
 * Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki, Iranian football striker
 * Ali Karimi (Tabriz), Iranian footballer
 * Firouz Karimi, Iranian football manager
 * Obaidullah Karimi, Afghan footballer

Art

 * Niki Karimi, Iranian actress and movie director
 * Nosrat Karimi, Iranian actor, director, make-up artist, University professor, scriptwriter and sculptor
 * Reza Karimi, Iranian fine artist, water color painter
 * Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director
 * Mandana Karimi, Model, Bollywood actress

Politics

 * Farah Karimi, Iranian-Dutch politician
 * Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal One in Charles de Gaulle Airport
 * Jamal Karimi-Rad, Minister of Justice of the Islamic Republic of Iran
 * Sher Mohammad Karimi, Afghan general and Chief of Army Staff

Others

 * Karimis, an Islamic capitalist group during the 11th–13th centuries
 * Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, Persian literary figure and Iranist Soran Karimi