Nazim (given name)

Nazim (also spelled Nezim, Nadhem, Nadhim, Nathum or Nazem; ناظم or Nazım) is an Arabic masculine given name. The pronunciation of the Arabic letter Ẓāʾ is often closer to a strong "d" sound; thus, the name's pronunciation differs based on the spoken varieties of Arabic and consequently in its transcription.

The meaning of the name Nazim in Arabic is poet or author.

Nazim

 * Nazim Pasha, Chief of Staff of the Army of the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War
 * Nazim Burke, politician from the island of Grenada
 * Nazim al-Kudsi (1906 – 1998), Syrian President
 * Nazim al-Qubrusi (1922- 2014), Cypriot-born leader of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order
 * Nazim Aliyev (born 1963), Azerbaijani footballer
 * Nâzım Hikmet Ran (1902 – 1963), Turkish poet, playwright, novelist and memoirist
 * Nazim Huseynov (born 1969), Azerbaijani judoka
 * Nazim Khaled, French songwriter and record producer
 * Nazim Panipati (1920 - 1998), lyricist, film writer and copywriter of Indian and Pakistani films
 * Nazim Shirazi, Bangaldesi-American cricketer
 * Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (born 1940), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
 * Nazim Suleymanov (born 1965), Azerbaijani footballer

Nazım

 * Nazım Ekren (born 1956), Turkish politician
 * Nazım Sangaré, Turkish footballer

Nazem

 * Nazem Akkari (1902–1985), Lebanese politician
 * Nazem Ganjapour (born 1943), Iranian footballer
 * Nazem Al-Ghazali (1921–1963), Iraqi singer
 * Nazem al-Jaafari (born 1918), Syrian artist
 * Nazem Kadri (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Nazem Sayadi, Lebanese footballer

Nazeem

 * Nazeem Bartman, South African footballer
 * Nazeem Hussain, Australian comedian and actor

Nadhem

 * Nadhem Abdullah, Iraqi murdered during the Occupation of Iraq

Nadhim

 * Nadhim Kzar, administrator, politician, head of the Iraqi Directorate of General Security
 * Nadhim Shaker, Iraqi footballer
 * Nadhim Zahawi, British politician

Nadhum

 * Nadhum Shaker, Iraqi footballer and coach