Shams (name)

Shams is an Arabic origin word which is used as a unisex given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Female

 * Shams (singer) (born 1980), a Saudi-Kuwaiti singer
 * Shams Abbasi (1924–2011), Pakistani scholar
 * Shams al-Baroudi (born 1945), Egyptian actress
 * Shams C. Inati, American scholar
 * Shams Pahlavi (1917–1996), member of the Iranian royal family
 * Shams un Nisa Memon, Pakistani politician

Male

 * Shams Badran (1929–2020), Egyptian military officer
 * Shams Buneri (1946–2023), Pakistani poet
 * Shams Charania (born 1994), American television presenter
 * Shams Langeroodi (born 1950), Iranian poet
 * Shams Mulani (born 1997), Indian cricketer
 * Shams Sumon, Bangladeshi actor
 * Shams Tabrizi (1185–1248), Iranian Sufi mystic

Surname

 * Ajmal Shams, Afghan politician and engineer
 * Ibrahim Shams (1917–2001), Egyptian Olympic weightlifter
 * Fatemeh Shams (born 1983), Iranian poet and literary scholar
 * Hossein Shams (born 1961), Iranian futsal coach and football player
 * Kalimuddin Shams (1939–2013), Indian politician
 * Ladan Shams, American psychologist
 * Mohammad Shams (born 1954), Iranian musical artist
 * Noorena Shams (born 1997), Pakistani sportsperson
 * Randy J. Shams, American musical artist
 * Siavash Shams (born 1963), Iranian musical artist
 * Sumera Shams (born 1991), Pakistani politician
 * Wahid Shams Kolahi (born 1965), Iranian German engineer

Arabic-based compound names with Shams as an element

 * Shamsul Alam, meaning Sun of the world
 * Shams al-Din, meaning Sun of the religion/faith
 * Shams ul Huda, meaning Sun of the guidance
 * Shams ul Haq, meaning Sun of Al Haqq
 * Shamsul Islam, meaning Sun of Islam
 * Shamsuzzaman, meaning Sun of the era
 * Shams ud Duha, meaning Sun of the dawn
 * Shamsunnahar, meaning Sun of the morning
 * Shamsur Rahman, meaning Sun of the Most Merciful
 * Shamsi (name), meaning Sunny