Zaim (name)

Zaim may be a representation of the male Arabic given name Za'im / Zaeim (ضعیم / زاعِم/ زاعيم), meaning leader, chief. Correspondingly al-Za'im (الزعيم) means "the leader". Notable people with the name include:

Surname: Given name:
 * Alexander Zaim (born 1988), Swedish footballer
 * Cyril V Zaim (1655-1720), Patriarch of Antioch, nephew of Macarius
 * Derviş Zaim (born 1964), Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist
 * Husni al-Za'im (1897–1949), Syrian military officer and politician
 * Issam Al Zaim (1940-2007), Syrian economist and former minister of industry
 * Kourosh Zaim (born 1939), Iranian writer
 * Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im (died 1672), Patriarch of Antioch
 * Mohamed Ragab El-Zaim, Egyptian wrestler
 * Naureen Zaim (born 1978), American model, actor, artist, and boxer
 * Paul Za'im (1627-1669), Ottoman Syrian Orthodox clergyman and chronicler, son of Macarius


 * Mohamad Zaim Abu Hassan, Malaysian politician
 * Mohd Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid (born 1989), Malaysian badminton player
 * Zaim Imamović (1920-1994), Bosnian sevdalinka-folk singer, accordionist and author
 * Zaim Imamović (1961-1995), Bosniak military officer
 * Zaim Redžepović (born 1980), Serbian Bosniak politician
 * Zaim Topčić (1920-1990), Yugoslav and Bosnian writer
 * Hasnul Zaim bin Zafri (born 2002), Malaysian footballer