Qasim (name)
Qasim, Qazeem or Qasem is the transliteration of the male given name (Arabic: قاسم, Qāsim), pronounced with a long first syllable. The meaning is one who distributes. The first known bearer of the name was the son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Qasim ibn Muhammad.
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈqaː.sɪm] Persian: [ɢɒːˈsem] Kazakh: [ˈqaː.səm] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | one who distributes |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Qāsim: Qaasim, Quazeem, Qazeem, Quasim, Casim, Cassim, Kacem, Kasem, Kassem, Kassim, Kassym, Qasem, Kasim, Qassim, Ghasem, Kassam Qasīm: Qazeem,Kaseem, Kasseem, Qaseem, Kasim, Qazim |
There is an occasional variant spelling, (Arabic: قسیم, Qasīm), distinguished by a long second syllable. Both names can also be used as surnames.
In arts and entertainment
In literature
- Gasim bey Zakir (1784–1857), Azerbaijani poet
- Kacem El Ghazzali (born 1990), Moroccan-Swiss author and atheism activist
- Qasim Tawfiq, Jordanian novelist and short story writer
- Qasem-e Anvar (1356–1433), Iranian Sufi poet
- Mehdi Belhaj Kacem (born 1973), French-Tunisian actor, philosopher, and writer
- Pirzada Qasim (born 1943), Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet, scientist and educator
- Awn Alsharif Qasim (1933–2006), Sudanese writer
In music
- Kasim Sulton (born 1955), American bass guitarist
- Kasseem Dean (born 1978), better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, American record producer
In other arts
- Casey Kasem (1932–2014), American radio personality and voice actor
- Jean Kasem (born 1954), American actress
- Kasim Abid, Iraqi-British cameraman, film director and producer
- KassemG or Kassem Gharaibeh, American comedian
- Kerri Kasem (born 1978), American radio and television host
- Mehrab Ghasem Khani (born 1970), Iranian film writer
- Peyman Ghasem Khani (born 1966), Iranian film screenwriter and actor
- Qasim Melho (born 1968), Syrian television and theatre actor
In government and politics
- Al-Qasim ibn Harun al-Rashid was the third son of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809), and for a time third-in-line (Heir presumptive) to the Abbasid Caliphate.
- Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914–1963), Prime Minister of Iraq from July 1958 to February 1963
- Abdullah Kassim Hanga (1932–1969), Zanzibar Prime Minister
- Cassim Chilumpha (born 1958), Malawian politician
- George A. Kasem (1919–2002), American congressional representative
- Ghasem Sholeh-Saadi, Iranian politician
- Ismail Qasim Naji, Somali politician
- Kasım Gülek (1905–1996), Turkish statesman
- Kasim Reed (born 1969), Democratic politician and the 59th Mayor of Atlanta
- Kassim al-Rimawi (1918–1982), prime minister of Jordan in 1980
- Kasym Khan (1445–1521), ruler of the Kazakh Khanate
- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakh president.
- Maryam Kassim, Somali politician
- Qasim I of Astrakhan (ruled ca. 1470-1500), Khan of Astrakhan
- Qasim II of Astrakhan (died 1532), Khan of Astrakhan
- Qasim Khan (died 1469), first khan of the Qasim Khanate
- Rafiq Belhaj Kacem, Tunisian politician
- Syarif Kasim II, sultan of Siak Indrapura
- Yahya Kassim Issa, Tanzanian politician
In military and combat
- Kassem Daher, Lebanese-Canadian Islamic militant
- Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi (695–715), Umayyad general who conquered Sindh
- Qassem Al-Nasser (1925–2007), Jordanian officer who participated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
- Qassem Khan Vali (1878–1935), known as Sardar Homayoun, Iranian army general, trained in France
- Qasem Soleimani (1957–2020), Iranian commander of the Quds Force
- Tal'at Fu'ad Qasim (died 1995), Egyptian leader of militant Gama'a Islamiyya organization
In religion
Religious figures in early Islam
- Qasim ibn Muhammad (died 605), son of Muhammad and Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
- Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (died ca. 728), jurist in early Islam
- Qasim ibn Hasan (ca. 666–680), son of Hasan ibn Ali and grandson of Muhammad
Modern religious figures
- Isa Qassim (born 1937), Bahraini Ayatollah
- Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi (1833–1880), Indian Islamic scholar and social activist
- Qasem Taei (born 1960), Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja (grand ayatollah)
In sport
In football (soccer)
- Ashraf Kasem (born 1966), Egyptian footballer
- Dollah Kassim (1949–2010), Singaporean footballer
- Ghasem Dehnavi (born 1981), Iranian footballer
- Ghasem Haddadifar (born 1983), Iranian footballer
- Kaseem Sinceno (born 1976), American football player
- Kasım Yıldız (born 1980), Turkish footballer
- Kassem El Zein (born 1990), Lebanese footballer
- Kassim Guyazou (born 1982), Togolese footballer
- Kassim Osgood (born 1980), American footballer
- Mehdi Kacem (born 1986), Algerian footballer
- Qasem Burhan (born 1985), Qatari footballer
- Yaser Kasim (born 1991), Iraqi footballer
In other sports
- Ghasem Rezaei (born 1985), Iranian wrestler
- Iqbal Qasim (born 1953), Pakistani cricketer
- Kassem Ibadulla (born 1964), New Zealand cricketer
- Kassim Osgood (born 1980), American football player
- Kassim Ouma (born 1978), Ugandan boxer
In other fields
- Qasim ibn Abdallah al-Manṣūr, was an Abbasid prince, youngest son of caliph al-Mansur (r. 754–775).
- Qasim Amin (1863-1908), Egyptian jurist, early advocate of women's rights
- Leyla Qasim (1952-1974), executed Iraqi Kurdish activist
- Kassim Basma (born 1960), Sierra Leonean businessman
- Peter Qasim (born 1974), Indian detained by Australian immigration
- Yasin Qasem Muhammad Ismail (born ca. 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
- Kasem Chatikavanich, Thai business leader
- Nazar Mohamed Kassim, Singaporean convicted murderer
- Syed Zahoor Qasim, Indian marine biologist
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