Halim or Haleem (Arabic: حليم ) is an Arabic masculine given name which means gentle, forbearing, mild, patient, understanding, indulgent, slow to anger, "what we call a civilized man". In Islam, Al-Halīm is one of the 99 names of God, with that meaning.
The name
Abdul Halim means servant of God, as thus described, and bearers of that name are listed on that page.
Halim is also used as an abbreviated version of Abdul Halim, or independently, as a name given to a male. Examples of that are:
Halim Barakat, Syrian novelist
Halim Benmabrouk, Algerian footballer
Haleem Brohi, Pakistani author
Haleem Chaudhri, Bengali cricketer
Halim El-Dabh, American composer
Halim Haryanto, Indonesian / American badminton player
Halim Perdanakusuma, Indonesian aviator and national hero, after whom Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport is named
Halim Medaci, Algerian footballer
Said Halim Pasha, Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier
Halim Saad, Malaysian businessman
Halim Shah, Bangladeshi cricketer
Halim may also be a last name:
Aamer Haleem, Canadian radio and television personality
Helmy Halim, Egyptian filmmaker
Mohammad Haleem, Pakistani judge
Mustafa Ben Halim, ex-Prime Minister of Libya
Rachman Halim, Indonesian businessman
