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Arabic: [ˈqaː.sɪm]
Persian: [ˈɢɒː.sem] Qāsim: Qaasim, Casim, Cassim, Kacem, Kasem, Kassem, Kassim, Qasem, Kasim, Qassim, Ghasem, Kassam
Qasīm: Kaseem, Kasseem, Qaseem, Kasim, |
Qasim 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.
There is an occasional variant spelling, (Arabic: قسیم, Qasīm), distinguished by a long second syllable. Both names can also be used as surnames.
Awn Alsharif Qasim (1933–2006), Sudanese writer
Gasim bey Zakir (1784-1857), Azerbaijani poet
Mehdi Belhaj Kacem (born 1973), French-Tunisian actor, philosopher, and writer
Qasem-e Anvar (1356-1433), Iranian Sufi poet
Pirzada Qasim (born 1943), Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet, scientist and educator
Kasim Sulton (born 1955), American bass guitarist
Kasseem Dean (born 1978), better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, American record producer
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
Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914–1963), Prime Minister of Iraq from July 1958 to February 1963
Abdullah Kassim Hanga (1932–1969), Zanzibar Prime Minister
Al-Qasim ibn Harun al-Rashid (fl. ca. 800–813), third son of Harun al-Rashid
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
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
Qassem Suleimani (born 1957), Iranian commander of the Quds Force
Tal'at Fu'ad Qasim (died 1995), Egyptian leader of militant Gama'a Islamiyya organization
Qasim ibn Muhammad (died 605), son of Muhammad and Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr (died ca. 728), jurist in early Islam
Qasim ibn Hasan (ca. 666–680), son of the Imam Hasan ibn Ali and grandson of Muhammad
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)
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
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
Ghasem Rezaei (born 1985), Iranian wrestler
Iqbal Qasim (born 1953), Pakistani cricketer
Kassem Ibadulla (born 1964), New Zealand cricketer
Kassim Ouma (born 1978), Ugandan boxer
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
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