Azzam Explained

Azzam is a name of Arabic origin (and may refer to:

People

Given name

• Azzam Sleit (born 1966), Jordanian engineer and politician

Surname

• Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (also known as Azzam Pasha), Egyptian diplomat who is known for making the famous Azzam Pasha quotation
• Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Palestinian Sunni Islamic militant, scholar, and theologian
• Ahmad Azzam, Syrian footballer
• Azzam Azzam, person who was convicted of spying for Israel
• Bob Azzam, Lebanese singer
• Husam Azzam, Palestinian athlete and paralympian
• Mansour Fadlallah Azzam, Syrian politician

Nickname

• Adam Yahiye Gadahn, spokesman for Al-Qaeda, also known as Azzam the American

Other

• Azzam (2011 yacht), a yacht participating in the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race
• Azzam (2013 yacht), Emirati luxury yacht in service since 2013
• Azzam (2014 yacht), the winner of the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race
• Azzam Publications, a British publishing house.

See also

• Azam (disambiguation)