Karami Explained

Karami (Arabic كرامي) is an Arabic-based Lebanese surname, particularly that of a famous Lebanese Sunni Muslim political family. It is often francicised in the media as Karamé. It is to be differentiated from the Classical Arabic term Karamah (Arabic كرامة) and its colloquial form, Karameh.

Karami is also a common Persian language surname (Persian کرمی)

Karami may refer to:

Lebanese political family

Also commonly written as francicized Karamé

Abdul Hamid Karami (1890–1950), Lebanese political and religious leader
Ahmad Karami (1944–2020), Lebanese statesman
Faisal Karami (born 1971), Lebanese politician
Omar Karami (1934–2015), Prime Minister of Lebanon
Rashid Karami (1921–1987), Lebanese statesman

Iranian-based surname

Based on the Persian surname کرمی

Abdollah Karami (born 1983), Iranian footballer
Mohammad Sadegh Karami (born 1984), Iranian footballer
Mohsen Karami (born 1995), Iranian footballer
Shahab Karami (born 1991), Iranian footballer
Yaser Karami (born 1992), Iranian football
Yousef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete

Other people

Khalid Karami (born 1989), Dutch footballer of Moroccan origin
Miyoko Karami (born 1974), Japanese road cyclist

Language

Karami language, an extinct and unclassified Papuan language, perhaps a language isolate, of Papua New Guinea.

Places

Rashid Karami Stadium, a Lebanese stadium named after prime minister Rashid Karami
Ali Karami-ye Olya, also known as ‘Alī Karamī, a village in Chenar Rural District, Kabgian District, Dana County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
Karreh Karami, a village in Tut-e Nadeh Rural District, in the Central District of Dana County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran