Naji Explained

Naji
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Survivor
Origin:	Arabic

Naji (also transliterated as Nagy in Egyptian Arabic and Naci (Turkish), Arabic: ناجي,) is an Arabic male given name, which is derived from the Arabic verb to survive.^[1] It is also a surname.

Given name

• Najee Harris (born 1998), American football player
• Naji al-Ali (1938–1987), Palestinian cartoonist, noted for political criticism of Israel
• Nagy Habib (born 1952), Egyptian professor, surgeon
• Naji Hakim (born 1955), French citizen of Lebanese origin, organist and composer
• Naji Majrashi (born 1982), Saudi footballer
• Naji Marshall (born 1998), American basketball player
• Naji Sabri (born 1951), Iraqi diplomat, Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein
• Naji Shawkat (1893–1980), Iraqi politician, Prime Minister 1932–33
• Naji Shushan (born 1981), Libyan footballer
• Naji al-Suwaidi (1882–1942), Iraqi politician, Prime Minister 1929–30
• Naji Talib (1917–2012), Iraqi politician, Prime Minister 1966–67
• Naji Chaaban (born 2000), Syrian Drummer

Surname

• Aziz Abdul Naji (born 1975), Algerian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay
• Fehmi Naji (1928–2016), Australian Muslim leader
• Ismail Qasim Naji (born 1969), Somali military leader
• Kamal Naji (1951–2009), Palestinian politician
• Oras Sultan Naji (1962-2015), Yemeni politician
• Reza Naji (born 1942), Iranian actor
• Kasra Naji, Iranian journalist

See also

• Nnaji, surname
• Noji, surname
• Nagy

References

1. http://www.behindthename.com/name/naji Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Naji