Najm Explained

Najm or Najam (also Negm, pronounced as /arz/ in Egyptian dialect / pronunciation) is an Arabic word meaning MORNING STAR.^[1] It is used as a given name in Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia.^{[2] [3]} Najm is the male version of the name and Najma is the female version of the name. Najm/Negm is also a common Arab family name.

People

Najm

• Najm Afandi (1893–1975), Indian Urdu poet
• Najm Hamad Al Ahmad (born 1969), Syrian jurist and politician
• Najm Allal (born 1966), Western Saharan singer, guitarist and writer of lyrics in Spanish
• Najm Hosain Syed (born 1936), Pakistani writer in Punjabi

Nagem

• Nagem Hatab, Iraqi who died in US custody

Najam

• Najam Sethi (born 1948), Pakistani journalist, editor, and media personality
• Najam Sheraz (born 1969), Pakistani pop singer, song writer, and peace activist

Najem

• Najem Wali (born 1956), Iraqi-German author

Najim

See main article: Najim.

Nadjim

• Nadjim Abdou (born 1984), aka as Jimmy Abdou, Comoros-French footballer, playing in England

Najmul

• Najmul Hasan (born 1984), Bangladeshi qari (Qur'an reciter)
• Najmul Millat (1863-1938), Indian faqīh (Islamic jurist)

Surname

Najm

• Abolqasem Najm (1892–1981), Iranian politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat
• Kamaran Najm (born 1987), Iraqi photojournalist
• Mohammed Najm (1943–2016), Libyan military officer and political figure

Najem

• Mohamed Ag Najem, Tuareg rebel leader against government of Mali

Najam

• Adil Najam, Pakistani-American academic

Negm

• Ahmed Fouad Negm (1929–2013), Egyptian vernacular poet
• Nawara Negm (born 1973), Egyptian journalist, blogger and human rights activist

Places

• Najmabad (disambiguation), several places
• Najm, Iran, village in Iran
• Shurab-e Najm-e Soheyli, village in Iran
• Najim Jihad, housing compound outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden lived
• Qal'at Najm, castle in Syria

Sports

• Nedjm Chabab Magra, or NC Magra, Algerian football club
• Najm de Marrakech, Moroccan football club

Other

• An-Najm, (The Star), the 53rd sura of the Qur'an
• Najm is an arabized variant of the Atari 65XE computer sold in the Arab world

See also

• Najim
• Njeim
• Najima (disambiguation)
• Najma (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of modern Written Arabic. J. M. Cowan . 1994.
2. Book: A Dictionary of Muslim Names. Salahuddin Ahmed. Hurst & Company. London. 1999.
3. Book: A Dictionary of Muslim Names. S. A. Rahman. Goodword Books. New Delhi. 2001.