Salim (name)
Salim (also spelled Saleem or Salem or Selim, Arabic: سليم, strictly transliterated as Salīm) is a name of Arabic origin meaning "safe" or "undamaged". Related names are Selima, Salima, Saleemah, and Salma.
| Pronunciation | Arabic: sæˈliːm, saˈliːm Egyptian Arabic: sɪˈliːm |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | Safe, sound, healthy, secure, intact |
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When transliterated, the name Salem (Arabic: سالم) can become indistinguishable in English, as the spelling Salim is also used, though with a long a and a short i sounds.
Surname
- Saleh Saleem (born 1953), Israeli politician
- Ali Saleem (born 1979), Pakistani television host
- Ali Selim, American film director
- Aliyah Saleem (born 1989), British ex-Muslim and human rights activist
- Ezzedine Salim (1943–2004), Iraqi politician
- Huner Saleem (born 1964), Iraqi-Kurdish film director
- Mai Selim Hamdam (born 1983), Jordanian singer
- Malek Saleem (born 1985), Qatari professional basketball player
- Naziha Salim (1927–2008), Iraqi artist
- Saleh Selim (1930–2002), Egyptian footballer and actor
- Shakir Mustafa Salim (1919–1985), Iraqi anthropologist
- Sudono Salim (1916–2012) Chinese Indonesian businessman
Given name
Saleem
- Saleem Haddad, (born 1983), author and aid worker of Iraqi-German and Palestinian-Lebanese descent
- Saleem (playwright), Palestinian-American playwright, actor and dancer
- Saleem Elahi (born 1976), former Pakistani cricketer who played in 13 Tests and 48 ODIs from 1995 to 2004
- Saleem Jaffar (born 1962), Pakistani cricketer
- Saleem Malik (born 1963), Former Pakistani cricketer
- Saleem Mohammed (born 1968), English cricketer
- Saleem Rasheed (born 1981), American and Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent
- Saleem Raza (born 1964), former cricketer
- Saleem Akhtar (1930–2004), former Pakistani cricketer
Salim
- Salim Nuruddin Jahangir (1569–1627), Mughal emperor, also known as Prince Salim
- Salim (poet) (1800–1866), Kurdish poet
- Salim Abanoz (born 1969), Turkish judoka
- Salim Ali (1896–1987), Indian ornithologist
- Salim Arrache (born 1982), Algerian footballer. He is currently an AC Ajaccio in French Ligue 1
- Salimullah Bahadur (1871-1915), 4th Nawab of Dhaka
- Salim Barakat (born 1951), Kurdish-Syrian novelist and poet
- Salim Cissé (born 1992), Guinean footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a forward
- Salim Durani (born 1934), Indian cricketer
- Salim Jreissati (born 1952), Lebanese jurist and politician
- Salim Khan (born 1935), Indian scriptwriter
- Salim Ghouse (born 1952), film, television and theater actor, theater director and martial artist
- Salim Grant (born 1977), film, voice and mascot actor
- Salim Hamdan (born 1968), convicted terrorist of Yemeni descent currently detained Guantanamo Bay Camp
- Salim Kerkar (born 1987), French-Algerian footballer, who is currently unattached
- Salim Mehajer (born 1986), Lebanese-Australian convicted criminal and former politician
- Salim Moin (born 1961), football coach who currently coaches Woodlands Wellington in the S.League
- Salim Ahmed Salim (born 1942), Tanzanian diplomat, who has worked in the international diplomatic arena
- Salim Sdiri (born 1978), French long jumper of Tunisian descent
- Salim Tuama (born 1979), Arab Israeli soccer player. He is a midfielder playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Salim Turky (born 1963), Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Mpendae constituency since 2010
- Salim Shahed (born 1970), Bangladeshi cricket referee and former cricketer
Selim
- Selim I (1465–1520), Ottoman sultan
- Selim II (1524–1574), Ottoman sultan
- Selim III (1761–1808), Ottoman sultan
- Selim I Giray (1631–1704), Crimean khan
- Selim Aga (1826–1875), Sudanese slave
- Selim Al Deen (1949–2008), Bangladeshi playwright and theatre artist
- Selim Benachour (born 1981), Tunisian football player
- Selim Bouadla (born 1988), French-Algerian football player who is currently playing as a midfielder for Debreceni VSC in the Hungarian OTP Bank Liga
- Selim Deringil (born 1951), Turkish academic
- Selim Franklin (1814–1884), American pioneer
- Selim Giray (born 1970), Turkish-born American violinist
- Selim Hassan (1887–1961), Egyptian egyptologist
- Selim Lemström (1838–1903), Finnish scientist
- Selim Palmgren (1878–1951), Finnish composer, pianist, conductor
- Selim Sadak (born 1954), Turkish politician
- Selim Sahab (born 1941), Egyptian musician
- Selim Sarper (1899–1968), Turkish diplomat and politician
- Selim Sesler (1957–2014), Turkish clarinet virtuoso of Romani heritage
- Selim Sırrı Tarcan (1874–1957), Turkish educator, sports official and politician
- Selim E. Woodworth (1815–1871), American Navy officer
- Selim Mouzannar (born 1963), Lebanese jeweler and civic activist
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