Najm
Najm or Najam is an Arabic word meaning Star. It, Najm, is a direct Qurʾanic name for boys and girls that means “star”, “luminary”, “source of inspiration”. The word Najm is mentioned four times in the Qurʾān, and is also the name of chapter 53 of the Qurʾān: Surat an-An-Najm. Najm is also an Arab family name.
People
Najm
- Najm Afandi, Indian Urdu poet
- Najm Hamad Al Ahmad, Syrian jurist and politician
- Najm Allal, Western Saharan singer, guitarist and writer of lyrics in Spanish
- Najm Hosain Syed, Pakistani writer in Punjabi
Nagem
- Nagem Hatab, Iraqi who died in US custody
Najam
- Najam Sethi, Pakistani journalist, editor, and media personality
- Najam Sheraz, Pakistani pop singer, song writer, and peace activist
Najem
- Najem Wali, Iraqi-German author
Nadjim
- Nadjim Abdou, aka as Jimmy Abdou, Comoros-French footballer, playing in England
Najmul
- Najmul Hasan, Bangladeshi qari
- Najmul Millat, Indian faqīh
Surname
Najm
- Abolqasem Najm, Iranian politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat
- Faheem Najm, American singer better known as T-Pain
- Kamaran Najm, Iraqi photojournalist
- Mohammed Najm, 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, Egyptian vernacular poet
- Nawara Negm, 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 53rd sura of the Qur'an
- Najm is an arabized variant of the Atari 65XE computer sold in the Arab world