Qasim (name)
Qasim, Kassem or Qasem is the transliteration of the male given name, pronounced with a long first syllable. The meaning is one who distributes. The first known bearer of the name was the son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Qasim ibn Muhammad.
There is an occasional variant spelling,, distinguished by a long second syllable. Both names can also be used as surnames.
In arts and entertainment
In literature
- Gasim bey Zakir, Azerbaijani poet
- Kacem El Ghazzali, Moroccan-Swiss author and atheism activist
- Qasim Tawfiq, Jordanian novelist and short story writer
- Qasem-e Anvar, Iranian Sufi poet
- Mehdi Belhaj Kacem, French-Tunisian actor, philosopher, and writer
- Pirzada Qasim, Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet, scientist and educator
- Awn Alsharif Qasim, Sudanese writer
In music
- Kasim Sulton, American bass guitarist
- Kasseem Dean, better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, American record producer
In other arts
- Casey Kasem, American radio personality and voice actor
- Jean Kasem, American actress
- KassemG or Kassem Gharaibeh, American comedian
- Kerri Kasem, American radio and television host
- Mehrab Ghasem Khani, Iranian film writer
- Peyman Ghasem Khani, Iranian film screenwriter and actor
- Qasim Melho, Syrian television and theatre actor
- Saiful Azam Kashem, Bangladeshi film director
In government and politics
- Al-Qasim ibn Harun al-Rashid was the third son of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid, and for a time third-in-line to the Abbasid Caliphate.
- Abd al-Karim Qasim, Prime Minister of Iraq from July 1958 to February 1963
- Abdullah Kassim Hanga, Zanzibar Prime Minister
- Cassim Chilumpha, Malawian politician
- George A. Kasem, American congressional representative
- Ghasem Sholeh-Saadi, Iranian politician
- Ismail Qasim Naji, Somali politician
- Kasım Gülek, Turkish statesman
- Kasim Reed, Democratic politician and the 59th Mayor of Atlanta
- Kasim Uddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician
- Kassim al-Rimawi, prime minister of Jordan in 1980
- Kasym Khan, ruler of the Kazakh Khanate
- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakh president.
- Maryam Kassim, Somali politician
- Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal
- Mir Quasem Ali, Bangladeshi businessman, philanthropist and politician
- Mir Quasem Mondal, West Bengali politician
- Qasim I of Astrakhan, Khan of Astrakhan
- Qasim II of Astrakhan, Khan of Astrakhan
- Qasim Khan, first khan of the Qasim Khanate
- Rafiq Belhaj Kacem, Tunisian politician
- Suleiman Kassim, Nigerian politician
- Syarif Kasim II, sultan of Siak Indrapura
- Syed Mir Qasim, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Yahya Kassim Issa, Tanzanian politician
In military and combat
- Kassem Daher, Lebanese-Canadian Islamic militant
- Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi, Umayyad general who conquered Sindh
- Qassem Al-Nasser, Jordanian officer who participated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
- Qassem Khan Vali, known as Sardar Homayoun, Iranian army general, trained in France
- Qasem Soleimani, Iranian commander of the Quds Force
- Tal'at Fu'ad Qasim, Egyptian leader of militant Gama'a Islamiyya organization
- Naim Qassem, secretary-general of Hezbollah
In religion
Religious figures in early Islam
- Qasim ibn Muhammad, son of Muhammad and Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
- Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, jurist in early Islam
- Qasim ibn Hasan, son of Hasan ibn Ali and grandson of Muhammad
Modern religious figures
- Isa Qassim, Bahraini Ayatollah
- Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi, Indian Islamic scholar and social activist
- Qasem Taei, Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja
In sport
In football (soccer)
- Ashraf Kasem, Egyptian footballer
- Dollah Kassim, Singaporean footballer
- Ghasem Dehnavi, Iranian footballer
- Ghasem Haddadifar, Iranian footballer
- Kaseem Sinceno, American football player
- Kasım Yıldız, Turkish footballer
- Kassem El Zein, Lebanese footballer
- Kassim Guyazou, Togolese footballer
- Kassim Osgood, American footballer
- Mehdi Kacem, Algerian footballer
- Qasem Burhan, Qatari footballer
- Yaser Kasim, Iraqi footballer
In other sports
- Ghasem Rezaei, Iranian wrestler
- Iqbal Qasim, Pakistani cricketer
- Mir Khasim Ali, Hyderabadi table tennis player
- Kassem Ibadulla, New Zealand cricketer
- Kassim Osgood, American football player
- Kassim Ouma, Ugandan boxer
In other fields
Qasim ibn Abdallah al-Manṣūr, was an Abbasid prince, youngest son of caliph al-Mansur.- Muhammad Qasim
- Qasim Amin, Egyptian jurist, early advocate of women's rights
- Leyla Qasim, executed Iraqi Kurdish activist
- Kassim Basma, Sierra Leonean businessman
- Peter Qasim, Indian detained by Australian immigration
- Yasin Qasem Muhammad Ismail, Yemeni held in Guantanamo
- Kasem Chatikavanich, Thai business leader
- Nazar Mohamed Kassim, Singaporean convicted murderer
- Syed Zahoor Qasim, Indian marine biologist