Zaim (name)

Zaim or Zaeem may be a representation of the masculine Arabic given name Za'im / Zaeim (), meaning leader, chief. Correspondingly al-Za'im () means "the leader". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Zaeem Qadri (1964–2026), Pakistani politician
• Zaeem Raja (born 1956), Pakistani cricketer
• Zaim Divanović (born 2000), Montenegrin football player
• Zaim Imamović (1920–1994), Bosnian sevdalinka-folk singer, accordionist and author
• Zaim Imamović (1961–1995), Bosniak military officer
• Zaim Muzaferija (1923–2003), Bosnian poet and actor
• Zaim Redžepović (born 1980), Serbian Bosniak politician
• Zaim Topčić (1920–1990), Yugoslav and Bosnian writer
• Hasnul Zaim bin Zafri (born 2002), Malaysian footballer
• Mohamad Zaim Abu Hassan, Malaysian politician
• Mohd Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid (born 1989), Malaysian badminton player

Surname

• Alexander Zaim (born 1988), Swedish footballer
• Cyril V Zaim (1655–1720), Patriarch of Antioch, nephew of Macarius
• Derviş Zaim (born 1964), Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist
• Husni al-Za'im (1897–1949), Syrian military officer and politician
• Issam Al Zaim (1940–2007), Syrian economist and former minister of industry
• Kourosh Zaim (born 1939), Iranian writer
• Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im (died 1672), Patriarch of Antioch
• Mohamed Ragab El-Zaim, Egyptian wrestler
• Paul Za'im (1627–1669), Ottoman Syrian Orthodox clergyman and chronicler, son of Macarius

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