Qasim (name)

Qasim is the transliteration of the male given name (Arabic: قاسم‎‎, Qāsim), 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.

There is an occasional variant spelling, (Arabic: قسیم‎‎, Qasīm), distinguished by a long second syllable. Both names can also be used as surnames.

In arts and entertainment

In literature

• Awn Alsharif Qasim (1933–2006), Sudanese writer
• Gasim bey Zakir (1784-1857), Azerbaijani poet
• Mehdi Belhaj Kacem (born 1973), French-Tunisian actor, philosopher, and writer
• Qasem-e Anvar (1356-1433), Iranian Sufi poet
• Pirzada Qasim (born 1943), Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet, scientist and educator

In music

• Kasim Sulton (born 1955), American bass guitarist
• Kasseem Dean (born 1978), better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, American record producer

In other arts

• Casey Kasem (1932–2014), American radio personality and voice actor
• Jean Kasem (born 1954), American actress
• Kasim Abid, Iraqi-British cameraman, film director and producer
• KassemG or Kassem Gharaibeh, American comedian
• Kerri Kasem (born 1978), American radio and television host
• Mehrab Ghasem Khani (born 1970), Iranian film writer
• Peyman Ghasem Khani (born 1966), Iranian film screenwriter and actor
• Qasim Melho (born 1968), Syrian television and theatre actor

In government and politics

• Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914–1963), Prime Minister of Iraq from July 1958 to February 1963
• Abdullah Kassim Hanga (1932–1969), Zanzibar Prime Minister
• Al-Qasim ibn Harun al-Rashid (fl. ca. 800–813), third son of Harun al-Rashid
• Cassim Chilumpha (born 1958), Malawian politician
• George A. Kasem (1919–2002), American congressional representative
• Ghasem Sholeh-Saadi, Iranian politician
• Ismail Qasim Naji, Somali politician
• Kasım Gülek (1905–1996), Turkish statesman
• Kasim Reed (born 1969), Democratic politician and the 59th Mayor of Atlanta
• Kassim al-Rimawi (1918–1982), prime minister of Jordan in 1980
• Maryam Kassim, Somali politician
• Qasim I of Astrakhan (ruled ca. 1470-1500), Khan of Astrakhan
• Qasim II of Astrakhan (died 1532), Khan of Astrakhan
• Qasim Khan (died 1469), first khan of the Qasim Khanate
• Rafiq Belhaj Kacem, Tunisian politician
• Syarif Kasim II, sultan of Siak Indrapura
• Yahya Kassim Issa, Tanzanian politician

In military and combat

• Kassem Daher, Lebanese-Canadian Islamic militant
• Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi (695–715), Umayyad general who conquered Sindh
• Qassem Al-Nasser (1925–2007), Jordanian officer who participated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
• Qassem Khan Vali (1878 – 1935), known as Sardar Homayoun, Iranian army general, trained in France
• Qassem Suleimani (born 1957), Iranian commander of the Quds Force
• Tal'at Fu'ad Qasim (died 1995), Egyptian leader of militant Gama'a Islamiyya organization

In religion

Religious figures in early Islam

• Qasim ibn Muhammad (died 605), son of Muhammad and Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
• Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr (died ca. 728), jurist in early Islam
• Qasim ibn Hasan (ca. 666–680), son of the Imam Hasan ibn Ali and grandson of Muhammad

Modern religious figures

• Isa Qassim (born 1937), Bahraini Ayatollah
• Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi (1833-1880), Indian Islamic scholar and social activist
• Qasem Taei (born 1960), Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja (grand ayatollah)

In sport

In football (soccer)

• Ashraf Kasem (born 1966), Egyptian footballer
• Dollah Kassim (1949–2010), Singaporean footballer
• Ghasem Dehnavi (born 1981), Iranian footballer
• Ghasem Haddadifar (born 1983), Iranian footballer
• Kaseem Sinceno (born 1976), American football player
• Kasım Yıldız (born 1980), Turkish footballer
• Kassim Guyazou (born 1982), Togolese footballer
• Kassim Osgood (born 1980), American footballer
• Mehdi Kacem (born 1986), Algerian footballer
• Qasem Burhan (born 1985), Qatari footballer
• Yaser Kasim (born 1991), Iraqi footballer

In other sports

• Ghasem Rezaei (born 1985), Iranian wrestler
• Iqbal Qasim (born 1953), Pakistani cricketer
• Kassem Ibadulla (born 1964), New Zealand cricketer
• Kassim Ouma (born 1978), Ugandan boxer

In other fields

• Qasim Amin (1863-1908), Egyptian jurist, early advocate of women's rights
• Leyla Qasim (1952-1974), executed Iraqi Kurdish activist
• Kassim Basma (born 1960), Sierra Leonean businessman
• Peter Qasim (born 1974), Indian detained by Australian immigration
• Yasin Qasem Muhammad Ismail (born ca. 1979), Yemeni held in Guantanamo
• Kasem Chatikavanich, Thai business leader