'''Akram''' ({{langx|ar|أکرم}}), is a given name and surname, derived from the Arabic root word ''Karam'' ({{lang|ar|كرم}}), meaning "generosity". In the Arabic language, Akram is a comparative adjective and means "kinder."<ref>{{cite journal|author=Judith Rosenhouse|title=Personal Names in Hebrew and Arabic: Modern Trends Compared to the Past|journal=Journal of Semitic Studies|date=Spring 2002|volume=47|issue=1|page=106 |doi=10.1093/jss/47.1.97}}</ref> In Turkey and Eastern Europe, the name is also rendered as Ekrem/Eqrem. Notable people with the name include:
==Given name== * Akram Abdel-Majeed (born 1970), Egyptian footballer * Akram Afif (born 1996), Qatari footballer * Akram Ahmed (died 2020), Bangladeshi Air Force pilot * Akram al-Ajouri, Palestinian terrorist group leader * Akram Al-Ashqar (born 1982), Palestinian film director, photographer, and IT professional * Akram Al-Noor (born 1987), Yemeni taekwondo practitioner * Akram Al-Selwi (born 1986), Yemeni footballer * Akram Al-Worafi (born 1986), Yemeni footballer * Akram Aldroubi, American mathematician * Akram Ansari (born 1954), Pakistani politician * Akram Monfared Arya (born 1946), Iranian pilot * Akram Assem (born 1965), Afghan historian and author * Akram Aylisli (born 1937), Azerbaijani writer, playwright, novelist, and politician * Akram Ayyad (born 1991), Libyan footballer * Akram Bounabi (born 1999), Algerian fencer * Akram Cheema, Pakistani politician * Akram Chehayeb (born 1947), Lebanese politician * Akram Hossain Chowdhury (1954/55-2023), Bangladeshi politician * Akram Dashti, Pakistani politician * Akram Djahnit (born 1991), Algerian footballer * Akram Khan Durrani (born 1960), Pakistani politician * Akram Emmanuel (born 1967), Iraqi footballer * Akram Fahimian (born 1990), Iranian poet * Akram Abdul Ghanee (born 1987), Maldivian footballer * Akram Masih Gill, Pakistani politician * Akram Habib (born 1965), Egyptian-British biblical scholar, pracademic, social activist, and human rights advocate * Akram Hamidi (born 1999), French-Algerian kickboxer and muay thai fighter * Akram Haniyah (born 1953), Palestinian journalist * Akram Hasson (born 1959), Israeli politician * Akram al-Hawrani (1911–1996), Syrian politician * Akram al-Homsi, Jordanian politician * Akram Hamid Begzadeh Jaff (1929–2010), Iraqi politician * Akram al-Kaabi (born 1977), Iraqi politician * Akram Khan (born 1968), Bangladeshi cricketer * Akram Khan (born 1970), Indian politician * Akram Khan (born 1974), English dancer and choreographer * Akram Fouad Khater (born 1960), Lebanese-American professor, historian, and author * Akram Khatoon (born 1937), Pakistani banker * Akram Khodabandeh (born 1991), Iranian taekwondo practitioner * Akram Khpalwak, Afghan politician * Akram Khuzam, al-Jazeera journalist * Akram Mahinan (born 1993), Malaysian footballer * Akram Moghrabi (born 1985), Lebanese footballer * Akram Mohammadi (born 1958), Iranian actress * Akram Msallam (born 1971), Palestinian novelist * Akram Ojjeh (1918–1991), Saudi businessman * Akram Osman (1937–2016), Afghan writer and novelist * Akram Pahalwan (born 1987), Pakistani wrestler * Akram Pedramnia (born 1969), Iranian-Canadian writer, translator, Joycean scholar, researcher, activist, and physician * Akram Raza (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer * Akram Roumani (born 1978), Moroccan footballer * Akram El Hadi Salim (born 1987), Sudanese football goalkeeper * Akram Salman (born 1945), Iraqi football manager * Akram Shah (born 1978), Indian judoka * Akram Shammaa (1930–2012), Syrian politician, lawyer, and real estate investor * Akram Sheikh, Pakistani attorney and politician * Akram Tawfik (born 1997), Egyptian footballer * Akram Toofani (1930–2021), Pakistani Islamic scholar * Akram Umarov (born 1994), Kyrgyzstani footballer * Akram Yari (1940–1979), Afghan politician * Akram Yosri (born 1994), Egyptian handball player * Akram Yurabayev (born 1973), Uzbekistani sprint canoer * Akram Zaatari (born 1966), Lebanese filmmaker, photographer, archival artist, and curator * Akram Zaki (1931–2017), Pakistani politician and literary scholar * Akram uz-Zaman, Bengali politician and member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly * Akram Zuway (born 1991), Libyan footballer ==Surname== * Ahmed Akram (born 1996), Egyptian swimmer * Barmak Akram (born 1966), Afghani filmmaker * Hajaz Akram (born 1970), British actor * Malik Faisal Akram (1977–2022), perpetrator of the Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis * Nashat Akram (born 1984), Iraqi football player * {{anchor|Naveed Akram}} Naveed Akram : Naveed Akram (born 1984), retired Pakistani football player : Naveed Akram (born 2001), an Australian charged with terrorism and 15 murders, in relation to the 14 December 2025 Bondi Beech shooting. * Nawaal Akram (born 1998/99), Qatari comedian * Omar Akram (born 1964), American pianist * S. M. Akram (1943/1944–2024), Bangladeshi politician and government bureaucrat * Sajid Akram ({{Birth based on age as of date|noage=yes|50|2025|12|14|slash=yes}}{{nbh}}2025), alleged terrorist, shot dead by police at Bondi Beech, Sydney. * Wasim Akram (born 1966), Pakistani cricketer
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