# Akram

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'''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](/source/Ekrem)/Eqrem. Notable people with the name include:

==Given name==
* [Akram Abdel-Majeed](/source/Akram_Abdel-Majeed) (born 1970), Egyptian footballer
* [Akram Afif](/source/Akram_Afif) (born 1996), Qatari footballer
* [Akram Ahmed](/source/Akram_Ahmed) (died 2020), Bangladeshi Air Force pilot
* [Akram al-Ajouri](/source/Akram_al-Ajouri), Palestinian terrorist group leader
* [Akram Al-Ashqar](/source/Akram_Al-Ashqar) (born 1982), Palestinian film director, photographer, and IT professional
* [Akram Al-Noor](/source/Akram_Al-Noor) (born 1987), Yemeni taekwondo practitioner
* [Akram Al-Selwi](/source/Akram_Al-Selwi) (born 1986), Yemeni footballer
* [Akram Al-Worafi](/source/Akram_Al-Worafi) (born 1986), Yemeni footballer
* [Akram Aldroubi](/source/Akram_Aldroubi), American mathematician
* [Akram Ansari](/source/Akram_Ansari) (born 1954), Pakistani politician
* [Akram Monfared Arya](/source/Akram_Monfared_Arya) (born 1946), Iranian pilot
* [Akram Assem](/source/Akram_Assem) (born 1965), Afghan historian and author
* [Akram Aylisli](/source/Akram_Aylisli) (born 1937), Azerbaijani writer, playwright, novelist, and politician
* [Akram Ayyad](/source/Akram_Ayyad) (born 1991), Libyan footballer
* [Akram Bounabi](/source/Akram_Bounabi) (born 1999), Algerian fencer
* [Akram Cheema](/source/Akram_Cheema), Pakistani politician
* [Akram Chehayeb](/source/Akram_Chehayeb) (born 1947), Lebanese politician
* [Akram Hossain Chowdhury](/source/Akram_Hossain_Chowdhury) (1954/55-2023), Bangladeshi politician
* [Akram Dashti](/source/Akram_Dashti), Pakistani politician
* [Akram Djahnit](/source/Akram_Djahnit) (born 1991), Algerian footballer
* [Akram Khan Durrani](/source/Akram_Khan_Durrani) (born 1960), Pakistani politician
* [Akram Emmanuel](/source/Akram_Emmanuel) (born 1967), Iraqi footballer
* [Akram Fahimian](/source/Akram_Fahimian) (born 1990), Iranian poet
* [Akram Abdul Ghanee](/source/Akram_Abdul_Ghanee) (born 1987), Maldivian footballer
* [Akram Masih Gill](/source/Akram_Masih_Gill), Pakistani politician
* [Akram Habib](/source/Akram_Habib) (born 1965), Egyptian-British biblical scholar, pracademic, social activist, and human rights advocate
* [Akram Hamidi](/source/Akram_Hamidi) (born 1999), French-Algerian kickboxer and muay thai fighter
* [Akram Haniyah](/source/Akram_Haniyah) (born 1953), Palestinian journalist
* [Akram Hasson](/source/Akram_Hasson) (born 1959), Israeli politician
* [Akram al-Hawrani](/source/Akram_al-Hawrani) (1911–1996), Syrian politician
* [Akram al-Homsi](/source/Akram_al-Homsi), Jordanian politician
* [Akram Hamid Begzadeh Jaff](/source/Akram_Hamid_Begzadeh_Jaff) (1929–2010), Iraqi politician
* [Akram al-Kaabi](/source/Akram_al-Kaabi) (born 1977), Iraqi politician
* [Akram Khan](/source/Akram_Khan_(cricketer)) (born 1968), Bangladeshi cricketer
* [Akram Khan](/source/Akram_Khan_(politician)) (born 1970), Indian politician
* [Akram Khan](/source/Akram_Khan_(dancer)) (born 1974), English dancer and choreographer
* [Akram Fouad Khater](/source/Akram_Fouad_Khater) (born 1960), Lebanese-American professor, historian, and author
* [Akram Khatoon](/source/Akram_Khatoon) (born 1937), Pakistani banker
* [Akram Khodabandeh](/source/Akram_Khodabandeh) (born 1991), Iranian taekwondo practitioner
* [Akram Khpalwak](/source/Akram_Khpalwak), Afghan politician
* [Akram Khuzam](/source/Akram_Khuzam), al-Jazeera journalist
* [Akram Mahinan](/source/Akram_Mahinan) (born 1993), Malaysian footballer
* [Akram Moghrabi](/source/Akram_Moghrabi) (born 1985), Lebanese footballer
* [Akram Mohammadi](/source/Akram_Mohammadi) (born 1958), Iranian actress
* [Akram Msallam](/source/Akram_Msallam) (born 1971), Palestinian novelist
* [Akram Ojjeh](/source/Akram_Ojjeh) (1918–1991), Saudi businessman
* [Akram Osman](/source/Akram_Osman) (1937–2016), Afghan writer and novelist
* [Akram Pahalwan](/source/Akram_Pahalwan) (born 1987), Pakistani wrestler
* [Akram Pedramnia](/source/Akram_Pedramnia) (born 1969), Iranian-Canadian writer, translator, Joycean scholar, researcher, activist, and physician
* [Akram Raza](/source/Akram_Raza) (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer
* [Akram Roumani](/source/Akram_Roumani) (born 1978), Moroccan footballer
* [Akram El Hadi Salim](/source/Akram_El_Hadi_Salim) (born 1987), Sudanese football goalkeeper
* [Akram Salman](/source/Akram_Salman) (born 1945), Iraqi football manager
* [Akram Shah](/source/Akram_Shah) (born 1978), Indian judoka
* [Akram Shammaa](/source/Akram_Shammaa) (1930–2012), Syrian politician, lawyer, and real estate investor
* [Akram Sheikh](/source/Akram_Sheikh), Pakistani attorney and politician
* [Akram Tawfik](/source/Akram_Tawfik) (born 1997), Egyptian footballer
* [Akram Toofani](/source/Akram_Toofani) (1930–2021), Pakistani Islamic scholar
* [Akram Umarov](/source/Akram_Umarov) (born 1994), Kyrgyzstani footballer
* [Akram Yari](/source/Akram_Yari) (1940–1979), Afghan politician
* [Akram Yosri](/source/Akram_Yosri) (born 1994), Egyptian handball player
* [Akram Yurabayev](/source/Akram_Yurabayev) (born 1973), Uzbekistani sprint canoer
* [Akram Zaatari](/source/Akram_Zaatari) (born 1966), Lebanese filmmaker, photographer, archival artist, and curator
* [Akram Zaki](/source/Akram_Zaki) (1931–2017), Pakistani politician and literary scholar
* [Akram uz-Zaman](/source/Akramozzaman), Bengali politician and member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
* [Akram Zuway](/source/Akram_Zuway) (born 1991), Libyan footballer
==Surname==
* [Ahmed Akram](/source/Ahmed_Akram) (born 1996), Egyptian swimmer
* [Barmak Akram](/source/Barmak_Akram) (born 1966), Afghani filmmaker
* [Hajaz Akram](/source/Hajaz_Akram) (born 1970), British actor
* Malik Faisal Akram (1977–2022), perpetrator of the [Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis](/source/Colleyville_synagogue_hostage_crisis)
* [Nashat Akram](/source/Nashat_Akram) (born 1984), Iraqi football player
* {{anchor|Naveed Akram}} [Naveed Akram](/source/Naveed_Akram_(disambiguation))
: [Naveed Akram (born 1984)](/source/Naveed_Akram_(born_1984)), retired Pakistani football player
: [Naveed Akram (born 2001)](/source/2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting), an Australian charged with terrorism and 15 murders, in relation to the 14 December 2025 Bondi Beech shooting.
* [Nawaal Akram](/source/Nawaal_Akram) (born 1998/99), Qatari comedian
* [Omar Akram](/source/Omar_Akram) (born 1964), American pianist
* [S. M. Akram](/source/S._M._Akram) (1943/1944–2024), Bangladeshi politician and government bureaucrat
* [Sajid Akram](/source/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](/source/Wasim_Akram) (born 1966), Pakistani cricketer

==References==
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Category:Arabic-language surnames
Category:Arabic-language masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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