{{For|the town|Essam, Ghana}} '''Essam''' (Arabic: <big>عِصام</big> ''‘iṣām'') is an Arabic male given name and surname. It means "defended; protected; well-preserved; well-protected; well-kept; preserved; reserved; safeguarded".
==Surname== Notable people with the surname Essam include: * Anne Essam (born 1992). Cameroonian handball player * Chloe Essam (born 1999), English netball player * Connor Essam (born 1992), English footballer * Fahad Essam (born 1988), Saudi football player * Habiba Essam (born 2007), Egyptian footballer * Mohamed Essam (fencer) (born 1994), Egyptian fencer * Mohamed Essam (Egyptian footballer) (born 1994), Egyptian footballer * Mostafa Essam (born 2003), Qatari footballer * Orjuan Essam, Sudanese footballer * Ramy Essam (born 1987), Egyptian musician * Sarah Essam (born 1999), Egyptian footballer * Shehab Essam (born 1995), Egyptian squash player
==Given name== Notable people with the given name Essam include: * Essam Abdel-Azim (born 1970), Egyptian footballer * Essam Abdel-Fatah (born 1965), Egyptian football referee * Essam Awad (born 1962), Egyptian volleyball player * Essam Baheeg (1931–2008), Egyptian football player and coach * Essam al-Buwaydhani (born 1971), Syrian rebel leader * Essam al-Da'alis (1966–2025), Palestinian politician and Hamas member * Essam Dhahi (born 1983), Emirati footballer * Essam el-Erian (1954–2020), Egyptian physician and politician * Essam El-Gindy (born 1966), Egyptian chess Grandmaster * Essam El Hadary (born 1973), Egyptian footballer * Essam El-Haddad (1953), Egyptian politician * Essam Heggy (born 1975), Egyptian space scientist * Essam Khalaf, Bahraini politician * Essam E. Khalil (born 1948), Egyptian engineer and academic * Essam Khalil (politician), Egyptian businessman * Essam Mahmoud (born 1977), Egyptian football goalkeeper * Essam Marei (born 1965), Egyptian footballer * Essam Marzouk (born 1960), Egyptian terrorist * Essam Mubaideen (born 1986), Jordanian footballer * Essam al-Qamari, Egyptian army official * Essam Ramadan (born 1957), Egyptian volleyball player * Essam al-Ridi, American member of al-Qaeda * Essam Hamad Salem (born 1973), Iraqi football player and coach * Essam Sharaf (born 1952), Egyptian academic * Essam Shiha, Egyptian lawyer, politician and human rights activist * Essam Tharwat (born 1986), Egyptian footballer * Essam Abu Touk (born 1977), Jordanian footballer * Essam Yassin (born 1987), Iraqi footballer * Essam Yousef (born 1965), Egyptian novelist and TV host * Essam Zeino, Syrian footballer
==See also== * {{intitle|Essam}} * Esam (given name) * Issam
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