# Essam

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For the town, see [Essam, Ghana](/source/Essam,_Ghana).

**Essam** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic): عِصام *‘iṣām*) is an [Arabic](/source/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](/source/Anne_Essam) (born 1992). Cameroonian handball player
- [Chloe Essam](/source/Chloe_Essam) (born 1999), English netball player
- [Connor Essam](/source/Connor_Essam) (born 1992), English footballer
- [Fahad Essam](/source/Fahad_Essam) (born 1988), Saudi football player
- [Habiba Essam](/source/Habiba_Essam) (born 2007), Egyptian footballer
- [Mohamed Essam (fencer)](/source/Mohamed_Essam_(fencer)) (born 1994), Egyptian fencer
- [Mohamed Essam (Egyptian footballer)](/source/Mohamed_Essam_(Egyptian_footballer)) (born 1994), Egyptian footballer
- [Mostafa Essam](/source/Mostafa_Essam) (born 2003), Qatari footballer
- Orjuan Essam, Sudanese footballer
- [Ramy Essam](/source/Ramy_Essam) (born 1987), Egyptian musician
- [Sarah Essam](/source/Sarah_Essam) (born 1999), Egyptian footballer
- [Shehab Essam](/source/Shehab_Essam) (born 1995), Egyptian squash player

## Given name

Notable people with the given name Essam include:

- [Essam Abdel-Azim](/source/Essam_Abdel-Azim) (born 1970), Egyptian footballer
- [Essam Abdel-Fatah](/source/Essam_Abdel-Fatah) (born 1965), Egyptian football referee
- [Essam Awad](/source/Essam_Awad) (born 1962), Egyptian volleyball player
- [Essam Baheeg](/source/Essam_Baheeg) (1931–2008), Egyptian football player and coach
- [Essam al-Buwaydhani](/source/Essam_al-Buwaydhani) (born 1971), Syrian rebel leader
- [Essam al-Da'alis](/source/Essam_al-Da'alis) (1966–2025), Palestinian politician and Hamas member
- [Essam Dhahi](/source/Essam_Dhahi) (born 1983), Emirati footballer
- [Essam el-Erian](/source/Essam_el-Erian) (1954–2020), Egyptian physician and politician
- [Essam El-Gindy](/source/Essam_El-Gindy) (born 1966), Egyptian chess Grandmaster
- [Essam El Hadary](/source/Essam_El_Hadary) (born 1973), Egyptian footballer
- [Essam El-Haddad](/source/Essam_El-Haddad) (1953), Egyptian politician
- [Essam Heggy](/source/Essam_Heggy) (born 1975), Egyptian space scientist
- [Essam Khalaf](/source/Essam_Khalaf), Bahraini politician
- [Essam E. Khalil](/source/Essam_E._Khalil) (born 1948), Egyptian engineer and academic
- [Essam Khalil (politician)](/source/Essam_Khalil_(politician)), Egyptian businessman
- [Essam Mahmoud](/source/Essam_Mahmoud) (born 1977), Egyptian football goalkeeper
- [Essam Marei](/source/Essam_Marei) (born 1965), Egyptian footballer
- [Essam Marzouk](/source/Essam_Marzouk) (born 1960), Egyptian terrorist
- [Essam Mubaideen](/source/Essam_Mubaideen) (born 1986), Jordanian footballer
- [Essam al-Qamari](/source/Essam_al-Qamari), Egyptian army official
- [Essam Ramadan](/source/Essam_Ramadan) (born 1957), Egyptian volleyball player
- [Essam al-Ridi](/source/Essam_al-Ridi), American member of al-Qaeda
- [Essam Hamad Salem](/source/Essam_Hamad_Salem) (born 1973), Iraqi football player and coach
- [Essam Sharaf](/source/Essam_Sharaf) (born 1952), Egyptian academic
- [Essam Shiha](/source/Essam_Shiha), Egyptian lawyer, politician and human rights activist
- [Essam Tharwat](/source/Essam_Tharwat) (born 1986), Egyptian footballer
- [Essam Abu Touk](/source/Essam_Abu_Touk) (born 1977), Jordanian footballer
- [Essam Yassin](/source/Essam_Yassin) (born 1987), Iraqi footballer
- [Essam Yousef](/source/Essam_Yousef) (born 1965), Egyptian novelist and TV host
- [Essam Zeino](/source/Essam_Zeino), Syrian footballer

## See also

- [Esam (given name)](/source/Esam_(given_name))
- [Issam](/source/Issam)

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