# Ghanem

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{{for|the village in Iran|Ghanem, Iran}}
'''Ghanem''' ({{langx|ar|غانم|}}) is an Arabic masculine given name and a surname.

The Ghanem family is descended from Jafna ibn Amr of the [Azd Dynasty](/source/Azd), one of the oldest Pre-Islamic communities that inhabited southwestern Arabia, mainly [Yemen](/source/Yemen), and the [Al-Bahah](/source/Al-Bahah) and ['Asir](/source/'Asir) provinces in [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia). Following the [Ma'rib](/source/Ma'rib) dam break during the 3rd century, they scattered between modern-day Saudi Arabia and the [Levant](/source/Levant).

Jafna settled in Roman-ruled [Syria](/source/Syria) and established the [Kingdom of the Ghassanids](/source/Ghassanids), which disappeared in 635 when the area was conquered by Muslims. They were so named after a spring of water where they stopped on their way to Syria. His descendants adopted [Christianity](/source/Christianity) and became allied to the [Byzantine Empire](/source/Byzantine_Empire).

Meanwhile, his brother, Thalabah ibn Amr, settled in [Hijaz](/source/Hijaz) and his descendants became the [Ansaris](/source/Ansar_(Islam)), the local inhabitants of [Medina](/source/Medina) who took the Islamic prophet [Muhammad](/source/Muhammad) and his followers into their homes when they emigrated from [Mecca](/source/Mecca) during the [Hijra](/source/Hijrah).

In [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon), the family descends directly from Moussa Ghanem Al-Ghassani, a native of [Al-Nabek](/source/Al-Nabek), Syria and a descendant of the Ghassanid Dynasty, "Al-Ghassani" being Arabic for the Ghassanid. Moussa moved to [Yanouh](/source/Yanouh%2C_Byblos) in the 9th century and settled there. In the following centuries, his descendants moved to other regions in Lebanon, including [Lehfed](/source/Lehfed), [Jouret Bedran](/source/Jouret_Bedran), among others.

"Ghanem" may refer to:

==Given name==
* [Ghanem al-Dosari](/source/Ghanem_al-Dosari) (born 1980), Saudi human rights activist and satirist
* [Ghanem Hamarsheh](/source/Ghanem_Hamarsheh) (born 1977), Jordanian footballer
* [Ghanem Zrelly](/source/Ghanem_Zrelly) (born 1984), Tunisian actor

==Surname==
* [Abdullah Ghanem](/source/Abdullah_Ghanem) (born 1995), Emirati footballer
* [Abu Samra Ghanem](/source/Tanyus_Shahin) (1820–1895), right hand of Tanyus Shahin, leader of the Mount Lebanon peasants' revolt of 1859 <ref>https://www.dig-doc.org/index.php?page=Ym9vaw==&op=ZGlzcGxheV9ib29rX2RldGFpbHNfdQ==&book_id=MTA4&lan=YXI=#:~:text=%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88%2520%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%2520%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85%2520%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF%25201820,%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87%D9%85%2520%D9%83%D9%84%2520%D8%A3%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9%2520%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%2520%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF.</ref>
* [Antoine Ghanem](/source/Antoine_Ghanem) (1943–2007), Lebanese politician
* [https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85 Ali Ghanem] (born 1963), Syrian politician and Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
* [Asma Ghanem](/source/Asma_Ghanem) (born 1991), Palestinian  artist and musician
* [Donia Samir Ghanem](/source/Donia_Samir_Ghanem) (born 1985), Egyptian singer and actress
* [Edy Ganem](/source/Edy_Ganem) (born 1983), American actress of Lebanese descent
* [Iskandar Ghanem](/source/Iskandar_Ghanem) (1911–2005), Lebanese army general 
* [Marcel Ghanem](/source/Marcel_Ghanem) (born 1964), Lebanese journalist
* [Mohamed El Ghanem](/source/Mohamed_El_Ghanem), Egyptian refugee detained without charge for seven years by the Geneva judiciary from 2007 to 2013
* [Najwa Ghanem](/source/Najwa_Ghanem) (born 1960), Syrian first wife and first cousin of Osama bin Laden
* [Nassir Al-Ghanem](/source/Nassir_Al-Ghanem) (born 1961), Kuwaiti  footballer
* [Nujoom Al-Ghanem](/source/Nujoom_Al-Ghanem) (born 1962), Emirati poet, artist and film director
* [Robert Ghanem](/source/Robert_Ghanem) (1942–2019), Lebanese lawyer and politician
* [Sabine Ghanem](/source/Sabine_Getty) (born 1984), Swiss-Lebanese jewelry designer and socialite
* [Samir Ghanem](/source/Samir_Ghanem) (1937–2021), Egyptian comedian
* [Saoud Ghanem](/source/Saoud_Ghanem) (born 1981), Kuwaiti-born Qatari footballer
* [Shihab Ghanem](/source/Shihab_Ghanem) (born 1940), Emirati engineer, administrator, poet and author
* [Shukri Ghanem](/source/Shukri_Ghanem) (1942–2012), Libyan politician, prime minister

==See also==
* [Ganem](/source/Ganem), a given name and surname

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

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