# Muslim (name)

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**Muslim** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic): مُسْلِم *muslim*), also [transliterated](/source/Romanization_of_Arabic) as **Moslem** or **Müslüm** ([Turkish](/source/Turkish_language)), is an Arabic male given name meaning 'pure, clear, immaculate, clean, taintless, straight, absolute', 'devout, god-fearing, pious, complaisant, obedient, submissive', 'virtuous, chaste, modest, blameless, innocent'. The name Muslim is a [diminutive](/source/Diminutive) of the name [Aslam](/source/Aslam_(disambiguation)) (أَسْلَم *aslam*), which both names stems from the male noun-name [Salaam](/source/Salaam_(disambiguation)). It is also the proper name for the followers of the religion [Islam](/source/Islam) and solely a Muslim name. Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

### Moslem

- [Moslem Uddin Ahmad](/source/Moslem_Uddin_Ahmad) (1948–2023), Bangladeshi politician
- [Moslem Anatouf](/source/Moslem_Anatouf) (born 2006), Algerian footballer
- [Moslem Bahadori](/source/Moslem_Bahadori) (1927–2024), Iranian medical scientist
- [Moslem Darabi](/source/Moslem_Darabi) (born 1981), Iranian strongman
- [Moslem Eskandar-Filabi](/source/Moslem_Eskandar-Filabi) (born 1954), Iranian wrestler
- [Moslem Firoozabadi](/source/Moslem_Firoozabadi), Iranian footballer
- [Moslem Al Freej](/source/Moslem_Al_Freej) (born 1988), Saudi footballer
- [Moslem Uddin Khan](/source/Moslem_Uddin_Khan) (1930–2013), Bangladeshi politician
- [Moslem Malakouti](/source/Moslem_Malakouti) (1924–2014), Grand Ayatollah, Iranian Shiite cleric, Marja
- [Moslem Mesigar](/source/Moslem_Mesigar) (born 1984), Iranian beach soccer player
- [Moslem Mojademi](/source/Moslem_Mojademi) (born 1996), Iranian footballer
- [Moslem Ali Mollah](/source/Moslem_Ali_Mollah), Bengali politician
- [Moslem Niadoost](/source/Moslem_Niadoost) (born 1990), Iranian middle-distance runner
- [Moslem Oladghobad](/source/Moslem_Oladghobad) (born 1995), Iranian futsal player
- [Moslem Rahal](/source/Moslem_Rahal) (born 1977), Syrian musician and composer
- [Moslem Rostamiha](/source/Moslem_Rostamiha) (born 1992), Iranian futsal player
- [Moslem Uddin](/source/Moslem_Uddin) (1939–2026), Bangladeshi politician

### Muslim

- [Muslim (rapper)](/source/Muslim_(rapper)) (born 1981), Moroccan rapper and entrepreneur
- [Muslim Agaýew](/source/Muslim_Aga%C3%BDew) (born 1974), Turkmen professional football
- [Muslim Ahmad](/source/Muslim_Ahmad) (born 1989), Malaysian footballer
- [Muslim ibn Aqil](/source/Muslim_ibn_Aqil) (died 680), early Islamic figure
- [Muslim Arogundade](/source/Muslim_Arogundade) (1926–??), Nigerian athlete
- [Muslim Atayev](/source/Muslim_Atayev) (1973–2005), Chechen militant
- [Muslim ibn Kathir al-Azdi](/source/Muslim_ibn_Kathir_al-Azdi) (died 680), companion of [Hussain ibn Ali](/source/Hussain_ibn_Ali)
- [Muslim Burut](/source/Muslim_Burut) (1943–2021), Bruneian writer
- [Muslim Daliyev](/source/Muslim_Daliyev) (born 1964), Russian footballer and football coach
- [Muslim Evloev](/source/Muslim_Evloev) (1995–2020), Russian-Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler
- [Muslim Gadzhimagomedov](/source/Muslim_Gadzhimagomedov) (born 1997), Russian boxer
- [Muslim Guiamaden](/source/Muslim_Guiamaden) (born 1963), Filipino politician
- [Muslim Kanji](/source/Muslim_Kanji) (died 2010), Kenyan cricketer
- [Muslim Khan (politician)](/source/Muslim_Khan_(politician)), Indian politician
- [Muslim Khan (Taliban spokesman)](/source/Muslim_Khan_(Taliban_spokesman)) (1954–2017), Pakistani militant
- [Muslim Khuchiev](/source/Muslim_Khuchiev) (born 1971), Russian politician
- [Muslim ibn Sa'id al-Kilabi](/source/Muslim_ibn_Sa'id_al-Kilabi), governor of Khurasan for the Umayyad Caliphate (723–724)
- [Muslim Magomayev (composer)](/source/Muslim_Magomayev_(composer)) (1885–1937), Azerbaijani composer and conductor
- [Muslim Magomayev (musician)](/source/Muslim_Magomayev_(musician)) (1942–2008), dubbed the "King of Songs" and the "Soviet Sinatra", Soviet Azerbaijani pop singer
- [Muslim Mousa](/source/Muslim_Mousa) (born 2005), Iraqi footballer
- [Muslim Mubarak](/source/Muslim_Mubarak) (born 1985), Iraqi footballer
- [Muslim Mulliqi](/source/Muslim_Mulliqi) (1934–1998), Kosovar painter
- [Muslim Musa](/source/Muslim_Musa) (born 1997), Afghan cricketer
- [Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Nishapuri](/source/Muslim_ibn_al-Hajjaj_Nishapuri) (died 875), hadith scholar
- [Muslim ibn Quraysh](/source/Muslim_ibn_Quraysh), (died 1085), [Uqaylid](/source/Uqaylid) king (emir) of Mosul and Aleppo during 1061–1085
- [Muslim Sadulaev](/source/Muslim_Sadulaev) (born 1995), Russian wrestler
- [Muslim Salikhov](/source/Muslim_Salikhov), Russian martial artist
- [Muslim Sattarov](/source/Muslim_Sattarov) (born 1965), Uzbekistani ice dancer
- [Muslim Shishani](/source/Muslim_Shishani) (born 1972), Georgian militant
- [Muslim Tatriev](/source/Muslim_Tatriev) (born 1980), Russian politician
- [Muslim Tulshaev](/source/Muslim_Tulshaev) (born 1994), Russian-German mixed martial artist
- [Muslim Uddin](/source/Muslim_Uddin), Bangladeshi politician
- [Muslim Umar](/source/Muslim_Umar) (born 2003), Nigerian footballer
- [Muslim ibn Uqba](/source/Muslim_ibn_Uqba), (died 683) general in the Umayyad Caliphate
- [Muslim ibn al-Walid](/source/Muslim_ibn_al-Walid) (748–823), Abbasid poet
- [Muslim Yar](/source/Muslim_Yar) (born 1999), German cricketer

### Müslüm

- [Müslüm Aydoğan](/source/M%C3%BCsl%C3%BCm_Aydo%C4%9Fan) (born 1989), Turkish footballer
- [Müslüm Can](/source/M%C3%BCsl%C3%BCm_Can) (born 1975), Turkish footballer
- [Müslüm Doğan](/source/M%C3%BCsl%C3%BCm_Do%C4%9Fan) (born 1959), Turkish politician
- [Müslüm Gürses](/source/M%C3%BCsl%C3%BCm_G%C3%BCrses) (1953–2013), Turkish folk singer
- [Müslüm Yelken](/source/M%C3%BCsl%C3%BCm_Yelken) (born 1988), Turkish footballer

## Surname

- [Ahmed Abou Moslem](/source/Ahmed_Abou_Moslem) (born 1981), Egyptian footballer
- [Azmi Muslim](/source/Azmi_Muslim) (born 1986), Malaysian footballer

## See also

- [Müslüm, Polatlı](/source/M%C3%BCsl%C3%BCm,_Polatl%C4%B1), village in the District of Polatlı, Ankara Province, Turkey
- [Muğancıq Müslüm](/source/Mu%C4%9Fanc%C4%B1q_M%C3%BCsl%C3%BCm), village and municipality in the Sharur Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
- [Christian (given name)](/source/Christian_(given_name))
- [Muslim (disambiguation)](/source/Muslim_(disambiguation))

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