Akram

Akram (Arabic: أکرم‎), is used as a given name and surname, and is derived from the Arabic root word Karam (كرم), meaning generosity. In the Arabic language, it means "most generous." In Turkey and Eastern Europe, the name is also rendered as Ekrem.

Akram is closely related to the word Karim (کریم), meaning generous.

Given name

Akram

• Akram Afif, Qatari footballer
• Akram al-Hawrani, Syrian politician
• Akram Aldroubi, American mathematician
• Akram Khan (cricketer) , Bangladeshi cricketer
• Akram Chehayeb, Lebanese politician
• Akram El Hadi Salim, Sudanese footballer
• Akram Fouad Khater, Lebanese-American historian
• Akram Khan (dancer), English dancer of Bangladeshi descent
• Akram Khpalwak, Governor of Paktika Province in Afghanistan
• Akram Khuzam, al-Jazeera journalist
• Akram Mahinan, Malaysian footballer
• Akram Mohammadi, Iranian actress
• Akram Monfared Arya, Iranian pilot
• Akram Ojjeh, Saudi businessman
• Akram Pahalwan, Pakistani wrestler
• Akram Umarov, Kyrgyzstani footballer
• Akram Yurabayev, Uzbekistani sprint canoer
• Akram Zaki, Pakistani Senator and literary scholar

Ekrem

• Ekrem Akurgal (1911–2002), Turkish archaeologist
• Ekrem Alican (1916–2000), Turkish politician
• Ekrem Bardha (born 1933), Albanian-American businessman
• Ekrem Bora (1934–2012), Turkish film actor
• Ekrem Boyalı (born 1970), Turkish taekwondo practitioner and coach
• Ekrem Bradarić (born 1969), Bosnian footballer
• Ekrem Celil (born 1980), Turkish weightlifter
• Ekrem Dağ (born 1980), Austrian footballer with Turkish descent
• Ekrem Ekşioğlu (born 1978), Turkish footballer
• Ekrem Ekinci, Turkish chemist
• Ekrem Ibrić (born 1962), former Yugoslav football player
• Ekrem İmamoğlu (born 1970), Turkish politician and current Mayor of Istanbul
• Ekrem Jevrić, Montenegrin singer and musician of Roma
• Ekrem Kahya (born 1978), Turkish-Dutch footballer
• Ekrem Koçak (1931–1993), Turkish middle-distance runner
• Ekrem Libohova, Albanian politician

Eqrem

• Eqrem Basha, Kosovan writer
• Eqrem Çabej, Albanian scholar
• Eqrem Vlora, Albanian politician

Surname

Akram

• Ahmed Akram, Egyptian swimmer
• Barmak Akram, Afghani filmmaker
• Hajaz Akram, British actor
• Nashat Akram (born 1984), Iraqi football player
• Nawaal Akram, Qatari comedian
• Omar Akram, American pianist
• Wasim Akram (born 1966), Pakistani cricketer

Ekrem

• György Ekrem-Kemál (1946–2009), Hungarian nationalist political figure
• Hamid Ekrem Šahinović (1882–1936), Bosniak writer and dramatist
• Reşat Ekrem Koçu (1905–1975), Turkish writer and historian