Salim (name)

Salim
Pronunciation	Arabic: sæˈliːm, saˈliːm‎; Egyptian Arabic: sɪˈliːm‎
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	Safe, sound, healthy, secure, intact

Salim (also spelled Saleem or Salem or Selim, Arabic: سليم‎, strictly transliterated as Salīm) is a name of Arabic origin meaning "safe" or "undamaged". Related names are Selima, Salima, Saleemah, and Salma.

When transliterated, the name Salem (Arabic: سالم‎) can become indistinguishable in English, as the spelling Salim is also used, though with a long a and a short i sounds.

Surname

Saleh Saleem (born 1953), Israeli politician
Ali Saleem (born 1979), Pakistani television host
Ali Selim, American film director
Aliyah Saleem (born 1989), British ex-Muslim and human rights activist
Ezzedine Salim (1943–2004), Iraqi politician
Huner Saleem (born 1964), Iraqi-Kurdish film director
Mai Selim Hamdam (born 1983), Jordanian singer
Malek Saleem (born 1985), Qatari professional basketball player
Naziha Salim (1927–2008), Iraqi artist
Saleh Selim (1930–2002), Egyptian footballer and actor
Shakir Mustafa Salim (1919–1985), Iraqi anthropologist
Sudono Salim (1916–2012) Chinese Indonesian businessman

Given name

Saleem

Saleem Haddad, (born 1983), author and aid worker of Iraqi-German and Palestinian-Lebanese descent
Saleem (playwright), Palestinian-American playwright, actor and dancer
Saleem Elahi (born 1976), former Pakistani cricketer who played in 13 Tests and 48 ODIs from 1995 to 2004
Saleem Jaffar (born 1962), Pakistani cricketer
Saleem Malik (born 1963), Former Pakistani cricketer
Saleem Mohammed (born 1968), English cricketer
Saleem Rasheed (born 1981), American and Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent
Saleem Raza (born 1964), former cricketer
Saleem Akhtar (1930–2004), former Pakistani cricketer

Salim

Salim Nuruddin Jahangir (1569–1627), Mughal emperor, also known as Prince Salim
Salim (poet) (1800–1866), Kurdish poet
Salim Abanoz (born 1969), Turkish judoka
Salim Ali (1896–1987), Indian ornithologist
Salim Arrache (born 1982), Algerian footballer. He is currently an AC Ajaccio in French Ligue 1
Salimullah Bahadur (1871-1915), 4th Nawab of Dhaka
Salim Barakat (born 1951), Kurdish-Syrian novelist and poet
Salim Cissé (born 1992), Guinean footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a forward
Salim Durani (born 1934), Indian cricketer
Salim Jreissati (born 1952), Lebanese jurist and politician
Salim Khan (born 1935), Indian scriptwriter
Salim Ghouse (born 1952), film, television and theater actor, theater director and martial artist
Salim Grant (born 1977), film, voice and mascot actor
Salim Hamdan (born 1968), convicted terrorist of Yemeni descent currently detained Guantanamo Bay Camp
Salim Kerkar (born 1987), French-Algerian footballer, who is currently unattached
Salim Mehajer (born 1986), Lebanese-Australian convicted criminal and former politician
Salim Moin (born 1961), football coach who currently coaches Woodlands Wellington in the S.League
Salim Ahmed Salim (born 1942), Tanzanian diplomat, who has worked in the international diplomatic arena
Salim Sdiri (born 1978), French long jumper of Tunisian descent
Salim Tuama (born 1979), Arab Israeli soccer player. He is a midfielder playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv
Salim Turky (born 1963), Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Mpendae constituency since 2010
Salim Shahed (born 1970), Bangladeshi cricket referee and former cricketer

Selim

Selim I (1465–1520), Ottoman sultan
Selim II (1524–1574), Ottoman sultan
Selim III (1761–1808), Ottoman sultan
Selim I Giray (1631–1704), Crimean khan
Selim Aga (1826–1875), Sudanese slave
Selim Al Deen (1949–2008), Bangladeshi playwright and theatre artist
Selim Benachour (born 1981), Tunisian football player
Selim Bouadla (born 1988), French-Algerian football player who is currently playing as a midfielder for Debreceni VSC in the Hungarian OTP Bank Liga
Selim Deringil (born 1951), Turkish academic
Selim Franklin (1814–1884), American pioneer
Selim Giray (born 1970), Turkish-born American violinist
Selim Hassan (1887–1961), Egyptian egyptologist
Selim Lemström (1838–1903), Finnish scientist
Selim Palmgren (1878–1951), Finnish composer, pianist, conductor
Selim Sadak (born 1954), Turkish politician
Selim Sahab (born 1941), Egyptian musician
Selim Sarper (1899–1968), Turkish diplomat and politician
Selim Sesler (1957–2014), Turkish clarinet virtuoso of Romani heritage
Selim Sırrı Tarcan (1874–1957), Turkish educator, sports official and politician
Selim E. Woodworth (1815–1871), American Navy officer
Selim Mouzannar (born 1963), Lebanese jeweler and civic activist