Rahim
Rahim ( Arabic رَحيم) (also Raheem in English-speaking countries ) is a name. It occurs as a masculine given name of Persian origin meaning Enduring Mercy; the Merciful, the Almighty, God, and as a surname . The name goes back to Ar-Rahim , one of the 99 names of Allah , and occurs among other things in Turkish . The female variant is Rahima .
Name bearer
Regents
- Muhammad Rahim I († 1825), Khan of the Khiva Khanate
First name
- Rahim Ademi (* 1954), Croatian general of Albanian descent
- Rahim Aliabadi (* 1943), Iranian wrestler
- Rahim Ayew (* 1988), Ghanaian soccer player
- Rahim Bakhsh (~ 1921–2001), Afghan singer and musician
- Rahim Burhan (* 1949), Macedonian theater director
- Raheem DeVaughn (* 1975), American R&B and neo-soul singer
- Rahim Ememi (* 1981), Iranian road cyclist
- Abdul Rahim Hatef (1925–2013), Afghan politician
- Rahim Jahani (~ 1947–2014), Afghan singer and musician
- Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khanan (~ 1557–1627), general and poet in the Mughal Empire
- Raheem Adewole Lawal (* 1990), Nigerian soccer player
- Raheem Morris (born 1976), American football coach
- Rahim Ouédraogo (* 1980), Burkinabe soccer player
- Yahya Rahim Safavi (* 1958), commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
- Rahim Schmidt (* 1959), German politician
- Raheem Shaquille Sterling (* 1994), English-Jamaican soccer player
- Raheem Ramlan Tuwan Gafoor (* 1979), Sri Lankan football player
- Abdul Rahim Wardak (* 1940), Afghan politician and former general
family name
- Al-Malik al-Rahim , Emir, last ruler of the Buyids in Iraq
- Danny Rahim (* 1986), English actor
- Esther Rahim (1904–1963), German-Pakistani painter
- Ğamāl Abd al-Rahīm (1924–1988), Egyptian composer and music teacher
- Ibrahim Abdel Rahim (* 1982), Egyptian fencer
- J. Abdur Rahim , Pakistani diplomat in Europe
- M. Abdur Rahim (* 19 **), Canadian economist
- Maizurah Abdul Rahim (* 1999), Brunei sprinter
- Malik Rahim (* 1948 as Donald Guyton ), American politician
- Mohamed Aman Rahim (* 1996), Bruneian football player
- Mohammed Naim Rahim (* 19 **), Afghan prisoner in the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
- Mohammed Rahizam Abdul Rahim (* 1966), Malaysian tennis player
- Mohd Safiq Rahim (* 1987), Malaysian soccer player
- Muhammed Rahim (* 19 **), Afghan prisoner in the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
- Shaaban Abdel Rahim (* 19 **), Egyptian pop singer
- Shareef Abdur-Rahim (* 1976), American basketball player
- Tahar Rahim (* 1981), French actor