Nadeem

Nadeem/Nadim/Nadiem/Nedim (Arabic: نديم) is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "best friend of the drinker", "companion", "confidant", or "friend".¹²

The name is common among many communities, including Christians, Muslims and Jews, in the Greater Middle East, the Balkans, and South Asia.

• Nadeem Ansari (born 1986) Optometrist Indian
• Nadeem (born 1941), Pakistani film actor
• Nadeem Abbasi (born 1968), former Pakistani cricketer
• Nadeem Ahmad, Pakistani Army general
• Nadeem Ahmed (born 1987), Hong Kongese cricketer
• Nadeem al-Wajidi (1954-2024), Indian Islamic scholar
• Nadeem Aslam (born 1966), British novelist of Pakistani origin
• Nadeem Ghauri (born 1962), former Pakistani cricketer
• Nadeem Karim (born 1989), Iraqi footballer
• Nadeem Khan (born 1969), former Pakistani cricketer
• Nadeem Baig (born 1971), Pakistani film director
• Nadeem Malik (born 1982), English cricketer
• Nadeem Malik (journalist) (born 1968), Pakistani journalist
• Razaq Nadeem (died 2016), Pakistani murderer in Hong Kong
• Nadeem Saifi (born 1954), Indian music director
• Nadeem Shahid (born 1969), English first-class cricketer
• Nadeem Siddique (born 1977), British-Pakistani boxer
• Nadeem Taj (born 1953), Pakistani general

• Nadim Abbas (born 1980), Hong Kong artist
• Nadim al-Jabiri (born 1959), Iraqi politician
• Nadim al-Pachachi (1914–1976), Iraqi Secretary-General of OPEC
• Nadim Asfar (born 1976), Lebanese photographer and filmmaker
• Nadim Barghouthi (born 1989), Palestinian footballer
• Nadim Gemayel (born 1982), Lebanese MP
• Nadim Karam (born 1957), Lebanese artist
• Nadim Kassar (born 1964), Lebanese businessman
• Nadim Kobeissi (born 1990), Lebanese-Canadian computer programmer and security researcher
• Nadim Lataif (born 1936), Lebanese security officer
• Nadim Nassar (born 1964), Syrian priest and founder of the Awareness Foundation
• Nadim Sabagh (born 1985), Syrian footballer
• Nadim Sadek (born 1962), Irish-Egyptian entrepreneur
• Nadim Sawalha (born 1933), English actor

• Nadiem Makarim (born 1984), Indonesian politician and businessman

• Nedîm (1681–1730), Ottoman Turkish poet
• Nedim Dal (born 1975), Bosnian-born Turkish national basketball player
• Nedim Đedović (born 1997), Bosnian basketball player
• Nedim Doğan (born 1943), Turkish football player
• Nedim Durić (born 1993), Bosnian football player
• Nedim Günar (1932–2011), Turkish football player
• Nedim Gürsel (born 1951), Turkish writer
• Nedim Halilović (born 1979), Bosnian footballer
• Nedim Hasanbegović (born 1988), German footballer of Bosnian descent
• Nedim Hiroš (born 1984), Bosnian former footballer
• Nedim Imac (1966–2007), Turkish-Dutch businessman and sports executive
• Nedim Jusufbegović (born 1974), Bosnian football manager and former player
• Nedim Kufi (born 1962), Iraqi-Dutch visual artist
• Nedim Nišić (born 1984), Bosnian-American Olympic swimmer
• Nedim Ökmen (1908–1967), Turkish economist and politician
• Nedim Şener (born 1966), Turkish writer and journalist
• Nedim Tutić (born 1968), Bosnian former football player
• Nedim Yücel (born 1979), Turkish basketball player

• Mahmud Nedim Pasha (1818–1883), Ottoman Turkish statesman
• Mahmut Nedim Hendek (1880–1920), Ottoman Turkish military officer

• Ahmed Nadeem (born 1976), Emirati cricketer
• Aida Nadeem (born 1965), Iraqi musician
• Francis Nadeem (1955–2020), Pakistani priest
• Khan Muttaqi Nadeem (1940–2006), Pakistani lawyer
• Muhammad Nadeem (born 1972), Pakistani field hockey player
• Savera Nadeem (born 1974), Pakistani television actor
• Arshad Nadeem (born 1997), Pakistani athlete
• Shahbaz Nadeem (born 1989), Indian cricketer
• Shahid Nadeem (born 1947), Pakistani journalist, playwright, screenwriter, director, human rights activist
• Waheed Nadeem (born 1987), Afghan footballer
• Hanadi Nadeem, Pakistan-born American politician

• Dinanath Nadim (1916–1988), Kashmiri poet
• Hang Nadim, 16th century Malaysian warrior
• Nadia Nadim (born 1988), Afghanistan–born Danish footballer