Salim
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Salim is an Arabic given name meaning safe, related names are Selima, Salima, Saleemah, and Salma. It may refer to:
Given name
- Selim ISelim ISelim I, Yavuz Sultân Selim Khan, Hâdim-ül Haramain-ish Sharifain , nicknamed Yavuz "the Stern" or "the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as "the Grim" , was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to...
(1465–1520), Ottoman sultan - Selim IISelim IISelim II Sarkhosh Hashoink , also known as "Selim the Sot " or "Selim the Drunkard"; and as "Sarı Selim" or "Selim the Blond", was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574.-Early years:He was born in Constantinople a son of Suleiman the...
(1524–1574), Ottoman sultan - Selim IIISelim IIISelim III was the reform-minded Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. The Janissaries eventually deposed and imprisoned him, and placed his cousin Mustafa on the throne as Mustafa IV...
(1761–1808), Ottoman sultan - SalîmSalîmAbdul-Rehman Begi Saheb-Qiran Famous by his pseudonym as Salim, , was born in 1800 in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, died 1866. He is considered to be one of the greatest Kurdish Poets.-References:* *...
(1800–1866), Kurdish Poet - Saleem (playwright), a Palestinian-American playwright, actor and dancer
- Master SaleemMaster SaleemMaster Saleem sometimes referred as Saleem Shahzada is an Indian singer from Punjab, known for his work as a playback singer in Bollywood films, like Heyy Babyy , Dostana and Love Aaj Kal...
, Indian singer - Selim Benachour (born 1981), Tunisian football player
- Selim AgaSelim AgaSelim Aga , a native of Sudan who was abducted by slave traders when he was eight years of age, was brought to Scotland in 1836, and raised and educated as a free man. Selim wrote an autobiography of his life as a slave, accompanied by his poetic Ode to Britain and printed in Aberdeen in 1846...
(1826–1875), Sudanese slave - Salim AliSalim AliSálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Known as the "birdman of India", Salim Ali was among the first Indians to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and his bird books helped develop ornithology...
, Indian ornithologist - Selim DeringilSelim DeringilSelim Deringil is a Turkish academic, and professor of history at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul.-Career:Deringil earned his doctorate from the University of East Anglia in 1979, and joined Boğaziçi University the same year. He is a notable lecturer on Late Ottoman History, Ottoman Islam and...
, Turkish academic - Salim DuraniSalim DuraniSalim Aziz Durani is a former Indian cricketer who played in 29 Tests from 1960 to 1973. An allrounder, Durani was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a big hitting left-handed batsman and famous for his six hitting prowess...
, Indian cricketer - Selim ErdoğanSelim ErdoganSelim Erdoğan is a Turkish poet. With parents originally from Malatya, he nevertheless had all his life and schooling experience in Elazığ, the neighboring town, where his father had a job, including higher education at Elazığ's Fırat University, Faculty of Engineering...
, Turkish poet - Selim FranklinSelim FranklinSelim Franklin, Esquire was an American pioneer, auctioneer, real estate agent, chess master, and Canadian legislator. Selim is listed in the Pioneer Club of San Francisco and The Society of California Pioneers...
(1814–1884), American pioneer - Selim HassanSelim HassanSelim Hassan was an Egyptian Egyptologist. He wrote the 16-volume Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt in Arabic and supervised the excavation of many ancient Egyptian tombs under the auspices of Cairo University.-Giza:...
, Egyptian Egyptologist - Salim KhanSalim KhanSalim Khan is an Indian Scriptwriter and Actor. He wrote numerous screenplays for Bollywood films. He frequently collaborated with writer Javed Akhtar; the duo is credited as Salim-Javed.-Personal life:...
, Indian scriptwriter - Saleem JaffarSaleem JaffarSaleem Jaffar is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 39 One Day Internationals from 1986 to 1992. Jaffar was born in Karachi, Sindh...
, Pakistani cricketer - Saleem MohammedSaleem MohammedSaleem Mohammed is a former English cricketer. Mohammed was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Peterborough, Cambridgeshire....
, English cricketer - Selim PalmgrenSelim PalmgrenSelim Gustaf Adolf Palmgren , dubbed "The Finnish Chopin", was a Finnish composer, pianist, and conductor. Palmgren was born in Pori, Finland, February 16, 1878. He studied at the Conservatory in Helsinki from 1895 to 1899, then continued his piano studies in Berlin with Ansorge, Berger and Busoni...
(1878–1951), Finnish composer, pianist, conductor - Selim SadakSelim SadakSelim Sadak, is a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin, currently the mayor of Siirt.Selim Sadak graduated from the Mathematics department of Diyarbakır Eğitim Enstitüsü...
, Turkish politician - Saleem SadiqSaleem SadiqKhwaja Muhammad Saleem Sadiq, born in Amritsar on August 27, 1929, was a pioneer of wrestling in Pakistan. He was a secretary to the Pakistan Wrestling Federation and manager to Bholu Brothers, one of the most popular wrestling teams in Pakistan....
, Pakistani businessman - Selim SahabSelim SahabSelim Sahab contemporary prominent Conductor and Composer ,was born in Palestine in 1941 is now a citizen of Egypt.Maestro / Selim Sahab obtained a Bachelor of Choral Conducting in the 1971 from Institute of Jnesen ....
, Egyptian musician - Selim SarperSelim SarperSelim Sarper was a Turkish politician. A graduate of Robert College of Istanbul, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey. He was also Turkey's ambassador to the United Nations....
, Turkish politician - Selim E. WoodworthSelim E. WoodworthSelim E. Woodworth was a commander in the United States Navy, prominent San Francisco businessman, and member of the Woodworth political family.-Early years:...
(1815–1871), American United States Navy officer
Surname
- Agus SalimAgus SalimHaji Agus Salim was one of Indonesia's founding fathers and prominent diplomats. He played a leading role in the creation of the Indonesian constitution in 1945 and served as Indonesia's Foreign Minister between 1947 and 1949.-Early life:...
(1884–1954), Indonesian politician - Ali SaleemAli SaleemAli Saleem , best known by his alter-ego Begum Nawazish Ali, is a Pakistani television host, actor, scriptwriter and impressionist...
, Pakistani television host - Ali SelimAli SelimAli Selim is an Arab-American advertising and independent film director. Over the past fifteen years he has directed over 850 television commercials, five half-hour documentaries and several music videos.-Early life:...
, independent film director - Ezzedine SalimEzzedine SalimEzzedine Salim, , also known as Abdelzahra Othman Mohammed , was an Iraqi politician.-Biography:...
, Iraqi politician - Mai SelimMai SelimMai Selim Hamdan commonly Known as Mai Selim, is a young Arabic artist who started off her singing career in early 2005. Sister of Comedian Mais Hamdan.-Musical debut:...
, Egyptian singer - Naziha SalimNaziha SalimNaziha Salim was an Iraqi artist and painter, described by the country's president, Jalal Talabani, as "the first Iraqi woman who anchored the pillars of Iraqi contemporary art....
, Iraqi artist - Omar SaleemOmar Saleem-Early life:Born on the 5th of February, 1980, Rawalpindi, Pakistan to a colonel in the Pakistan Army, Omar Saleem from a young age desired and fantasized about being a race driver....
, Pakistani television host - Prince Salim, another name of Mughal Prince Jahangir
- Saleh SaleemSaleh SaleemSaleh Saleem is an Israeli Arab former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash between 1994 and 1999.-Biography:In 1985 he became head of I'billin local council, a position he held until 2008. He was placed fourth on the Hadash list for the 1992 elections, but missed out on a...
, Israeli politician - Saleh SelimSaleh SelimSaleh Selim was a famous Egyptian football player and actor. He was nicknamed El Maestro because of his way of leading the Ahly football team to many victories. He then became the manager of the team, then member of the board of directors of the club...
, Egyptian footballer - Shakir Mustafa SalimShakir Mustafa SalimShakir Mustafa Salim was a famous Iraqi social anthropologist who taught in the Department of Sociology at Baghdad University.He compiled A Dictionary of Anthropology: English-Arabic .-Marsh Dwellers of the Euphrates Delta:...
(1919–1985), an Iraqi anthropologist - Sudono SalimSudono SalimSudono Salim , also known as Liem Sioe Liong, is a Chinese Indonesian businessman of Hokchia origin. He was once considered the richest individual in Indonesia. He was the head of the conglomerate Salim Group before turning over its management to his youngest son Anthony in 1992.-Early life:Salim...
, Indonesian millionaire
Other uses
- Selim Pasha, a character in Mozart's opera The Abduction from the Seraglio
See also
- Salaam (disambiguation)
- Saleem (film), a 2009 Telugu film
- Salem (disambiguation), a similar spelling
- Salem (name)Salem (name)Salem is an Arabic given name and surname, a Sephardic Jewish surname of Hebrew origin, and an English origin surname.-Given name:* Salem Chalabi, Iraqi-American lawyer* Salem Al Fakir, Swedish musician...
, similar name and meaning - Selim peopleSelim peopleSelim is an ethnic group of Sudan. They speak Sudanese Arabic.Most members of this ethnic groups are Muslims. The population of this ethnic group is at several 10,000....
- Selim (District), Kars
- ShalimShalimShalim was the name of a god in the Canaanite religion pantheon, mentioned in inscriptions found in Ugarit in Syria. William F. Albright identified Shalim as the god of dusk, and Shahar as god of the dawn...
, also transliterated Salim, is the name of a Canaanite deity - S-L-MS-L-MShin-Lamedh-Mem is the triconsonantal root of many Semitic words, and many of those words are used as names. The root itself translates as "whole, safe, intact".-Salam "Peace":...