Kazmi
Appearance
Kazemi, Kazimi, Kazmi, or al-Kadhimi (Template:Lang-ar) is a surname found most commonly in Iran, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The surname is conventionally used by people who trace their patrilineal descent from Imam Musa al-Kazim, thus the lineage belongs to the Sayyid community.[1] Kazmi people are direct descendants of Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima.[2][3] Musa al-Kadhim is revered as the seventh successor of Muhammad by Shia Muslims i.e., he is the seventh Imam of Twelver Shias. Considering their etymology, the terms Musavi and Kazmi can be used interchangebly (since both have been derived from Imam Musa al-Kazim).[4]
Notable people with this surname
Kazmi
- Ahmad Saeed Kazmi (1913–1986), Sufi scholar from Multan, Pakistan
- Iqbal Kazmi, Pakistani human rights activist and journalist
- Nasir Kazmi, Urdu poet from Pakistan
- Nikhat Kazmi, film critic from India
- Pratima Kazmi, Indian television actress
- Rahat Kazmi, Pakistani television actor, talk-show anchor and academic
- Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi (1617–1705), known as Bari Imam, Sufi poet and philosopher
Kazemi
- Arsalan Kazemi, Iranian basketball player
- Elham Kazemi, Iranian–American mathematics educator
- Farhad Kazemi, Iranian football manager
- Hadi Kazemi, Iranian actor
- Hossein Kazemi (born 1979), Iranian footballer
- Sayed Mustafa Kazemi (1962–2007), Afghan politician
- Sahel Kazemi (died 2009), murderer of retired NFL football star Steve McNair
- Zahra Kazemi (1949–2003), Iranian-Canadian journalist
- Zhaleh Kazemi (1944–2005), Iranian painter and news anchor
Kazimi
- Ali Kazimi (born 1961), Canadian filmmaker, media artist and writer
Kadhimi
- Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq since 2020
Fictional characters
- Carmel Kazemi, EastEnders
- Darius Kazemi, EastEnders
- Kush Kazemi, EastEnders
- Shakil Kazemi, EastEnders
- Umar Kazemi, EastEnders
References
- ^ Chopra, Pran Nath (1982). Religions and Communities of India. East-West Publications. ISBN 978-0-85692-081-3.
- ^ Sharma, Rajendra Kumar (1997). Rural Sociology. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-7156-671-6.
- ^ Samʿānī, al-Ansāb, vol. 12, p. 479.
- ^ Jestice, Phyllis G. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-355-1.