Bassem
Appearance
Bassem is a common Arabic name meaning "one who smiles". A more accurate spelling in English would be "Basem" as there is no stress (ar:شدة (لغة)) on the "s" syllable in the Arabic original.
It may refer to:
- Bassem Amin, Egyptian chess grandmaster
- Bassem Ben Nasser, Tunisian footballer
- Bassem Feghali, Lebanese comedian and drag queen
- Bassem Hamad al-Dawiri, Iraqi sculptor and artist
- Bassem Ouda, Egyptian politician
- Bassem Youssef, high-ranking Coptic American agent employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Bassem Yakhour, Syrian actor, writer and director
- Bassem Youssef, Egyptian political satirist