Kazmi

Kazemi, Kazimi, Kazmi, or al-Kadhimi (Arabic: الكاظمي al-Kadhimi) 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, a Sayyid (descendant of Muhammad).[1] Kazmi people are said to descend from Muhammad through his daughter Fatima.[2][3] Musa al-Kadhim is revered as the seventh successor of Muhammad in Shia Islam i.e., he is the seventh Imam of noman

. The terms Musavi and Kazmi can be used interchangeably (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
  • Misaq Kazimi, Afghan American filmmaker[5][6]

Kadhimi

Fictional characters

Surname list
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References

  1. ^ Chopra, Pran Nath (1982). Religions and Communities of India. East-West Publications. ISBN 978-0-85692-081-3.
  2. ^ Sharma, Rajendra Kumar (1997). Rural Sociology. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-7156-671-6.
  3. ^ Samʿānī, al-Ansāb, vol. 12, p. 479.
  4. ^ Jestice, Phyllis G. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-355-1.
  5. ^ "Misaq Kazimi | Producer, Director, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  6. ^ Tehrani, Bijan (2021-08-30). "Forgotten! Afghanistan's Tragedy, 3 conversations and a sad song". Cinema Without Borders. Retrieved 2024-04-10.