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, thus the lineage belongs to the Sayyid community.[1] Kazmi people are direct descendants of Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima.[2][3]Sayyid is a title of respect, esp. for royal personages.[4]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).[5] The surname Kazmi is more commonly used by the Musavi Sayyids of the Indian Subcontinent.

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.
"Sayyid". Collins dictionary. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022.
Jestice, Phyllis G. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-355-1.

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[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] "Sayyid". Collins dictionary. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022.

[5] Jestice, Phyllis G. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-355-1.