Akram

Akram (Arabic: أکرم), is a given name and surname, derived from the Arabic root word Karam (كرم), meaning "generosity". In the Arabic language, Akram is a comparative adjective and means "kinder." In Turkey and Eastern Europe, the name is also rendered as Ekrem/Eqrem. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Akram Abdel-Majeed (born 1970), Egyptian footballer
• Akram Afif (born 1996), Qatari footballer
• Akram Ahmed (died 2020), Bangladeshi Air Force pilot
• Akram al-Ajouri, Palestinian terrorist group leader
• Akram Al-Ashqar (born 1982), Palestinian film director, photographer, and IT professional
• Akram Al-Noor (born 1987), Yemeni taekwondo practitioner
• Akram Al-Selwi (born 1986), Yemeni footballer
• Akram Al-Worafi (born 1986), Yemeni footballer
• Akram Aldroubi, American mathematician
• Akram Ansari (born 1954), Pakistani politician
• Akram Monfared Arya (born 1946), Iranian pilot
• Akram Assem (born 1965), Afghan historian and author
• Akram Aylisli (born 1937), Azerbaijani writer, playwright, novelist, and politician
• Akram Ayyad (born 1991), Libyan footballer
• Akram Bounabi (born 1999), Algerian fencer
• Akram Cheema, Pakistani politician
• Akram Chehayeb (born 1947), Lebanese politician
• Akram Hossain Chowdhury (1954/55-2023), Bangladeshi politician
• Akram Dashti, Pakistani politician
• Akram Djahnit (born 1991), Algerian footballer
• Akram Khan Durrani (born 1960), Pakistani politician
• Akram Emmanuel (born 1967), Iraqi footballer
• Akram Fahimian (born 1990), Iranian poet
• Akram Abdul Ghanee (born 1987), Maldivian footballer
• Akram Masih Gill, Pakistani politician
• Akram Habib (born 1965), Egyptian-British biblical scholar, pracademic, social activist, and human rights advocate
• Akram Hamidi (born 1999), French-Algerian kickboxer and muay thai fighter
• Akram Haniyah (born 1953), Palestinian journalist
• Akram Hasson (born 1959), Israeli politician
• Akram al-Hawrani (1911–1996), Syrian politician
• Akram al-Homsi, Jordanian politician
• Akram Hamid Begzadeh Jaff (1929–2010), Iraqi politician
• Akram al-Kaabi (born 1977), Iraqi politician
• Akram Khan (born 1968), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Akram Khan (born 1970), Indian politician
• Akram Khan (born 1974), English dancer and choreographer
• Akram Fouad Khater (born 1960), Lebanese-American professor, historian, and author
• Akram Khatoon (born 1937), Pakistani banker
• Akram Khodabandeh (born 1991), Iranian taekwondo practitioner
• Akram Khpalwak, Afghan politician
• Akram Khuzam, al-Jazeera journalist
• Akram Mahinan (born 1993), Malaysian footballer
• Akram Moghrabi (born 1985), Lebanese footballer
• Akram Mohammadi (born 1958), Iranian actress
• Akram Msallam (born 1971), Palestinian novelist
• Akram Ojjeh (1918–1991), Saudi businessman
• Akram Osman (1937–2016), Afghan writer and novelist
• Akram Pahalwan (born 1987), Pakistani wrestler
• Akram Pedramnia (born 1969), Iranian-Canadian writer, translator, Joycean scholar, researcher, activist, and physician
• Akram Raza (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer
• Akram Roumani (born 1978), Moroccan footballer
• Akram El Hadi Salim (born 1987), Sudanese football goalkeeper
• Akram Salman (born 1945), Iraqi football manager
• Akram Shah (born 1978), Indian judoka
• Akram Shammaa (1930–2012), Syrian politician, lawyer, and real estate investor
• Akram Sheikh, Pakistani attorney and politician
• Akram Tawfik (born 1997), Egyptian footballer
• Akram Toofani (1930–2021), Pakistani Islamic scholar
• Akram Umarov (born 1994), Kyrgyzstani footballer
• Akram Yari (1940–1979), Afghan politician
• Akram Yosri (born 1994), Egyptian handball player
• Akram Yurabayev (born 1973), Uzbekistani sprint canoer
• Akram Zaatari (born 1966), Lebanese filmmaker, photographer, archival artist, and curator
• Akram Zaki (1931–2017), Pakistani politician and literary scholar
• Akram uz-Zaman, Bengali politician and member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• Akram Zuway (born 1991), Libyan footballer

Surname

• Ahmed Akram (born 1996), Egyptian swimmer
• Barmak Akram (born 1966), Afghani filmmaker
• Hajaz Akram (born 1970), British actor
• Malik Faisal Akram (1977–2022), perpetrator of the Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis
• Nashat Akram (born 1984), Iraqi football player
• Nawaal Akram (born 1998/99), Qatari comedian
• Omar Akram (born 1964), American pianist
• S. M. Akram (1943/44–2024), Bangladeshi politician and government bureaucrat
• Wasim Akram (born 1966), Pakistani cricketer