Salim (also spelled Saleem or Salem or Selim, , strictly transliterated as ) is a name of Arabic origin meaning "safe" or "undamaged". Related names are Selima, Salima, Saleemah, and Salma.
When transliterated, the name Salem () can become indistinguishable in English, as the spelling Salim is also used, though with a long a and a short i sounds.
Surname
Ali Saleem (born 1979), Pakistani television host
Ali Selim, American film director
Aliyah Saleem (born 1989), British ex-Muslim and human rights activist
Ezzedine Salim (1943–2004), Iraqi politician
Huner Saleem (born 1964), Iraqi-Kurdish film director
Mai Selim (born 1983), Jordanian singer
Malek Saleem (born 1985), Qatari professional basketball player
Naziha Salim (1927–2008), Iraqi artist
Saleh Saleem (born 1953), Israeli politician
Saleh Selim (1930–2002), Egyptian footballer and actor
Shakir Mustafa Salim (1919–1985), Iraqi anthropologist
Sudono Salim (1916–2012) Chinese Indonesian businessman
Given name
Saleem
Saleem (playwright), Palestinian-American playwright, actor and dancer
Saleem Akhtar (1930–2004), Pakistani cricketer
Saleem Elahi (born 1976), Pakistani cricketer
Saleem Haddad, (born 1983), author and aid worker of Iraqi-German and Palestinian-Lebanese descent Saleem Jaffar (born 1962), Pakistani cricketer Saleem Malik (born 1963), Pakistani cricketer Saleem Mohammed (born 1968), English cricketer Saleem Rasheed (born 1981), American and Canadian football linebacker and free agent Saleem Raza (cricketer) (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer
Salim
Salim (poet) (1800–1866), Kurdish poet
Salim Abanoz (born 1969), Turkish judoka
Salim Ali (1896–1987), Indian ornithologist
Salim Arrache (born 1982), Algerian footballer
Salim Barakat (born 1951), Kurdish-Syrian novelist and poet
Salim Al Bustani (1847–1884), Lebanese journalist and writer
Salim Cissé (born 1992), Guinean footballer
Salim Durani (born 1934), Indian cricketer
Salim Ghouse (1952–2022), Indian actor, theater director and martial artist
Salim Grant (born 1977), film, voice and mascot actor
Salim Haidar (1911–1980), Lebanese politician
Salim Hamdan (born 1968), convicted terrorist of Yemeni descent detained Guantanamo Bay Camp Salim Nuruddin Jahangir (1569–1627), Mughal emperor, also known as Prince Salim Salim Jreissati (born 1952), Lebanese jurist and politician Salim Kerkar (born 1987), French-Algerian footballer Salim Abdallah Khalfan (born 1961), Tanzanian politician Salim Khan (born 1935), Indian scriptwriter Salim Mehajer (born 1986), Lebanese-Australian convicted criminal and former politician Salim Moin (1961–2020), football coach Salim Ahmed Salim (born 1942), Tanzanian diplomat Salim Sayegh, Lebanese academic and politician Salim Sdiri (born 1978), French long jumper of Tunisian descent Salim Shahed (born 1970), Bangladeshi cricket referee and former cricketer Salim Tuama (born 1979), Arab Israeli soccer player Salim Turky (born 1963), Tanzanian politician Salim Yasin (1937–2016), Syrian politician
Selim
Selim I (1465–1520), Ottoman sultan
Selim II (1524–1574), Ottoman sultan
Selim III (1761–1808), Ottoman sultan
Selim I Giray (1631–1704), Crimean khan
Selim Aga (1826–1875), Sudanese slave
Selim Al Deen (1949–2008), Bangladeshi playwright and theatre artist
Selim Benachour (born 1981), Tunisian football player
Selim Bouadla (born 1988), French-Algerian football player
Selim Deringil (born 1951), Turkish academic
Selim Ekbom (1807–1886), Finnish politician
Selim Franklin (1814–1884), American pioneer
Selim Giray (born 1970), Turkish-born American violinist
Selim Gökdemir (born 1960), Turkish businessman
Selim Hassan (1887–1961), Egyptian egyptologist
Selim Lemström (1838–1903), Finnish scientist
Selim Palmgren (1878–1951), Finnish composer, pianist, conductor
Selim Sadak (born 1954), Turkish politician
Selim Sahab (born 1941), Egyptian musician
Selim Sarper (1899–1968), Turkish diplomat and politician
Selim Sesler (1957–2014), Turkish clarinet virtuoso of Romani heritage
Selim Sırrı Tarcan (1874–1957), Turkish educator, sports official and politician
Selim E. Woodworth (1815–1871), American Navy officer
Selim Mouzannar (born 1963), Lebanese jeweler and civic activist
See also
Salem (name) Salim (disambiguation) Saleem Ali (disambiguation)