"Kazemi" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see
Kazemi, Iran.
Kazemi,Kazimi,Kazmi, oral-Kadhimi (Arabic:الكاظمي al-Kadhimi;Persian: کاظمی) 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 ImamMusa al-Kazim, aSayyid (descendant of Muhammad).[1] Kazmi people are said to descend from Muhammad through his daughterFatima.[2][3] Musa al-Kadhim is revered as the seventhsuccessor of Muhammad inShia Islam i.e., he is the seventhImam in theHadith of the twelve successors.
The termsMusavi and Kazmi can be used interchangeably (since both have been derived from Imam Musa al-Kazim).[4]
Notable people with this surname
[edit]- 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
- 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
- Mohammad Kazemi (died 2025), Iranian intelligence officer and brigadier general
- Saber Kazemi (1998–2025), Iranian volleyball player
- Sahel Kazemi (died 2009), murderer of retired NFL football star Steve McNair
- Sayed Mustafa Kazemi (1962–2007), Afghan politician
- Zahra Kazemi (1949–2003), Iranian-Canadian journalist
- Zhaleh Kazemi (1944–2005), Iranian painter and news anchor
- Ali Kazimi (born 1961), Canadian filmmaker, media artist and writer
Fictional characters
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