# 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 Abd Rabo (born 1992), Egyptian footballer
* 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