Akram

Akram, is a given name and surname, derived from the Arabic root word Karam, 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, 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, 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, Egyptian swimmer
Barmak Akram, Afghani filmmaker
Hajaz Akram, British actor
Malik Faisal Akram (1977–2022), perpetrator of the Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis
Nashat Akram (born 1984), Iraqi football player
Nawaal Akram, Qatari comedian
Omar Akram, American pianist
Wasim Akram (born 1966), Pakistani cricketer
References
Arabic-language surnames
Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names