Zaim or Zaeem may be a representation of the masculine Arabic given name Za'im / Zaeim (), meaning leader, chief. Correspondingly al-Za'im () means "the leader". Notable people with the name include:
Given name Zaeem Qadri (1964–2026), Pakistani politician Zaeem Raja (born 1956), Pakistani cricketer Zaim Divanović (born 2000), Montenegrin football player Zaim Imamović (1920–1994), Bosnian sevdalinka-folk singer, accordionist and author Zaim Imamović (1961–1995), Bosniak military officer Zaim Muzaferija (1923–2003), Bosnian poet and actor Zaim Redžepović (born 1980), Serbian Bosniak politician Zaim Topčić (1920–1990), Yugoslav and Bosnian writer Hasnul Zaim bin Zafri (born 2002), Malaysian footballer Mohamad Zaim Abu Hassan, Malaysian politician Mohd Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid (born 1989), Malaysian badminton player
Surname Alexander Zaim (born 1988), Swedish footballer Cyril V Zaim (1655–1720), Patriarch of Antioch, nephew of Macarius Derviş Zaim (born 1964), Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist Husni al-Za'im (1897–1949), Syrian military officer and politician Issam Al Zaim (1940–2007), Syrian economist and former minister of industry Kourosh Zaim (born 1939), Iranian writer Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im (died 1672), Patriarch of Antioch Mohamed Ragab El-Zaim, Egyptian wrestler Paul Za'im (1627–1669), Ottoman Syrian Orthodox clergyman and chronicler, son of Macarius
References