Besma and its variants Basmah, Basma, Basima, Bassima, Basimah, and Basemah are Arabic words which are used as a feminine given name and a surname. Its adjective form means "smile" in Arabic. People with the name include:
Given name Bassima (born 1973), Lebanese singer Basma Abdel Aziz (born 1976), Egyptian psychiatrist and human rights activist Basima Abdulrahman, Kurdish-Iraqi engineer Basimah Aziz Nasir, Iraqi politician Bassima Hakkaoui (born 1960), Moroccan politician Basma Khalfaoui (born 1970), Tunisian lawyer and political activist Basmah bint Saud Al Saud (born 1964), Saudi royal Basemah al-Shater (1959–2023), Syrian Major General Basma bint Talal (born 1951), Jordanian royal Basimah Yusuf Butrus (born 1963), Iraqi Assyrian politician
Surname Christer Basma (born 1972), Norwegian football player Kassim Basma (born 1960), Sierra Leonean businessman Muhsen Basma (born 1966), Syrian football referee
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