Kazemi, Kazimi, Kazmi, or al-Kadhimi (; Persian language: 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 Imam Musa al-Kazim, a Sayyid (descendant of Muhammad).[Samʿānī, al-Ansāb, vol. 12, p. 479.] Musa al-Kadhim is revered as the seventh successor of Muhammad in Shia Islam i.e., he is the seventh Imam in the Hadith of the twelve successors.
The terms Al-Musawi and Kazmi can be used interchangeably (since both have been derived from Imam Musa al-Kazim).
Notable people with this surname
Kazmi
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Ahmad Saeed Kazmi (1913–1986), Sufi scholar from Multan, Pakistan
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Iqbal Kazmi, Pakistani human rights activist and journalist
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Nasir Kazmi, Urdu poet from Pakistan
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Nikhat Kazmi, film critic from India
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Pratima Kazmi, Indian television actress
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Rahat Kazmi, Pakistani television actor, talk-show anchor and academic
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Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi (1617–1705), known as Bari Imam, Sufi poet and philosopher
Kazemi
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Arsalan Kazemi, Iranian basketball player
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Elham Kazemi, Iranian–American mathematics educator
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Farhad Kazemi, Iranian football manager
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Hadi Kazemi, Iranian actor
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Hossein Kazemi (born 1979), Iranian footballer
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Mohammad Kazemi (died 2025), Iranian intelligence officer and brigadier general
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Sahel Kazemi (died 2009), murderer of retired NFL football star Steve McNair
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Sayed Mustafa Kazemi (1962–2007), Afghan politician
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Zahra Kazemi (1949–2003), Iranian-Canadian journalist
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Zhaleh Kazemi (1944–2005), Iranian painter and news anchor
Kazimi
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Ali Kazimi (born 1961), Canadian filmmaker, media artist and writer
Kadhimi
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Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq since 2020
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