Bassam
Bassam is a common Arabic name and given name meaning "the one that smiles". The name is most common in The Levant and Egypt.
Nicknames for Bassam:
Bassam may refer to:
- Given name
- Bassam Abdel Majeed (born 1950), Syrian minister of interior
- Bassam Abdullah bin Bushar al-Nahdi (born 1976), wanted by the USA on terrorism charges
- Bassam Abu Sharif (born 1946), Palestinian militant
- Bassam al-Fara (died 2006), Palestinian militant
- Bassam as-Salhi (born 1960), General Secretary of the Palestinian People's Party
- Bassam el-Shammaa (born 1962), Egyptian Egyptologist
- Bassam Al-Soukaria (1580–1667), Lebanese army commander
- Bassam Frangieh (born 1950), scholar of Arabic literature and culture
- Bassam Jamous, Syrian archaeologist
- Bassam Kanj, Islamist militant
- Bassam Kousa (born 1963), Syrian actor
- Bassam Kurdali, Syrian film director in medium of Blender
- Bassam Shakaa (born 1930), Palestinian politician
- Bassam Shamseldin, Yemeni novelist
- Bassam Tahhan, professor of Arabic literature
- Bassam Tibi (born 1944), Syrian political scientist
- Surname
- Other meanings
See also