Brahim (given name)

Brahim is a given name. It is the Lebanese and Maghrebian pronunciation of Ibrahim, the Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham. Notable people with the name include:

Music

• Brahim Attaeb (born 1984), better known by his mononym Brahim, Belgian R&B singer and presenter of Moroccan descent
• Brahim Mahrez, better known by his mononym Brahim, French reggae and ragga artist of Algerian origin

Sports

• Brahim Arafat Mezouar (born 1973), Algerian football player
• Brahim Asloum (born 1979), French boxer and Olympic Gold medallist
• Brahim Boulami (born 1972), Moroccan athlete who set two world records in the 3000 meters steeplechase
• Brahim Boutayeb (born 1967), former Moroccan athlete and Olympic winner
• Brahim Chettah (born 1980), Algerian long-distance runner
• Brahim Díaz (born 1999), Spanish footballer
• Brahim El Bahri (born 1986), Moroccan football midfielder
• Brahim Ferradj (born 1987), French and Algerian footballer
• Brahim Hemdani (born 1978), French and Algerian professional football player
• Brahim Jabbour (born 1970), retired Moroccan long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres
• Brahim Kerrit (born 1940), former Tunisian football player
• Brahim Lahlafi (born 1968), retired long-distance runner who represented Morocco
• Brahim Taleb (born 1985), Moroccan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase
• Brahim Thiam (born 1974), Malian football (soccer) defender
• Brahim Zaari (born 1989), Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent
• Brahim Zafour (born 1977), Algerian football player
• Brahim Zehhar (born 1935), Moroccan former footballer

Politics

• Brahim Déby (1980–2007), the son of current Chadian President Idriss Déby
• Brahim Dahane (born 1965), Sahrawi human rights activist and President of the Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights Violations Committed by the Moroccan State
• Brahim Koulamallah, Chadian politician
• Brahim Mojtar (born 1953), Sahrawi POLISARIO diplomatic
• Brahim Yadel, citizen of France held in extrajudicial detention in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detainment camps in Cuba
• Joseph Brahim Seid (1927–1980), Chadian writer and politician
• Brahim Ghali (from 2016) President of The Sáhara Occidental (for the Polisario Front Party-Sahrawi Republicans)

Others

• Brahim Akhiat (c. 1941 –2018), Moroccan author
• Brahim Takioullah (born 1982), Guinness World Records holder for the "World's largest feet"
• Brahim Zniber (1920–2016), Moroccan businessman
• Moulay Brahim (died 1661), Moroccan Sufi saint
• Suliane Brahim (born 1978), French actress

See also

• Mostefa Ben Brahim District, district of Sidi Bel Abbès Province, Algeria
• My Brahim, town in Al Haouz Province, Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, Morocco
• Ouled Brahim District, district of Saïda Province, Algeria
• Ouled Sidi Brahim, town and commune in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria
• Prix Mohamed Brahim Bouallou, Moroccan literary prize awarded to very short stories
• Sidi Brahim (disambiguation)