Karimi

For the village in Iran, see Karimi, Iran.

Karimi (کریمی), a Persian surname of a once famous merchant clan from Karima (کریمه). It is also derived from the Arabic name Kareem for people of Arab descent. It may refer to the following notable people:

## Sports

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* Abbas Karimi (swimmer), Afghan swimmer
* Ali Karimi (disambiguation), several Iranian footballers
* Farshid Karimi, Iranian football goalkeeper
* Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki, Iranian football striker
* Ali Karimi (Tabriz), Iranian footballer
* Firouz Karimi, Iranian football manager
* Obaidullah Karimi, Afghan footballer

## Art

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* Niki Karimi, Iranian actress and movie director
* Nosrat Karimi, Iranian actor, director, make-up artist, University professor, scriptwriter and sculptor
* Reza Karimi, Iranian fine artist, water color painter
* Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director
* Mandana Karimi, Model, Bollywood actress

## Politics

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* Farah Karimi, Iranian-Dutch politician
* Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal One in Charles de Gaulle Airport
* Jamal Karimi-Rad, Minister of Justice of the Islamic Republic of Iran
* Sher Mohammad Karimi, Afghan general and Chief of Army Staff

## Others

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* Karimis, an Islamic capitalist group during the 11th–13th centuries
* Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, Persian literary figure and Iranist Soran Karimi

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Karimi.
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