- in Arabic and some other oriental Muslim languages, but note that there are actually two separate Arabic words which can be transcribed into English as "Hakim" — حكيم ''ħakīm'' means wise man or physician, while حاكم ''ħākim'' means a ruler, governor, or judge.
- "Hakim" (حكيم), also written as Hakeem, is a title given to a practitioner of Herbal Medicine which is referred to as ''Hikmat''.
Hakim is the name of the following individuals:
- , a rich Meccan convert to Islam
- , the leading hadith scholar of his time.
- , the spiritual leader of the Shia world between 1955 and 1970
- , the Lebanese -born Organist
- , a Spanish singer of Maghreb i descent.
- , the Egyptian singer.
- -- a Fatimid Caliph
- -- Prestigious Egyptian dramatist, novelist and thinker.
- -- a Shiite cleric and former militia leader in Iraq , a President of Governing Council ( 2003 ) after the USA invasion of Iraq
- -- a Shiite cleric and the brother of Abdel-Aziz Al-Hakim
- -- a Shiite cleric and uncle of Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim.
- , a retired NBA Basketball player
Finally hakim refers to:
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