Alim (or ʿAlīm , also anglicized as Aleem) is one of the Names of God in Islam, meaning "All-knowing one". It is also used as a personal name, as a short form of Abdul Alim, "Servant of the All-Knowing".
Given name Alim Ashirov (1955–1979), Soviet footballer Aleem Dar (born 1968), Pakistani cricketer Aleem Ford (born 1997), American-Puerto Rican basketball player Alim Karkayev (born 1985), Russian footballer Alim Khan (1774–1810), Khan of Kokand Alim Kouliev (born 1959), Russian-American actor and director Alim McNeill (born 2000), American football player Alim Öztürk (born 1992), Turkish footballer Alim Qasimov (born 1957), Azerbaijani musician Alim Qurbanov (born 1977), Azerbaijani footballer
Middle name Mohammed Alim Khan, last emir of the Manghit dynasty Mohammad Alim Qarar, member of the Wolesi Jirga for Laghman Province, Afghanistan
Surname Alim (surname), surname Juice Aleem, British rapper Mariam A. Aleem (1930–2010), Egyptian artist and academic Obaidullah Aleem (1939–1998), Pakistani Urdu poet
Other uses Ulama, plural of 'alim, an Islamic legal scholar
See also Abd al-Alim Alimullah Alimuddin