Akram (), is a given name and surname, derived from the Arabic root word Karam (), meaning "generosity". In the Arabic language, Akram is a comparative adjective and means “most generous,” “most noble,” or "most bountiful." In Turkey and Eastern Europe, the name is also rendered as Ekrem/Eqrem. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Akram Abdel-Majeed (born 1970), Egyptian footballer

• Akram Afif (born 1996), Qatari footballer

• Akram Ahmed (died 2020), Bangladeshi Air Force pilot

• Akram al-Ajouri, Palestinian terrorist group leader

• Akram Al-Ashqar (born 1982), Palestinian film director, photographer, and IT professional

• Akram Al-Noor (born 1987), Yemeni taekwondo practitioner

• Akram Al-Selwi (born 1986), Yemeni footballer

• Akram Al-Worafi (born 1986), Yemeni footballer

• Akram Aldroubi, American mathematician

• Akram Ansari (born 1954), Pakistani politician

• Akram Monfared Arya (born 1946), Iranian pilot

• Akram Assem (born 1965), Afghan historian and author

• Akram Aylisli (born 1937), Azerbaijani writer, playwright, novelist, and politician

• Akram Ayyad (born 1991), Libyan footballer

• Akram Bounabi (born 1999), Algerian fencer

• Akram Cheema, Pakistani politician

• Akram Chehayeb (born 1947), Lebanese politician

• Akram Hossain Chowdhury (1954/55-2023), Bangladeshi politician

• Akram Dashti, Pakistani politician

• Akram Djahnit (born 1991), Algerian footballer

• Akram Khan Durrani (born 1960), Pakistani politician

• Akram Emmanuel (born 1967), Iraqi footballer

• Akram Fahimian (born 1990), Iranian poet

• Akram Abdul Ghanee (born 1987), Maldivian footballer

• Akram Masih Gill, Pakistani politician

• Akram Habib (born 1965), Egyptian-British biblical scholar, pracademic, social activist, and human rights advocate

• Akram Hamidi (born 1999), French-Algerian kickboxer and muay thai fighter

• Akram Haniyah (born 1953), Palestinian journalist

• Akram Hasson (born 1959), Israeli politician

• Akram al-Hawrani (1911–1996), Syrian politician

• Akram al-Homsi, Jordanian politician

• Akram Hamid Begzadeh Jaff (1929–2010), Iraqi politician

• Akram al-Kaabi (born 1977), Iraqi politician

• Akram Khan (born 1968), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Akram Khan (born 1970), Indian politician

• Akram Khan (born 1974), English dancer and choreographer

• Akram Fouad Khater (born 1960), Lebanese-American professor, historian, and author

• Akram Khatoon (born 1937), Pakistani banker

• Akram Khodabandeh (born 1991), Iranian taekwondo practitioner

• Akram Khpalwak, Afghan politician

• Akram Khuzam, al-Jazeera journalist

• Akram Mahinan (born 1993), Malaysian footballer

• Akram Moghrabi (born 1985), Lebanese footballer

• Akram Mohammadi (born 1958), Iranian actress

• Akram Msallam (born 1971), Palestinian novelist

• Akram Ojjeh (1918–1991), Saudi businessman

• Akram Osman (1937–2016), Afghan writer and novelist

• Akram Pahalwan (born 1987), Pakistani wrestler

• Akram Pedramnia (born 1969), Iranian-Canadian writer, translator, Joycean scholar, researcher, activist, and physician

• Akram Raza (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer

• Akram Roumani (born 1978), Moroccan footballer

• Akram El Hadi Salim (born 1987), Sudanese football goalkeeper

• Akram Salman (born 1945), Iraqi football manager

• Akram Shah (born 1978), Indian judoka

• Akram Shammaa (1930–2012), Syrian politician, lawyer, and real estate investor

• Akram Sheikh, Pakistani attorney and politician

• Akram Tawfik (born 1997), Egyptian footballer

• Akram Toofani (1930–2021), Pakistani Islamic scholar

• Akram Umarov (born 1994), Kyrgyzstani footballer

• Akram Yari (1940–1979), Afghan politician

• Akram Yosri (born 1994), Egyptian handball player

• Akram Yurabayev (born 1973), Uzbekistani sprint canoer

• Akram Zaatari (born 1966), Lebanese filmmaker, photographer, archival artist, and curator

• Akram Zaki (1931–2017), Pakistani politician and literary scholar

• Akram uz-Zaman, Bengali politician and member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

• Akram Zuway (born 1991), Libyan footballer

• Akram Adam (born 2004), British American football player

Surname

• Ahmed Akram (born 1996), Egyptian swimmer

• Barmak Akram (born 1966), Afghani filmmaker

• Malik Faisal Akram (1977–2022), perpetrator of the Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis

• Nashat Akram (born 1984), Iraqi football player

• Naveed Akram (born 1984), retired Pakistani football player

• Naveed Akram (born 2001), an Australian charged with terrorism and 15 murders, in relation to the 14 December 2025 Bondi Beech shooting.

• Nawaal Akram (born 1998/99), Qatari comedian

• Omar Akram (born 1964), American pianist

• S. M. Akram (1943/1944–2024), Bangladeshi politician and government bureaucrat

• Sajid Akram (2025), alleged terrorist, shot dead by police at Bondi Beech, Sydney.

• Wasim Akram (born 1966), Pakistani cricketer

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