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hakim
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ha·kim 1 also ha·keem  (häkm)
n. pl. ha·kims also ha·keems
A Muslim physician.

[Arabic akm, wise, wise man, from akama, to judge, decide; see km in Semitic roots.]

ha·kim 2  (häkm)
n. pl. ha·kims
A Muslim ruler, provincial governor, or judge.

[Arabic kim, active participle of akama, to decide, govern; see km in Semitic roots.]

hakim, hakeem [hɑːˈkiːm ˈhɑːkiːm]
n
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) a Muslim judge, ruler, or administrator
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) a Muslim physician
[from Arabic, from hakama to rule]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hakim - a Muslim ruler or governor or judgehakim - a Muslim ruler or governor or judge
Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam
ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
2.hakim - a Muslim physician
Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam
doc, doctor, physician, Dr., MD, medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"


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The possibility of causing harm is denied by most hakims.
In Iran they felt being treated as inferior people - even in the case of prominent religious families such as the Hakims of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) which was financed by Tehran and whose Badr militia was trained and armed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
When he helped the Hakims in the founding of this Iraqi party in 1980, this was a broad coalition which included the Da'wa movement and other Shi'ite Islamist groups.
 
 
 
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