Zaki (Arabic زكي ) is an Arabic male name (with female form Zakiya) and surname. Notable people with the name include:Zaki is a boy name of Arabic and Hebrew origin meaning “pure.” Given name Zaki al-Arsuzi (1899–1998), Syrian politician Zaki Tun Azmi (born 1945), Malaysian judge Zaki Badawi (1922–2006), Egyptian Islamic scholar Zaki Badr (1926-1997), Egyptian security officer and politician Zaki Chehab (born 1956), Lebanese-British journalist Zaki al-Khatib (1887–1961), Syrian politician Zaki Naguib Mahmoud (1905–1993), Egyptian philosopher Zaki Mazboudi (1920–2000), Lebanese politician Zaki Nassif (1918–2004), Lebanese composer Zaki Nusseibeh (died 2004), UAE diplomat Zaki Rostom (1903–1978), Egyptian actor Middle name Muhammad Zaki Butt (1929–1993), Pakistani air force pilot Surname Aamir Zaki, Pakistani guitar player Abbas Zaki, Palestinian politician Ahmad Zaki (disambiguation), several persons Akram Zaki, Pakistani politician Amadou Aboubakar Zaki (born 1988), Nigerien basketball player Amr Zaki (born 1983), Egyptian footballer Badr Zaki (born 1988), Moroccan footballer Ibrahim Hussein Zaki (born 1947), Maldives politician Kawthar Zaki (born 1940), Egyptian-American microwave engineer Kim Khan Zaki (born 1982), Singaporean kickboxer Mohamed Zaki (born 1953), Maldives businessman Mona Zaki (born 1976), Egyptian actress Muad Mohamed Zaki (born 1982), Maldives politician Muhamed Amin Zaki (1880–1948), Kurdish historian and politician Soheir Zaki, Egyptian belly dancer and actress Wissam Zaki (born 1986), Iraqi footballer Zakia Zaki (died 2007), Afghan journalist Zeeko Zaki (born 1990), American actor of Egyptian descent References Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names