Hakim (title)

ArabDIN|Ḥakīm and ArabDIN|Ḥākim are two Arabic titles (also borrowed from Arabic into various eastern languages), derived from the same triliteral ḤKM "appoint, choose, judge".

Hakīm (حكيم)

Hakīm indicates a "wise man" or "physician", especially an unani doctor, or other practictioner of herbal medicine. This title is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Hākim (حاكم)

Hākim means a ruler, governor or judge. As with many titles, it also occurs as a part of the names of many individuals.

In Arab countries

*In Lebanon, the full title of the Emirs under Ottoman (and a while Egyptian) sovereignty was al-Amir al-Hakim 1516-1842
*In three future Gulf emirates, the first monarchic style was hakim:
**since 1783 when the conquering Al Khalifah lineage settles on Bahrain to 16 August 1971, its style was "Hakim al-Bahrayn" "Ruler of Bahrain", then "Amir ad-Dawlat al-Bahrayn" "Emir of the State of Bahrain", since 14 February 2002 Malik al-Bahrayn (King of Bahrain)
**in Kuwait, since its 1752 founding, the ruling Al Sabah dynasty's style was "Hakim al-Kuwayt" "Ruler of Kuwait" (from 1871 also Kaymakam, i.e. district administrator, while recognizing the sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire (as "kazan" [district] of Baghdad [from 1875 Basra] "vilayet" (seats of the governors, styled Wali, in Iraq] , till 3 November 1914, then under British protectorate) till the 19 June 1961 independence, after that (still) "Amir ad-Dawlat" al-Kuwayt "Emir of the State of Kuwait";
**since on Muhammad ibn Thani's 12 September 1868 treaty with the British, effectively establishing Qatar (previously considered to be a dependency of Bahrain) as an independent State (limited to Doha and Wakrah, only later expanded to the entire peninsula), his al-Thani dynasty's style was "Hakim Qatar" "Ruler of Qatar" (from 1871 also Kaymakam, i.e. Ottoman district administrator, cfr. above, till 3 November 1916, thereafter under British protectorate), since the 3 September 1971 independence from Britain "Amir Dawlat" Qatar "Emir of the State of Qatar".
*In Libya: Hakim was the 1946 - 12 February 1950 style of the "ruler" of the former sultanate of Fezzan during the UN administration (in practice by France, with its own concurrent military governor); the only incumbent, Ahmad Sayf an-Nasr (b. c.1876 - d. 1954), stayed on as regional Wali (governor; in French "Chef du territoire" "head of the territory") in the united Libyan kingdom until 24 December 1951, with a French Resident at his side, and then, without such French shadow, as first royal governor (until 1954)
*In Yemen: till 1902 (changed to Sultan) the rulers of the Quaiti State of Shir and Mukalla, ash-Shihr Wa´l Mukalla, as before the 10 November 1881 merger with the Naqib of Mukalla's state it has been the princely style of ash-Shihr since independence from the Ottomans in 1866

Elsewhere

*In Indonesia "hakim" denotes a judge
*In Nepal, a "Bada Hakim" was in charge of a district of the realm
*In Turkey "hakim" denotes a judge and "hekim" denotes a physician
*Formerly in imperial Persia
*In Pakistan and India "Hakim" or "Hakeem" denotes a herbal medicine practitioner, specially of Unani medicine.

Furthermore

As many titles, the word also occurs in many personal names, without any noble or political significance.

ee also

*Hakim

ources and references

* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Libya.htm WorldStatesmen] here Libya- look up every present country mentioned