Mahmud

Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name محمود (Maḥmūd), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning praise, along with Muhammad.

Mononym[]

• Mahmood (singer) (born 1992), full name Alessandro Mahmoud, Italian singer of Italian and Egyptian origin
• Mahmoud (horse) (foaled 1933), French-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
• Mehmood (actor), Indian actor, singer, director and producer

Given name[]

Mahmood[]

• Huma Mahmood Abedin (born 1976), U.S. political staffer
• Mahmood Ali (1928–2008), Pakistani radio, television and stage artist
• Mahmood Hussain (cricketer) (1932–1991), Pakistani Test cricketer
• Mahmood Hussain (councillor), former Lord Mayor of Birmingham, England
• Mahmood Mamdani (born 1946), Ugandan academic, author and political commentator
• Mahmood Shaam (born 1940), Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet writer and analyst
• Mahmood (singer) (born 1992), Italian singer-songwriter and participant in Eurovision Song Contest 2019
• (born 1961), former Pakistani government official

Mahmoud[]

• Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar,
• Mahmoud Abdul Razak, Syrian footballer
• Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former President of Iran
• Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian musician
• Mahmoud Baharmast, Iranian army general
• Mahmoud Balbaa, Egyptian businessman and politician
• Mahmoud Chahoud (born 1976), Lebanese footballer
• Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet
• Mahmoud Guinia, Moroccan singer
• Mahmoud Hussein, Egyptian journalist
• Mahmoud Hweimel (died 2013), Jordanian politician
• Mahmoud Jaballah, Egyptian-Canadian Jihad member
• Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Egyptian Actor
• Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt 1945–1946 and 1946–1948
• Mahmoud el-Sisi (born 1982), Egyptian brigadier general and son of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi
• Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, (born c. 1987), Egyptian photojournalist

Mahmud[]

• Mahmud al-Kashgari, Turkish scholar
• Mahmud Al-Nashaf, Israeli Arab politician
• Mahmud Hotaki, Afghan ruler
• Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1730–1754
• Mahmud II, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1808–1839
• Mahmud II of Great Seljuk, Sultan of Baghdad in 1118
• Mahmud Khalid, Ghanaian politician
• Mahmud Mahmud, Iranian politician
• Mahmud of Ghazni, ruler of Ghazni 997–1030
• Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Malacca), Sultan of Malacca 1488–1528
• Mahmud Shah Durrani, ruler of Afghanistan 1801–1803 & 1809–1818
• Mahmud Tarzi, Afghan journalist
• Mahmud Deobandi
• Mahmud Hasan Deobandi
• Mahmud Hasan Gangohi
• Mufti Mahmud

Mahmut[]

• Mahmut Bezgin, Turkish footballer
• Mahmut Boz, Turkish footballer
• Mahmut Bozteke (born 1997), Turkish para taekwondo practitioner
• Mahmut Celal Bayar, third President of Turkey
• Mahmut Cuhruk, Turkish judge
• Mahmut Demir, Turkish sport wrestler
• Mahmut Hoşgiz, Turkish footballer
• Mahmut Özdemir (born 1987), German politician of Turkish descent
• Mahmut Özgener, Turkish Football Federation president
• Mahmut Şenol, Turkish author
• Mahmut Tekdemir, Turkish footballer
• Mahmut Yavuz, Turkish navy officer and ultramarathon runner
• Mahmut Yıldırım, Kurdish contract killer
• Mahmut Yilmaz, German footballer of Turkish descent

Mehmood[]

• Mehmood Ali, Indian film actor in Bollywood, credited as Mehmood
• Mehmood Aslam, Pakistani Television & Stage Actor
• Mehmood Bhatti, Pakistani fashion designer
• Mehmood Quaraishy, Kenyan cricketer
• Mehmood Sham, Pakistani journalist

Mehmud[]

• Maulana Mehmud Hasan, Indian independence activist
• Mehmud Khurd, Pakistani ruler

Surname[]

Mahmood[]

• Abdullah al Mahmood, Bengali politician, lawyer and former minister in Pakistan
• Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Bangladeshi politician and minister
• Kashif Mahmood (cricketer, born 1985), Pakistani cricketer
• Saba Mahmood, American anthropologist
• Sajid Mahmood, English cricketer
• Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, Pakistani nuclear engineer
• Shabana Mahmood, British politician
• Shahid Mahmood, Pakistani cricketer
• Syed Mahmood, Indian jurist
• Tahir Mahmood, Indian jurist
• Talat Mahmood, Indian singer and actor
• Zia Mahmood, Pakistani bridge player

Mahmoud[]

• Ahmad Mahmoud, Iranian novelist
• Alessandro Mahmoud, better known as Mahmood, Italian singer
• Emtithal Mahmoud, Sudanese poet and activist
• Karem Mahmoud, Egyptian singer
• Shaaban Mahmoud, Egyptian footballer
• Younis Mahmoud, Iraqi footballer

Mahmud[]

• Abid Hamid Mahmud, Iraqi general
• A. T. Mahmud, Indonesian songwriter
• Firoz Mahmud, Bangladeshi Contemporary Artist
• Heyat Mahmud, medieval Bengali poet
• Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer

Mehmood[]

• Arif Mehmood, Pakistani footballer
• Arshad Mehmood (composer), Pakistani actor and music composer
• Arshad Mehmood (singer), Pakistani singer
• Faakhir Mehmood, Pakistani singer
• Hasnat Mehmood, Pakistani artist
• Kashif Mehmood, Pakistani actor

Mehmud[]

• Salim Mehmud, Pakistani rocket scientist

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