Masoud

Masoud (also spelled Massoud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Masud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud or Mosād, in Arabic: مسعود اِقرا:مَس عَود‎, in Persian: مسعود خوانده شود:مسود, is a given name meaning "fortunate", "prosperous", or "lucky and happy". The origin of this name is Arabic. It is a quite popular male given name and also a common surname in the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and also found to be used in Palestine, Russia, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia and China.

Given name[]

• Masʽud I of Ghazni, sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from 1030 to 1040
• Masud Sabri, Uyghur governor of Xinjiang
• Masʽud Hai Rakkaḥ, Chief rabbi of Tripoli
• Masud Jani, 13th century governor of Bengal
• Masoud Kazerouni, 14th-Century Persian physician
• Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, Mauritanian politician
• Moshood K. O. Abiola, late politician and philanthropist from Nigeria
• Masud Khan, British psychoanalyst
• Masud Ghnaim, an Israeli Arab politician
• Massoud Rajavi, Militant politician
• Masood Sharif Khan Khattak, Civilian intelligence officer
• Masud Minhas, Indian field hockey player
• Masoud Barzani, President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region
• Masoud (musician), Iranian music producer, artist, and DJ
• Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer
• Mesut Özil, German footballer of Turkish descent

Surname[]

• Rükneddin Mesud, King Mesud I
• Ghiyath Ad-din Masud, King Mesud II
• Ala ud din Masud, Ruler of the Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)
• Faisal Masud, Medical doctor
• Messaoud Bellemou, Algerian musician
• Moez Masoud, Moderate Egyptian Muslim cleric
• Ahmad Shah Massoud, former Afghan leader and soldier
• Ahmad Massoud, Afghan leader and son of Ahmad Shah Massoud
• Ahmad Zia Massoud and Ahmad Wali Massoud, brothers of Ahmad Shah Massoud
• Khalid Masud, Pakistani scholar
• Naiyer Masud, Indian Urdu short-story writer and literary critic
• Mohamed Messaoud, Algerian footballer
• Mitty Masud, Pakistan Air Force personnel
• Muhammad Khalid Masud, Director of an Islamic Research Institute
• Shan Masood, Pakistani cricketer
• Junichi Masuda, Pokémon games designer
• Samih Masoud, Author and poet
• Syed M. Masood, Pakistani-American author

Fictional characters[]

• Masud Rana, fictional character of popular Bengali spy thriller series of the same name
• Masood Ahmed, fictional character in EastEnders, and his family, including:
• Zainab Masood, fictional character
• Syed Masood, fictional character
• Amira Masood, fictional character
• Shabnam Masood, fictional character
• Tamwar Masood, fictional character
• Afia Masood, fictional character
• Kamil Masood, fictional character
• Yasmin Masood, fictional character

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