Khorshīd or Khorshēd ( , meaning ''the Sun'' or the "Radiant Sun"), also spelled as ''Khurshed'' and ''Khurshid'', is a Persian given name. In the modern day as well as historical

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, and

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, but also in Iraqi Kurdistan,

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and

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, it is mostly a given name for boys. The origin of the word is related to the Avestan divinity

Hvare-khshaeta Hvare-khshaeta (', ') is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian ''yazata'' (divinity) of the "Radiant Sun." Avestan ''Hvarə-xšaēta'' is a compound in which ''hvar'' "sun" has ''xšaēta'' "radiant" as a stock epithet. Avestan ''hvar'' de ...

. In

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, it is sometimes written as Hurşit.

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Khurshid of Tabaristan Khurshid (Book Pahlavi: hwlšyt'; Tabari/ fa, اسپهبد خورشید, Spāhbed Khōrshīd 'General Khorshid'; 734–761), erroneously designated Khurshid II by earlier scholars, was the last Dabuyid ''ispahbadh'' of Tabaristan. He succeeded to ...

(died 761), last Dabuyid ruler of

Tabaristan Tabaristan or Tabarestan ( fa, طبرستان, Ṭabarestān, or mzn, تبرستون, Tabarestun, ultimately from Middle Persian: , ''Tapur(i)stān''), was the name applied to a mountainous region located on the Caspian coast of northern Iran. ...

Khurshid of Dailam Khurshid was a Justanid king who ruled briefly over Daylam in 865. He was the son and successor of Vahsudan of Daylam. Right after his accession, because of his opposition to his Alid overlord, he was deposed by the Alid Hasan ibn Zayd, who then ma ...

(died 865), a

Justanid The Justanids or Jostanids ( fa, جستانیان) were an Iranian Zaydi Shia dynasty that ruled a part of Daylam (the mountainous district of Gilan) from 791 to the late 11th century. History The Justanids appear as kings of Daylam at the e ...

king *

Khurshid Khan Khurshid Khan ( bn, খুরশিদ খান, fa, ), was an officer of the Bengal Sultanate, stationed across various locations such as Bihar, Sylhet, Dhaka, North Bengal and Chittagong. Background According to the Muzaffar Shah's Nawabgan ...

, fifteenth-century minister of Sylhet * Hurshid Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman general and Grand Vizier *

Hurşit Güneş Hursit Gunes (born 23 April 1957) is a Turkish politician and professor of economics, who had served as deputy chairman of Republican People's Party (CHP); and he has been deputy of Kocaeli Province since 2011. He was born on to Turan Güneş ...

(born 1957), Turkish politician *

Khurshed Alam Khan Khurshed Alam Khan (5 February 1919 – 20 July 2013) was an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress political party.Khurshed Mahmudov (born 1982), Tajikistani footballer *

Khurshed Nariman Khurshed Framji Nariman (1883 – 1948), also known as Veer Nariman, was one of the second generation of Parsi stalwarts in the Indian National Congress. He remained Mayor of Bombay from 1935 for a year. Life After studying B.A. and L.L.B., he st ...

, Mayor of Mumbai (1935–1936) * Khursheed Bano (1914–2001), pioneer film actress and singer of the Indian cinema *

Khurshid Ahmad (disambiguation) Khurshid Ahmed or Ahmad may refer to: * Khursheed Ahmad (1956–2007) Pakistani Naat Khawan *Khurshid Hasan Khurshid (1924–1988), secretary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, mistakenly called "Khurshid Ahmed" in some sources. *Khurshid Ahmad (Islamic schola ...

* Hurşit Atak (born 1991) Turkish weightlifter * Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (born 1941), Pakistani politician and diplomat *

Khurshid Rizvi Khurshid Rizvi (ڈاکٹرخورشید رضوی) is a Pakistani scholar of languages and an Urdu poet. Early life Rizvi was born on 8 December 1940 in Amroha, Muradabad (India) in a Sunni Sadaat family. As a young child, he immigrated with his f ...

(born 1942)

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* Khurshid Hasan Khurshid (1924–1988), first elected president of

Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger Ka ...

, Private secretary of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...

Omar Khorshid Omar Khorshid ( ar, عمر خورشيد; April 9, 1945 – May 29, 1981) was an Egyptian guitarist, musician, composer, accompanist and actor. Born in Cairo, he was a well-known guitarist who accompanied many singers, including Farid Al Atrash, ...

, (1945–1981), Egyptian instrumental guitarist *

Salman Khurshid Salman Khurshid Alam Khan (born 1 January 1953) is an Indian politician, designated senior advocate, eminent author and a law teacher. He was the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of External Affairs. He belongs to the Indian National Congress. ...

(born 1953), Indian Congress Party politician

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Khorshid, Iran (disambiguation) Khvorshid or Khowrshid ( fa, خورشيد, link=no), sometimes rendered as Khorshid, may refer to: * Khowrshid, Khuzestan * Khvorshid, Mazandaran {{geodis ...

Other

Khurshid TV Khurshid TV ( prs, تلویزیون خورشید) is an Afghan general entertainment television station based in Kabul. History The channel was launched in 2011. The name of the channel is a Persian name meaning sun (see Khorshid). Two Khurshid ...

, Afghan television station

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