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. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root

Ḥ-M-D ( ar, ح-م-د, he, ח-מ-ד) is the triconsonantal root of many Arabic and some Hebrew words. Many of those words are used as names. The basic meaning expressed by the root is "to praise" in Arabic and "to desire" in Hebrew.'' A Concise Hebrew a ...

, meaning ''praise'', along with '' Muhammad''.

Given name

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Mahmood Ali Syed Mahmood Ali (1928 – 11 July 2008; Urdu:سید محمود علی) was a Pakistani radio, film, television and stage artist. Early life and career Mahmood Ali was born in Hyderabad Deccan in 1928. Mahmood Ali began his career with th ...

(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 *

Shah Mahmood Qureshi Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi ( ur, ; born 22 June 1956) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 29th Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022. He previously held the post from 2008 to 2011. He has been a member of the Nationa ...

, Pakistani politician who served as the 29th Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022. * Mahmood Shaam (born 1940), Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet writer and analyst. * Mahmood Yakubu, Nigerian academic and current chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). * Mahmood Mamdani (born 1946), Ugandan academic, author and political commentator * Mahmood Monshipouri (born 1952), Iranian-born American scholar, educator, and author. * Mahmooda Sultana, Aerospace engineer (NASA) * Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan, Pakistani social worker. *

Mahmood Hussein Mattan Mahmood Hussein Mattan (1923 – 3 September 1952) was a British Somali former merchant seaman who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Lily Volpert on 6 March 1952. The murder took place in the Docklands area of Cardiff, Wales, and Mat ...

, Somalian former merchant seaman *

Zafar Mahmood Abbasi Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi ( ur, ) is a retired four-star admiral of the Pakistan Navy who served as the 16th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy from 7 October 2017 until 7 October 2020. Career Abbasi joined the Pakistan Navy ...

, retired four-star admiral of the Pakistan Navy *

Muhammad Mahmood Alam Air Commodore Muhammad Mahmood Alam (Bengali: মহম্মদ মাহমুদ আলম; ur, ) 6 July 1935 – 18 March 2013) was a Bengali fighter pilot officially credited by the Pakistan Air Force with having downed four India ...

, Pakistani fighter pilot * Mahmood Anjir Faghnawi, the 13th sheikh in the chain of the masters of the Naqshbandi Order * Mahmood Mamdani, an Indian-born Ugandan academic, author, and political commentator. *

, was a Somali former merchant seaman who was wrongfully convicted

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Mahmoud Abbas Mahmoud Abbas ( ar, مَحْمُود عَبَّاس, Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen ( ar, أَبُو مَازِن, links=no, ), is the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian Natio ...

(born 1935), President of the State of Palestine * Mahmoud al-Abrash (born 1944), Syrian politician * Mahmoud Afshartous (1907–1953), Iranian military officer *

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

(born 1956), former President of Iran * Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi, a member of Iran's Pahlavi dynasty * Mahmoud Ahmed (born 1941), Ethiopian musician *

Mahmoud Alavi Al-Zobb Mahmoud Alavi ( fa, محمود علوی; born 4 May 1954) is an Iranian conservative politician, and formerly minister of intelligence in Hassan Rouhani's government. Early life Alavi was born in Lamerd, Fars province, in 1954. He ho ...

, Iranian Shia Cleric * Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, Egyptian businessman * Mahmoud El-Araby (1932–2021), Egyptian businessman and philanthropist. * Mahmoud Baharmast (1899–1977), Iranian army general * Mahmoud Balbaa (born 1952), Egyptian businessman and politician * Mahmoud Chahoud (born 1976), Lebanese footballer * Mahmoud Darwish (1941–2008), Palestinian poet *

Mahmoud Dahoud Mahmoud Dahoud (born 1 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team. He made his professional debut for Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2014, and, in ...

, German professional footballer *

Mahmoud Dowlatabadi Mahmoud Dowlatabadi ( fa, محمود دولت‌آبادی, ''Mahmud Dowlatâbâdi'') (born 1 August 1940 in Dowlatabad, Sabzevar) is an Iranian writer and actor, known for his promotion of social and artistic freedom in contemporary Iran and ...

(born 1940), Iranian writer and actor *

Mahmoud Fakhry Pasha Mahmoud Fakhry Pasha (1884–1955) was an Egyptian politician and diplomat. He held several cabinet and high-ranking diplomacy posts. He was related to the Muhammad Ali dynasty, royal family of Egypt who married first the daughter of Sultan Husse ...

(1884–1955), Egyptian politician and diplomat *

Mahmoud Fayad Mahmoud Fayad ( fa, محمود فیاض; March 9, 1925 – December 18, 2002) was a Featherweight (-60 kg) in the weightlifting Egyptian team at the Summer Olympics of 1948 in London. He scored a Gold medal for Egypt after lifting a rec ...

(1925–2002), Gold medal winner at the Summer Olympics of 1948 in London. *

Mahmoud Fustuq Mahmoud Fustuq (1936 – 8 February 2006) was a Lebanese businessman who had various companies in Saudi Arabia. He was known for being brother-in-law of former Saudi Arabian ruler King Abdullah and for his involvement in the horse business. Bio ...

(1936-2006), Lebanese businessman * Mahmoud Guinia (1951–2015), Moroccan singer * Mahmoud Hamshari (1938–1973), assassinated Palestinian official * Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (1948–2018), Iranian Shia Cleric * Mahmoud Hussein (born 1966), Egyptian journalist *

Mahmoud Hweimel Mahmoud Hweimel (died 20 August 2013) was a Jordanian politician. He served as Member of the House of Representatives three times, and from 1996 to 1997 served as Minister of State in the government of Abdul Karim al-Kabariti. Career Hweimel was b ...

(died 2013), Jordanian politician *

Mahmoud Ismail Mahmoud Ismail (1914–1983; ) was an Egyptian actor of stage and film, a screenplay writer, and a film director. Ismail worked on more than 40 film projects, including acting in some twenty five films and six television series. Biography Isma ...

(1914–1983), Egyptian actor, filmmaker * Mahmoud Jaballah, Egyptian-Canadian Jihad member *

Mahmoud El Khatib Mahmoud Ibrahim Ibrahim El Khatib ( ar, محمود إبراهيم إبراهيم الخطيب; born 30 October 1954), popularly nicknamed Bibo ( ar, بيبو), is an Egyptian retired footballer and current President of Al Ahly. He is widely rega ...

(born 1954), Egyptian footballer and President of Al Ahly *

Mahmoud Khayami Mahmoud Khayami, CBE, KSS, GCFO (7 January 1930 – 28 February 2020) was an Iranian industrialist and philanthropist of French nationality. Life Mahmoud Khayami was born in 1930 in Mashhad, Persia where he attended elementary and high scho ...

(1930–2020), Iranian industrialist and philanthropist of French nationality. * Mahmoud Labadi (1940–2014), Palestinian journalist, writer and politician * Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi (born 1941), Iranian Shia Cleric * Mahmoud Mekki (born 1954), the vice president of Egypt from August 2012 to December 2012 * Mahmoud el-Meliguy (1910–1983), Egyptian actor *

Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad (محمود محمد عيسى محمد) (born in 1943) was a Palestinian and former member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. After a publicized battle with Canadian immigration authorities, he wa ...

, Palestinian terrorist *

Mahmoud Mohieldin Mahmoud Mohieldin, (born 15 January 1965 in Egypt) is an economist with more than 30 years of experience in international finance and development. He is the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt. He is an Executive Director at the ...

(born 1965), economist * Mahmoud Nabavian, Iranian Shia Cleric *

Mahmoud Namjoo Mahmoud Namjoo ( fa, محمود نامجو, September 22, 1918 – January 21, 1989) was an Iranian bantamweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and placed fifth, second and third, respectively. At the world champions ...

(1918–1989), Iranian weightlifter * Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha (1888–1949), Prime Minister of Egypt 1945–1946 and 1946–1948 * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player *

Mahmoud Abdul Razak Mahmoud Abdul Razak ( ar, محمود عبد الرزاق) (born 27 November 1971) is a former Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية ا� ...

, Syrian footballer * Mahmoud Salem (1931–2013), Egyptian journalist and author. *

Mahmoud Salavati Mahmoud Salavati ( fa, محمود صلواتی; born 21 March 1953 in Khomeini Shahr, Isfahan Province) is a jurist, author, commentator and translator of the Quran and Nahj, religious scholar and member of the Assembly of Qom Seminary Schola ...

(born 1953), Iranian Shia Cleric * Mahmoud el-Sisi (born 1982), Egyptian brigadier general and son of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi *

Mahmoud Taleghani Sayyid Mahmoud Alaee Taleghani ( fa, محمود طالقانی, , also Romanized as Seyed Mahmūd Tāleqānī; 5 March 1911 – 9 September 1979) was an Iranian theologian, Muslim reformer, democracy advocate and a senior Shi'a Islamic Scholar ...

(1911–1979), Iranian Shia Cleric *

Mahmoud Vahidnia Mahmoud Vahidnia ( fa, محمود وحیدنیا) (born 1989 in Tehran) is an Iranian philosopher and PhD candidate of philosophy at Shahid Beheshti University. Life Vahidnia received his BSc in mathematics from Sharif University of Technology a ...

(born 1989), gold medal winner at the Iranian Mathematical Olympiad in 2007 *

Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi Mahmoud Sami Al Baroudi ( ar, محمود سامي البارودي; June 11, 1839 – December 11, 1904) was a significant Egyptian political figure and a prominent poet. He served as 5th Prime Minister of Egypt from 4 February 1882 until 26 May 1 ...

(1839–1904), Egyptian politician and poet *

Mahmoud Zakzouk Mahmoud Zakzouk ( ar, محمود حمدي زقزوق‎; 27 December 1933 – 1 April 2020) was an Egyptian politician and academic. He served as minister of religious endowment of Egypt from 1995 to 2011. Early life and education Zakzouk was ...

(1933–2020), Egyptian academic *

Mahmoud Abu Zeid Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan (born c. 1987), an Egyptian photojournalist, was arrested for taking photos of the Rabaa massacre in Cairo, Egypt and imprisoned during the post-coup unrest by the Egyptian government since 2013, where ...

, also known as Shawkan, (born c. 1987), Egyptian photojournalist *

Mahmoud Charr Mahmoud Omeirat Charr ( ar, محمود عميرات شعار), previously known as Manuel Charr, is a German professional boxer who held the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title from 2017 to 2021, and challenged for the WBC heavyweight title in 20 ...

, German professional boxer. * Mahmoud Hessabi, an Iranian nuclear physicist and senator, He was the minister of education * Mahmoud Bodo Rasch, a German architect who specializes in the construction of large convertible umbrellas and lightweight structures. * Mahmoud Kahil, a Lebanese-born British editorial cartoonist.

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Mehmed II Mehmed II ( ota, محمد ثانى, translit=Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; tr, II. Mehmed, ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( ota, ابو الفتح, Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit=the Father of Conquest, links=no; tr, Fâtih Su ...

, Caesar of Rome, the sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1444-1446 (The sultan of two lands and the khan of two seas). *

Mahmud I Mahmud I ( ota, محمود اول, tr, I. Mahmud, 2 August 1696 13 December 1754), known as Mahmud the Hunchback, was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754. He took over the throne after the Patrona Halil rebellion and he kept goo ...

, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1730–1754 * Mahmud II, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1808–1839 *

Ghazan Mahmud Ghazan (5 November 1271 – 11 May 1304) (, Ghazan Khan, sometimes archaically spelled as Casanus by the Westerners) was the seventh ruler of the Mongol Empire's Ilkhanate division in modern-day Iran from 1295 to 1304. He was the son of A ...

born Mahmud Ghazan, (Khan, Ilkhan, Sultan) the seventh ruler of the Mongol Empire's Ilkhanate division in modern-day Iran from 1295 to 1304 *

Sultan Mahmud (Chagatai) Sultan Mahmud Khan (died 1402) was last Khan of the Western Chagatai Khanate (1384–1402). He was the son of Soyurgatmish. Upon his father's death in 1384, Sultan Mahmud was made khan by Timur. Like Soyurgatmish, Sultan Mahmud was completely ...

, was last Khan of the Western Chagatai Khanate (1384–1402). * Mahmud Khan (Moghul Khan), Khan of Tashkent and of the Moghuls of western Moghulistan *

Mäxmüd of Kazan Mäxmüd Khan (pronounced ); in Russian chronicles ''Махмутек (Makhmutek);'' ?-1466) was the Khan of the Khanate of Kazan from 1445-1466. He was the eldest son of Oluğ Möxämmäd, and is reputed to be one of the Khanate's founders. M� ...

, the Khan of the Khanate of Kazan from 1445 to 1466. * Arpa Ke'un known as Mu'izz ad-Din Mahmud, an Ilkhan (1335–1336) during the disintegration of the Ilkhanate, Mongol state in Southwest Asia based in Persia. * Jani Beg or Jalal ad-Din Mahmud, Khan of the Golden Horde from 1342 to 1357 *

Mahmud bin Küchük Mahmud Astrakhani ( fa, ; tt-Latn, Ästerxannıñ Mäxmüd) was one of Küchük Muhammad's sons and a Khan who founded the Khanate of Astrakhan in the 1460s. Life After years of struggle for the throne of the Great Horde against Akhmat Kha ...

, a Khan who founded the Khanate of Astrakhan in the 1460s *

Maghan III Maghan III, also known as Mahmud I, was mansa of the Mali Empire from 1390 to about 1400. He assumed the throne following the usurper Sandaki, who ruled for only two years. See also *Mali Empire The Mali Empire ( Manding: ''Mandé''Ki-Zer ...

, known as Mahmud I, mansa of the Mali Empire from 1390 to about 1400. *

Mahmud II (mansa) Mansa Mahmud II, also known as Mamadou, was mansa ("king of kings") of the Mali Empire from 1481 to 1496. Mansa Mahmud II's rule was characterized by more losses to Mali's old possessions and increased contact between Mali and Portuguese explor ...

, mansa of the Mali Empire of 1481-1496. * Qutuz or Mahmud ibn Mamdud, military leader and the third or fourth Mamluk Sultan of Turkic origin. * Mahmud I (Seljuk sultan), sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1092 to 1094. *

Mahmud II of Great Seljuk Mahmud II ( 1105 – 1131) was the Seljuk sultan of Baghdad from 1118–1131 following the death of his father Muhammad I Tapar. At the time Mahmud was fourteen, and ruled over Iraq and Persia. Biography During Mahmud's early reign, his vassa ...

, Sultan of Baghdad in 1118 *

Mahmud of Ghazni Yamīn-ud-Dawla Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn ( fa, ; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi ( fa, ), was the founder of the Turkic Ghaznavid dynasty, ruling from 998 to 1030. At th ...

, ruler of Ghazni 997–1030 *

Mahmud Begada Sultan Mahmud Begada or Mahmud Shah I (), was the most prominent Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate. Raised to the throne at young age, he successfully captured Pavagadh and Junagadh forts in battles which gave him his name ''Begada''. He establishe ...

, the most prominent Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate. *

Mahmud Shah III of Gujarat Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah III, born Mahmud Khan was a sultan of the Muzaffarid dynasty who reigned over the Gujarat Sultanate, a late medieval kingdom in India from 1537 to 1554. He had to battle frequently with his nobles who were interested i ...

, 12th Sultan of Gujarat * Mahmud Hotak, the Shah of Persia from 1722-1725. * Mahmud Shah Durrani, ruler of Afghanistan 1801–1803 & 1809–1818 *

Shahanshah ibn Mahmud Shahanshah ibn Mahmud was the Kurdish Shaddadid emir of Ani from 1164 to 1174. With Shahanshah b. Mahmud's accession, the Shaddadids were reestablished in Ani, which had mostly been under Georgian control since 1161. This was a result of the victo ...

, the Kurdish Shaddadid emir of Ani from 1164 to 1174. *Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī known as

Nur ad-Din (died 1174) Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī (; February 1118 – 15 May 1174), commonly known as Nur ad-Din (lit. "Light of the Faith" in Arabic), was a member of the Zengid dynasty, which ruled the Syrian province (''Shām'') of the Seljuk Empire. He reign ...

, Emir of Aleppo and Damascus *

Al-Muzaffar II Mahmud Al-Muzaffar II Mahmud was the Ayyubid emir of Hama first in 1219 (616 AH) and then restored in 1229–1244 (626 AH–642 AH). He was the son of al-Mansur Muhammad and the older brother of al-Nasir Kilij Arslan. Usurpation In 1219, al-Mansur cal ...

, the Ayyubid emir of Hama first in 1219 (616 AH) and then restored in 1229–1244 (626 AH–642 AH) *

Al-Muzaffar III Mahmud Al Muzaffar III Mahmud was the Ayyubid emir of Hama from 1284–1300. He was the son of Al-Mansur Muhammad II whom he succeeded. Hama was at this time a tributary emirate of the Mamluk Sultanate. Biography Al Muzaffar took part in the siege o ...

, the Kurdish Ayyubid emir of Hama from 1284 to 1300. *

Mu'izz al-Din Mahmud Mu'izz al-Din Mahmud was the Zengid Emir of the Jazira 1208–1241. He was successor of Imad al-Din Zengi II. See also * Zengid dynasty The Zengid dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Oghuz Turkic origin, which ruled parts of the Levant and Upp ...

, the Zengid Emir of the Jazira 1208–1241. *

Mahmood Shah Bahmani II Mahmood Shah or Shihab-Ud-Din Mahmud was the sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate from 1482 until his death in 1518. His long rule is noted for the disintegration of the sultanate and the creation of the independent Deccan sultanates. Reign Mah ...

or Shihab-Ud-Din Mahmud , the sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate from 1482-1518. * Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah, Sultan of Delhi, the eighth sultan of the Mamluk Dynasty 1246-1266. *

Rashid al-Dawla Mahmud Abu Salama Mahmud ibn Nasr ibn Salih ar, محمود بن نصر بن صالح المرداسي, Abū Salama Maḥmūd ibn Naṣr ibn Ṣāliḥ, also known by his ''laqab'' (honorific epithet) Rashid al-Dawla, was the Mirdasid emir of Aleppo from 1 ...

, the Mirdasid emir of Aleppo * Nasr ibn Mahmud, the Mirdasid emir of Aleppo in 1075–1076. *

Sabiq ibn Mahmud Abūʾl-Faḍāʾil Sābiq ibn Mahmūd ( ar, سابق أبوالفضائل بن محمود) was the Mirdasid emir of Aleppo from 1076–1080. Rule Following the death of Sabiq's older brother, the emir of Aleppo Nasr, the latter's influential ...

, the Mirdasid emir of Aleppo from 1076 to 1080. *

Nasir ad-Din Mahmud Nasir al-Din Mahmud (or Mahmud II) was the Zengid Emir of Mosul 1219–1234. He was successor of Nur al-Din Arslan Shah II and was the last Zengid ruler of Mosul. Contemporary historians state that he was killed by the atabeg of Mosul, Badr al-D ...

, Emir of Mosul from 1219 to 1234. *

Alp Arslan ibn Mahmud {{more footnotes, date=March 2019 Alp Arslan ibn Mahmud was ruler of Mosul from 1127-1146. As son of Mahmud II, he was appointed governor of Mosul in 1127 with Zengi as his atabeg. While governor in name only, Alp aspired to replace Ghiyath ad-Di ...

, ruler of Mosul from 1127-1146. * Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq, the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty * Nāṣir al-Dīn Maḥmūd, a ruler of the Hasankeyf of the Artuqid dynasty. *

Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud ( fa, غیاث الدین محمود), was Sultan of the Ghurid Empire from 1206 to 1212. He was the nephew and successor of Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad. Rise to power Ghiyath was the son of Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, who was the ...

, Sultan of the Ghurid Empire 1206-1212 * Mahmud Shah of Bengal, the First Sultan of Bengal *

Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah ( bn, গিয়াসউদ্দীন মাহমুদ শাহ, fa, غیاث الدین محمود شاه) was the last Sultan of the Hussain Shahi dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate, reigning from 1533 to 1538 CE. ...

, the last Sultan of the Hussain Shahi dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate, from 1533-1538 CE. * Mohammed bin Salman, the heir apparent to the Saudi Arabian throne, He is currently Crown Prince and Prime Minister. * Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, an Emirati royal and politician who currently serves as the third president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi. * Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, an Emirati politician and royal who is the current ruler of Dubai, and serves as the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defense of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). * Mohammed VI of Morocco, King of Morocco. * Mohamed Hadid, American real estate developer. *

Mahmud ibn Muhammad Mahmud ibn Muhammad (10 July 1757 – 28 March 1824) ( ar, أبو الثناء محمود باشا باي) was the seventh leader of the Husainid Dynasty The Husainid dynasty or Husaynid dynasty ( ar, الحسينيون) was a ruling dynasty ...

, the seventh leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia from 1814-1824. * Muhammad II ibn Mahmud, Sultan of Seljuq Empire from 1153 to 1159. * Mahmud Khalji, the Sultan of Malwa, in what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. *

Nasiruddin Mahmud (eldest son of Iltutmish) Nāṣir ad-Dīn Maḥmūd ( fa, ; r. 1227–1229) was the eldest son of the Delhi Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish and his chief consort Turkan Khatun, (as the court historian Minhaj-i Siraj Juzjani clearly mentioned in the Tabaqat-i Nasiri, th ...

, the eldest son of the Delhi Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish * Şehzade Mahmud (son of Mehmed III), was an Ottoman prince * Mahmud Khan of Bengal, 17th-century Bengali nobleman. *

Sultan Mahmud Mirza Sultan Mahmud Mirza ( 1453 – January 1495) was a prince of Timurid branch of Transoxiana, son of Abu Sa'id Mirza. Biography His father gave him the government of Hisar and Termez in 1459 (according to Babur Astarabad), but lost to Sultan Husa ...

, was a Timurid Dynasty prince. *

Sayyed Mahmud Khan ''Amiral Kabir'' Sayyid Mahmud Khan Barha, also known as Mahmud Khan, was a general in the Akbar's army, son of Sayyid Mubarak (also known as Makhan), was the first person of this family - the Saiyids of Barah - to rise to the rank of a noblem ...

, was a general in the Akbar's army *

Mirza Shah Mahmud Mirza Shah Mahmud (born c. 1446) was briefly a Timurid ruler of Herat. He was the son of Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, who was a great-grandson of Timur. Shah Mahmud succeeded his father upon his death in 1457 at the age of eleven. Only a few weeks lat ...

, Timurid ruler of Herat 1446. *

Mahmud Mirza Qajar Mahmud Mirza Qajar (also spelled Mahmoud; 1799 – between 1854 and 1858) was an Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty and the fifteenth son of Fath-Ali Shah, king (''shah'') of Qajar Iran (). He was a patron of the arts and an accomplished Calligra ...

, Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty. *Mirza Mahmud Shah Bahadur, also known Shah Jahan IV, the eighteenth Mughal emperor for a brief period in 1788. * Mahmud Shah of Jaunpur, the 4th ruler of the Jaunpur Sultanate, reigned from 1440 to 1457. *

Jalal al-Din Mahmud Jalal al-Din Mahmud (died 1352) was the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1350 until his death. He was the son of Rukn al-Din Mahmud. Biography Jalal al-Din came to power as the result of a conspiracy that unseated the malik Taj al-Din ibn Qutb al- ...

, the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1350. *

Sultan Mahmud ibn Nizam al-Din Yahya Sultan Mahmud (c. 1464 – c. 1543) was the last Mihrabanid malik of Sistan, from c. 1495 until c. 1537. Biography Sultan Mahmud was the son of Nizam al-Din Yahya and the sister of the Timurid Sultan Abu Sa'id. Nizam al-Din Yahya had died in 1 ...

, the last Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1495 until 1537. * Osman Mohamoud (king) known as Uthman III ibn Mahmud, was a Somali king, He led the Majeerteen Sultanate during the 19th century. * Mohamoud Ali Shire, Somali Sultan of the Warsengali Sultanate. * Mahmud Gawan, prime minister in the Bahmani Sultanate of Deccan 1411 – 1481. *

Mahmud Bey Çobanoğlu Mahmud Bey was the fourth and final bey of the Chobanids. Reign During Mahmud's reign, the raids on the Byzantine borders continued. The leadership of these raids was taken by his brother Ali Bey. Ali Bey crossed the Sakarya Rive ...

, the fourth and final bey of the Chobanids. *

Najm al-Din Mahmud ibn Ilyas al-Shirazi Najm al-Din Mahmud ibn Ilyas al-Shirazi ( fa, نجم‌الدین محمود بن الیاس شیرازی, died 1330) was a Persian physician from Shiraz in Persia. His major composition was a large Arabic medical compendium, ''Kitab al-Hawi fi ‘ ...

, Persian physician from Shiraz. *

Mahmud Yalavach Mahmud Yalavach was a MuslimGenghis Khan: Conqueror of the World By Leo De Hartog, pg. 85 administrator in the Mongol Empire who ruled over Turkestan as governor and eventually went on to be mayor of Taidu (now Beijing). He was a Khorezmian merch ...

, administrator in the Mongol Empire who ruled over Turkestan as governor and eventually went on to be mayor of Taidu (now Beijing). *

Chaophraya Chakri (Mud) Chaophraya Chakri ( th, เจ้าพระยาจักรี), personal name Mahmud, Mud or Mood ( th, หมุด, ; 1727–1774), was the ''Samuha Nayok'' or the Prime Minister of Siam serving during the early years of Thonburi Kingdom, T ...

or Mahmud, the Prime Minister of Siam. *

Muhammad Shah of Brunei Muhammad Shah (born Awang Alak Betatar) established the Sultanate of Brunei and was its first sultan, possibly from 1363 to 1402. The genealogy of Muhammad Shah is unclear, and is based on several historical sources and legends. Biography Th ...

known as Mahmud Shah, the Sultanate of Brunei and was its first sultan, possibly from 1363 to 1402. * Sultan Mahmud Syah, Hero of the Revolution of Independence. *

Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Malacca) Sultan Mahmud Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah (died 1528) ruled the Sultanate of Malacca from 1488 to 1511, and again as pretender to the throne from 1513 to 1528. He was son to Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah. As a monarch, he was kno ...

, Sultan of Malacca 1488–1528 *

Mahmud Badaruddin II Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (1767–1852) was the 8th Sultan of the Palembang Sultanate and is now regarded as a National Hero of Indonesia National Hero of Indonesia ( id, Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia) is the highest-level title awarded in Ind ...

, Sultan of Palembang. *

Abu al-Mafakhir of Banten Sultan Abu al-Mafakhir Mahmud Abdulkadir or better known as Pangeran Ratu (died 1651) was the ruler of Banten in Northwest Java, Indonesia, and was the first ruler anywhere on the island of Java to take the title of sultan, which he took in 1638, ...

born Abu al-Mafakhir Mahmud Abdulkadir, the first king in Java to use the title " Sultan". * Mahmud of Terengganu, Sultan Terengganu. *

Mahmud Shah I of Pahang Sultan Mahmud Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Muhammad Shah (died 1530) was the fifth Sultan of Pahang who reigned from 1519 to 1530. He succeeded on the death of his cousin, Mansur Shah I in 1519. His eleven years reign was marked with close relatio ...

, the fifth Sultan of Pahang from 1519 to 1530. * Raja Mahmud ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Jalil, the first Yamtuan Besar Melewar of Negeri Sembilan *

Mahmud Pasha Angelović Mahmud Pasha Angelović ( sr, Махмуд-паша Анђеловић/Mahmud-paša Anđelović; tr, Veli Mahmud Paşa; 1420–1474) was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1456 to 1466 and again from 1472 to 1474, who also wrote Persian ...

, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1456 to 1466 and from 1472 to 1474. He also wrote Persian and Turkish poems under the pseudonym Adni (the "Eden-like"). *

Mahmud Pasha (1853–1903) Damad Mahmud Celâleddin Pasha (Gaddar)or Mahmut Celaleddin Âsaf (Gaddar) (b. Istanbul 1853 - d. Brussels 1903) was an Ottoman statesman, poet and writer. Biography His father was the Ottoman naval officer Damat Gürcü Halil Rifat Pasha an ...

, Ottoman statesman, poet and writer * Çürüksulu Mahmud Pasha, Ottoman army general and statesman of ethnic Georgian background. *

Mahmud Pasha (governor) Mahmud Pasha (died 1567) was an Ottoman statesman from Bosnia who served as the Ottoman governor of Yemen Eyalet from 1561 to 1565 until being deposed, and of Egypt Eyalet from 1566 until his assassination by gunfire in 1567. He was described ...

, was an Ottoman statesman from Bosnia *Mahmud Shams, known as Ma He, Chinese admiral and world explorer *

Mahmud Shevket Pasha Mahmud Shevket Pasha ( ota, محمود شوكت پاشا, 1856 – 11 June 1913)David Kenneth Fieldhouse: ''Western imperialism in the Middle East 1914-1958''. Oxford University Press, 2006 p.17 was an Ottoman generalissimo and statesman, wh ...

, was an Ottoman generalissimo and statesman, who was an important political figure during the Second Constitutional Era. *

Mahmud al-Kashgari Mahmud ibn Husayn ibn Muhammed al-Kashgari, ''Maḥmūd ibnu 'l-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Kāšġarī'', , tr, Kaşgarlı Mahmûd, ug, مەھمۇد قەشقىرى, ''Mehmud Qeshqiri'' / Мәһмуд Қәшқири uz, Mahmud Qashg'ariy / М ...

, lexicographer Uyghur scholar. * Abu-Mahmud Khujandi, Transoxanian astronomer and mathematician. * Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader. * Al-Khawarizmi, was a Persian polymath who produced vastly influential Arabic-language works in mathematics, astronomy, and geography. * Mahmud Karimov, Azerbaijani physicist * Makhmud Muradov, professional mixed martial artist * Makhmud Sabyrkhan, a Kazakh boxer. * Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono, Indonesian general * La Nyalla Mattalitti, full name is La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti (born 10 May 1959) is an Indonesian politician. *

Karaeng Pattingalloang Karaeng Pattingalloang (1600–54), was the exceptionally well-read chief minister of the Kingdom of Gowa in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Pattingalloang was the brilliant second son of Karaeng Matoaya (c.1573-1636), who was the ruler of the Kingd ...

, or Sultan Mahmud known as Father of Makassar. * Mahmud Pasha (1853-1903), Ottoman statesman, poet and writer. * Mahmud Taymur, was a fiction writer. *

Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti ( ar, يحيى بن محمود الواسطي) was a 13th-century Iraqi-Arab painter and calligrapher, noted for his illustrations of al-Hariri's '' Maqamat''. Biography Al-Wasiti was probably born in Wasit واسط ...

, a 13th-century Iraqi-Arab painter and calligrapher. * Sultan Mahmud Khan, a commander of the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of Sarkar e Khalsa. *

Shah Mahmud Khan Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan (Pashto/Dari: سردار شاه محمود خان – b:1890 d: 27 December 1959) was the Prime Minister of Afghanistan from May 1946 to 7 September 1953, under King Mohammed Zahir Shah's monarchy. He was from the Pashtun ...

, the Prime Minister of Afghanistan from 1946 to 1953. * Mahmud Jamal, Canadian jurist serving as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada since 2021. *

Mahmud Al-Nashaf Mahmud Al-Nashaf (, he, מחמוד א-נאשף; 1906 – 10 November 1979) was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Agriculture and Development between 1959 and 1961. Biography Born in Tayibe during the Ottoman Em ...

, Israeli Arab politician *

Mahmud Khalid Mahmud Khalid is a Ghanaian politician and a former Minister of State. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress (Ghana) of Ghana. He served briefly as the Minister for the Upper West Region in the Mills government. While he was in ...

, Ghanaian politician * Mahmud Mahmud, Iranian politician * Mahmud Tarzi, Afghan journalist *

Mahmud Arif Mahmud Abd al-Khayr Al Arif ( ar, محمود عارف, translit= Maḥmūd ʿĀrif; 1909 – 1 March 2001), commonly known as Mahmud Arif, was a Saudi Arabian poet. He was born in Old Jedda, Hejaz. After studying in Kuttab for three years, he ...

, Saudi Arabian poet * Mahmud Ali Durrani, retired Pakistani two-star rank general officer. * Mahmud Eyvazov, Azerbaijani long-lived 150 years collective farmer. *Rafiga Mahmud qizi Shabanova, awarded the Gold Medal of Olympic 1976 Montreal for women's Handball first place. *

Mahmud Kamani Mahmud Abdullah Kamani (born August 1964) is a British billionaire businessman. He is co-founder and executive chairman of Boohoo Group. Early life His father Abdullah Kamani is from Gujarat, India; settled in Kenya, but left in the 1960s due to ...

, British billionaire businessman. *

Aziz Mahmud Hudayi Aziz Mahmud Hudayi (1541–1628), (b. Şereflikoçhisar, d. Üsküdar), is amongst the most famous Sufi Muslim saints of the Ottoman Empire. He was the third and last husband of Ayşe Hümaşah Sultan, granddaughter of Sultan Suleiman the Magnif ...

, the most famous Sufi Muslim saints of the Ottoman Empire. * Sayyid Mahmud Agha, was a Sufi saint of South Asia. *

Mahmud al-Muntasir Mahmud al-Muntasir () (8 August 1903 – 28 September 1970) was the first Prime minister of Libya from March 29, 1951 to February 19, 1954, and again from January 20, 1964 to March 20, 1965. He was also the Minister of Foreign Affairs during his ...

, the first Prime minister of Libya * Mahmud Barzanji, King of Kurdistan *

Mahmud Ali (statesman) Mahmud Ali ( bn, মাহমুদ আলী; ur, ; 1 September 1919 – 17 November 2006) was a progressive leftist Pakistani politician known for his agrarian politics. He was part of the Freedom Movement and played an important role dur ...

, progressive leftist Pakistani politician * Mahmud Nedim Pasha, a Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire between 1871–1872 and 1875–1876 * Mahmud Bayazidi, was an Ottoman Kurdish philosopher and polymath from Bayazid. * Mahmud Bayumi, was an Egyptian orthopaedic surgery professor at Kasr El Aini Medical School. *

Makhmud Esambayev Makhmud Alisultanovich Esambayev (russian: Махмуд Алисултанович Эсамбаев; 15 July 1924 – 7 January 2000) was a Soviet and Chechen dancer, ballet master, choreographer and actor. Makhmud was regarded as one of the mos ...

, a Soviet and Chechen dancer, ballet master, choreographer and actor. *

Mahmudkhodja Behbudiy Mahkmudkhodja Behbudiy (Cyrillic Маҳмудхўжа Беҳбудий; Arabic script ; born as Mahmudkhodja ibn Behbud Chodscha) (* 20 January 1875 in Samarkand; † 25 March 1919 in Qarshi) was a Jadid activist, writer, journalist and leading pu ...

, a Jadid activist, writer, journalist and leading public figure in Imperial Russian and Soviet Turkestan. *

Mahmud Deobandi Mahmud Deobandi (also known as Mulla Mahmud) (died 1886) was a Muslim scholar who became the first teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband. His most notable student is Mahmud Hasan Deobandi. Biography Mahmud was a fellow of Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, the ...

* Mahmud Hasan Deobandi *

Mahmud Hasan Gangohi Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (1907–1996) was an Indian Mufti and Islamic scholar and former Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband and Mazahir Uloom, Saharanpur. He was the most senior disciple of Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi. Among his notable disc ...

* Mufti Mahmud

Mahmudi/Mahmudin

* Elias Mahmoudi, French Muay Thai fighter currently signed to ONE Championship. *

Nur Mahmudi Ismail Nur Mahmudi Ismail (born November 11, 1961 in Kediri) was the Mayor of Depok City, a satellite city of West Java located in the southern part of Jakarta. Political career Ismail was the first chairman of Prosperous Justice Party (''formerly Ju ...

, Mayor of Depok City, a satellite city of West Java located in the southern part of Jakarta.

Mahmut

Mahmut Celal Bayar Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name (), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning ''praise'', along with ''Muhammad''. Siam Mahmud *Mahmood (singer) (born 199 ...

, third President of Turkey. *

Mahmut Dikerdem Mahmut Dikerdem (1916–1993) was a Turkish diplomat, writer and peace activist. He served as ambassador of Turkey in Jordan, Iran, Ghana, and India. He is known for being the founder and president of the Turkish Peace Association which was banne ...

(1916–1993), Turkish diplomat, writer and peace activist. *

Mahmut Cuhruk Mahmut Cuhruk (1925 – 8 October 2018) was a Turkish judge. He was president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey from 2 March 1988 until 1 March 1990. Cuhruk was born in Yozgat in 1925. He died in Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically know ...

, Turkish judge. *

Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu (1927 – 23 June 2022), usually referred to as Mahmut Effendi and known to his disciples as "Efendi Hazretleri", was a Turkish Sufi Sheikh and the leader of the influential '' İsmailağa jamia'' of the Naqshbandi-Khalidi ...

, Turkish Sufi Sheikh and the leader of the influential İsmailağa jamia of the Naqshbandi-Khalidiyya Ṭarīqah centred in Çarşamba, Istanbul. * Mahmut Orhan, Turkish disc jockey and record producer. * Mahmut Atalay, Turkish freestyle wrestler and coach of Circassian origin, won a gold medal in 1968 Olympics. *

Mahmut Özgener Mahmut Özgener (born 1963 İzmir) has been the 38th president of the Turkish Football Federation. He succeeded Hasan Doğan, who died of a heart attack in Bodrum. He served from 19 August 2008 until 29 June 2011. Biography Özgener was born in � ...

, Turkish Football Federation president. * Mahmut Bezgin, Turkish footballer. * Mahmut Boz, Turkish footballer. *

Mahmut Hoşgiz Mahmut Hoşgiz (born 16 September 1975) is a Turkish footballer. Career Born in Hafik, Sivas, Hoşgiz played professional football for Sivasspor in the TFF First League, where he was club captain. He also previously played for Petrolofisi, Eyü ...

, Turkish footballer. *

Mahmut Tekdemir Mahmut Tekdemir (born 20 January 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for İstanbul Başakşehir Club career Tekdemir holds İstanbul Başakşehir's all-time appearances record with 483 overal ...

, Turkish footballer. *

Mahmut Özdemir Mahmut Özdemir (born 23 June 1987 in Duisburg, Germany) is a German politician for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who has been a member of the Bundestag since 2013, representing the Duisburg II district. In addition to his parli ...

(born 1987), German politician of Turkish descent. * Mahmut Yilmaz, German footballer of Turkish descent. * Mahmut Bozteke (born 1997), Turkish para taekwondo practitioner. *

Mahmut Demir Mahmut Demir (21 January 1970 in Amasya, Turkey), is a former Turkish Olympic, World and European champion sports in the super heavyweight class. He won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Men's Freestyle wrestling. Wrestling career He was bo ...

, Turkish sport wrestler. *

Mahmut Şenol Mahmut Şenol (born November 23, 1958) is a contemporary Turkish and Canadian author and journalist. He has published 10 books as of April 2016. The author currently lives in Edmonton, Canada. * Phaselis Adağı (2004) - novel/historical fiction * ...

, Turkish author. * Mahmut Yavuz, Turkish navy officer and ultramarathon runner. *

Mahmut Yıldırım Mahmut Yıldırım (born 1951, Yenidal, Solhan, Bingöl Province), better known as Yeşil ( Turkish for "Green"), is a Turkish rogue agent of Zaza origins. He is wanted for the murders of eight people in Turkey. Among the murders he is accused o ...

, Kurdish contract killer.

Mehmood

* Mehmood (actor), Indian actor, singer, director and producer. * Mehmood Aslam, Pakistani Television & Stage Actor *

Mehmood Bhatti Mehmood Bhatti is a Pakistani-French fashion designer. Biography Mehmood was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and graduated from Government College University. Bhatti immigrated to France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), ...

, Pakistani fashion designer *

Mehmood Quaraishy Mehmood Quraishy (born 4 February 1942), was a Kenyan cricketer who played three One day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup for East Africa. He also appeared in one first-class cricket match in the 1975 season, having earlier played a match ...

, Kenyan cricketer *

Mehmood Sham Mahmood Shaam ( ur, ) born Tariq Mahmood ( ur, ) on 5 February 1940, is a Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet, writer and news analyst. After serving Pakistan's largest newspaper Jang Group for more than 16 years continuously as Group ...

, Pakistani journalist

Mehmud

* Maulana Mehmud Hasan, Indian independence activist *

Mehmud Khurd The Sultanate of Hazara or Hazara Sultanate also natively known as Hazara i Karlugh was an early modern empire based in South Asia between the 15th and 18th centuries. The sultanate encompassed the modern Hazara region, bordering Kashmir Subah ...

, Pakistani ruler * Mehmud Abdukerem, Chinese footballer who played most recently as a defender for Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.

Surname

Mahmood

* Khalid Mahmood (British politician), He is the longest serving Asian MP in the current Parliament. * Shabana Mahmood, British politician. *

Jemilah Mahmood Tan Sri Jemilah binti Mahmood is a Malaysian physician. She has served as Pro-Chancellor of the Heriot-Watt University Malaysia (HWUM) since September 2021, Professor and Executive Director of Sunway Centre for Planetary Health since August 2 ...

, Doctor and humanitarian activist. * Mazher Mahmood, British reporter *

Saba Mahmood Saba Mahmood (1961–2018) was professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, she was also affiliated with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Institute for South Asia Studies, and the Program in Critical The ...

, American anthropologist *

Sajid Mahmood Sajid Iqbal Mahmood (Urdu: ساجد اقبال محمود, ''Sājid Iqbāl Maḥmūd''; born 21 December 1981) is a former English cricketer, who played all formats of the game. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who played international cri ...

, English cricketer *

Abdullah al Mahmood Abdullah Al Mahmood ( bn, আব্দুল্লাহ আল মাহমুদ; 1900–1975) was a Bengali politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Industries and Natural Resources of Pakistan. Early life and education Abdullah al ...

, Bengali politician, lawyer and former minister in Pakistan * Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Bangladeshi politician and minister. *

Ayaz Mahmood Ayaz Mahmood (born May 24, 1964) is a field hockey player for Pakistan. He was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He is one of the know personalities, who played center half for Pakistan and won a gold medal in 1984 summer olympics, Los Angeles. Ayaz M ...

, hockey player won a gold medal in 1984 summer olympics, Los Angeles. *

Kashif Mahmood (cricketer, born 1985) Kashif Mahmood (born 21 December 1985) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 2003 to 2016. Mahmood was a wicket-keeper who played most of his first-class cricket for Lahore teams. His outstanding season was 2010� ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Shahid Mahmood Shahid Mahmood (Urdu: شاہد محمود) (17 March 1939 – 13 December 2020) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1962. He played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1957 to 1969. He played his only Test on the tour to ...

, Pakistani cricketer * Zia Mahmood, Pakistani bridge player. * Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, Pakistani nuclear engineer *

Syed Mahmood Justice Syed Mahmood (also spelled Sayyid Mahmud; 24 May 1850 – 8 May 1903) was Puisne Judge of the High Court, North-Western Provinces of British India from 1887 to 1893, after having served in the High Court in a temporary capacity as offi ...

, Indian jurist *

Tahir Mahmood Tahir Mahmood is an Indian legal scholar and author of a large number of books frequently cited in the judgments of the Supreme Court of India and numerous High Courts. He had his higher legal education in Aligarh and London and has over fifty ...

, Indian jurist * Talat Mahmood, Indian singer and actor * Banaz Mahmod, Honour killing victim.

Mahmoud

Ahmad Mahmoud Ahmad E'ta ( fa, احمد اعطا), better known by his pen name Ahmad Mahmoud ( fa, احمد محمود); (December 25, 1931 – October 4, 2002) was a prominent Iranian novelist from Ahvaz city in the southwest of Iran. One of his works, ''T ...

, Iranian novelist *Alessandro Mahmoud, known as Mahmood (singer), Italian singer and songwriter *

Aram Mahmoud Aram Mahmoud (born 15 July 1997) is a Syrian-born Dutch badminton player. Escaping war and an absence of opportunity in Syria, the talented shuttler is trying to rebuild his game and make the Olympics against all odds. Due to his situation and ...

, badminton player *

Emtithal Mahmoud Emtithal "Emi" Mahmoud ( ar, إمتثال "إيمي" محمود; born 1992 or 1993 in Darfur, Sudan) is a Sudanese-American poet and activist, who won the 2015 Individual World Poetry Slam championship. In 2018, she became UNHCR Goodwill Ambassa ...

, Sudanese poet and activist *

Joseph Mahmoud Joseph Mahmoud (born 13 December 1955 in Safi, Morocco) was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeple chase. He competed for France at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal ...

, French athlete *

Karem Mahmoud Karem Mahmoud ( ar, كارم محمود) (March 16, 1922 – January 15, 1995), also known as "''the Melodious Knight''", was a popular Egyptian singer and actor. He was also popular in the Arab world. Karem was born on March 16, 1922 in the ...

, Egyptian singer *

Mayam Mahmoud Mayam Mahmoud is a rapper and women activist in Egypt. She grew popularity at the age of 18 while performing on the TV talent show '' Arabs Got Talent'' in October 2013. Mahmoud's work on the show led her to the semi-finals, where she was then vot ...

, rapper and women activist in Egypt * Shaaban Mahmoud, Egyptian footballer * Younis Mahmoud, Iraqi footballer * Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, was President of Somaliland from 2010 to 2017.

Mehmood

Arshad Mehmood (composer) Arshad Mehmood is a Pakistani actor, music composer, and a singer. Early life and career He had started composing music for Pakistan Television Corporation back in 1972. EMI Pakistan period He later was the driving force behind EMI Pakistan ...

, Pakistani actor and music composer * Kashif Mehmood, Pakistani actor *

Hasnat Mehmood Hasnat Mehmood ( ur, حسنات محمود) is a Pakistani visual artist who lives and works in Dubai, UAE. He was born on 3 March 1978 in Jhelum. Art career Hasnat Mehmood was trained as a traditional miniature painter at the National Coll ...

, Pakistani artist * Arshad Mehmood (singer), Pakistani singer * Faakhir Mehmood, Pakistani singer *

Arif Mehmood Arif Mehmood (born June 21, 1983) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a striker. He has been the top-scorer in the Pakistan Premier League five times, leading the charts in 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10 and 2010–11 ...

, Pakistani footballer

Mehmud

Salim Mehmud Dr. Salim Mehmud, also known as Salim Mehmood, is a Pakistani rocket scientist and a nuclear engineer. He is the former chairman of Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO). He has served as chief scientist at the Defence Scienc ...

, Pakistani rocket scientist

Mahmud

* Arslanbek Makhmudov, Russia professional boxer *

Abid Hamid Mahmud Lieutenant General Abid Al-Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti ( ; ar, عبد الحميد محمود التكريتي) (21 September 1957 – 7 June 2012) was an Iraqi military officer and Saddam Hussein's personal secretary. Biography Mahmud began his ...

, Iraqi general *

Nureddin Mahmud Nureddin Mahmud (1899–1981) ( ar, نورالدين محمود) was the prime minister of Iraq The prime minister of Iraq is the head of government of Iraq. On 27 October 2022, Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani became the incumbent prime minister. ...

, the Prime Minister of Iraq from 23 November 1952 until 29 January 1953. * Amir Machmud, Indonesian military general *

Machmud Singgirei Rumagesan Machmud Singgirei Rumagesan was a king of Sekar and pro-integration activist from West Papua. He founded the movement Gerakan Tjendrawasih Revolusioner Irian Barat (GTRIB) in 1953, and became the member of Supreme Advisory Council in 1959. On 10 ...

, Papuan King of Sekar, and Indonesian independence activist *

Abdul Taib Mahmud Abdul Taib bin Mahmud ( Jawi: عبدالطيب بن محمود; born 21 May 1936) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak since March 2014. He served as the 4th Chief Minister of Sarawak for 33 years ...

, Chief Minister of Sarawak for 33 years from 1981-2014 *

Al Mahmud Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud (known as Al Mahmud; 11 July 1936 – 15 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, and short-story writer. He is considered one of the greatest Bengali poets to have emerged in the 20th century. His work in Be ...

, was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, and short-story writer * Mahmud Mahmud, Iranian academic and politician *

Hayat Mahmud Hayat Mahmud ( bn, হায়াত মাহমুদ) was a late 18th-century Bengali Muslim commander who later became the feudal lord of Buzurg-Umedpur in Barisal. He is best known as a freedom fighter against the British East India Company, ...

, Bengali feudal lord and military commander * Abdul Gafoor Mahmud, former chief of the Bangladesh Air Force *

Heyat Mahmud Qadi Heyat Mahmud ( bn, হেয়াত মামুদ; 1693–1760) was a medieval Bengali poet, mystic and judge. Although his works, like other Middle Bengali poetry, are religion-centric, they are marked by social consciousness and toleran ...

, medieval Bengali poet *

Firoz Mahmud Firoz Mahmud ( bn, ফিরোজ মাহমুদ) is a Bangladeshi visual artist based in Japan. He was the first Bangladeshi fellow artist in research at Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. Mahmud's work has been exhibited at t ...

, Bangladeshi artist *

Khaled Mahmud Khaled Mahmud Sujon (born 26 July 1971) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and a former Test and One Day International captain. A medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, he played international cricket for Bangladesh from 1998 to 2006, capta ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

A. T. Mahmud Abdullah Totong Mahmud (generally abbreviated A. T. Mahmud; 3 February 1930 – 6 July 2010) was a renowned Indonesian composer of children's songs. Born in Palembang, South Sumatra, he taught as a teacher in Riau and Jakarta prior to beginning w ...

, Indonesian songwriter *

Syamsuddin Mahmud Syamsuddin Mahmud (24 April 1935 – 22 May 2021) was an Indonesian economist and politician. He served as the Governor of Aceh from 1993 until 1998 and from 1998 until 2000. Early life Syamsuddin Mahmud was born on 24 April 1935 at Lampoh La ...

, Indonesian economist and politician. * Sultan Mahmud (minister), politician from Arakan, Burma (now Rakhine State, Myanmar) *

Hasan Mahmud Shakib Al Mahmmad Tamim( bn, হাসান মাহমুদ; born 12 October 1999) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in March 2020. Domestic career He made his first-class debut fo ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Dean Mahomed Sake Dean Mahomed (1759–1851) was an Bengali traveller, surgeon, entrepreneur, and one of the most notable early non-European immigrants to the Western World. Due to non-standard transliteration, his name is often spelled in various ways. His ...

, a British Indian traveller, soldier, surgeon, entrepreneur, and one of the most notable early non-European immigrants to the Western World.

Mahfud

* Mahfud MD, Indonesian Politician and Lawyer.

Mahfouz

Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, Lord of Abernethy ( ar, محفوظ مرعي مبارك بن محفوظ) (born 14 December 1969) is a Saudi Arabian businessman living in the United Kingdom. Mahfouz is the executive officer of Saudi-based Marei ...

, Saudi Arabian businessman * Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Fictional characters

* Mahmoud Bishara, fictional character in the book ''

Refugee A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.