Masoud (; ) is a given name and surname, with origins in Persian and Arabic. The name is found in the

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. Masoud has spelling variations possibly due to transliteration, including Masud,

Massoud Massoud (, ) is a given name and a surname, commonly found in the Middle East and Asia. It has a variety of spellings including Masoud, Masud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Masud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, or Mosād. People with the n ...

, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, or Mosād.

Given name

Masoud

* Masoud Kazerouni, 14th-Century Persian physician *

Masoud Barzani Masoud Barzani ( ku, ,مه‌سعوود بارزانی, translit=Mesûd Barzanî}; born 16 August 1946) is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region o ...

, President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region *

Masoud (musician) Masoud (born Masoud Fouladi Moghaddam on May 22, 1985) is an Iranian record producer, artist and DJ living in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. He is known for leading the electronic dance music artist community in Iran.

, Iranian music producer, artist, and DJ * Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer *

Masoud Bastani Masoud (; ) is a given name and surname, with origins in Persian and Arabic. The name is found in the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Russia, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and China. Masoud has spelling varia ...

, Iranian journalist

Mas'ud

Masud I of Ghazni Masud (, ) is a given name and a surname, commonly found in the Middle East and Asia. It has a variety of spellings including Masoud, Massoud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Masud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, or Mosād. People with the n ...

, ''

sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

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Ghaznavid Empire The Ghaznavid dynasty ( fa, غزنویان ''Ġaznaviyān'') was a culturally Persianate society, Persianate, Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic peoples, Turkic ''mamluk'' origin, ruling, at its greatest extent, large parts of Persia, ...

from 1030 to 1040 * Masud Hai Rakkaḥ, Chief rabbi of Tripoli

Other variations of spellings

* Messaoud Bellemou, Algerian musician *

Messaoud Ould Boulkheir Messaoud Ould Boulkheir ( ar, مسعود ولد بو الخير, born 1943, Fara El Kitane ar, فرع الكتان) was among the first Haratine to become a political leader in Mauritania. Messaoud also contributed towards the end of the 19 ...

, Mauritanian politician * Moshood K. O. Abiola, late politician and philanthropist from Nigeria * Masood Sharif Khan Khattak, Civilian intelligence officer * Mesut Özil, German footballer of Turkish descent

Surname

Masoud

* Moez Masoud, Moderate Egyptian Muslim cleric

Masood

Shan Masood Shan Masood (Urdu, Punjabi: شان مسعود; born 14 October 1989) is a Pakistani international cricketer. He plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and the Multan Sultans in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed batter and an occasional r ...

, Pakistani cricketer * Syed M. Masood, Pakistani-American author

Other variations of spellings

* Rükneddin Mesud, King Mesud I *

Mohamed Messaoud Mohamed Messaoud (born November 19, 1981) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward. at the club RC Boumerdes Messaoud finished twice as the top scorer of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 in ...

, Algerian footballer

Fictional characters

* Masud Rana, fictional character of popular

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

spy thriller series of the same name *

Masood Ahmed Masood Ahmed is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Nitin Ganatra. The character made his first appearance in episode 3452, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2007. Masood was introduced as ...

, fictional character in ''EastEnders'', and his family, including: *

Zainab Masood Zainab Khan (also Masood) is a character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Nina Wadia.

, fictional character * Syed Masood, fictional character *

Amira Masood Amira Masood (also Shah) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Preeya Kalidas. The girlfriend, and later wife, of Syed Masood ( Marc Elliott), Amira first appeared on screen in the episode broadcast on 7 Ma ...

, fictional character *

Shabnam Masood Shabnam Masood (also Kazemi) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Zahra Ahmadi from 2007 to 2008,Tamwar Masood Tamwar Masood is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Himesh Patel. He made his first appearance on 1 October 2007. On 12 March 2016, it was announced that Patel would be leaving the show, with Tamwar making hi ...

, fictional character *

Afia Masood Afia Masood (also Khan) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Meryl Fernandes. Afia appeared in five episodes between 29 December 2009 and 5 January 2010, and returned on 18 November 2010. This is Fernand ...

, fictional character *

Kamil Masood The following are characters who first appeared, or returned, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' during 2010 listed by order of first appearance. Executive producer Diederick Santer left ''EastEnders'' on 26 February 2010, handing over to Br ...

, fictional character *

Yasmin Masood The following are characters who first appeared, or returned, in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' during 2011 listed by order of first appearance. New characters were introduced by Bryan Kirkwood, executive producer. The first main character ...

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