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Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, names and titles), was ...

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Messiah In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (; , ; , ; ) is a saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of ''mashiach'', messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible, in which a ''mashiach'' ...

'. Christians, Muslims and members of related religions use Masih as a religious title for Jesus of Nazareth. Also spelled Mesih or Maseeh, it is used as a proper name in many languages. The term also appears in the Christian name Abdul Masih ("Servant of Christ").

Historical

Dionysius bar Masih Dionysius bar Masih was an illegitimate Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, and rivalled Gregorius Jacob, the legitimate Maphrian, from 1189 until his death in 1204.Moosa (2008) Karim Bar Masih was a member of the family of Jab ...

(died 1204), leader of the Syriac Orthodox Church *

Mesih Pasha Mesih Pasha or Misac Pasha (died November 1501) was an Ottoman of Eastern Roman origin, being a nephew of the last Roman emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos. He served as Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman Navy and was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empi ...

(died 1501), Ottoman Grand Admiral and later Grand Vizier *

Mesihi of Prishtina Mesihi (Messiah) of Prishtina, known in Ottoman Turkish as Priştinali Mesihi, was one of the best known Ottoman poets of the late 15th and early 16th centuries during the Bayezid II era and is regarded as one of the earliest Albanian poets. Lif ...

( 1470–1512), Ottoman poet *

Hadim Mesih Pasha Hadim Mesih Pasha ( ota, خادم مسيح پاشا; died 1589) was an Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier under Murad III from 1 December 1585 until 15 April 1586. Masih Pasha was born in Bosnia to a Christian family. As a eunuch he ser ...

(died 1589), Ottoman Grand Vizier

Given name

Bir Masih Saunta Bir Masih Saunta (born 7 March 1969) is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress (AICC). He is a former General Secretary of district Congress committee of Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also ro ...

(born 1969), Indian politician *

Masih Alinejad Masih Alinejad ( fa, مسیح علی‌نژاد, born Masoumeh Alinejad-Ghomikolayi ( fa, معصومه علی‌نژاد قمی کُلایی), September 11, 1976) is an Iranian-American journalist, author, and women's rights activist. Alinejad c ...

(born 1976), Iranian journalist and writer *

Masih Masihnia Massih Massihnia ( fa, مسیح مسیح‌نیا), is a retired Iranian footballer. Club career Played for Bank Melli F.C., Persepolis F.C., F.C. Aboumoslem, Sepahan F.C. International career He featured for the Iran national team at 1974 Asi ...

(born 1955), Iranian football player *

Masih Saighani Masih Saighani (Dari language, Dari: مسیح سیغانی; born 22 September 1986) is an Afghan association football, footballer who plays as a defender for German club Türk Gücü Friedberg in Hessenliga. Club career Aizawl On 26 August ...

(born 1986), Afghan football player * Masih Ullah Barakzai, Afghan football player *

Masih Zahedi Masih Zahedi ( fa, مسیح زاهدی); is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iranian club Mes Rafsanjan as a defender. Club career Paykan He started his career with Paykan from youth levels. Shahrdari Ardabil Zahedi joined Shahrdari Ardab ...

(born 1993), Iranian football player *

Muhammad Masihullah Khan Muhammad Masihullah Khan Sherwani Jalalabadi ( ur, , ''Muḥammad Masīhu’llāh Khān Shīrwānī Jalāl ābādī''; 1911/1912 – 12 November 1992) was an Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar known as an authority in Sufism. He ...

(1911/1912–1992), Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar

Surname

Akram Masih Gill Akram Masih Gill is a Pakistani politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Political career He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a seat reserved for minorities as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim Leagu ...

, Pakistani politician * Arif Masih, (born 1970) Pakistani politician *

Fariborz Maseeh Fariborz Maseeh (Persian: فریبرز مسیح : ''Farīborz Masīh'') is an Iranian-born Iranian-American engineer who works in the field of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS). He founded IntelliSense in 1991 and sold it in 2000. ...

, Iranian-American engineer *

Ijaz Masih Ijaz Masih ( ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who was elected member for the Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Political career He was elected to Provincial Assembly of Punjab on a reserved seat for minorities in 2018 Pakistani general election rep ...

, Pakistani politician *

Iqbal Masih Iqbal Masih ( pa, اقبال مسیح; 1983 – 16 April 1995) was a Pakistani Christian child labourer and activist who campaigned against abusive child labour in Pakistan. He was assassinated on 16 April 1995. On 23 March 2022, he was p ...

(1983–1995), Pakistani boy who became a symbol of abusive child labour in the developing world *

Michael Masih Michael Masih (born 7 June 1985) is a Pakistani footballer, who plays for Pakistan Army FC. He is also a member of Pakistan national football team. Masih is a midfielder who earned his first international cap against Nepal in a friendly in 2 ...

(born 1985), Pakistani football player *

Naeem Masih Naeem Masih (born 2 February 1987) is a Pakistani para-athlete Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practised by people with a disability as a parasport. The athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to ...

(born 1987), Pakistani para-athlete *

Rakesh Masih Rakesh Masih (born 18 March 1987) is an Indian football player who currently plays for Tollygunge Agragami in the Calcutta Football League. Career Masih spent four years at the Tata Football Academy and was regarded as one of the best cadets o ...

(born 1987), Indian football player *

Shazia Masih Shazia Masih (May 20, 1997 – January 22, 2010) was a young girl from Pakistan's Christian community. Near her 12th birthday, she was hired to work as a house maid in the home of the former President of the Lahore Bar Association, Chaudhry Naeem. ...

(1997–2010), Pakistani torture victim

Other uses

* Jai Masih Ki, a greeting phrase used by Christians in India and Pakistan * Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, engineering college in Portland State University {{Given name, type=both