Masih is Arabic for '
Christ' or '
Messiah'. 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
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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
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Mesih Pasha (died 1501), Ottoman Grand Admiral and later Grand Vizier
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Mesihi of Prishtina ( 1470–1512), Ottoman poet
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Masih Saighani (born 1986), Afghan football player
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Masih Ullah Barakzai, Afghan football player
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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
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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
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Akram Masih Gill, Pakistani politician
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Arif Masih, (born 1970) Pakistani politician
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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
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Ijaz Masih, Pakistani politician
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Iqbal Masih (1983–1995), Pakistani boy who became a symbol of abusive child labour in the developing world
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Jai Masih Ki
Jai Masih Ki ( hi, जय मसीह की, ur, جے مسیح کی, translation: ''Victory to Christ'' or ''Praise the Messiah'') or Jai Yesu Ki ( hi, जय येसु की, ur, جے یسوع کی, translation: ''Victory to Jesus'' or ''P ...
, a greeting phrase used by Christians in India and Pakistan
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Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science
Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the following two decades ...
, engineering college in Portland State University
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