Murad or Mourad ( ar, مراد) is an

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as a male given name or surname and is commonly used throughout the

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Etymology

It is derived from the Arabic Semitic triliteral root رود (r-w-d). Its Arabic meaning can be translated roughly into ''wanted'', ''desired'', ''wished for'', ''yearned'' or ''goal''.

Given name

Ottoman sultans

* Murad I (1326–1389), often nicknamed Hüdavendigâr—from Persian: ''Khodāvandgār'' —"the devotee of God", the third sultan. Received the name Murad through a play on the Arabic word "mordd", which means "wish" or "desire". * Murad II (1404–1451) *

Murad III Murad III ( ota, مراد ثالث, Murād-i sālis; tr, III. Murad; 4 July 1546 – 16 January 1595) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death in 1595. His rule saw battles with the Habsburgs and exhausting wars with the Saf ...

(1546–1595) *

Murad IV Murad IV ( ota, مراد رابع, ''Murād-ı Rābiʿ''; tr, IV. Murad, was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods. Murad IV was born in Cons ...

(1612–1640) * Murad V (1840–1904)

Others

;Murad *

Mawlana Murad Mawlana Murad ( ar, , bn, মাওলানা মুরাদ) was an Islamic scholar and teacher based in the city of Mecca in Ottoman Arabia. Biography Murad was born in the 1700s in Bengal. Following the Battle of Plassey in 1757 and the s ...

, Islamic scholar *

Şehzade Murad Şehzade Murad ( ota, شہزادہ مراد; 1495 Amasya – 16 October 1519, Kashan or Isfahan) was an Ottoman prince (''şehzade''), the son of Şehzade Ahmet. He was involved in the chaos that surrounded the succession to Sultan Bayezid II ...

, Ottoman prince * Murad, Veteran Bollywood Indian Actor * Murad Artin (born 1960), Armenian-Swedish politician *

Murad Mirza Murād Mīrzā ( ar, مراد ميرزا‎; 1509-1514?-1574) was the 36th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ilism, Nizari Isma'ili Shi'a Muslim community. A politically active Imam, Murad Mirza had a large following. He is also known to have had close ...

, second son of Mughal Emperor Akbar *

Murad Baksh Muhammad Murad Bakhsh ( fa, ), (9 October 1624 – 14 December 1661) was a Mughal prince and the youngest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal. He was the Subedar of Balkh, till he was replaced by his elder ...

(died 1661), youngest son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal *

Murad Bey Murad Bey Mohammed ( 1750 – 22 April 1801) was an Egyptian Mamluk chieftain ( Bey), cavalry commander and joint ruler of Egypt with Ibrahim Bey. He is often remembered as being a cruel and extortionate ruler, but an energetic courageous fighter ...

(1750–1801), Egyptian Mamluk chieftain * Murad Qureshi, British Bangladeshi Labour Party politician * Murad Umakhanov (born 1977), Russian wrestler and Olympian *

Murad Wilfried Hofmann Murad Wilfried Hofmann (1931 – 13 January 2020) was a German diplomat and author. He wrote several books on Islam, including ''Journey to Makkah'' () and ''Islam: The Alternative'' (). Many of his books and essays focused on Islam's place ...

(1931 – 2020) German diplomat and author. ;Mourad *Mourad the Great, nickname of Hampartsoum Boyadjian, an Armenian fedayee and political activist * Mourad Benchellali, French citizen captured and detained in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps * Mourad Bouzidi, Dutch–Tunisian kickboxer * Mourad Daami, Tunisian football referee * Mourad Daoudi El Ghezouani, Moroccan footballer * Mourad Mergaoui, Gibraltalian-Moroccan novelist and poet. * Mourad Ikhlef, Algerian arrested and deported from Canada on allegations of past involvement with the

Armed Islamic Group The Armed Islamic Group (GIA, from french: Groupe Islamique Armé; ar, الجماعة الإسلامية المسلّحة, al-Jamāʿa l-ʾIslāmiyya l-Musallaḥa) was one of the two main Islamist insurgent groups that fought the Algerian gove ...

and a connection to

Ahmed Ressam Ahmed Ressam ( ar, احمد رسام; also Benni Noris or the Millennium Bomber; born May 9, 1967) is an Algerian al-Qaeda member who lived for a time in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He received extensive terrorist training in Afghanistan. He was c ...

Mourad Marofit Mourad Marofit ( ar, مراد ماروفيت; born January 26, 1982, in Khemisset) is a Moroccan long-distance runner. He set his personal best time of 13:02.84, by winning the men's 5000 metres at the KBC Night of Athletics in Heusden-Zolder, Be ...

(born 1982), Moroccan long-distance runner *

Mourad Medelci Mourad Medelci ( ar, مراد مدلسي; 30 April 1943 – 28 January 2019) was an Algerian politician who served in the government of Algeria as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2013.Mourad Meghni Mourad Meghni ( ar, مراد مغني; born 16 April 1984) is a former professional Association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger (association football), winger. He was known for his excellent technique. As a y ...

, Algerian footballer *

Mourad Salem Mourad Salem is a Tunisian artist based in Paris, France. His works question historical leaders, often depicting them as immature power-hungry figures. In 2013, Salem's exhibition "Sultans Are No Sultans" debuted at the Nour Festival of Arts from ...

, Tunisian artist based in France *

Mourad Topalian Mourad Topalian (born 1943) is a prominent Armenian-American political activist, former chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), who visited the White House several times. In 1999, Topalian was charged by the United States g ...

, Armenian-American political activist ;Morad * Morad Fareed, New York–based entrepreneur and former athlete * Morad Mohammadi, Iranian wrestler and Olympian. *

Morad Sari Morad Sari (born June 20, 1973) is a French-Algerian kickboxer who is most well known for being the first non thai kickboxer to become a Lumpinee Boxing Stadium champion. Titles and accomplishments Muay Thai * 1998 ISKA Oriental rules World Welt ...

* Morad (Spanish rapper) (born 1999) *Morad (born 1977), French rapper in

Scred Connexion Scred Connexion is a French rap collective launched in the 1990s composed by Fabe, Koma, Haroun, Mokless and Morad, with the assistance of Butch. Fabe decided to quit his rapping career in 2000 and quit the collective after releasing one additiona ...

Surname

; Murad * Abdul Hakim Murad (militant), alleged conspirator in the planned attacks called Operation Bojinka *

Abdal Hakim Murad Abdal Hakim Murad (born: Timothy John Winter; 15 May 1960) is an English academic, theologian and Islamic scholar who is a proponent of Islamic neo-traditionalism. His work includes publications on Islamic theology, modernity, and Anglo-Muslim ...

(born: Timothy John Winter, 1960) English academic, theologian and Islamic scholar *

Adel Murad Adel Murad ( ku, عادل موراد, translit=Adil Murad; 11 December 1949 – 18 May 2018) was an Iraqi Kurds, Kurdish politician whom along with Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Kamal Fuad, Ali Askari, Fuad Masum and Abdul Razaq Faily, was ...

, Iraqi politician * Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist *

Hadji Murad Hadji Murad (russian: Хаджи-Мурат, av, XӀажи Мурад; 1818 – April 23, N.S. May 5, 1852) was an important North Caucasian Avar leader during the resistance of the peoples of Dagestan and Chechnya in 1811–1864 against the ...

, Avar military commander *

Hilmi Murad Hilmi Murad (1919–1998) was an Egyptian economist and politician who served as the general secretary and vice president of the Socialist Labour Party. In addition, he was one of the ministers of education of Egypt. Early life and education Hi ...

, Egyptian politician *

Mohammad Murad Mohammad Murad (Arabic: محمد مراد; born 1976) is a Kuwaiti wildlife photographer who specializes in bird photography. His photos have won awards such as the 2017–2018 Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography A ...

, Kuwaiti wildlife photographer * Murad Ali Murad, Afghan Army officer * Nadia Murad, Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist * Murad, Veteran Bollywood Indian Actor *

Raza Murad Raza Murad (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Hindi films. He has over 250 Bollywood film credits. Murad has also appeared in Bhojpuri and other regional-language films and on Hindi television. Early life He i ...

, Indian character actor, son of Murad *

Sayed Noorullah Murad Sayed Noorullah Murad (born March 22, 1979) is an Afghan politician, military commander and member of the Afghan cabinet during the presidency of Hamid Karzai. He was born in Kunduz city in the north of Afghanistan. His father is Mawlawi Abdul Jal ...

, an Afghan politician, military commander and former deputy minister *

Timothy Winter Abdal Hakim Murad (born: Timothy John Winter; 15 May 1960) is an English academic, theologian and Islamic scholar who is a proponent of Islamic neo-traditionalism. His work includes publications on Islamic theology, modernity, and Anglo-Muslim ...

, aka Abdal-Hakim Murad, British Islamic scholar *

Waheed Murad Waheed Murad ( ur, ; 2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983), also known as Chocolate Hero, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. Famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for a ...

, Pakistani film producer, writer, and actor *

Zuhair Murad Zuhair Murad ( ar, زهير مراد) (born in July 1971) is a Lebanese fashion designer. He was born in 1971 in Ras Baalbek, Lebanon. Biography Zuhair Murad was born to a Melkite Catholic family in Ras Baalbek. Shortly after high school, M ...

, a Beirut-based Lebanese fashion designer * ; Mourad *

Ahmed Mourad Ahmed Mourad ( ar, أحمد مراد; born February 14, 1978) is an Egyptian author and screenwriter of fiction and non-fiction. Writings ''Vertigo'' Mourad's work came in the year of 2007, when he wrote his first novel, '' Virtego (Arabic: ...

, an Egyptian author and screenwriter of fiction and non-fiction *

George Mourad George Mourad ( ar, جورج مراد; born 18 September 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Mourad represented both Sweden and Syria internationally. Club career After playing for Västra Frölunda IF, he join ...

(born 1982), Syrian Swedish footballer of Assyrian descent * Leila Mourad (1918–1995), Egyptian singer and actress * Mounir Mourad (1922–1981), Egyptian artist, singer and actor ; Morad * Daniel Morad (born 1990), Canadian race car driver *

Dashni Morad Dashni Morad ( ku, Deşnê Mûrad, ckb, دەشنێ موراد; born 1 January 1986) is a Kurdish singer, songwriter, television presenter, human rights & environmental activist. Born in Kurdistan, she moved to Holland as a refugee with her fami ...

(born 1986), Kurdish singer, songwriter, television presenter, human rights & environmental activist. * Luciana Morad, also known as

Luciana Gimenez Luciana Gimenez Morad (born November 3, 1969) is a Brazilian television host and former model. She became pregnant with Mick Jagger's child while he was unofficially married to super model Jerry Hall. DNA tests confirmed Lucas Maurice Morad-Ja ...

, Brazilian fashion model and TV show hostess

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