Mahmud is a Romanization of Arabic, 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 (name), Muhammad''.

Siam Mahmud

*Mahmood (singer) (born 1992), full name Alessandro Mahmoud, Italian singer of Italian and Egyptian origin *Mahmoud (horse) (foaled 1933), France, French-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorse and Horse breeding#Terminology, sire *Mehmood (actor), Indian actor, singer, director and producer

Given name

Mahmood

*Mahmood Ali (1928–2008), Pakistani radio, television and stage artist *Mahmood Hussain (cricketer) (1932–1991), Pakistani Test cricketer *Lozells and East Handsworth (ward)#Politics, Mahmood Hussain (councillor), former Lord Mayor of Birmingham, England *Mahmood Mamdani (born 1946), Ugandan academic, author and political commentator *Mahmood Monshipouri (born 1952), Iranian-born American scholar, educator, and author *Mahmood Shaam (born 1940), Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet writer and analyst *Mahmood (singer) (born 1992), Italian singer-songwriter and participant in Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Mahmoud

*Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine *Mahmoud al-Abrash (born 1944), Syrian politician *Mahmoud Afshartous (1907–1953), Iranian military officer *Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former President of Iran *Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian musician *Mahmoud Baharmast, Iranian army general *Mahmoud Balbaa, Egyptian businessman and politician *Mahmoud Chahoud (born 1976), Lebanese footballer *Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet *Mahmoud Fakhry Pasha (1884–1955), Egyptian politician and diplomat *Mahmoud Guinia, Moroccan singer *Mahmoud Hussein, Egyptian journalist *Mahmoud Hweimel (died 2013), Jordanian politician *Mahmoud Jaballah, Egyptian-Canadian Jihad member *Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Egyptian Actor *Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt 1945–1946 and 1946–1948 *Mahmoud Salem (1931–2013), Egyptian journalist and author *Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, Egyptian businessman *Mahmoud Abdul Razak, Syrian footballer *Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player *Mahmoud el-Sisi (born 1982), Egyptian brigadier general and son of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi *Mahmoud Zakzouk (1933–2020), Egyptian academic *Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, (born c. 1987), Egyptian photojournalist *Mahmoud Taleghani, Iranian Shia Cleric *Mahmoud Alavi, Iranian Shia Cleric *Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Iranian Shia Cleric *Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi, Iranian Shia Cleric *, Iranian Shia Cleric *Mahmoud Nabavian, Iranian Shia Cleric *Mahmoud Salavati, Iranian Shia Cleric

Mahmud

*Mahmud al-Kashgari, Uyghur scholar *Mahmud Al-Nashaf, Israeli Arab politician *Mahmud Hotaki, Afghan ruler *Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1730–1754 *Mahmud II, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1808–1839 *Mahmud II of Great Seljuk, Sultan of Baghdad in 1118 *Mahmud Khalid, Ghanaian politician *Mahmud Mahmud, Iranian politician *Mahmud of Ghazni, ruler of Ghazni 997–1030 *Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Malacca), Sultan of Malacca 1488–1528 *Mahmud Shah Durrani, ruler of Afghanistan 1801–1803 & 1809–1818 *Mahmud Tarzi, Afghan journalist *Mahmud Arif, Saudi Arabian poet * Mahmud Deobandi * Mahmud Hasan Deobandi * Mahmud Hasan Gangohi * Mufti Mahmud

Mahmut

*Mahmut Bezgin, Turkish footballer *Mahmut Boz, Turkish footballer *Mahmut Bozteke (born 1997), Turkish para taekwondo practitioner *Mahmut Celal Bayar, third President of Turkey *Mahmut Cuhruk, Turkish judge *Mahmut Demir, Turkish sport wrestler *Mahmut Hoşgiz, Turkish footballer *Mahmut Özdemir (born 1987), German politician of Turkish descent *Mahmut Özgener, Turkish Football Federation president *Mahmut Şenol, Turkish author *Mahmut Tekdemir, Turkish footballer *Mahmut Yavuz, Turkish navy officer and ultramarathon runner *Mahmut Yıldırım, Kurdish contract killer *Mahmut Yilmaz, German footballer of Turkish descent

Mehmood

*Mehmood Ali, Indian film actor in Bollywood, credited as Mehmood *Mehmood Aslam, Pakistani Television & Stage Actor *Mehmood Bhatti, Pakistani fashion designer *Mehmood Quaraishy, Kenyan cricketer *Mehmood Sham, Pakistani journalist

Mehmud

*Maulana Mehmud Hasan, Indian independence activist *Mehmud Khurd, Pakistani ruler

Surname

Mahmood

*Abdullah al Mahmood, Bengali politician, lawyer and former minister in Pakistan *Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Bangladeshi politician and minister *Kashif Mahmood (cricketer, born 1985), Pakistani cricketer *Saba Mahmood, American anthropologist *Sajid Mahmood, English cricketer *Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, Pakistani nuclear engineer *Shabana Mahmood, British politician *Shahid Mahmood, Pakistani cricketer *Syed Mahmood, Indian jurist *Tahir Mahmood, Indian jurist *Talat Mahmood, Indian singer and actor *Zia Mahmood, Pakistani bridge player

Mahmoud

*Ahmad Mahmoud, Iranian novelist *Mahmood (singer), Alessandro Mahmoud, better known as Mahmood, Italian singer *Emtithal Mahmoud, Sudanese poet and activist *Karem Mahmoud, Egyptian singer *Shaaban Mahmoud, Egyptian footballer *Younis Mahmoud, Iraqi footballer

Mahmud

*Abid Hamid Mahmud, Iraqi general *A. T. Mahmud, Indonesian songwriter *Firoz Mahmud, Bangladeshi Contemporary Artist *Hayat Mahmud, Bengali feudal lord and military commander *Heyat Mahmud, medieval Bengali poet *Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer *Mahmud Mahmud, Iranian academic and politician

Mehmood

*Arif Mehmood, Pakistani footballer *Arshad Mehmood (composer), Pakistani actor and music composer *Arshad Mehmood (singer), Pakistani singer *Faakhir Mehmood, Pakistani singer *Hasnat Mehmood, Pakistani artist *Kashif Mehmood, Pakistani actor

Mehmud

*Salim Mehmud, Pakistani rocket scientist {{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names Turkish masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names