Massoud (, ) is a given name and a surname, commonly found in the Middle East and Asia. It has a variety of spellings including
Masoud
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 vari ...
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Masud
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 na ...
, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Masud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, or Mosād. People with the name Massoud include:
Massoud Achkar
Massoud "Poussy" Achkar ( ar, مسعود "بوسي" الأشقر; 1956 – 11 January 2021) was a Lebanese independent politician. He was close to former president Bashir Gemayel, and later co-founded the Lebanese Forces.L'Orient Le Jour''. Massou ...
(1956–2021), Lebanese politician
* Massoud Amin (born 1961), American professor of engineering
* Massoud Behnoud, Iranian journalist
* Massoud Borazani, 1st president of Iraqi Kurdistan
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Massoud Fouladi Massoud Fouladi, also known as Massoud Keyvan-Fouladi, is an Iranian-born English ophthalmologist consultant and Medical Director of Circle.
He became a friend of Ali Parsa at University College London around 1986, also of Iranian origin. He gradua ...
, Iranian-born ophthalmologist
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Massoud Hamid Massoud Hamid is a Kurdish Syrian journalism student. He took photographs of a pro-Kurdish event.
Biography
Hamid received a three-year prison sentence. Hamid was held in solitary confinement in Adra Prison for one year from 2003–04 before he was ...
, Kurdish Syrian photographer
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Massoud Hossaini
Massoud Hossaini (born 10 December 1981) is an Afghan-born photojournalist. He works for Agence France-Presse. Hossaini was the winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography and the winner of World Press Photo, along with several ...
(born 1981), Afghan-born photojournalist
* Massoud Keshmiri, Iranian militant and undercover politician
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Massoud Khalili
Masoud Khalili, also Massoud Khalili and Masud Khalili ( fa, مسعود خلیلی; born 5 November 1950) is an Afghan diplomat, linguist and poet. Khalili is the son of the famous Persian language and Afghan poet laureate, Ustad Khalilullah Khal ...
(born 1950), Afghan diplomat
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Massoud Pedram
Massoud Pedram ( fa, مسعود پدرام) (born in babolsar) is an Iranian American computer engineer noted for his research in green computing, energy storage systems, low-power electronics and design, electronic design automation and quantum c ...
Ahmad Shah Massoud
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, branch = Jamiat-e Islami / Shura-e Nazar Afghan Armed Forces United Islamic Front
, serviceyears = 1975–2001
, rank = General
, unit =
, commands = Mujahideen commander during the Soviet–Afghan Wa ...
(1953–2001), Afghan military leader
* Ahmad Wali Massoud (born 1964), Afghan politician
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Ahmad Zia Massoud
Ahmad Zia Massoud ( prs, احمد ضیاء مسعود, born May 1, 1956) is an Afghan politician who was the Vice President of Afghanistan in the first elected administration of President Hamid Karzai, from December 2004 to November 2009.
He is ...
(born 1956), Afghan politician
* Donia Massoud (born 1979), Egyptian actress and singer
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Ghassan Massoud
Ghassan Massoud ( ar, غسّان مسعود / ; born September 20, 1958) is a Syrian actor and filmmaker. He is best known in the West for his role as Saladin in Ridley Scott's 2005 film ''Kingdom of Heaven (film), Kingdom of Heaven''.
Career
Ma ...
(born 1958), Syrian actor and filmmaker
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Mena Massoud
Mena Mansour Massoud ( ar, مينا منصور مسعود; born September 17, 1991) is an Egyptian-born Canadian actor known for starring as the title character in the Disney fantasy film ''Aladdin'' (2019). He also starred as Jared Malik in the C ...
(born 1991), Egyptian-born Canadian actor
* Moez Massoud, Egyptian scholar
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