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 ...

, Masud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Masud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, or Mosād. People with the name Massoud include:

People with the given name Massoud

Massoud Abdelhafid Massoud Abdelhafid is a Libyan retired army general during the government of Muammar Gaddafi. He held various positions in government following the 1969 coup d'etat of Muammar Gaddafi, including Commander of Military Security, Governor of Southern ...

, Libyan retired army general * Massoud Achkar (1956–2021), Lebanese politician * Massoud Amin (born 1961), American professor of engineering *

Massoud Behnoud Masoud Behnoud ( fa, مسعود بهنود; born in Tehran) is an Iranian journalist, He began his career as a journalist in 1964. Since then he has worked as an investigating journalist for different newspapers. Behnoud lives in the United Ki ...

, Iranian journalist * Massoud Borazani, 1st president of Iraqi Kurdistan * Massoud Fouladi, Iranian-born ophthalmologist * Massoud Hamid, Kurdish Syrian photographer *

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 severa ...

(born 1981), Afghan-born photojournalist *

Massoud Keshmiri Masoud Keshmiri ( fa, مسعود کشمیری) was a member of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) who infiltrated the Islamic Republican Party (IRP) and came up through the ranks, reaching the position of secretary of the Supreme National Secur ...

, Iranian militant and undercover politician * Massoud Khalili (born 1950), Afghan diplomat *

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 co ...

, Iranian American computer engineer *

Massoud Rajavi Massoud Rajavi ( fa, مسعود رجوی, born 18 August 1948 – disappeared 13 March 2003) became the leader of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) in 1979. In 1985, he married Maryam Rajavi, who became the co-leader of the MEK. After leaving ...

, Iranian militant politician * Massoud Shafiee, Iranian lawyer

People with the surname Massoud

Ahmad Massoud Ahmad Massoud (Pashto/, ; born 1989) is an Afghan politician who is the founder and Leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan. He is the eldest son of anti-Soviet military leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. He was appointed as the CEO of Ma ...

(born 1989), Afghan leader * Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953–2001), Afghan military leader *

Ahmad Wali Massoud Ahmad Wali Massoud (Dari Persian: ; born 1 November 1964) is an Afghan politician and diplomat who is the founder and chairman of the Massoud Foundation in Afghanistan and is the younger brother of the late Ahmad Shah Massoud. Massoud obtained ...

(born 1964), Afghan politician * Ahmad Zia Massoud (born 1956), Afghan politician *

Donia Massoud Donia Massoud (born 2 May 1979) is an Egyptian actress and singer. Biography Massoud was born and raised in Alexandria. At the age of 19, she moved to Cairo to the chagrin of her parents. Massoud discovered the stage and theater in Cairo, becom ...

(born 1979), Egyptian actress and singer * Ghassan Massoud (born 1958), Syrian actor and filmmaker * Mena Massoud (born 1991), Egyptian-born Canadian actor * Moez Massoud, Egyptian scholar * Shahir Massoud, Canadian chef and television personality {{given name, type=both Persian given names Persian-language surnames Arabic-language surnames Arabic masculine given names