Akhund (also spelled Akon, Akond, Akanda, Akondo, or Akhand) is a title awarded to

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, sometimes used hereditarily in

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as a family name.

Individuals

* Abdus Sattar Akon (1929–2012), Islamic scholar, teacher and politician * Shahid Akhand (born 1935), novelist * Hameeda Akhund (born 1936), human rights activist and academic * Lucky Akhand (1956–2017), composer * Happy Akhand (1960–1987), rockstar * Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo (born 1971), High Court justice * Masud Akhond (born 1972), actor * Abdul Mottaleb Akanda (died 2004), politician * Tarif Akhand (born 1998), footballer * AK Mosharraf Hossain Akand, politician * Abul Basar Akand, politician * Abdul Kahar Akond, police officer * Md. Abdur Razzak Akand, politician {{surname Surnames of Indian origin Bengali Muslim surnames