Jawed ( fa, جاويد); ''Javed'', ''Javid'' ( ur, جاويد); ''Jawed'', ''Javed'' ( pa, ਜਾਵੇਦ) is a masculine given name of Persian origin meaning of "eternal, immortal" and is also the word for "eternity". The name is from

Modern Persian New Persian ( fa, فارسی نو), also known as Modern Persian () and Dari (), is the current stage of the Persian language spoken since the 8th to 9th centuries until now in Greater Iran and surroundings. It is conventionally divided into thre ...

"eternal". The word continues

Middle Persian Middle Persian or Pahlavi, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg () in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasanian Empire. For some time after the Sasanian collapse, Middle Per ...

''jāwēd'', from an

Old Persian Old Persian is one of the two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of Sasanian Empire). Like other Old Iranian languages, it was known to its native speakers as ( ...

''*yāvaitat'', ultimately from ''*yauu-'',

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

oblique stem of '' *āiuu-'' "age, duration", cognate with Greek αἰών " eon".Martin Schwartz, 'Pouruchista’s Gathic Wedding and the Teleological Composition of the Gathas', in
Exegisti Monumenta: Festschrift in Honour of Nicholas Sims-Williams
(2009)
p. 441, fn 24
It is not a traditional given name; it was chosen as a pseudonym by

Huseyn Javid Huseyn Javid ( az, Hüseyn Cavid),was born Huseyn Abdulla oglu Rasizadeh (24 October 1882, Nakhchivan – 5 December 1941, Shevchenko, Tayshetsky District), was a prominent Azerbaijani poet and playwright of the early 20th century. He was one o ...

(Huseyn Abdulla oglu Rasizadeh) in the early 20th century. The given name became popular among

Indian Muslims Islam is India's second-largest religion, with 14.2% of the country's population, approximately 172.2 million people identifying as adherents of Islam in 2011 Census. India is also the country with the second or third largest number of Musli ...

from about the 1940s, and remains a popular name for baby boys in

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

List of people with this given name

* Javed Khan (1695–1754) head eunuch and influential court official in the late Mughal Empire * Javid Iqbal (judge) (Sr.) HI, (born 1924), son of the poet-philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal * Javed Akhtar (cricketer) (born 1940), former Pakistani cricketer * Javed Ashraf Qazi, HI(M), SBt, (born 1941), Pakistani general, politician, Senator in the Parliament of Pakistan *

Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter and political activist. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2 ...

(born 1945), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India *

Musa Javed Chohan Musa Javed Chohan (Urdu: ) (b. 30 May 1948 in Pind Dadan Khan, Pakistan) is the former High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada, as well as the former ambassador of Pakistan to France and Pakistan's permanent representative to UNESCO from 2001 ...

(born 1948), the former High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada *

Mubashar Jawed Akbar Mobasher Jawed Akbar (born 11 January 1951) is an Indian journalist and politician, who served as the Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs until 17 October 2018. Akbar is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, and was inducted i ...

(born 1951), Indian journalist and author *

Javed Ahmad Ghamidi Javed Ahmad Ghamidi ( ur, , translit=Jāvēd Aḥmad Ghāmidī; April 7, 1952) is a Pakistani philosopher, educationist, and scholar of Islam. He is also the founding President of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and its sister organisa ...

(born 1951), Pakistani Muslim theologian, Quran scholar and exegete *

Javed Sheikh Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films '' Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony Go ...

(born 1954), Pakistani actor, director and producer * Muhammad Javed Ikhlas (born 1955), Pakistani politician *

Javed Iqbal (serial killer) Javed Iqbal Mughal (1961 – 8 October 2001) was a Pakistani serial killer and pederast who confessed to the sexual abuse and murder of 100 young boys, ranging in age from 6 to 16. Iqbal strangled the victims, dismembered the corpses and di ...

(1956–2001), Pakistani serial killer *

Javed Miandad Mohammad Javed Miandad PP SI (Urdu: ; born 12 June 1957), popularly known as Javed Miandad (Urdu: ), is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer known for his unconventional style of captaincy and batting. ESPNcricinfo desc ...

(born 1957), former Pakistani cricketer *

Jawed Wassel Jawed Wassel (1959 – October 3, 2001) was an Afghan-American film director who made the film ''FireDancer'', which was the first Afghan film to be submitted for an Academy Award. He was fatally stabbed on October 3, 2001, after getting into ...

(1959–2001), Afghan-American film director *

Javed Qureshi Javed Kureishi (born 25 August 1961) is a former Pakistani cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two ba ...

(born 1960), former Pakistani cricketer and the first captain of the Pakistan U19 cricket team *

Javed Jaffrey Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaaferi (born 4 December 1963) is an Indian actor, dancer, and comedian who has appeared in Hindi films and television shows. He is son of the comedian Jagdeep. He joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in March, 2014 and contest ...

(born 1963), Indian actor, dancer, comedian, impressionist *

Javed Kurd Javed Nadeem Kurd (born 1967) is a Pakistani- Norwegian music producer. He was born in London to a Pakistani father and a Norwegian mother, but they soon moved to Kristiansand. Kurd took partial education at both the Kristiansand Music Conse ...

(born 1967), Pakistani-Norwegian music producer *

Javed Omar Mohammad Jawed Omar Belim (born 25 November 1976), known in the early days of his career by the nickname Gullu is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who has played Tests and ODI cricket since 1995, and a former captain in both formats. Jawed bid by ...

(born 1976), Bangladeshi cricketer *

Javed Qadeer Javed Qadeer (born August 25, 1976, Karachi, Sindh) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played one ODI ODI may refer to: * Object Design, Incorporated, a defunct database software company * One Day International, cricket match * Open Data I ...

(born 1976), former Pakistani cricketer *

Jawed Karim Jawed Karim (বাংলাঃ জাওয়াদ করিম) (born October 28, 1979) is an American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur of Bangladeshi and German descent. He is a co-founder of YouTube and the first person to u ...

(born 1979), Bangladeshi-German-American computer programmer and co-founder of YouTube *

Javid Taghiyev (boxer) Javid Taghiyev ( az, Cavid Tağıyev; born 6 October 1981, in Lankaran) is a retired boxer from Azerbaijan. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native European country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Middlewe ...

(born 1981), Azerbaijani boxer *

Javid Taghiyev (footballer) Javid Taghiyev ( az, Cavid Tağıyev, born on 22 July 1992) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabah FK. Playing career Club In June 2014, Taghiyev moved from AZAL to Qaraba� ...

(born 1992), Azerbaijani footballer * Javid James (born 1986), professional American and Canadian football wide receiver *

Javid Huseynov Javid Huseynov ( az, Cavid Hüseynov, born on 9 March 1988) is an Azerbaijani footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Gabala. Career Huseynov was born in Jabrayil, Soviet Union. During the summer of 2012, Huseynov moved ...

(born 1988), Azerbaijani footballer *Javed Mohammed (born 1989), Trinidadian footballer * Javid Imamverdiyev (born 1990), Azerbaijani footballer (midfielder) *

Javed Ahmadi Javed Ahmadi (born 2 January 1992) is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He currently represents the Afghanistan national cricket team. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's ...

(born 1992), Afghan cricketer *

Javed Ali Javed Ali is an Indian playback singer who predominantly sings in Hindi. He has also sung in various Indian languages including Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Early life Javed Ali was born Javed ...

(born 1982), playback singer * Agha Javed Pathan, political activist from Sindh, Pakistan, accused of shoe throwing on Arbab Ghulam Rahim *

Javaid Laghari Javaid Laghari ( Urdu: جاويد لغارى; ''TI'' is a Pakistani American who has served as senator, science and technology administrator, president of a university, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and is the author of ...

, chairperson of the Higher Education of Pakistan * Jawed Ludin, Afghan diplomat * Javed Ahmed Khan, politician of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) party * Javed Khan (born 1956), Indian politician, Minister for Disaster Management in the Government of West Bengal * Javed Khan (born 1962), Indian film and television actor and former model * Javed Nasir, three-star general of the Pakistan Army *

Javed Siddiqui Javed Siddiqi (13 January 1942) is a Hindi and Urdu screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright from India. He has written over 50 storylines, screenplays and dialogues. During his career, Siddiqi has collaborated with some of India's most pro ...

, Hindi and Urdu screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright from India * Jawed Siddiqi, Pakistani computer scientist * Javed Abidi, director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) in India * Jawed Ahmad (Jojo), Afghan reporter working for Canadian CTV, arrested by American troops in 2007 * Javed Ashraf Bajwa, retired Pakistan Army engineer officer *

Javed Burki Javed Burki ( ur, ; born 8 May 1938) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played in 25 Test matches from 1960 to 1969 to eventually become an ICC match referee. Burki received his early education from Saint Mary's Academy at Rawalpindi. He al ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Shahid Javed Burki Shahid Javed Burki ( ur, ) is a Pakistani-American professional economist who has served as Vice President of the World Bank and as de facto Finance Minister of Pakistan on a caretaker basis. He has written extensively on economic developm ...

, professional economist, Vice President of the World Bank, caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan * Muhammad Javed Buttar, former justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan * Javaid Iqbal, justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of High Court of Balochistan *

Javed Hashmi Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi ( ur, مخدوم محمد جاوید ہاشمی; born 1 January 1948), is a Pakistani politician, political realist, and a senior conservative thinker on the platform of Pakistan Muslim League (N). After servin ...

, Pakistani politician * Jawaid Iqbal, Pakistani born Hong Kong cricketer * Jawed Iqbal, Pakistani cartoonist * Javed Jabbar, advertiser in Pakistan, politician, former information minister * Javed Afridi (born 1983) ceo haier electronics and owner of Peshawar Zalmi a PSL franchise. *Javed Afzal (born 1944) A man famous for his Ois, Allahs, VPN, and ARY News Live. This is our Nana. *Javid Hussainzade (born 2007) currently a student at

Cleeve School Cleeve School is an academy school and Leadership Partner School. It was formerly a comprehensive school and is located in the village of Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire, England. Headteacher Alwyn Richards leads the senior management team at ...

;Pseudonym *

(1882–1941), prominent Azerbaijani poet and playwright of the early 20th century

Use as a surname

;Pakistan There is no tradition of Pakistani surnames. Jawed is not one of the traditional family names, but it may be chosen as "secondary" name, and it may have been picked as "surname" by

expatriates An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person who resides outside their native country. In common usage, the term often refers to educated professionals, skilled workers, or artists taking positions outside their home country, either ...

in western countries. * Hamid Javaid (born 1947), former Pakistan Army general, Chief of Staff to President Pervez Musharraf for six years (2001–2007) * Kanza Javed, Pakistani author and poet * Tariq Javed (born 1949), Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer * Nasir Javed (born 1966), Pakistani born American cricketer * Mohammad Javed (born 1969), Pakistani cricketer * Aaqib Javed (born 1972), Pakistani cricketer and coach * Amjad Javed (born 1980), cricketer who has played one One Day International for the United Arab Emirates * Sana Javed (cricketer) (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer ;

British Pakistani British Pakistanis ( ur, (Bratānia men maqīm pākstānī); also known as Pakistani British people or Pakistani Britons) are citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots lie in Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), of ...

Sajid Javid Sajid Javid (; born 5 December 1969) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from June 2021 to July 2022, having previously served as Home Secretary from 2018 to 2019 and Chancellor of the Exchequer ...

(born 1969), Conservative Party MP, government minister *

Umran Javed Umran Javed (born 1979) is a former spokesman for Al-Muhajiroun, a designated and banned terrorist organisation. A British court found Javed guilty of soliciting to murder and inciting racial hatred for repeatedly chanting "bomb, bomb, USA," "bom ...

(born 1979), convicted terrorist supporter ;Iran *

Behrouz Javid-Tehrani Behrouz Javid-Tehrani ( fa, بهروز جاوید تهرانی; born December 26, 1978) is an Iranian student who was first arrested following the Iran student protests of July 1999. As of 2009, he had spent most of the past eleven years in ja ...

, Iranian student arrested following the Iran student protests of July, 1999

List of people with this given name

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