Masoud
Masoud (also spelled Massoud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Mas'ud, Masud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud or Mosād, in Arabic: مسعود اِقرا:مَس عَود, in Persian: مسعود خوانده شود:مسود, is a given name meaning "fortunate", "prosperous", or "lucky and happy". The origin of this name comes from both Persian as pronounced "Masöd" and Arabic as pronounced "Mass'Uöd". It is a quite popular male given name and also a common surname in the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and also found to be used in Palestine, Russia, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia and China.
- Mas'ud I of Ghazni, sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from 1030 to 1040
- Masud Sabri, Uyghur governor of Xinjiang
- Mas'ud Hai Rakkah, Chief rabbi of Tripoli
- Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer
- Masoud Barzani, President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region
- Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, Mauritanian politician
- Masud Ghnaim, an Israeli Arab politician
- Masud Jani, 13th century governor of Bengal
- Masoud Kazerouni, 14th-Century Persian physician
- Masud Khan, British psychoanalyst
- Masud Minhas, Indian field hockey player
- Mesut Özil, German footballer of Turkish descent
- Massoud Rajavi, Militant politician
- Masood Sharif Khan Khattak, Civilian intelligence officer
- Masoud (musician), Iranian music producer, artist, and DJ
- Moshood K. O. Abiola, late politician and philanthropist from Nigeria
- Masoud (lucky person)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic, Persian |
| Meaning | "fortunate", "prosperous", "happy" or "to make others happy" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Massoud, Masood, Mas'ud |
Surname
- Ahmad Shah Massoud, Mujahedins leader/Defense minister
- Junichi Masuda, Pokémon games designer
- Ala ud din Masud, Ruler of the Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)
- Messaoud Bellemou, Algerian musician
- Faisal Masud, Medical doctor
- Rükneddin Mesud, King Mesud I
- Ghiyath Ad-din Masud, King Mesud II
- Khalid Masud, Pakistani scholar
- Moez Masoud, Moderate Egyptian Muslim cleric
- Mohamed Messaoud, Algerian footballer
- Mitty Masud, Pakistan Air Force personnel
- Naiyer Masud, Indian Urdu short-story writer and literary critic
- Muhammad Khalid Masud, Director of an Islamic Research Institute
- Shan Masood, Pakistani cricketer
Fictional characters
- Masud Rana, fictional character of popular Bengali spy thriller series of the same name
- Masood Ahmed, fictional character in EastEnders, and his family, including:
- Zainab Masood, fictional character
- Syed Masood, fictional character
- Amira Masood, fictional character
- Shabnam Masood, fictional character
- Tamwar Masood, fictional character
- Afia Masood, fictional character
- Kamil Masood, fictional character
- Yasmin Masood, fictional character
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