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of the male

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. It comes from the Arabic

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root Ḥ-M-D, meaning ''praise'', along with ''

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monot ...

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* Mahmood (singer) (born 1992), full name Alessandro Mahmoud, Italian singer of Italian and Egyptian origin * Mahmoud (horse) (foaled 1933),

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-bred, British-trained

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and sire *

Mehmood (actor) Mehmood Ali (29 September 1932 – 23 July 2004), popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, singer, director and producer best known for playing comic roles in Hindi films.Mahmood Ali (1928–2008), Pakistani radio, television and stage artist * Mahmood Hussain (cricketer) (1932–1991), Pakistani Test cricketer * Mahmood Hussain (councillor), former Lord Mayor of

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...

, England * Mahmood Mamdani (born 1946), Ugandan academic, author and political commentator * Mahmood Monshipouri (born 1952), Iranian-born American scholar, educator, and author * Mahmood Shaam (born 1940), Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet writer and analyst * Mahmood (singer) (born 1992), Italian singer-songwriter and participant in Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Mahmoud

* Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine * Mahmoud al-Abrash (born 1944), Syrian politician * Mahmoud Afshartous (1907–1953), Iranian military officer *

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

, former President of Iran * Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian musician * Mahmoud Baharmast, Iranian army general * Mahmoud Balbaa, Egyptian businessman and politician * Mahmoud Chahoud (born 1976), Lebanese footballer * Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet * Mahmoud Fakhry Pasha (1884–1955), Egyptian politician and diplomat * Mahmoud Guinia, Moroccan singer * Mahmoud Hussein, Egyptian journalist * Mahmoud Hweimel (died 2013), Jordanian politician * Mahmoud Jaballah, Egyptian-Canadian Jihad member * Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Egyptian Actor * Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt 1945–1946 and 1946–1948 * Mahmoud Salem (1931–2013), Egyptian journalist and author * Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, Egyptian businessman * Mahmoud Abdul Razak, Syrian footballer * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player * Mahmoud el-Sisi (born 1982), Egyptian brigadier general and son of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi * Mahmoud Zakzouk (1933–2020), Egyptian academic * Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, (born c. 1987), Egyptian photojournalist * Mahmoud Taleghani, Iranian Shia Cleric *

Mahmoud Alavi Al-Zobb Mahmoud Alavi ( fa, محمود علوی; born 4 May 1954) is an Iranian conservative politician, and formerly minister of intelligence in Hassan Rouhani's government. Early life Alavi was born in Lamerd, Fars province, in 1954. He ho ...

, Iranian Shia Cleric * Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Iranian Shia Cleric * Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi, Iranian Shia Cleric *, Iranian Shia Cleric * Mahmoud Nabavian, Iranian Shia Cleric *

Mahmoud Salavati Mahmoud Salavati ( fa, محمود صلواتی; born 21 March 1953 in Khomeini Shahr, Isfahan Province) is a jurist, author, commentator and translator of the Quran and Nahj, religious scholar and member of the Assembly of Qom Seminary Schola ...

, Iranian Shia Cleric

Mahmud

* Mahmud al-Kashgari, Uyghur scholar * Mahmud Al-Nashaf, Israeli Arab politician * Mahmud Hotaki, Afghan ruler * Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1730–1754 *

Mahmud II Mahmud II ( ota, محمود ثانى, Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, tr, II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. His reign is recognized for the extensive administrative, ...

, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1808–1839 *

Mahmud II of Great Seljuk Mahmud II ( 1105 – 1131) was the Seljuk sultan of Baghdad from 1118–1131 following the death of his father Muhammad I Tapar. At the time Mahmud was fourteen, and ruled over Iraq and Persia. Biography During Mahmud's early reign, his vassa ...

, Sultan of Baghdad in 1118 * Mahmud Khalid, Ghanaian politician * Mahmud Mahmud, Iranian politician *

Mahmud of Ghazni Yamīn-ud-Dawla Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn ( fa, ; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi ( fa, ), was the founder of the Turkic Ghaznavid dynasty, ruling from 998 to 1030. At th ...

, ruler of Ghazni 997–1030 *

Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Malacca) Sultan Mahmud Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah (died 1528) ruled the Sultanate of Malacca from 1488 to 1511, and again as pretender to the throne from 1513 to 1528. He was son to Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah. As a monarch, he was kno ...

, Sultan of Malacca 1488–1528 * Mahmud Shah Durrani, ruler of Afghanistan 1801–1803 & 1809–1818 * Mahmud Tarzi, Afghan journalist * Mahmud Arif, Saudi Arabian poet * Mahmud Deobandi * Mahmud Hasan Deobandi * Mahmud Hasan Gangohi *

Mufti Mahmud Mufti Mehmood ( ur, ; 1919–1980) was a Pakistani politician and Islamic scholar who was one of the founding members of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI).Mahmut Bezgin, Turkish footballer * Mahmut Boz, Turkish footballer * Mahmut Bozteke (born 1997), Turkish para taekwondo practitioner * Mahmut Celal Bayar, third President of Turkey *

Mahmut Cuhruk Mahmut Cuhruk (1925 – 8 October 2018) was a Turkish judge. He was president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey from 2 March 1988 until 1 March 1990. Cuhruk was born in Yozgat in 1925. He died in Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically know ...

, Turkish judge *

Mahmut Demir Mahmut Demir (21 January 1970 in Amasya, Turkey), is a former Turkish Olympic, World and European champion sports in the super heavyweight class. He won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Men's Freestyle wrestling. Wrestling career He was bor ...

, Turkish sport wrestler * Mahmut Hoşgiz, Turkish footballer * Mahmut Özdemir (born 1987), German politician of Turkish descent * Mahmut Özgener, Turkish Football Federation president * Mahmut Şenol, Turkish author *

Mahmut Tekdemir Mahmut Tekdemir (born 20 January 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for İstanbul Başakşehir Club career Tekdemir holds İstanbul Başakşehir's all-time appearances record with 483 overal ...

, Turkish footballer * Mahmut Yavuz, Turkish navy officer and ultramarathon runner *

Mahmut Yıldırım Mahmut Yıldırım (born 1951, Yenidal, Solhan, Bingöl Province), better known as Yeşil (Turkish for "Green"), is a Turkish rogue agent of Zaza origins. He is wanted for the murders of eight people in Turkey. Among the murders he is accused of ...

, Kurdish contract killer * Mahmut Yilmaz, German footballer of Turkish descent

Mehmood

* Mehmood Ali, Indian film actor in Bollywood, credited as Mehmood * Mehmood Aslam, Pakistani Television & Stage Actor *

Mehmood Bhatti Mehmood Bhatti is a Pakistani-French fashion designer Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and bod ...

, Pakistani fashion designer *