Masoud (; ) is a given name and surname, with origins in Persian and Arabic. The name is found in the

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, and China. Masoud has spelling variations possibly due to transliteration, including Masud, Massoud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, or Mosād.

Given name

Masoud

* Masoud Kazerouni, 14th-Century Persian physician * Masoud Barzani, President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region * Masoud (musician), Iranian music producer, artist, and DJ * Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer *

Masoud Bastani 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 varia ...

, Iranian journalist

Mas'ud

Masud I of Ghazni Masud (, ) is a given name and a surname, commonly found in the Middle East and Asia. It has a variety of spellings including Masoud, Massoud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Masud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, or Mosād. People with the n ...

, '' sultan'' of the Ghaznavid Empire from 1030 to 1040 * Masud Hai Rakkaḥ, Chief rabbi of Tripoli

Other variations of spellings

* Messaoud Bellemou, Algerian musician * Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, Mauritanian politician * Moshood K. O. Abiola, late politician and philanthropist from Nigeria * Masood Sharif Khan Khattak, Civilian intelligence officer * Mesut Özil, German footballer of Turkish descent

Surname

Masoud

* Moez Masoud, Moderate Egyptian Muslim cleric

Masood

* Shan Masood, Pakistani cricketer * Syed M. Masood, Pakistani-American author

Other variations of spellings

* Rükneddin Mesud, King Mesud I * Mohamed Messaoud, Algerian footballer

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 Zainab Khan (also Masood) is a character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Nina Wadia.

, fictional character * Syed Masood, fictional character * Amira Masood, fictional character * Shabnam Masood, fictional character * Tamwar Masood, fictional character *

Afia Masood Afia Masood (also Khan) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Meryl Fernandes. Afia appeared in five episodes between 29 December 2009 and 5 January 2010, and returned on 18 November 2010. This is Fernand ...

, fictional character * Kamil Masood, fictional character * Yasmin Masood, fictional character {{given name, type=both Arabic given names Arabic-language surnames Persian given names Persian-language surnames