Massoud (, ) is a given name and a surname, commonly found in the Middle East and Asia. It has a variety of spellings including Masoud,
Masud
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 ...
, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Masud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, or Mosād. People with the name Massoud include:
People with the given name Massoud
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Massoud Abdelhafid
Massoud Abdelhafid is a Libyan retired army general during the government of Muammar Gaddafi. He held various positions in government following the 1969 coup d'etat of Muammar Gaddafi, including Commander of Military Security, Governor of Southern ...
, Libyan retired army general
* Massoud Achkar (1956–2021), Lebanese politician
* Massoud Amin (born 1961), American professor of engineering
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Massoud Behnoud
Masoud Behnoud ( fa, مسعود بهنود; born in Tehran) is an Iranian journalist, He began his career as a journalist in 1964. Since then he has worked as an investigating journalist for different newspapers.
Behnoud lives in the United Ki ...
Massoud Hossaini
Massoud Hossaini (born 10 December 1981) is an Afghan-born photojournalist. He works for Agence France-Presse. Hossaini was the winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography and the winner of World Press Photo, along with several ...
(born 1981), Afghan-born photojournalist
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Massoud Keshmiri
Masoud Keshmiri ( fa, مسعود کشمیری) was a member of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) who infiltrated the Islamic Republican Party (IRP) and came up through the ranks, reaching the position of secretary of the Supreme National Secur ...
, Iranian militant and undercover politician
* Massoud Khalili (born 1950), Afghan diplomat
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Massoud Pedram
Massoud Pedram ( fa, مسعود پدرام) (born in babolsar) is an Iranian American computer engineer noted for his research in green computing, energy storage systems, low-power electronics and design, electronic design automation and quantum co ...
, Iranian American computer engineer
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Massoud Rajavi
Massoud Rajavi ( fa, مسعود رجوی, born 18 August 1948 – disappeared 13 March 2003) became the leader of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) in 1979. In 1985, he married Maryam Rajavi, who became the co-leader of the MEK. After leaving ...
Ahmad Massoud
Ahmad Massoud (Pashto/, ; born 1989) is an Afghan politician who is the founder and Leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan. He is the eldest son of anti-Soviet military leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. He was appointed as the CEO of Ma ...
(born 1989), Afghan leader
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Ahmad Shah Massoud
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(1953–2001), Afghan military leader
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Ahmad Wali Massoud
Ahmad Wali Massoud (Dari Persian: ; born 1 November 1964) is an Afghan politician and diplomat who is the founder and chairman of the Massoud Foundation in Afghanistan and is the younger brother of the late Ahmad Shah Massoud.
Massoud obtained ...
(born 1964), Afghan politician
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Ahmad Zia Massoud
Ahmad Zia Massoud ( prs, احمد ضیاء مسعود, born May 1, 1956) is an Afghan politician who was the Vice President of Afghanistan in the first elected administration of President Hamid Karzai, from December 2004 to November 2009.
He is ...
(born 1956), Afghan politician
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Donia Massoud
Donia Massoud (born 2 May 1979) is an Egyptian actress and singer.
Biography
Massoud was born and raised in Alexandria. At the age of 19, she moved to Cairo to the chagrin of her parents. Massoud discovered the stage and theater in Cairo, becom ...
(born 1979), Egyptian actress and singer
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Ghassan Massoud
Ghassan Massoud ( ar, غسّان مسعود / ; born September 20, 1958) is a Syrian actor and filmmaker. He is best known in the West for his role as Saladin in Ridley Scott's 2005 film '' Kingdom of Heaven''.
Career
Massoud is known in Syria ...
(born 1958), Syrian actor and filmmaker
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Mena Massoud
Mena Mansour Massoud ( ar, مينا منصور مسعود; born September 17, 1991) is an Egyptian-born Canadian actor known for starring as the title character in the Disney fantasy film ''Aladdin'' (2019). He also starred as Jared Malik in the C ...
(born 1991), Egyptian-born Canadian actor
* Moez Massoud, Egyptian scholar
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