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Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

: سعاد ''su‘ad'') and the variants Souad, Soad, stems from the Arabic verb ''sa‘ada'' (سَعَدَ - 'to be happy, fortunate or lucky') which the name means "good luck, good fortune, happiness, auspicious, prosperous, favorable". Suad is another variant from the Arabic given name Saad. Generally, the name is originally a female given name, however, men also use it as a given name. ''Suad'' is also the name of a tribe and the Arabic name of an ancient deity. The name which may refer to:

Given name

Souad

* Souad, the author of ''

Burned Alive ''Burned Alive: A Victim of the Law of Men'' is a best-selling book, ostensibly a first-person account of an attempted honor killing. The author, Souad, is described as a Palestinian woman now living in Europe who survived an attempted murder ...

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Souad Abderrahim Souad Abderrahim (born 1964) is a Tunisian politician. She was elected as the mayor of Tunis, Tunisia's capital, on July 3, 2018. She is a member of the Islamist Ennahda Movement The Ennahda Movement ( ar, حركة النهضة, Ḥarakatu n- ...

, Tunisian politician * Souad Abdullah (born 1950), Kuwaiti actress *

Souad Aït Salem Souad Aït Salem, also known as Souad Aït Mahour-Bacha (born 6 January 1979 in Mécheria, Algeria) is an Algerian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the half marathon and marathon. She won gold in the 10,000 metres at the 2000 Africa ...

(born 1979), Algerian long-distance runner *

Souad Amidou Souad Amidou (born 4 July 1959) is a French actress. Biography She is the daughter of the actor Amidou. Her career started working with her father on the short film '' Le thé à la menthe'' in 1963. Then she was chosen by Claude Lelouch to ...

(born 1959), French actress * Souad Bendjaballah, Algerian lawyer, activist for women's rights and politician * Souad Cherouati (born 1989), Algerian swimmer * Souad Dibi, Moroccan feminist activist * Souad Dinar (born 1977), French weightlifter *

Souad Faress Souad Adel Faress (born 25 March 1948) is a stage, radio, television and film actress based in United Kingdom. She is best known for her portrayal of the solicitor Usha Gupta, in the long-running BBC Radio 4 serial ''The Archers'' and for her ...

(born 1948), Ghanaian, British stage, radio, television and film actress of Syrian descent *

Souad Massi Souad Massi (سعاد ماسي; born August 23, 1972), is an Algerian Berber singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Kabyle political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death thre ...

(born 1972), Algerian singer *

Souad Mekhennet Souad Mekhennet (born 1978 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German journalist and author who has written or worked for ''The New York Times'', ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'', ''The Washington Post'', The Daily Beast and German television channel Z ...

(born 1978), German journalist *

Souad Nawfal Souad Nawfal (also Suad Nofal) is a Syrian Muslim schoolteacher and activist who became known for her protests against Bashar al-Assad and the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria. She received the Homo Homini Award, a human rights award, in 2014. She s ...

, Syrian schoolteacher and activist * Souad Oulhaj (born 1974), Moroccan football referee *

Souad Titou Souad Titou (born 14 February 1986) is an Algerian team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) ...

(born 1986), Algerian handball player * ''Souad'' (film), an Egyptian film

Soad

* Soad Fezzani, Libyan swimmer *

Soad Hosny System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, voca ...

(1943–2001), Egyptian actress and singer * Suad Nasr (1953–2007), Egyptian actress

Suad

Suad Amiry Suad Amiry ( ar, سعاد العامري) (born 1951) is an author and architect living in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Education She studied architecture at the American University of Beirut, the University of Michigan, and the University of ...

(born 1951), Palestinian author and architect * Suad al-Attar (born 1942), Iraqi painter * Suad Beširević (born 1963), Slovenian footballer and football manager of Bosnian origin * Suad Fileković (born 1978), Slovenian footballer * Suad Gruda (born 1991), Swedish and Montenegrin footballer * Suad Joseph (born 1943), American anthropologist of Lebanese origin * Suad Kalesić (born 1954), Bosnian footballer * Suad Nasr (1953–2007), Egyptian stage, television, and film actress * Suad Nokić (born 1993), Serbian-Bosniak footballer * Suad Sahiti (born 1995), Kosovo Albanian professional footballer * Suad Salih, Egyptian comparative fiqh professor at Al-Azhar University * Suad Šehović (born 1987), Montenegrin basketball player * Suad Al-Shammari, Saudi Arabian women's rights activist * Suad Švraka (1927–1995), Bosnian and Yugoslav footballer * Suad Zeljković (born 1960), Bosnian politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Sarajevo Canton, one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's ten cantons

Surname

Mohamed Abdou El-Souad Mohamed Rjaya Ahmad Abbas Abdou El-Souad (born 5 November 1968) is an Egyptian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'es ...

(born 1968), Egyptian pentathlete

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