Daud () is a male Arabic given name and surname corresponding to
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
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Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
form is Davud or Davoud. Other variant spellings in the Latin alphabet include Da'ud, Daut, Daoud, Dawud, Dawood, Davood, Daood and Davut. The meaning of Daud is "Dear", "Beloved" or Cherished one. The name "Daud" is one of those that is used by all the Abrahamic Religions (Islam, Christianity, Judaism).
People with this given name
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David in Islam
Dāwūd, or David, is considered a prophet and messenger of Allah (God) in Islam, as well as a righteous, divinely anointed king of the United Kingdom of Israel. Additionally, Muslims also revere David for receiving the divine revelation of the ...
( 1043 BC - 937 BC?), referred to variously as Daud, Dawud, Dawood, etc; the king David of Israel in Islam, considered to be a Prophet and Messenger of Allah.
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Daud Abdullah (born 1955), Grenadian-British researcher and scholar
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Daud Khan Achakzai, Pakistani politician
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Daud Ali (born 1964), American historian
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Dawda Bah (born 1983), Gambian association footballer
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Daud Beureu'eh (1899–1987), Acehnese military leader
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Daud Bolad (died 1992), Sudanese politician and rebel leader
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Daouda Compaoré (born 1973), Burkinabé association football player
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Daud Haider (1952–2025), Bangladeshi poet
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Daoud Hanania (born 1934), Jordanian heart surgeon and politician
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Daud Abdulle Hirsi
General Daud Abdulle Hirsi (, ; 1925–1965) was a Somali police and military officer, who went on to become first Commander of the Somali Armed Forces.Bildhaan, p. 64.
Biography
Hirsi was born in 1925 in the town of Mareeg situated in central S ...
(1925–1965), Somali military leader
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Daud Ibrahim (1947–2010), Malaysian cyclist
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Dawood Ibrahim
Dawood Ibrahim (, ; born 26 December 1955) is an Indian mob boss, drug lord, and terrorist. He reportedly heads the Indian organised crime syndicate D-Company, which he founded in Mumbai in the 1970s. Ibrahim is wanted on charges including ...
(born 1955), Indian organised crime leader
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Daouda Jabi
Daouda Jabi (born 10 April 1981) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a defender.
He began his senior career with Pacy Vallée-d'Eure and USL Dunkerque before moving to RC Lens where he played for the club's reserves and t ...
(born 1981), Guinean association footballer
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Dawda Jawara
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara (16 May 1924 – 27 August 2019) was a Gambian politician who served as prime minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as the first President of The Gambia from 1970 to 1994, when he was overthrown by Yahya Jammeh.
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(born 1924), Gambian statesman, prime minister and later president
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Daud Junbish, Afghan journalist
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Daud Kamal (1935–1987), Pakistani English literature professor
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Dauda Kamara, Sierra Leonean politician
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Dawud of Kanem
Dawud (Dāwūd bin Ibrāhīm Nikale), sometimes called Dawud Nikalemi, was the '' mai'' of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1353–1363.
Life
Dawud was the son of Ibrahim I Nikale and Fatima. He succeeded his half-brother Idris I as ''mai'' in 1353 ...
, 14th-century Kanem leader
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Daud Khan Karrani (died 1576), Bengali military leader
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David XI of Kartli (died 1579), King of Kartli
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Mohammed Daoud Khan
Mohammad Daoud Khan (Dari/) also romanized as Daud Khan or Dawood Khan; 18July 190928April 1978) was an Afghan head of state, military officer and politician who served as prime minister of Afghanistan from 1953 to 1963 and, as leader of the 19 ...
(1909–1978), Afghan statesman, prime minister and later president
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Daud Khan (cricketer) (1912–1979), Pakistani cricket player and umpire
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Daud Ali Khan (died 1883), Nawab of Masulipatam in India
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Daud Abdihakim Omar, Somali politician and government minister
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Daud Mohamed Omar, Somali politician and government minister
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Daud Khan Panni
Daud Khan Panni (d. ) or simply Daud Khan, was a Pashtun nobleman and military commander of the Mughal Empire. Historians Muzaffar Alam and Sanjay Subrahmanyam characterise him as an important figure of Mughal history spanning the later years ...
(died 1715), Mughul commander and later Nawab of the Carnatic region of south India
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Daud Bandagi Kirmani, 16th-century Indian saint
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Daud Mirza (1969–2014), Pakistani-Norwegian actor
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Dawud M. Mu'Min (1953–1997), American convicted murderer
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Daud Rahbar (1926–2013), Pakistani-American writer, musicologist, and scholar
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Dawood Olad Al-Seyed (born 1953), Moroccan film director
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Daoud Soumain (died 2008), Chadian military leader
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Daoud Mustafa Khalid (1917-2008), Sudanese neurologist.
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Dawud Salahuddin
Dawud Salahuddin (born 1950; sometimes spelled Daoud Salahuddin,Michael Taylor, "'Kandahar' Actor Accused of Being Assassin: Tantai Said to Have Killed Diplomat", ''San Francisco Chronicle'', January 4, 2002. also known as Hassan Abdulrahman, ...
(born 1950), American Muslim terrorist
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Daud Khan Undiladze, 17th century Iranian military commander and politician
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Daouda Malam Wanké
Daouda Malam Wanké (May 6, 1946 – September 15, 2004) was a military and political leader in Niger. He was a member of the Hausa ethnic group.
Wanké's year of birth is disputed. Many sources claim it is 1954 while others suggest 1946.
He h ...
( 1950–2004), Nigerien military and political leader
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Dawud Wharnsby (born 1972), Canadian singer-songwriter
Muhammad Dawood Rasheed(born 2002), Pakistani Researcher
People with this surname
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J. B. Dauda (born 1942), Sierra Leonean politician and government minister
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Darni M Daud (born 1961), Indonesian university administrator
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Kamilou Daouda (born 1987), Nigerien footballer
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Muhammed Dawood (disambiguation), several people
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N. J. Dawood (1927–2014), Iraqi translator
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Parviz Davoodi
Parviz Davoodi (; 5 February 1952 – 18 April 2024) was an Iranian education and conservative politician who was the third first vice president from 2005 to 2009. He was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council.
Biography
Parviz Davo ...
(born 1952), Iranian politician
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Roselan Daud (born 1961), Bruneian politician
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Siraj Mehfuz Daud (1931–2010), Indian judge
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Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010), Malaysian politician and government minister
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Zulekha Daud, Indian hospital administrator
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Arabic-language masculine given names
Bosniak masculine given names
Turkish masculine given names
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