Daud ( ar, داود) is a male Arabic given name and surname corresponding to David. The Persian form is Davud or Davoud. Other variant spellings in the Latin alphabet include Da'ud, Daut, Daoud, Dawud, Dawood, Davood, Daood and Davut.

People with this given name

Dawood romanized: Dāwīḏ syr, ܕܘܝܕ, Dawīd Koine el, Δαυίδ, Dauíd , image = Prophet Dawood Name.svg , image size = 150px , caption = David's name in Islamic calligraphy , birth_date = 10th cent ...

( 1043 BC - 937 BC?), The king David of Israel in Islam, considered to be a Prophet and Messenger of Allah. *

Daud Abdullah Daud A. Abdullah is a former Deputy Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain. Life and career Daud Abdullah was born in St. David's Grenada where he received his early education. He obtained his first degree from the University of Guy ...

(born 1955), Grenadian-British researcher and scholar * Daud Khan Achakzai, Pakistani politician *

Daud Ali Daud Ali (born 1964) is an American historian of Indian descent. Early life Daud Ali was born in Calcutta, India, to a Bengali father and an American mother. He moved to Baltimore, United States when he was two years old. His Bengali father and ...

(born 1964), American historian *

Dawda Bah Dawda Bah (born 12 November 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. He spent most of his professional career in Finland. Between 2000 and 2011 he earned 11 caps with the Gambia national team. Football career Bah was b ...

(born 1983), Gambian association footballer *

Daud Beureu'eh Teungku Mohammad Daud Beureueh (17 September 1899 – 10 June 1987) was the military Governor of Aceh (1945–1953) and leader of the Darul Islam (Indonesia), Darul Islam rebellion in the province (1953–1963). Born in the Keumangan chiefdom o ...

(1899–1987), Acehnese military leader * Daud Bolad (died 1992), Sudanese politician and rebel leader *

Daouda Compaoré Daouda Compaoré (born January 6, 1973) is a Burkinabé football player who currently plays for ASFA Yennega as a goalkeeper. Career Compaoré has played for K.V.C. Westerlo in the past. International He was part of the Burkinabé 2004 A ...

(born 1973), Burkinabé association football player *

Daud Haider Daud Haider is a Bangladeshi poet who was forced into exile after writing a poem that "insulted" religion including Islam. American Center, International PEN have described him as "distinguished poet". Early life Haider was born on 21 February 195 ...

(born 1952), Bangladeshi poet *

Daoud Hanania Daoud Anastas Hanania ( ar, داود حنانيا) (born 1934 in Jerusalem) is a Jordanian heart surgeon. Hanania is a former Lieutenant General in the Jordanian Armed Forces and former Senator in the Jordanian Parliament. Family background and e ...

(born 1934), Jordanian heart surgeon and politician * Daud Abdulle Hirsi (1925–1965), Somali military leader *

Daud Ibrahim Daud Ibrahim (20 April 1947 – 11 November 2010) was a Malaysian cyclist. He competed in four events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Mu ...

(1947–2010), Malaysian cyclist * Dawood Ibrahim (born 1955), Indian organised crime leader *

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 * Dawda Jawara (born 1924), Gambian statesman, prime minister and later president *

Daud Junbish Daud Junbish is a BBC journalist. He is one of the few journalists in the world who has met former Taliban chief Mullah Omar, and has interviewed him on multiple occasions. He is the author of ''What Is Really Happening in Afghanistan?'', ''24 H ...

, Afghan journalist * Dawud of Kanem, 14th-century Kanem leader *

Daud Kamal Daud Kamal (4 January 1935 - 5 December 1987) (Urdu: داؤد کمال)) was a Pakistani poet who wrote most of his work in the English language. His poetry was influenced by modernist English-language poets like Ezra Pound, W.B. Yeats and T. ...

(1935–1987), Pakistani English literature professor * Dauda Kamara, Sierra Leonean politician * Daud Khan Karrani (died 1576), Bengali military leader *

David XI of Kartli David XI ( ka, დავით XI) or Dāwūd Khan II (, ) (died ''c''. 1579) was King of Kartli. A convert to Islam, he was appointed as Khan of Kartli by the Persian Shah Tahmasp I from 1562 (effectively from 1569) to 1578. Life David was a ...

(died 1579), King of Kartli * Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909–1978), Afghan statesman, prime minister and later president *

Daud Khan (cricketer) Daud Khan (1912–1979) was a cricket player and umpire. He played for the Sindh cricket team before and after Pakistan's independence from India. He later became a Test umpire. Playing career Daud played 20 first-class matches as a middle-order ...

(1912–1979), Pakistani cricket player and umpire *

Daud Ali Khan Daud Ali Khan Bahadur was Nawab of Masulipatam in India. He was son of Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan Bahadur. Official name royal nawab His official name was ''Rustam Jah, Najm ud-Daula, Nawab Daud 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Intizam Jang, of Masulipatam''. M ...

(died 1883), Nawab of Masulipatam in India * Daud Abdihakim Omar, Somali politician and government minister *

Daud Mohamed Omar Daud Mohamed Omar ( so, Dacuud Maxamed Cumar, ar, داود محمد عمر) is a Somali people, Somali politician. He served as the Minister of Mineral Resources of Somalia from January 2014 to January 2015. Personal life Omar hails from the aut ...

, Somali politician and government minister *

Daud Khan Panni Daud Khan Panni (? – 6 September 1715) or simply as Daud Khan was a Mughal commander, Nawab of the Carnatic and later Nawab of Kurnool. He was an ethnic Afghan from the Panni tribe and was from Bijapur, Karnataka. Life In 1703, Daud Khan ...

(died 1715), Mughul commander and later Nawab of the Carnatic region of south India *

Daud Bandagi Kirmani Syed Muhammad Ibrahim bin Syed Fatehullah Kirmani 1513-1575C.E. (AH 919-982), more popularly known as Shaikh Daud Bandagi Kirmani was a 16th-century saint of the Qadiri order. The Shrine of Shaikh Daud Bandagi Kirmani The mausoleum of Sha ...

, 16th-century Indian saint * Daud Mirza (1969–2014), Pakistani-Norwegian actor * Dawud M. Mu'Min (1953–1997), American convicted murderer *

Daud Rahbar Daud Rahbar (1926 – 5 October 2013) was a Pakistani scholar of comparative religions, Arabic, Persian, Urdu literature and Indian classical music. Rahbar is regarded as an accomplished essayist, poet, composer, short story writer, translator, ...

(1926–2013), Pakistani-American writer, musicologist, and scholar *

Daoud Soumain Daoud Soumain (died February 2, 2008) was the Chadian Chief of Army Staff. While Deputy Chief of Staff he was given in 2003 command of the Chadian contingent sent in the Central African Republic (CAR), which had been sent to consolidate the CAR P ...

(died 2008), Chadian military leader *

Daoud Mustafa Khalid Daoud Mustafa Khalid (, 10 August 1917 – 3 June 2008) was a prominent Sudanese physician and neurologist. He was known as the "''founding father of medicine in Sudan'. Life and career Early life and education Daoud Mustafa Khalid was b ...

(1917-2008), Sudanese neurologist. *

Daud Khan Undiladze Daud-Khan or Dāvūd b. Allāhverdī (Persian: داوود خان, ka, დაუდ-ხანი) was a Safavid Iranian military commander and politician of Georgian origin who served as governor (''beglarbeg'') of Ganja and Karabakh from 1627 to 1 ...

, 17th century Iranian military commander and politician * Daouda Malam Wanké ( 1950–2004), Nigerien military and political leader * Dawud Wharnsby (born 1972), Canadian singer-songwriter * David Alvian Syampranata (born 1989) descendant king of Banyuwangi Indonesia

People with this surname

* Indanan Kasim Daud, Filipino politician *

J. B. Dauda Joseph Bandabla Dauda (24 December 1942. – 1 June 2017) widely known as J. B. Dauda, was a Sierra Leonean politician. He was Vice-President of Sierra Leone, Second Vice-President of Sierra Leone, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice ...

(born 1942), Sierra Leonean politician and government minister *

Darni M Daud Prof. Darni M Daud (born 25 July 1961, Pidie, Indonesia) is the former rector of Syiah Kuala University (USK) in Aceh, Indonesia, the largest state university in Banda Aceh beside Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry. He was recently re-elected in M ...

(born 1961), Indonesian university administrator *

Kamilou Daouda Kamilou Daouda (born 29 December 1987) is a Nigerien professional footballer who plays as a striker for Elite One club Coton Sport. Career His first steps where in Akokana F.C., an amateur club in Niger. He had 2 very good years before makin ...

(born 1987), Nigerien footballer * Muhammed Dawood (disambiguation), several people *

N. J. Dawood Nessim Joseph Dawood (27 August 1927 – 20 November 2014) was an Iraqi Jewish translator, who is best known for his translation of the Quran. Life Nessim Joseph Dawood was born in Baghdad to a Jewish family. His family name was Yehuda, but in the ...

(1927–2014), Iraqi translator *

Parviz Davoodi Parviz Davoodi ( fa, پرویز داوودی; born 5 February 1952 in Tehran, Iran) was the third first vice president of Iran (2005–2009), an educator, and an Iranian hardline conservative politician. He is currently member of the Expediency D ...

(born 1952), Iranian politician * Siraj Mehfuz Daud (1931–2010), Indian judge * Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010), Malaysian politician and government minister *

Zulekha Daud Zulekha Daud is the Founder and Chairperson of Zulekha Healthcare Group, including Zulekha Hospital UAE; Alexis Multispeciality Hospital, India and Zulekha Colleges, India. She set up Zulekha Hospitals in 1992 in UAE and in 2016 in India. Daud ha ...

, Indian hospital administrator {{given name, type=both Arabic masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names Turkish masculine given names