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

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. * Daud Abdullah (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, born in Calcutta, India. He is currently Associate Professor of South Asian history at the University of Pennsylvania and the editor of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. He ...

(born 1964), American historian * Dawda Bah (born 1983), Gambian association footballer * Daud Beureu'eh (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 Af ...

(born 1973), Burkinabé association football player * Daud Haider (1952–2025), Bangladeshi poet *

Daoud Hanania Daoud Anastas Hanania () (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 education Daoud Hanania w ...

(born 1934), Jordanian heart surgeon and politician *

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 *

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 officially branded ...

(1947–2010), Malaysian cyclist *

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 *

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 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. Jawa ...

(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 ...

, Afghan journalist *

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 Dauda Sulaiman Kamara is a Sierra Leonean politician. Kamara was selected to be Internal Affairs Minister under President Ernest Bai Koroma. He is a member of the All People's Congress from the Kambia District, one of only 3 APC Members of Parlia ...

, Sierra Leonean politician *

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 *

Daud Khan Karrani Daud Khan Karrani (died 12 July 1576) was the last ruler of Bengal's Karrani dynasty as well as the final Sultan of Bengal, reigning from 1572 to 1576. During the reign of his father Sulaiman Khan Karrani, Daud commanded a massive army of 40,00 ...

(died 1576), Bengali military leader *

David XI of Kartli David XI ( ka, დავით XI) or Dāwūd Khan II (; ; died ) was king (''mepe'') 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 brot ...

(died 1579), King of Kartli *

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 *

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'' ...

(died 1883), Nawab of Masulipatam in India *

Daud Abdihakim Omar Daud Abdihakim Omar is a Somali politician. He is the State Minister of National Security of Somalia, having been appointed to the position on 17 January 2014 by Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (, ; born 1959), also ...

, Somali politician and government minister * Daud Mohamed Omar, Somali politician and government minister *

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 * Daud Bandagi Kirmani, 16th-century Indian saint *

Daud Mirza Daud Mirza (16 November 1969 – 12 May 2014) was a Pakistani-Norwegian actor. He was born in Pakistan, and came to Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsul ...

(1969–2014), Pakistani-Norwegian actor * Dawud M. Mu'Min (1953–1997), American convicted murderer * Daud Rahbar (1926–2013), Pakistani-American writer, musicologist, and scholar * Dawood Olad Al-Seyed (born 1953), Moroccan film director *

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 Pr ...

(died 2008), Chadian military leader * Daoud Mustafa Khalid (1917-2008), Sudanese neurologist. *

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 * Daud Khan Undiladze, 17th century Iranian military commander and politician *

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 *

Dawud Wharnsby Dawud Wharnsby (born David Howard Wharnsby; June 27, 1972) is a Canadian Universalist Muslim singer-songwriter, poet, performer, educator and television personality. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his work in the musical/poetic g ...

(born 1972), Canadian singer-songwriter

People with this surname

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 Second Vice-President of Sierra Leone, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice from November 1991 to April 1992 ...

(born 1942), Sierra Leonean politician and government minister * Darni M Daud (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. Club career His first steps where in Akokana F.C., an amateur club in Niger. He had 2 very good years before m ...

(born 1987), Nigerien footballer *

Muhammed Dawood (disambiguation) Muhammed Dawood may refer to: *Muhammed Dawood, alias for Guantanamo detainee David Hicks * Mohammed Dawood (Bagram detainee), one of the detainees whose amalgamated habeas corpus petition is known as Ghulam Mohammed v. Don Rumsfeld *Mohammed Dawoo ...

, several people * N. J. Dawood (1927–2014), Iraqi translator *

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 * Roselan Daud (born 1961), Bruneian 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 ...

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