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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; Walte ...

: دَاوُد ''dāwūd'') is an Arabic male given name and surname which is a written variant of the male given name

Daud 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 cen ...

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Dawoud Bey Dawoud Bey (born David Edward Smikle; November 25, 1953) is an American photographer and educator known for his large-scale art photography and street photography portraits, including American adolescents in relation to their community, and other ...

(born 1953), American photographer and educator *

Dawoud al-Marhoon Dawoud al-Marhoon is a Saudi Arabian protester who participated in the Saudi Arabian protests during the Arab Spring as a teenager. He was arrested on May 22, 2012 and was sentenced to death in September 2014, after which he was held in prison ...

, Saudi Arabian who as a teenager participated in the Saudi Arabian protests during the 2011 Arab Spring *

Dawoud Rajiha Dawoud Abdallah Rajiha ( ar, داود راجحة‎; 1947 – 18 July 2012), forename sometimes transliterated Dawood or Daoud, surname sometimes transliterated Rajha, was the Syrian minister of defense from 2011 to July 2012 when he was assas ...

(1947–2012), Syrian minister of defense from (2011–2012) *

Dawoud Sulaiman Dawoud Sulaiman Ali Sulaiman Al Kuetei ( ar, داوود سليمان علي سليمان أل-كويتي; born 21 February 1990) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. External links Arabian Gulf League profile* { ...

(born 1990), Emirati professional footballer

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Diaa al-Din Dawoud Diaa al-Din Dawoud (name also spelled ''Diya el-Din Dawud'' or ''Diaaeddin Dawoud''; 26 March 1926 – 6 April 2011)

(1926–2011), Egyptian politician and activist *

Khaled Dawoud Khaled Dawoud is the former leader of the Constitution Party of Egypt. Dawoud has been a journalist for Al-Ahram Weekly since 1996. Dawoud resigned as a spokesperson for the National Salvation Front (NSF) on 16 August 2013 in protest at the sup ...

, Egyptian journalist and politician *

Youssef Dawoud Youssef Dawoud ( ar, يوسف داود; 10 March 1933 – 24 June 2012) was a Coptic Egyptian actor, who worked in theatre, cinema and television. Dawoud started acting when studying at Alexandria University. After graduating from the Facul ...

, (1938–2012), Egyptian actor

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