Jawed (); ''Javed'', ''Javid'' (); ''Jawed'', ''Javed'' (), Javed, Zaved (

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: জাভেদ) a masculine given name of

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 ...

origin meaning of "eternal, immortal" and is also the word for "eternity". The name is from

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"eternal". The word continues

Middle Persian Middle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg ( Inscriptional Pahlavi script: , Manichaean script: , Avestan script: ) in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasania ...

''jāwēd'', from an

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''*yāvaitat'', ultimately from ''*yauu-'',

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oblique stem of '' *āiuu-'' "age, duration", cognate with Greek αἰών "

eon Eon, EON or Eons may refer to: Time * Aeon, an indefinite long period of time * Eon (geology), a division of the geologic time scale Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Eon, in the 2007 film '' Ben 10: Race Against Time'' * Eon, i ...

".Martin Schwartz, 'Pouruchista’s Gathic Wedding and the Teleological Composition of the Gathas', in
Exegisti Monumenta: Festschrift in Honour of Nicholas Sims-Williams
(2009)
p. 441, fn 24
It is not a traditional given name; it was chosen as a pseudonym by

Huseyn Javid Huseyn Javid (), was born Huseyn Abdulla oghlu Rasizadeh (24 October 1882, Nakhchivan – 5 December 1941, Shevchenko, Tayshetsky District), was a prominent Azerbaijani poet and playwright of the early 20th century. He was one of the founders ...

(Huseyn Abdulla oglu Rasizadeh) in the early 20th century. The given name became popular among

Indian Muslims Islam is India's second-largest religion, with 14.2% of the country's population, or approximately 172.2 million people, identifying as adherents of Islam in a 2011 census. India also has the third-largest number of Muslims in the world. ...

from about the 1940s, and remains a popular name for baby boys in

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

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* Javed Khan (cricketer) (born 1990), Indian cricketer who plays for Mumbai *

Javed Khan (executive) Javed Akhter Khan was the chief executive of Barnardo's, the UK's largest children's charity from 2014-2021, having previously been chief executive of Victim Support. Early life Khan's parents emigrated from Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, and he grew ...

, British chief executive of Barnardo's *

Javed Khan Amrohi Javed Khan Amrohi (24 March 1949 – 14 February 2023) was an Indian film and television actor. He started his acting career in the theatre in the 1970s and then later in films. He worked in a number of theatrical productions and over 150 films ...

, Indian film and television actor *

Javed Ali Khan Javed Ali Khan (born 31 October 1962) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Samajwadi Party and a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing Uttar Pradesh. Early life Khan was born on October 31, 1962, in Mirzapur Nasrullapur in Sambh ...

(born 1962), Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttar Pradesh * Javed Khan Nawab Bahadur (1695–1754) head eunuch and influential court official in the late Mughal Empire * Javid Iqbal (judge) (Sr.) HI, (1924-2015), son of the poet-philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal *

Javed Akhtar (cricketer) Javed Akhtar (21 November 1940 – 8 July 2016) was a Pakistani cricketer who played one Test match for his country, in 1962. An off spinner, Akhtar had success at the first-class level, taking his wickets at an average of 18.17, but strug ...

(1940-2016), former Pakistani cricketer *

Javed Ashraf Qazi Javed Ashraf Qazi (), HI(M), SBt, (born 4 September 1941) is a Pakistani military officer and politician who served as a member of the senator during Musharraf administration. He also served as a cabinet minister, first as Communications Min ...

, HI(M), SBt, (born 1941), Pakistani general, politician, Senator in the Parliament of Pakistan *

Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar (born 1945) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and poet. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007, two of India's highest civili ...

(born 1945), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India *

Musa Javed Chohan Musa Javed Chohan (Urdu: ) (b. 30 May 1948 in Pind Dadan Khan, Pakistan) is the former High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada, as well as the former ambassador of Pakistan to France and Pakistan's permanent representative to UNESCO from 200 ...

(born 1948), the former High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada *

Mubashar Jawed Akbar Mobasher Jawed Akbar (born 11 January 1951) is an Indian journalist and politician, who served as the Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs until 17 October 2018. Akbar is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, and was inducted int ...

(born 1951), Indian journalist and author *

Javed Ahmad Ghamidi Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (born 7 April 1952) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and philosopher who is the founder of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and its sister organisation ''Danish Sara''. He is regarded as one of the most influential and ...

(born 1951), Pakistani Muslim theologian, Quran scholar and exegete *

Javed Sheikh Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films ''Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony G ...

(born 1954), Pakistani actor, director and producer *

Muhammad Javed Ikhlas Raja Muhammad Javed Ikhlas (, born 5 October 1955) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously, he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 1985 t ...

(born 1955), Pakistani politician *

Javed Iqbal (serial killer) Javed Iqbal Mughal (1961 – 8 October 2001) was a Pakistani serial killer and child molester who confessed to the sexual abuse and murder of 100 young boys, ranging in age from 6 to 16. His victims were strangled, dismembered, and then dis ...

(1956–2001), Pakistani serial killer *

Javed Miandad Mohammad Javed Miandad PP SI (; born 12 June 1957), popularly known as Javed Miandad (; ), is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer known for his unconventional style of captaincy and batting. ESPNcricinfo described him ...

(born 1957), former Pakistani cricketer *

Jawed Wassel Jawed Wassel (1959 – October 3, 2001) was an Afghan-American film director who made the film '' FireDancer'', which was the first Afghan film to be submitted for an Academy Award. He was fatally stabbed on October 3, 2001, after getting into ...

(1959–2001), Afghan-American film director *

Javed Qureshi Javed Kureishi (born 25 August 1961) is a former Pakistani cricketer and the first captain of the Pakistan U19 cricket team. He played a handful of youth Test and first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty2 ...

(born 1960), former Pakistani cricketer and the first captain of the Pakistan U19 cricket team *

Javed Jaffrey Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaffrey (born 4 December 1963) is an Indian actor, dancer, and comedian who has appeared in Hindi films and television shows. He is the son of the comedian Jagdeep. He joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in March, 2014 and cont ...

(born 1963), Indian actor, dancer, comedian, impressionist * Javed Kurd (born 1967), Pakistani-Norwegian music producer *

Javed Omar Mohammad Javed Omar Belim (born 25 November 1976), known in the early days of his career by the nickname Gullu is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who has played Tests and ODI cricket since 1995, and a former captain in both formats. He retired ...

(born 1976), Bangladeshi cricketer * Javed Qadeer (born 1976), former Pakistani cricketer *

Jawed Karim Jawed Karim (born October 28, 1979) is an American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. He is one of the co-founders of YouTube and the first person to upload a video to the site. The site's inaugural video, "Me at the zoo", uploaded o ...

(born 1979), Bangladeshi-German-American computer programmer and co-founder of YouTube *

Javid Taghiyev (boxer) Javid Taghiyev (; born 6 October 1981, in Lankaran) is a retired boxer from Azerbaijan. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native European country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Middleweight (75 kg) division ...

(born 1981), Azerbaijani boxer *

Javid Taghiyev (footballer) Javid Taghiyev (, born on 22 July 1992) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jabrayil FK. Career In June 2014, Taghiyev moved from AZAL to Qarabağ. On 30 August 2016, Taghiyev signed a two-year contract wi ...

(born 1992), Azerbaijani footballer *

Javid James Javid James (born April 17, 1986) is an American former professional gridiron football, football wide receiver. He was signed by the Montreal Alouettes as a street free agent in 2008. He played college football for the UCF Knights football, UCF K ...

(born 1986), professional American and Canadian football wide receiver *

Javid Huseynov Javid Huseynov (; born 9 March 1988) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former player. Career Huseynov was born in Jabrayil, Soviet Union. During the summer of 2012, Huseynov moved to TFF First League side Adana Demirspor, signing a two-y ...

(born 1988), Azerbaijani footballer *

Javid Imamverdiyev Javid Imamverdiyev (; born 1 August 1990) is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays for Hypers Guba as a midfielder. Career Imamverdiyev signed for Elazığspor on a one-year contract in September 2014. On 4 May 2017, Imamverdiyev signed a one-y ...

(born 1990), Azerbaijani footballer (midfielder) *

Javed Ahmadi Javed Ahmadi (born 2 January 1992) is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman (cricket), batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He currently represents the Afghanistan national cricket team. He was one of the eleven cricketers to pla ...

(born 1992), Afghan cricketer *

Javed Ali Javed Ali is an Indian playback singer who predominantly sings in Hindi. He has also sung in various Indian languages including Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Early life Javed Ali was born as ...

(born 1982), playback singer *

(born 1995), Communications Advisor *

Agha Javed Pathan Agha Javed Pathan (Urdu: ) was a political activist from Sindh, Pakistan, who practiced as a doctor in Karachi. He was accused of throwing a shoe at Arbab Ghulam Rahim (former Chief Minister of Sindh Province) in April 2008. He was accused of hi ...

(1972-2018), political activist from Sindh, Pakistan, accused of shoe throwing on Arbab Ghulam Rahim *

Javaid Laghari Javaid Laghari (Urdu: جاويد لغارى) ''TI'' is a Pakistani American who has served as the Chairperson of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan from August 2009 to August 2013 with the status of a Federal Minister. Publicatio ...

(born 1960), chairperson of the Higher Education of Pakistan *

Jawed Ludin Jawed Ludin () is a former Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan), Deputy Foreign Minister on Political Affairs of Afghanistan. He was appointed on 2011, by President of Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai. He was List of current ambassadors o ...

(born 1973), Afghan diplomat *

Javed Ahmed Khan Javed Ahmed Khan is an Indian politician from the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) party and the present Minister for Disaster Management in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), MLA, elected ...

(born 1956), politician of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) party * Javed Khan (politician) (born 1956), Indian politician, Minister for Disaster Management in the Government of West Bengal *

Javed Khan (actor) Javed Khan (born as Javed Yaqub Khan in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India) is an Indian film and television former actor and former model. He studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Javed Khan was born in Bhopal, Madhya Prade ...

(born 1962), Indian film and television actor and former model *

Javed Nasir Javed Nasir (; 22 December 1936 – 16 October 2024) was a Pakistani military officer who served as the Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), appointed on 14 March 1992 until 13 May 1993. Known for being member of Tablighi ...

(1936-2024), three-star general of the Pakistan Army *

Javed Siddiqui Javed Siddiqui (born 13 January 1942) is a Hindi and Urdu screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright from India. He has written over 50 storylines, screenplays and dialogues. During his career, Siddiqi has collaborated with some of India's m ...

(born 1942), Hindi and Urdu screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright from India * Jawed Siddiqi, Pakistani computer scientist *

Javed Abidi Javed Abidi (11 June 1965 – 4 March 2018) was an Indian activist who served as the director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) in India, and the founder of the Disability Rights Group. He receive ...

(1965-2018), director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) in India *

Jawed Ahmad Jawed Ahmad (1986 – March 10, 2009) also known as "Jojo" was an Afghan reporter working for Canadian media outlet CTV who was arrested by American troops and declared an enemy combatant, while working with NATO at Kandahar Airport on October 26, ...

(Jojo) (1986-2009), Afghan reporter working for Canadian CTV, arrested by American troops in 2007 *

Javed Ashraf Bajwa Javed Ashraf Bajwa (; ) is a retired Pakistan Army engineer officer. Brigadier Javed Ashraf Bajwa was Commander of Frontier Works Organisation (FWO). Bajwa was awarded with Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Civil) in 2007. Brigadier Javed Ashraf Bajwa was comm ...

, retired Pakistan Army engineer officer *

Javed Burki Javed Burki (; born 8 May 1938) is a Pakistani former cricketer, government official, and businessman. Early life and family Burki received his early education from Saint Mary's Academy at Rawalpindi. He also played cricket while studying at ...

(born 1938), Pakistani cricketer *

Shahid Javed Burki Shahid Javed Burki () (born 1938) is a Pakistani-American professional economist who has served as Vice President of the World Bank and as de facto Finance Minister of Pakistan on a caretaker basis. He has written extensively on economic deve ...

(born 1938), professional economist, Vice President of the World Bank, caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan *

Muhammad Javed Buttar Moin ud Din Javed Buttar () was a former justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, retired on medical grounds. Early life Javed Buttar was born on 16 November 1947 in Multan though belongs to Kirto a village of District Sheikhupura. He belong ...

(born 1947), former justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan *

Javaid Iqbal Javed, Javaid, Javid, Jawed, or Jawaid Iqbal may refer to: * Javaid Iqbal (cable television installer), Pakistani immigrant to the United States, respondent in U.S. Supreme Court case, Ashcroft v. Iqbal * Javed Iqbal Ramday President of the Natio ...

(born 1946), justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of High Court of Balochistan *

Javed Hashmi Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi (; born 1 January 1948), is a Pakistani politician, political realist, and a senior conservative thinker on the platform of Pakistan Muslim League (N). After serving as a cabinet minister in the Sharif's adminis ...

(born 1948), Pakistani politician *

Jawaid Iqbal Jawaid Iqbal is a retired Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler, he first played for the Hong Kong cricket team in 2000.

(born 1972), Pakistani born Hong Kong cricketer * Jawed Iqbal, Pakistani cartoonist *

Javed Jabbar Javed Jabbar (Urdu language, Urdu: جاوید جبار ) is a Pakistani people, Pakistani writer and politician.Javed Afridi Muhammad Javed Afridi (Urdu, ; born 14 August 1985) is an Emirati businessman. Business Interests He is best known as the CEO of Haier Pakistan and owner of MG Motors Pakistan. Afridi is also Chairman of the cricket franchise Peshawar Za ...

(born 1983) ceo haier electronics and owner of Peshawar Zalmi a PSL franchise. ;Pseudonym *

(1882–1941), prominent Azerbaijani poet and playwright of the early 20th century

Use as a surname

;Pakistan There is no tradition of Pakistani surnames. Jawed is not one of the traditional

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, but it may be chosen as "secondary" name, and it may have been picked as "surname" by

expatriates An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person who resides outside their native country. The term often refers to a professional, skilled worker, or student from an affluent country. However, it may also refer to retirees, artists and ...

in western countries. * Hamid Javaid (1947-2019), former Pakistan Army general, Chief of Staff to President Pervez Musharraf for six years (2001–2007) * Kanza Javed, Pakistani author and poet *

Tariq Javed Tariq Javed (born June 12, 1949) is a former cricketer. He played three One Day Internationals for Canada. He graduated with a B. Com from Karachi University The University of Karachi (; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public ...

(born 1949), Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer * Nasir Javed (born 1966), Pakistani born American cricketer *

Mohammad Javed Mohammad Javed (born 4 May 1969 in Karachi, Pakistan), also known as Mohammad Jawed, is a former Pakistani cricketer. He played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, and appeared in over 100 matches in both first-class a ...

(born 1969), Pakistani cricketer *

Aaqib Javed Aaqib Javed (Urdu: ; born 5 August 1972) is a Pakistani former international cricketer and the current head coach of Pakistani cricket team in all formats. He is also a member of the Men's National Selection Committee of the Pakistan Cricket B ...

(born 1972), Pakistani cricketer and coach *

Amjad Javed Amjad Javed (; born 5 July 1980) is a former cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He is a right-handed allrounder who bowls right-arm medium. He is one of the few cricketers for the United Arab Emirates cricke ...

(born 1980), cricketer who has played one One Day International for the United Arab Emirates * Sana Javed (cricketer) (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer * Sana Javed (actress) (born 1993), Pakistani Film and Television actress ;

British Pakistani British Pakistanis (; also known as Pakistani British people or Pakistani Britons) are Britons or residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots lie in Pakistan. This includes people born in the UK who are of Pakistani descent, Pakis ...

Sajid Javid Sir Sajid Javid (; born 5 December 1969) is a British former politician who served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from June 2021 to July 2022, having previously served as Home Secretary from 2018 to 2019 and Chancellor of the ...

(born 1969), Conservative Party MP * Umran Javed (born 1979), convicted terrorist supporter ;Iran * Behrouz Javid-Tehrani (born 1978), Iranian student arrested following the Iran student protests of July, 1999

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