Khorshīd or Khorshēd ( , meaning ''the Sun'' or the "Radiant Sun"), also spelled as ''Khurshed'' and ''Khurshid'', is a Persian given name. In the modern day as well as historical

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

, and

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

, but also in

Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan () refers to the Kurds, Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of Greater Kurdistan in West Asia, which also includes parts of southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdist ...

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

Central Asia Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian language, Pers ...

and

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, it is mostly a given name for boys. The origin of the word is related to the

Avesta The Avesta (, Book Pahlavi: (), Persian language, Persian: ()) is the text corpus of Zoroastrian literature, religious literature of Zoroastrianism. All its texts are composed in the Avestan language and written in the Avestan alphabet. Mod ...

n divinity

Hvare-khshaeta Hvare-khshaeta (', ') is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian ''yazata'' (divinity) of the "Radiant Sun". Avestan ''Hvarə-xšaēta'' is a compound in which ''hvar'' "sun" has ''xšaēta'' "radiant" as a stock epithet. Avestan ''hvar'' de ...

. In

Turkish Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The w ...

, it is sometimes written as

Hurşit Hurşit () is a masculine given name derived from Persian Khorshid. It may refer to: * Hurshid Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman general and Grand Vizier * Hurşit Atak (born 1991), Turkish weightlifter * Hurşit Güneş (born 1957), Turkish economist an ...

People

Khurshid of Tabaristan Khurshid (Book Pahlavi: hwlšyt'; Tabari/, Spāhbed Khōrshīd 'General Khorshid'; 734–761), erroneously designated Khurshid II by earlier scholars, was the last Dabuyid '' ispahbadh'' of Tabaristan. He succeeded to the throne at an early age, ...

(734-761), last

Dabuyid The Dabuyid dynasty, or Gaubarid dynasty, was a Zoroastrian Iranian dynasty that started in the first half of the 7th century as an independent group of rulers who ruled over Tabaristan and parts of western Khorasan. Dabuyid rule over Tabaristan ...

ruler of

Tabaristan Tabaristan or Tabarestan (; ; from , ), was a mountainous region located on the Caspian coast of northern Iran. It corresponded to the present-day province of Mazandaran, which became the predominant name of the area from the 11th-century onward ...

Khurshid of Dailam Khurshid was a Justanid king who ruled briefly over Daylam in 865. He was the son and successor of Vahsudan of Daylam. Right after his accession, because of his opposition to his Alid overlord, he was deposed by the Alid Hasan ibn Zayd Abū Mu� ...

(died 865), a

Justanid The Justanids or Jostanids () were an Iranian Zaydi Shia dynasty that ruled a part of Daylam (the mountainous district of Gilan) from 791 to the late 11th century. History The Justanids appear as kings of Daylam at the end of the 8th century. ...

king * Khurshid Khan (died 1503), fifteenth-century minister of Sylhet *

Khurshid Ahmad (scholar) Khurshīd Ahmad (; 23 March 1932 – 13 April 2025) was a Pakistani economist, philosopher, politician and an Islamic activist who helped to develop Islamic economic jurisprudence as an academic discipline and one of the co-founders (along w ...

(1932-2025), Pakistani economist and politician *

Khurshed Alam Khan Khurshed Alam Khan (5 February 1919 – 20 July 2013) was an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress political party. He was Governor of Karnataka from 1991 to 1999 and governor of Goa from 1989 to 1991. Before t ...

(1919-2013), Indian Congress Party senior leader * Khurshed Mahmudov (born 1982), Tajikistani footballer *

Khurshed Nariman Khurshed Framji Nariman (1883 – 1948), also known as Veer Nariman, was one of the second generation of Parsi stalwarts in the Indian National Congress. He remained Mayor of Bombay from 1935 for a year. Life After studying B.A. and L.L.B., he ...

(1883-1948), Mayor of Mumbai (1935–1936) *

Khursheed Bano Khursheed Bano (14 April 1914 – 18 April 2001), often credited as Khursheed or Khurshid, was a singer and actress, and a pioneer of the Indian cinema. Her career ran through the 1930s and 1940s, before she migrated to Pakistan in 1948. Maki ...

(1914–2001), pioneer film actress and singer of the Indian cinema *

Khurshid Ahmad (disambiguation) Khurshid Ahmed or Ahmad may refer to: * Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed (1934–2020), Indian Politician from Haryana. * Khursheed Ahmad (1956–2007) Pakistani Naat Khawan *Khurshid Hasan Khurshid (1924–1988), secretary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah *Khurs ...

Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (Urdu: خورشيد محمود قصورى; born 18 June 1941) is a Pakistani politician and writer who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan between November 2002 until November 2007. He is the Senior Advi ...

(born 1941), Pakistani politician and diplomat *

Khershed Meherhomji Khershedji Rustomji Meherhomji (; 9 August 1911 – 10 February 1982) was an Indian cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper. Meherhomji toured England in 1936 and played in the Test at Manchester, representing Parsis in Bombay Pentangular and v ...

(1911–1982), Indian cricketer *

Khurshid Rizvi Khurshid Rizvi (born 1 July 1994) is a Pakistani businessman. Early life Rizvi was born in Amroha, British India, to a Sunni family of Saddat on 8 December 1940. In 1948, he and his family immigrated to Montgomery (now Sahiwal) in Punjab, Pak ...

(born 1942), Pakistani poet

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Khurshid Hasan Khurshid Khurshid Hasan Khurshid (Urdu: ) pronounced u:r'ʃi:d ɦəsəɳ xu:r'ʃi:d popularly known by his acronym, K. H. Khurshid, (3 January 1924 - 11 March 1988) was the Private Secretary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the first Governor-General of Pakist ...

(1924–1988), first elected president of

Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir ( ), is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger ...

, Private secretary of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pa ...

Omar Khorshid Omar Khorshid (; April 9, 1945 – May 29, 1981) was an Egyptian guitarist, musician, composer, Accompaniment, accompanist and actor. Born in Cairo, he was a well-known guitarist who accompanied many singers, including Farid al-Atrash, Farid Al ...

, (1945–1981), Egyptian instrumental guitarist *

Salman Khurshid Salman Khurshid Alam Khan (born 1 January 1953) is an Indian politician, designated senior advocate, author and law teacher. He was the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of External Affairs. He is a member of the Indian National Congress who wa ...

(born 1953), Indian Congress Party politician

Places

Khorshid, Iran (disambiguation) Khvorshid or Khowrshid (), sometimes rendered as Khorshid, may refer to: * Khowrshid, Khuzestan * Khvorshid, Mazandaran {{geodis ...

Other

Khurshid TV Khurshid TV () is an Afghan general entertainment television station based in Kabul. History The channel was launched in 2011. The name of the channel is a Persian name meaning sun (see Khorshid). Two Khurshid TV employees were wounded when the ...

, Afghan television station

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