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Mahmood Ali Syed Mahmood Ali (1928 – 11 July 2008; Urdu:سید محمود علی) was a Pakistani radio, film, television and stage artist. Early life and career Mahmood Ali was born in Hyderabad Deccan in British India in 1928. He began his career wit ...
(1928–2008), Pakistani radio, television and stage artist *
Mahmood Hussain (cricketer) Mahmood Hussain (2 April 1932 – 25 December 1991) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 27 Test matches from 1952 to 1962. He was a fast medium bowler who partnered with Fazal Mahmood, after Khan Mohammad retired from Test cricket. He ma ...
(1932–1991), Pakistani Test cricketer *Mahmood Hussain (councillor), Lord Mayor of Birmingham, England 2002–2003 *
Shah Mahmood Qureshi Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi (; born 22 June 1956) is a Pakistani politician who served as the minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022. He previously held the post from 2008 to 2011. He had been a Parliament of Pakistan from Augu ...
(born 1956), Pakistani politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022 *
Mahmood Shaam Mahmood Shaam () born Tariq Mahmood () on 5 February 1940, is a Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet, writer and news analyst. After serving Pakistan's largest newspaper Jang Group for more than 16 years as Group Editor, he joined ARY Dig ...
(born 1940), Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet writer and analyst *
Mahmood Yakubu Mahmood Yakubu (born 1962) is a Nigerian academic who has served as the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) since 2015. He was appointed to office by President Muhammadu Buhari on 21 October 2015, succeeding acting chai ...
(born 1962), Nigerian academic and current chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission * Mahmood Monshipouri (born 1952), Iranian-born American scholar, educator, and author * Mahmooda Sultana, Aerospace engineer (NASA) *
Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan (; May 1913 – June 2007) was a Pakistani social worker, early political figure and a cabinet minister in West Pakistan for education during President Ayub Khan's regime. Background Begum Salim Khan was born in 1913, ...
(1913–2007), Pakistani social worker *
Mahmood Hussein Mattan Mahmood Hussein Mattan (1923 – 3 September 1952) was a Somali former merchant seaman who was wrongfully convicted, in the United Kingdom, of the murder of Lily Volpert on 6 March 1952. The murder took place in the Docklands area of Cardiff, ...
(1923–1952), Somalian merchant seaman *
Zafar Mahmood Abbasi Zafar Mahmood Abbasi () is a retired Four-star rank, four-star Admiral (Pakistan), admiral of the Pakistan Navy who served as the 21st Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan), Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy from 7 October 2017 until ...
, four-star admiral of the Pakistan Navy *
Muhammad Mahmood Alam Muhammad Mahmood Alam (; ) (6 July 1935 – 18 March 2013), popularly known as M. M. Alam, was a Pakistani fighter pilot and flying ace of the Pakistan Air Force. He is officially credited with having downed five Indian fighter aircraft in ...
(1935–2013), Pakistani fighter pilot *
Mahmood Anjir Faghnawi Khwaja Mahmood al-Anjir al-Faghnawi was the 13th sheikh in the chain of the masters of the Naqshbandi Order, one of the largest Sufi Muslim orders. Birth Mahmud Anjir Faghnawi was born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. He was reported to have been fro ...
(1231–1317), the 13th sheikh in the chain of the masters of the Naqshbandi Order *
Mahmood Mamdani Mahmood Mamdani, FBA (born 23 April 1946) is an Indian-born Ugandan academic, author, and political commentator, based in New York City. He is the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a Professor of Anthropology, Political Science and ...
(born 1946), Indian-born Ugandan academic, author, and political commentator


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Mahmoud Abbas Mahmoud Abbas (; born 15 November 1935), also known by the Kunya (Arabic), kunya Abu Mazen (, ), is a Palestinian politician who has been serving as the second president of Palestine and the President of the Palestinian National Authority, P ...
(born 1935), President of the State of Palestine *
Mahmoud al-Abrash Mahmoud al-Abrash or Mahmoud el-Abrache () (born 1944) is a Syrian politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the ...
(born 1944), Syrian politician *
Mahmoud Afshartous Mahmoud Afshartous () (), also written Afshartoos (1907–24 April 1953), was an Iranian general and chief of police during the government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. Afshartous was abducted and killed by anti-Mossadegh conspirators le ...
(1907–1953), Iranian military officer *
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (born Mahmoud Sabbaghian on 28 October 1956) is an Iranian Iranian principlists, principlist and Iranian nationalism, nationalist politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. He is currently a mem ...
(born 1956), former President of Iran *
Mahmoud Ahmed Mahmoud Ahmed (Amharic language, Amharic: ማሕሙድ አሕመድ; born 8 May 1941) is an Ethiopian singer. He gained great popularity in Ethiopian Golden Age of music, Ethiopia in the 1970s and among the Ethiopian diaspora in the 1980s, bef ...
(born 1941), Ethiopian musician *
Mahmoud Alavi Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi (; born 4 May 1954) is an Iranian conservative politician who currently serves as the Special Aide to the President of Iran since 2024. He was formerly minister of intelligence in first and second government of Hassan Ro ...
(born 1951), Iranian Shia Cleric *
Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar is an Egyptian businessman. He is the Chairman of El-Mex Salines, an Egyptian salt production company, and was formerly Chairman of Egypt's Bank of Alexandria and head of the Egyptian Banks Federation. In May 2011, he ...
(born 1936/37), Egyptian businessman *
Mahmoud El-Araby Mahmoud El-Araby (1932 - September 9, 2021) was an Egyptian businessman and philanthropist. He founded ELARABY Group in 1964, a company that manufactures and trades home appliances and consumer electric products in Egypt and the Middle East. ...
(1932–2021), Egyptian businessman and philanthropist *
Mahmoud Baharmast Mahmoud Baharmast (1899–1977) was an Iranian major general who served as the chief of staff of the Imperial Army in Iran in the period 1952–1953. Early life and education Baharmast was born in 1899 in Tehran. He graduated from Dar al-Fonun ...
(1899–1977), Iranian army general * Mahmoud Balbaa (born 1952), Egyptian businessman and politician * Mahmoud Chahoud (born 1976), Lebanese footballer *
Mahmoud Charr Mahmoud Charr (), previously known as Manuel Charr, is a Syrian-German professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title ( Regular version) twice between 2017 and 2024. Early life Charr, son of a Syrian father an ...
(born 1984), German professional boxer *
Mahmoud Darwish Mahmoud Darwish (; 13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a Palestinians, Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as Palestine's national poet. In 1988 Darwish wrote the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, which was the formal declarat ...
(1941–2008), Palestinian poet *
Mahmoud Dahoud Mahmoud Dahoud (; born 1 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Eintracht Frankfurt. Dahoud made his debut for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2014, making 86 appearances before sign ...
(born 1996), German professional footballer *
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (; born August 1, 1940 in Dowlatabad, Sabzevar) is an Iranian writer and actor, known for his promotion of social and artistic freedom in contemporary Iran and his realist depictions of rural life, drawn from personal exper ...
(born 1940), Iranian writer and actor *
Mahmoud Etemadzadeh Mahmoud Etemadzadeh or Mahmoud Etemadzadeh (; January 14, 1915 – May 31, 2006 in Rasht, Qajar Iran, Iran), also known as M. A. Beh-azin (), was an Iranian writer, literary translator, Navy Lieutenant and political activist. Behazin translated ...
(1915–2006), Iranian writer and literary translator *
Mahmoud Fakhry Pasha Mahmoud Fakhry Pasha (1884–1955) was an Egyptian politician and diplomat. He held several cabinet and high-ranking diplomacy posts. He was related to the royal family of Egypt who married first the daughter of Sultan Hussein Kamil and then th ...
(1884–1955), Egyptian politician and diplomat *
Mahmoud Farshidi Mahmoud Farshidi (; 29 May 1951 – 12 March 2025) was an Iranian politician and the Minister of Education An education minister (sometimes minister of education) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with e ...
(1951–2025), Iranian politician * Mahmoud Fayad (1925–2002), Egyptian Olympic weightlifter * Mahmoud Fustuq (1936–2006), Lebanese businessman *
Mahmoud Guinia Mahmoud Guinia (, and rarely or ; also spelled Gania, Guinea or Khania; 1951 – 2 August 2015) was a Morocco, Moroccan Gnawa musician, singer and sintir, guembri player, who was traditionally regarded as a Maâllem (), i.e. master. The family na ...
(1951–2015), Moroccan singer * Mahmoud Hamshari (1938–1973), assassinated Palestinian official *
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (, 15 August 1948 – 24 December 2018) was an Iranian-Iraqi Twelver Shia cleric and conservative politician who was the Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council from 14 August 2017 until his death on 24 December ...
(1948–2018), Iranian Shia Cleric * Mahmoud Hessabi (1903–1992), Iranian nuclear physicist and politician * Mahmoud Hussein (born 1966), Egyptian journalist * Mahmoud Hweimel (died 2013), Jordanian politician * Mahmoud Ismail (1914–1983), Egyptian actor, filmmaker * Mahmoud Jaballah, Egyptian-Canadian Jihad member * Mahmoud Kahil (1936–2003), a Lebanese-born British editorial cartoonist *Mahmoud Khalil (born 1995), Syrian-born Palestinian Columbia University student detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2025: see Detention of Mahmoud Khalil *
Mahmoud El Khatib Mahmoud Ibrahim Ibrahim El Khatib (; born 30 October 1954), popularly nicknamed Bibo (), is an Egyptian retired footballer and current President of Al Ahly. He is considered as one of the best forwards in the history of African football. Early ...
(born 1954), Egyptian footballer and President of Al Ahly *
Mahmoud Khayami Mahmoud Khayami, CBE, KSS, GCFO (7 January 1930 – 28 February 2020) was an Iranian industrialist and philanthropist. Life Mahmoud Khayami was born in 1930 in Mashhad, Persia where he attended elementary and high school. In 1951 he transfe ...
(1930–2020), Iranian industrialist and philanthropist of French nationality * Mahmoud Labadi (1940–2014), Palestinian journalist, writer and politician *
Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi or Seyyed Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi (born 1941) is an Iranian librarian, Bibliographer and manuscript expert. He is the director of Mar'ashi Najafi Library, which he says is one of the largest libraries in Iran and the wor ...
(born 1941), Iranian Shia Cleric * Mahmoud Mekki (born 1954), the vice president of Egypt from August 2012 to December 2012 *
Mahmoud el-Meliguy Mahmoud el-Meligy (, ; 22 December 1910 – 6 June 1983) was an Egyptian screenwriter and an actor of film, theater, and television. He started his career playing minor roles but achieved stardom in the late 1930s. A popular and award-winnin ...
(1910–1983), Egyptian actor * Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad (1943–2015), Palestinian terrorist *
Mahmoud Mohieldin Mahmoud Mohieldin, (born 15 January 1965 in Egypt) is an Egyptian economist with more than 30 years of experience in international finance and development. He is the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt. He is an Executive Director ...
(born 1965), economist * Mahmoud Nabavian (born 1965), Iranian Shia Cleric * Mahmoud Namjoo (1918–1989), Iranian weightlifter *
Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi (; 5 October 1926 – 15 March 2001) was a member of Iran's Pahlavi dynasty. He was a son of Reza Shah and a half-brother of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Biography Pahlavi was born on 5 October 1926 as the third child of Reza Shah ...
(1926–2001), a member of Iran's Pahlavi dynasty *
Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha Mahmoud Fahmy El Nokrashy Pasha (April 26, 1888 – December 28, 1948) (, ) was an Egyptian political figure. He was the twenty-seventh prime minister of the Kingdom of Egypt. Early life and education Nokrashy was born in Alexandria on 26 April ...
(1888–1949), Prime Minister of Egypt 1945–1946 and 1946–1948 * Mahmoud Bodo Rasch (born 1943), a German architect who specializes in the construction of large convertible umbrellas and lightweight structures *
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (born Chris Wayne Jackson; March 9, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for nine years with the Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and Vancouver Griz ...
(born 1969), American basketball player * Mahmoud Abdul Razak (born 1971), Syrian footballer * Mahmoud Saeed (1939–2025), Iraqi-born American novelist * Mahmoud Salavati (born 1953), Iranian Shia Cleric *
Mahmoud Salem Mahmoud Salem (; 1931 – 24 February 2013) was an Egyptians, Egyptian author known for writing Mystery fiction, mystery and Children's literature, children's books, including the ''Al Moghameron Al Khamsa'' adventure series. He has been referred ...
(1931–2013), Egyptian journalist and author * Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi (1839–1904), Egyptian politician and poet *
Mahmoud el-Sisi Mahmoud Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi (; born 1982) is the deputy head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate and the son of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Biography Mahmoud is the oldest son of President Abdel ...
(born 1982), Egyptian brigadier general and son of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi *
Mahmoud Taleghani Sayyid Mahmoud Alaei Taleghani (, , also romanized as Mahmūd Tāleqānī; 5 March 1911 – 9 September 1979) was an Iranian theologian, Muslim reformer, democracy advocate, a senior Shia Islamic scholar and thinker of Iran, and a leader in his ...
(1911–1979), Iranian Shia Cleric *
Mahmoud Zakzouk Mahmoud Zakzouk (‎; 27 December 1933 – 1 April 2020) was an Egyptian politician and academic. He served as minister of religious endowment of Egypt from 1995 to 2011. Early life and education Zakzouk was born in Dakahlia, Egypt, on 27 De ...
(1933–2020), Egyptian academic *
Mahmoud Abu Zeid Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan (born c. 1987), an Egyptian photojournalist, was arrested for taking photos of the August 2013 Rabaa massacre, Rabaa massacre in Cairo, Egypt and imprisoned during the Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–20 ...
, also known as "Shawkan" (born c. 1987), Egyptian photojournalist


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Mahmud I Mahmud I (, ; 2 August 1696 13 December 1754), known as Mahmud the Hunchback, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754. He took over the throne after the quelling of the Patrona Halil rebellion. His reign was marked by wars in P ...
(1696–1754), Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1730–1754 *
Mahmud II Mahmud II (, ; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. Often described as the "Peter the Great of Turkey", Mahmud instituted extensive administrative, military, and fiscal reforms ...
(1785–1839), Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1808–1839 *
Ghazan Mahmud Ghazan (5 November 1271 – 11 May 1304) (, Ghazan Khan, sometimes westernized as Casanus was the seventh ruler of the Mongol Empire's Ilkhanate division in modern-day Iran from 1295 to 1304. He was the son of Arghun, grandson of Abaqa K ...
(1271–1304), born Mahmud Ghazan, (Khan, Ilkhan, Sultan) the seventh ruler of the Mongol Empire's Ilkhanate division in modern-day Iran from 1295 to 1304 *
Sultan Mahmud (Chagatai) Sultan Mahmud Khan ( Chagatai and Persian: سلطان محمود خان; died 1403) was the last Khan of the Western Chagatai Khanate (1388–1403). He was a son of Soyurgatmish. Upon his father's death in 1388, Sultan Mahmud was made khan by ...
(died 1402), last Khan of the Western Chagatai Khanate (1384–1402). *
Mahmud Khan (Moghul Khan) Sultan Mahmud Khan (Chagatai language, Chagatai and Persian language, Persian: سلطان محمود خان; b. 1464 – d. 1508), was Khan of Tashkent (1487–1502 or 1503) and of the Moghuls of western Moghulistan (1487–1508). He was the eldes ...
(1464–1508), Khan of Tashkent and of the Moghuls of western Moghulistan *
Mäxmüd of Kazan Mäxmüd Khan ( Volga Türki and Persian: محمود خان; ); in Russian chronicles ''Махмутек (Makhmutek);'' died 1466) was Khan of the Khanate of Kazan from 1445 to 1466. Life He was the eldest son of Oluğ Möxämmäd, and is rep ...
(died 1466), the Khan of the Khanate of Kazan from 1445 to 1466. *
Arpa Ke'un Arpa Ke'un, also known as Arpa Khan or Gavon or Gawon (; died 1336), was an Ilkhan (1335–1336) during the disintegration of the Ilkhanate, the Mongol state in Southwest Asia based in Persia. Life Not much is known of Arpa's earlier life, exce ...
(died 1336), known as Mu'izz ad-Din Mahmud, an Ilkhan (1335–1336) during the disintegration of the Ilkhanate, Mongol state in Southwest Asia based in Persia. *
Jani Beg Jani Beg ( Persian: جانی بیگ, Turki/ Kypchak: جانی بک; died 1357), also known as Janibek Khan, was Khan of the Golden Horde from 1342 until his death in 1357. He succeeded his father Öz Beg Khan. Reign With the support of his mo ...
(died 1357), or Jalal ad-Din Mahmud, Khan of the Golden Horde from 1342 to 1357 *
Mahmud bin Küchük Maḥmūd bin Muḥammad bin Tīmūr Khān ( Turki and Persian: محمود بن محمد بن تیمور خان), also known as Mahmud Astrakhani () was one of Küchük Muhammad's sons and a Khan who founded the Khanate of Astrakhan in the 14 ...
(died 1466), a Khan who founded the Khanate of Astrakhan in the 1460s *
Maghan III Maghan III, also known as Mahmud I, was mansa of the Mali Empire from 1390 to about 1415, although the date for the end of his reign is highly speculative. He assumed the throne after killing the usurper Sandaki, who had ruled for only two years. ...
, known as Mahmud I, mansa of the Mali Empire from 1390 to about 1400. *
Mahmud II (mansa) Mansa Mahmud II, also known as Muhammad or Mamadou, was mansa ("king of kings") of the Mali Empire from 1481 to 1496. He was the son, but not necessarily the immediate successor, of Mansa Uli II. Mansa Mahmud II's rule was characterized by cris ...
, mansa of the Mali Empire of 1481–1496. *
Qutuz Sayf ad-Din Qutuz (; died 24 October 1260), also romanized as Kutuz or Kotuz and fully al-Malik al-Muẓaffar Sayf ad-Dīn Quṭuz ( ), was the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt. He reigned as Sultan for less than a year, from 1259 until his assassi ...
(died 1260), or Mahmud ibn Mamdud, military leader and the third or fourth Mamluk Sultan of Turkic origin. * Mahmud I (Seljuk sultan) (1088–1094), sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1092 to 1094. * Mahmud II of Great Seljuk (1104–1131), Sultan of Baghdad in 1118 *
Mahmud of Ghazni Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin (; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi (), was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, ruling from 998 to 1030. During his reign and in medieval sources, he is usuall ...
(971–1030), ruler of Ghazni 997–1030 *
Mahmud Begada Abu'l Fath Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I ( Gujarati: અબુલ ફત નાસીર ઉદ દિન મહમુદ શાહ), more famously known as Mahmud Begada, was a Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate. Raised to the throne at a young age ...
(1458–1511), the most prominent Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate. * Mahmud Shah III of Gujarat (1526–1554), 12th Sultan of Gujarat *
Mahmud Hotak Shāh Mahmūd Hotak, (Pashto/Dari: ) or Shāh Mahmūd Ghiljī (), also known by his epithet, The Conqueror (lived 1697 – April 22, 1725), was the ruler of the Hotak dynasty who overthrew Safavid dynasty to become the king of Persia from 172 ...
(1697–1725), the Shah of Persia from 1722–1725. *
Mahmud Shah Durrani Mahmud Shah Durrani (Pashto/ Persian: ); 1769 – 18 April 1829) was born prince and later ruler of the Durrani Empire (Afghanistan) between 1801 and 1803, and again between 1809 and 1818. From 1818 to 1829 he was the ruler of Herat. From an eth ...
(1769–1829), ruler of Afghanistan 1801–1803 & 1809–1818 *Shahanshah ibn Mahmud, the Kurdish Shaddadid emir of Ani from 1164 to 1174. *Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī known as Nur ad-Din (died 1174) (1118–1174), Emir of Aleppo and Damascus *Al-Muzaffar II Mahmud (died 1244), the Ayyubid emir of Hama first in 1219 (616 AH) and then restored in 1229–1244 (626 AH–642 AH) *Al-Muzaffar III Mahmud (died 1300), the Kurdish Ayyubid emir of Hama from 1284 to 1300. *Mu'izz al-Din Mahmud (died 1241), the Zengid Emir of the Jazira 1208–1241. *Mahmood Shah Bahmani II (1470–1518), or Shihab-Ud-Din Mahmud, the sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate 1482–1518. *Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah, Sultan of Delhi, Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (1229/30–1266), Sultan of Delhi, the eighth sultan of the Mamluk Dynasty 1246–1266. *Rashid al-Dawla Mahmud (died 1075), the Mirdasid emir of Aleppo *Nasr ibn Mahmud (died 1076), the Mirdasid emir of Aleppo in 1075–1076. *Sabiq ibn Mahmud, the Mirdasid emir of Aleppo from 1076 to 1080. *Nasir ad-Din Mahmud (1216–1234), Emir of Mosul from 1219 to 1234. *Alp Arslan ibn Mahmud (died 1146), ruler of Mosul 1127–1146. *Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq (died 1413), the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty *Nāṣir al-Dīn Maḥmūd (died 1222), a ruler of the Hasankeyf of the Artuqid dynasty. *Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud (died 1212), Sultan of the Ghurid Empire 1206–1212 *Mahmud Shah of Bengal (died 1459), the First Sultan of Bengal *Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah (died 1538), the last Sultan of the Hussain Shahi dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate, from 1533–1538 CE. * Mahmud ibn Muhammad (1757–1824), the seventh leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia from 1814–1824. *Muhammad II ibn Mahmud (1128–1159), Sultan of Seljuq Empire from 1153 to 1159. *Mahmud Khalji (1436–1469), the Sultan of Malwa, in what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. *Nasiruddin Mahmud (eldest son of Iltutmish) (died 1229), the eldest son of the Delhi Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish *Şehzade Mahmud (son of Mehmed III) (1587–1603), Ottoman prince * Mahmud Khan of Bengal, 17th-century Bengali nobleman. *Sultan Mahmud Mirza (1453–1495), Timurid Dynasty prince. *Sayyed Mahmud Khan (died 1573), general in the Akbar's army *Mirza Shah Mahmud (1446-?), Timurid ruler of Herat 1446. *Mahmud Mirza Qajar (1799-?), Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty. *Mirza Mahmud Shah Bahadur, also known Shah Jahan IV (1749–1790), the eighteenth Mughal emperor for a brief period in 1788. *Mahmud Shah of Jaunpur (1429–1457), the 4th ruler of the Jaunpur Sultanate, reigned from 1440 to 1457. *Jalal al-Din Mahmud (died 1352), the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1350. *Sultan Mahmud ibn Nizam al-Din Yahya (1464–1543), the last Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1495 until 1537. *Osman Mohamoud (king), known as Uthman III ibn Mahmud, Somali king who led the Majeerteen Sultanate during the 19th century. *Mohamoud Ali Shire (died 1960), Somali Sultan of the Warsengali Sultanate. *Mahmud Gawan (1411–1481), prime minister in the Bahmani Sultanate of Deccan 1411 – 1481. *Mahmud Bey, the fourth and final bey of the Chobanids. *Najm al-Din Mahmud ibn Ilyas al-Shirazi (died 1330), Persian physician from Shiraz. *Mahmud Yalavach, administrator in the Mongol Empire who ruled over Turkestan as governor and eventually went on to be mayor of Taidu (now Beijing). *Chaophraya Chakri (Mud) (1727–1774), or Mahmud, the Prime Minister of Siam. *Muhammad Shah of Brunei (died 1402), known as Mahmud Shah, first sultan of Brunei, possibly from 1363 to 1402. *Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Malacca) (died 1528), Sultan of Malacca 1488–1528 *Mahmud Badaruddin II (1767–1852), Sultan of Palembang. *Abu al-Mafakhir of Banten (died 1651), born Abu al-Mafakhir Mahmud Abdulkadir, the first king in Java to use the title " Sultan". *Mahmud of Terengganu (1930–1998), Sultan Terengganu. *Mahmud Shah I of Pahang (died 1530), the fifth Sultan of Pahang from 1519 to 1530. * Melewar of Negeri Sembilan (died 1795), the first Yamtuan Besar *Mahmud Pasha Angelović (1420–1474), the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1456 to 1466 and from 1472 to 1474. He also wrote Persian and Turkish poems under the pseudonym Adni (the "Eden-like"). *Çürüksulu Mahmud Pasha (1864–1931), Ottoman army general and statesman of ethnic Georgian background. *Mahmud Pasha (governor) (died 1567), Ottoman statesman from Bosnia *Mahmud Shams, known as Ma He (1371–1433/35), Chinese admiral and world explorer *Mahmud Shevket Pasha (1856–1913), Ottoman generalissimo and statesman, who was an important political figure during the Second Constitutional Era. *Mahmud al-Kashgari (1005–1102), lexicographer Uyghur scholar. *Abu-Mahmud Khujandi (940–1000), Transoxanian astronomer and mathematician. *Mahmud Karimov (1948–2013), Azerbaijani physicist *Makhmud Muradov (born 1990), professional mixed martial artist *Makhmud Sabyrkhan (born 2001), a Kazakh boxer. *Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono (born 1945), Indonesian general *La Nyalla Mattalitti (born 1959), full name is La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti (born 10 May 1959) is an Indonesian politician. *Karaeng Pattingalloang (1600–1654), or Sultan Mahmud known as Father of Makassar. *Mahmud Pasha (1853–1903), Ottoman statesman, poet and writer. *Mahmud Taymur (1894–1973), Egyptian fiction writer. *Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti, a 13th-century Iraqi-Arab painter and calligrapher. *Sultan Mahmud Khan (died 1859), a commander of the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of Sarkar e Khalsa. *Shah Mahmud Khan (1890–1959), the Prime Minister of Afghanistan from 1946 to 1953. *Mahmud Jamal (born 1967), Canadian jurist serving as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada since 2021. *Mahmud Al-Nashaf (1906–1979), Israeli Arab politician *Mahmud Khalid, Ghanaian politician *Mahmud Mahmud (1882–1965), Iranian politician *Mahmud Tarzi (1865–1933), Afghan journalist *Mahmud Arif (1909–2001), Saudi Arabian poet *Mahmud Ali Durrani (born 1941), Pakistani two-star rank general officer. *Mahmud Eyvazov (1808–1960), Azerbaijani long-lived 150 years collective farmer. * Mahmud Kamani (born 1964), British billionaire businessman. * Aziz Mahmud Hudayi (1541–1628), the most famous Sufi Muslim saints of the Ottoman Empire. * Mahmud al-Muntasir (1903–1970), the first Prime minister of Libya *Mahmud Barzanji (1878–1956), King of Kurdistan *Mahmud Ali (statesman) (1919–2006), progressive leftist Pakistani politician *Mahmud Nedim Pasha (1818–1883), a Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire between 1871–1872 and 1875–1876 *Mahmud Bayazidi (1797–1859), Ottoman Kurdish philosopher and polymath from Bayazid. *Mahmud Bayumi (1890–1938), Egyptian orthopaedic surgery professor at Kasr El Aini Medical School. *Makhmud Esambayev (1924–2000), a Soviet and Chechen dancer, ballet master, choreographer and actor. *Mahmudkhodja Behbudiy (1875–1919), a Jadid activist, writer, journalist and leading public figure in Imperial Russian and Soviet Turkestan. * Mahmud Deobandi (died 1886), Indian Muslim scholar * Mahmud Hasan Deobandi (1851–1920), Indian Muslim scholar and activist * Mahmud Hasan Gangohi (1907–1996), Indian mufti and Islamic scholar * Mufti Mahmud (1919–1980), Pakistani statesman and Islamic scholar * Md. Mahmud Hassan Talukder, Bangladeshi politician


Mahmudi/Mahmudin

*Elias Mahmoudi (born 1998), French Muay Thai fighter currently signed to ONE Championship. *Nur Mahmudi Ismail (born 1961), Mayor of Depok City, a satellite city of West Java located in the southern part of Jakarta.


Mahmut

*Mahmut Celal Bayar (1883–1986), third President of Turkey. *Mahmut Dikerdem (1916–1993), Turkish diplomat, writer and peace activist. *Mahmut Cuhruk (1925–2018), Turkish judge. *Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu (1929–2022), Turkish Sufi Sheikh and the leader of the influential İsmailağa jamia of the Naqshbandi-Khalidiyya Ṭarīqah centred in Çarşamba, Istanbul. *Mahmut Orhan (born 1993), Turkish disc jockey and record producer. *Mahmut Atalay (1934–2004), Turkish freestyle wrestler and coach of Circassian origin, won a gold medal in 1968 Olympics. *Mahmut Özgener (born 1963), Turkish Football Federation president. *Mahmut Bezgin (born 1986), Turkish footballer. *Mahmut Boz (born 1991), Turkish footballer. *Mahmut Hoşgiz (born 1975), Turkish footballer. *Mahmut Tekdemir (born 1988), Turkish footballer. *Mahmut Özdemir (born 1987), German politician of Turkish descent. *Mahmut Yilmaz (born 1979), German footballer of Turkish descent. *Mahmut Bozteke (born 1997), Turkish para taekwondo practitioner. *Mahmut Demir (born 1970), Turkish sport wrestler. *Mahmut Şenol (born 1958), Turkish author. *Mahmut Yavuz (born 1982), Turkish navy officer and ultramarathon runner. *Mahmut Yıldırım (born 1953), Kurdish contract killer.


Mehmood

*Mehmood (actor) (1932–2004), Indian actor, singer, director and producer. *Mehmood Aslam (born 1951), Pakistani Television & Stage Actor *Mehmood Bhatti (born 1958), Pakistani fashion designer *Mehmood Quaraishy (born 1942), Kenyan cricketer *Mehmood Sham (born 1940), Pakistani journalist


Mehmud

*Maulana Mehmud Hasan (1851–1920), Indian independence activist *Mehmud Abdukerem (born 1993), Chinese footballer who played most recently as a defender for Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.


Surname


Mahmood

*Khalid Mahmood (British politician) (born 1961), British politician *Shabana Mahmood (born 1980), British politician. *Jemilah Mahmood (born 1959), Doctor and humanitarian activist. *Mazher Mahmood (born 1963), British reporter *Saba Mahmood (1961–2018), American anthropologist *Sajid Mahmood (born 1981), English cricketer *Abdullah al Mahmood (1900–1975), Bengali politician, lawyer and minister in Pakistan *Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Bangladeshi politician and minister. *Ayaz Mahmood (born 1964), hockey player won a gold medal in 1984 summer olympics, Los Angeles. *Kashif Mahmood (cricketer, born 1985) (born 1985), Pakistani cricketer *Shahid Mahmood (1939–2020), Pakistani cricketer *Zia Mahmood (born 1946), Pakistani bridge player. *Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood (born 1940), Pakistani nuclear engineer *Syed Mahmood (1850–1903), Indian jurist *Tahir Mahmood (born 1941), Indian jurist *Talat Mahmood (1924–1998), Indian singer and actor *Banaz Mahmod (1985–2006), Honour killing victim.


Mahmoud

*Ahmad Mahmoud (1931–2002), Iranian novelist *Alessandro Mahmoud, known as Mahmood (singer) (born 1992), Italian singer and songwriter *Aram Mahmoud (born 1997), badminton player *Emtithal Mahmoud (born 1992/93), Sudanese poet and activist *Joseph Mahmoud (born 1955), French athlete *Karem Mahmoud (1922–1995), Egyptian singer *Mayam Mahmoud, rapper and women activist in Egypt *Shaaban Mahmoud (born 1981), Egyptian footballer *Younis Mahmoud (born 1983), Iraqi footballer *Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1938–2024), President of Somaliland from 2010 to 2017.


Mehmood

*Arshad Mehmood (composer), Pakistani actor and music composer *Kashif Mehmood (born 1971), Pakistani actor *Hasnat Mehmood (born 1978), Pakistani artist *Arshad Mehmood (singer), Pakistani singer *Faakhir Mehmood (born 1973), Pakistani singer *Arif Mehmood (born 1983), Pakistani footballer


Mehmud

*Salim Mehmud, Pakistani rocket scientist


Mahmud

*Arslanbek Makhmudov (born 1989), Russia professional boxer *Abid Hamid Mahmud (1957–2012), Iraqi general *Nureddin Mahmud (1899–1981), the Prime Minister of Iraq from 23 November 1952 until 29 January 1953. *Amir Machmud (1923–1995), Indonesian military general *Machmud Singgirei Rumagesan (1885–1964), Papuan King of Sekar, and Indonesian independence activist *Abdul Taib Mahmud (1936–2024), Chief Minister of Sarawak for 33 years from 1981–2014 *Al Mahmud (1936–2019), Bangladeshi poet, novelist, and short-story writer *Mahmud Mahmud (1882–1965), Iranian academic and politician *Hayat Mahmud, Bengali feudal lord and military commander *Abdul Gafoor Mahmud (born 1934), former chief of the Bangladesh Air Force *Heyat Mahmud (1693–1760), medieval Bengali poet *Firoz Mahmud (born 1974), Bangladeshi artist *Khaled Mahmud (born 1971), Bangladeshi cricketer *A. T. Mahmud (1930–2010), Indonesian songwriter *Syamsuddin Mahmud (1935–2021), Indonesian economist and politician. *Sultan Mahmud (minister) (1900–1982), politician from Arakan, Burma (now Rakhine State, Myanmar) *Hasan Mahmud (born 1999), Bangladeshi cricketer *Dean Mahomed (1759–1851), a British Indian traveller, soldier, surgeon, entrepreneur, and one of the most notable early non-European immigrants to the Western World


Mahfud

*Mahfud MD (born 1957), Indonesian politician and lawyer


Mahfouz

*Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz (born 1969), Saudi Arabian businessman *Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006), Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature


Compound names with the element ''Mahmud''

*Mahmudul Amin Choudhury (1937–2019), 11th Chief Justice of Bangladesh *Mahmudullah **Mahmoodullah Shah, Mahmoodullah Shah Hussaini (died 1894), Indian Sufi poet **Mahmudullah Riyad (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer *Mahmudul Haque (disambiguation), multiple people *Mahmudul Hasan (disambiguation), multiple people *Mahmudul Islam **Mahmudul Islam (1936–2016), 10th Attorney General of Bangladesh **Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury (born 1950), 1st Mayor of Chittagong *Mahmudul Karim Chowdhury (1938–2012), Bangladeshi politician *Mahmudunnabi Chowdhury (1908–1995), Bangladeshi politician, businessman and former minister *Mahmudur Rahman (disambiguation), multiple people *Mehmood-ur-Rasheed (born 1954), Pakistani politician *Sikder Mahmudur Razi, Bangladeshi High Court justice


Fictional characters

* Mahmoud Bishara, fictional character in the book ''Refugee (Gratz novel), Refugee''


See also

*Mahmoud (horse) (foaled 1933), French-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire {{given name, type=both Arabic-language surnames Arabic-language masculine given names Turkish masculine given names Bangladeshi masculine given names Pakistani masculine given names Masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names