Mansour (, Manṣūr); also spelled Mounsor, Monsur (Bengali), Mansoor, Manser, Mansur, Mansyur (Indonesian) or Mensur (Turkish), is a male Arabic name that means "He who is victorious", from the Arabic root '' naṣr'' (نصر), meaning "victory." The first known bearer of the name was Mansur ibn Sarjun, Byzantine governor of

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in the late 500s and early 600s, who surrendered the city to the Muslims in 635. Other people called Mansur include, during the

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Al-Mansur Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ‎; 714 – 6 October 775) usually known simply as by his laqab al-Manṣūr () was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 754 to 775 succeeding his brother al-Saffah (). He is known ...

, second

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and the founder of

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. * Ismail al-Mansur, third ruler of the Fatimid dynasty ruled from 946 to 953. *

Mansur Al-Hallaj Mansour al-Hallaj () or Mansour Hallaj () ( 26 March 922) ( Hijri 309 AH) was a Persian HanbaliChristopher Melchert, "The Ḥanābila and the Early Sufis," ''Arabica'', T. 48, Fasc. 3 (2001), p. 352 mystic, poet, and teacher of Sufism. He ...

, Persian mystic, writer, and teacher of Sufism *

Almanzor Abu ʿĀmir Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Abi ʿĀmir al-Maʿafiri (), nicknamed al-Manṣūr (, "the Victorious"), which is often Latinized as Almanzor in Spanish, Almansor in Catalan language, Catalan and Almançor in Portuguese ( 938 – 8 A ...

, 10th-century ruler of al-Andalus *

Mansur ibn Ilyas Manṣūr ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yūsuf Ibn Ilyās () was a late 14th-century and early 15th-century Persian physician from Shiraz, Timurid Persia, commonly known for his publication of the colored atlas of the human body, Mansur's Ana ...

, Timurid physician * Mansur Khan (Moghul Khan), a khan of Moghulistan *

Mansur Shah of Malacca Sultan Mansur Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Muzaffar Shah ( Jawi: ; died 1477) was the 6th Sultan of Malacca from 1459 to 1477. He ascended the throne after the death of his father, Muzaffar Shah. He's also one of the capable sultans of Malacca beca ...

, a sultan of Malacca *

Mansur I of Samanid Abu Salih Mansur (; died 13 June 976), better known as Mansur I () was amir of the Samanids from 961 to 976. The son of Nuh I (), his reign was characterized by weak rule and perpetual financial troubles. Mansur was notably the first Samanid rule ...

and

Mansur II of Samanid Abu'l-Harith Mansur II () was Amir of the Samanids (997–999). He was the son of Nuh II. Reign Mansur II was still young when he succeeded his father as amir. His short reign was marked by his inability to control his governors and general ...

, amirs of the Samanids *

Mansur ad-Din of Adal Mansur ad-Din () (died 1424) was a Sultan of the Adal Sultanate. He was the son of Sa'ad ad-Din II. Reign After his reconquest of Adal, Sabr ad-Din III died of natural causes in 1422, Sultan Mansur succeeded the throne and enjoyed support of h ...

, 15th-century sultan of Adal.

Imams of Yemen

Al-Mansur Yahya Al-Mansur Yahya (died 976) was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen, whose tenure as imam is counted from 934 to 976. Yahya bin Ahmad was the fifth son of the imam an-Nasir Ahmad, and the grandson of the founder-imam al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya. Ev ...

(d. 976) *

Al-Mansur Abdallah Al-Mansur Abdallah (February 24, 1166 – April 21, 1217) was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen who held the imamate from 1187 (or 1197) to 1217. Background Abdallah bin Hamzah was born in the village Ayshan in the territory of the Hamdan trib ...

(1166-1217) *

Al-Mansur al-Hasan Al-Mansur al-Hasan (1199–1271) was an imam of the Zaidi state of Yemen who ruled in 1262–1271. Al-Hasan bin Badr ad-Din came from the same family as imam al-Hadi Yahya (d. 1239). When the former imam Yahya bin Muhammad as-Siraji was blinded ...

(1199–1271) *

Al-Mansur an-Nasir Al-Mansur an-Nasir (died 1462) was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen who held power in parts of the northern Yemeni highland in 1436–1462. The old imam al-Mansur Ali bin Salah ad-Din died from the plague in 1436. His position was then claime ...

(d. 1462) * Al-Mansur Muhammad, Imam of Yemen (1441-1505) *

Al-Mansur al-Husayn Al-Mansur al-Husayn (1669–1720) was an Imam over parts of Yemen, who ruled in rivalry with other competitors in 1716–1720. He belonged to the Qasimid family who dominated the Zaidi imamate of Yemen in 1597–1962. Al-Husayn bin al ...

(1669 - 1720) * Al-Mansur Ali I (1738-1809) * Al-Mansur Ahmad (d. 1853) * Al-Mansur Ali II, Imam of Yemen (1812 - 1871) * Al-Mansur al-Husayn III (d.1888)

Modern given name

''Mansur'' or ''Mansour'' is used in

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and Arabic, while the transliteration ''Mansoor'' is typically used by

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ns, and ''Mensur'' is used in the

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Mansur

Mansur Yavaş Mansur Yavaş (; born 23 May 1955) is a Turkish lawyer and politician who is currently the Mayor of Ankara, holding the office since April 2019. He was elected in the 2019 Ankara mayoral election as the candidate of the Nation Alliance (Turkey), ...

, Turkish politician and the mayor of Ankara *

Sheikh Mansur Sheikh Mansur (born Ushurma or Uchermak, – 13 April 1794) was a Chechen military commander and Islamic leader who led a resistance movement against Russian expansion into the Caucasus from 1785 until his capture in 1791. Sheikh Mansur is cons ...

, Chechen leader against Catherine the Great's Russia * Mansur Mozaffarov, Russian Tatar composer and pedagogue * Mansur Abdulin, Soviet memoirist and soldier

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* Mensur Akgün, Turkish scholar * Mensur Bajramović, Bosnian basketball coach *

Mensur Suljović Mensur Suljović (Serbian Cyrillic: Менсур Суљовић; born 5 March 1972) is a Serbian-Austrian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he reached a peak ranking of world number five ...

, professional darts player * Mensur Kurtiši, Macedonian association football player

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* Mansoor Abdullah, Singaporean convicted murderer *

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Nawab Mohammad Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (also known as Mansur Ali Khan or M. A. K. Pataudi; 5 January 1941 – 22 September 2011; nicknamed Tiger Pataudi) was an Indian cricketer and a former captain of the Indian cricket team. Pataudi was ap ...

, Indian cricketer * Mansoor Al-Shehail, Saudi Arabian professional wrestler * Mansoor Ahmed, Pakistani hockey player * Mansoor Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer * Mansoor Amjad, Pakistani cricketer * Mansoor Delane, American football player * Mansoor Hekmat, Iranian political theorist and activist * Mansoor Ijaz, American commentator and businessman * Mansoor Muhammed Ali Qattaa, Saudi Arabian held in detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps * Mansoor Khan, Pakistani film maker * Mullah Bakht Mohammed, military commander for Afghanistan's Taliban known as Mansoor Dadullah * Mansoor Muftah, Qatari football player *

, ''nawab'' of Bengal * Mansoor Zaman, Pakistani professional squash player

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* Mansour (singer), Iranian singer *

Mansour Abbas Mansour Abbas (; ; born 22 April 1974) is an Israeli Arab politician. He is currently the leader of the United Arab List and represents the party in the Knesset. He was appointed as the chair of Special Committee on Arab Society Affairs in the K ...

, Arab-Israeli politician * Mansour F. Armaly, Palestinian-American physician and researcher * Mansour al-Balawi, Saudi Arabian businessman *

Mansour Bahrami Mansour Bahrami (; born 26 April 1956) is an Iranian-French former professional tennis player. He is Iranian with French nationality since 1989. While not highly successful on the ATP Tour, his showmanship has made him a long-standing and popu ...

, Iranian tennis player * Mansour el-Essawi (1937–2023), Egyptian politician * Mansour Hassan (1937–2012), Egyptian politician * Mansour Leghaei, Iranian Shia Imam and Founder of the Imam Husain Islamic Centre * Mansour Matloubi, Iranian professional poker player * Mansour Moalla (born 1930), Tunisian economist and politician *

Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (; born 20 November 1970), often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati royal and politician who is the current Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, vice president and List of prime mi ...

, member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates * Mansour Nariman, Iranian oud player and composer * Mansour Osanlou, Iranian trade union activist * Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese composer, musician, and producer * Mansour Rouhani, Iranian politician * Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi royal and politician * Mansour bin Mutaib Al Saud, Saudi royal and politician *

Mansour bin Muqrin Al Saud Mansour bin Muqrin Al Saud (1974 – 5 November 2017; ) was a Saudi people, Saudi businessman, member of the House of Saud, and advisor at the Court of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. In April 2015, he was appointed advisor to the Custodian o ...

(1974–2017), Saudi royal * Mansour bin Nasser Al Saud (born 1959), Saudi royal * Mansour bin Saud Al Saud, Saudi royal and businessman *

Mansour Seck Mansour Seck (12 May 1955 – 29 May 2024) was a Senegalese singer and musician best known for his collaboration with lifelong friend Baaba Maal. He has also toured and released several solo albums. Seck was blind. Biography Seck was born into ...

, Senegalese singer and musician * Mansour Al-Thagafi, Saudi Arabian footballer * Mansour Zalzal, Abbasid musician and composer

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* Almanzo Wilder, American farmer, whose first name is a form of ''al-Manṣūr''. *

Mansurul Haq Mansurul Haq (16 October 1937 – 21 February 2018) was a senior officer of the Pakistan Navy who was forcibly retired from his service in 1997 on the allegations leveled against him in the corruption and kickbacks resulting during the technol ...

, Pakistani admiral and Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy *

Mancur Olson Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. (; January 22, 1932 – February 19, 1998) was an American economist and political scientist who taught at the University of Maryland, College Park. His most influential contributions were to new institutional economics, ...

, American economist and political scientist * Mansyur S., Indonesian

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singer

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Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi (born 1 September 1945) is a Yemeni politician and former military officer who served as the second president of Yemen from 2012 until his resignation in 2022. He previously served as the second vice president of Yemen fro ...

, Yemeni politician

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Mansour

Adly Mansour Adly Mahmoud Mansour (, ; born 23 December 1945) is an Egyptian judge and politician who served as the president (or chief justice) of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt. He also served as interim president of Egypt from 4 July 2013 to 8 ...

, Egyptian politician and acting President in 2014 *

Adnan Mansour Adnan Mansour (; born 5 January 1946) is a Lebanese diplomat, politician and the former minister of foreign affairs and emigrants. Early life and education Mansour was born in Bourj el-Barajneh on 5 January 1946 into a Shi'ite family. He obta ...

, Lebanese diplomat and politician * Agnes Mary Mansour, American political figure and former nun * Ahmed Subhy Mansour, Egyptian cleric, founder of the Quranist group * Akhtar Mohammad Mansour (1968–2016), leader of the Taliban, in Afghanistan * Amal Mansour (1950–2018), Palestinian-Jordanian author and translator *

Amir Mansour Amir Mansour (born Lavern Moorer; July 25, 1972) is an American professional boxer who fights at heavyweight. His professional debut came in 1997. He fought 9 fights, before he was sent to prison in 2001, serving 8 1/2 years on a Controlled subst ...

, American professional boxer * Camille Mansour (born 1945), Palestinian academic * Eli Mansour, American rabbi, author/writer * Gueye Mansour, Senegalese footballer * Hend Al-Mansour, Saudi Arabian-American artist * Josh Mansour, Australian Rugby League player * Joyce Mansour, British born Egyptian Surrealist poet who also wrote in French * Mustafa Mansour, Egyptian footballer * Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour, Egyptian street gang leader and serial killer * Reda Mansour (born 1965), Israeli writer, historian and diplomat * Richard Mansour, better known as Dick Dale, Lebanese-American guitarist *

Shadia Mansour Shadia Mansour (; born 1985), also known as "the first lady of Arabic hip hop" See also is a British-Palestinian rapper who performs in Arabic and English. Much of her music revolves around Middle Eastern politics. Biography Early life ...

, British born Palestinian singer * Sliman Mansour, Palestinian painter * Toufik Mansour, Israeli mathematician

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Belal Mansoor Ali Belal Mansoor Ali (; born 17 October 1988) is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya. He was born John Yego on 17 October 1988 in Kenya. A lot of controversy has surrounded his age, starting when ...

, Bahraini runner from Kenya *

Ghulam Mansoor Ghulam Mansoor (b. 1227 AH / c. AD 1812) was Subedar-Major in 1867 at Bhopal State. Biography Ghulam Mansoor was a scholar of repute in both Arabic and Persian. He was a member of the Maratha empire, Maratha army during rule of Maharaja Senasah ...

, Subedar major, Bhopal state * M. A. Mansoor, Egyptian antiquarian * Maghfoor Mansoor, Pakistani native who was a fugitive in the United States *

Misha Mansoor Misha Mansoor (born October 31, 1984), also known as Bulb after the name of his solo project, is an American musician, best known as the founder of and one of the three guitarists in the progressive metal band Periphery. He is also a part of ...

, American musician and founder of the Progressive Metal band Periphery *

Peter Mansoor Peter R. Mansoor (born February 28, 1960) is a retired United States Army officer, military historian, and commentator on national security affairs in the media. He is known primarily as the executive officer to General David Petraeus during the Ir ...

, Palestinian American Army colonel, executive officer to Gen. Petraeus during Iraq War troop surge of 2007 *

Shoaib Mansoor Shoaib Mansoor (; born 4 February 1951 Karachi) is a Pakistani television and film director, writer, producer, lyricist and musician of Mahajir (Pakistan), Muhajir origin. Active in the Television in Pakistan, television industry since 1976, w ...

, Pakistani film producer, director, writer, lyricist, and composer

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Ali Mansur Ali Khan Mansur (, also known as ''Mansur ul-Mulk'' ()‎; 1886 – 8 December 1974) was the prime minister of Iran for two terms between 1940 and 1941 and in 1950. Biography Born in Tehran, he served as Governor of Khorasan and Azarbaija ...

, prime minister of Iran * Hassan-Ali Mansur, Iranian politician and prime minister * João Mansur, Brazilian politician and governor of Lebanese descent * Jossy Mansur, Aruban newspaper editor of Lebanese descent *

Mallikarjun Mansur Pandit Mallikarjun Bheemaraayappa Mansur, (31 December 1910 12 September 1992) was a Hindustani classical singer from Karnataka. He sang in the khyal genre and belonged to the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. Early life and background Mallikarjun was ...

, Indian classical singer *

Muhammad Mansur Ali Muhammad Mansur Ali (16 January 1917 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician who was a close confidant of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh. A senior leader of the Awami League, Mansur also served briefly as the ...

, Bangladeshi politician and prime minister * Pattie Mansur, American politician * Sheikh Mukhtar Robow, leader and spokesman for Somalia's al-Shabaab known as ''Abu Mansur'' *

Ustad Mansur Ustad Mansur (died 1624) was a seventeenth-century Indian painter and naturalist who served as a Mughal court artist. During which period he excelled at depicting plants and animals. He was the earliest artist to depict the dodo in colour, apart ...

, Mughal painter from India

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