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Christ Jesus ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Christianity, central figure of Christianity, the M ...

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Messiah In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (; , ; , ; ) is a saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of '' mashiach'', messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible, in which a ''mashiach ...

'. Christians, Muslims and members of related religions use Masih as a religious title for Jesus of Nazareth. Also spelled Mesih or Maseeh, it is used as a proper name in many languages. The term also appears in the Christian name Abdul Masih ("Servant of Christ").

Historical

Dionysius bar Masih Dionysius bar Masih was an illegitimate Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, and rivalled Gregorius Jacob, the legitimate Maphrian, from 1189 until his death in 1204.Moosa (2008) Karim Bar Masih was a member of the family of Jabi ...

(died 1204), leader of the Syriac Orthodox Church *

Mesih Pasha Mesih Pasha or Misac Pasha (1443–1501) was an Ottoman statesman of Byzantine Greek origin, being a nephew of the last Roman emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos. He served as Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman Navy and was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman ...

(died 1501), Ottoman Grand Admiral and later Grand Vizier * Mesihi of Prishtina ( 1470–1512), Ottoman poet * Hadim Mesih Pasha (died 1589), Ottoman Grand Vizier

Given name

Bir Masih Saunta Bir Masih Saunta (born 7 March 1969) is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress (AICC). He is a former General Secretary of district Congress committee of Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geop ...

(born 1969), Indian politician *

Masih Alinejad Masih Alinejad (, born Masoumeh Alinejad-Ghomikolayi (), September 11, 1976) is an Iranian Americans, Iranian-American journalist, author, and women's rights activist. Alinejad works as a presenter/producer at Voice of America Persian News Networ ...

(born 1976), Iranian journalist and writer *

Masih Masihnia Massih Massihnia (), is a retired Iranian footballer. Club career Played for Bank Melli F.C., Persepolis F.C., F.C. Aboumoslem, Sepahan F.C. International career He featured for the Iran national team at 1974 Asian Games, 1974 Iran Internat ...

(born 1955), Iranian football player *

Masih Saighani Masih Saighani (Dari language, Dari: مسیح سیغانی; born 22 September 1986) is an Afghan professional association football, footballer who plays as a defender for German club Türk Gücü Friedberg in Hessenliga, and the Afghanistan nat ...

(born 1986), Afghan football player * Masih Ullah Barakzai (born 1990), Afghan football player *

Masih Zahedi Masih Zahedi (); is an Iranian Association football, footballer who plays for Iranian club Mes Rafsanjan F.C., Mes Rafsanjan as a Defender (association football), defender. Club career Paykan He started his career with Paykan F.C., Paykan from y ...

(born 1993), Iranian football player *

Muhammad Masihullah Khan Muhammad Masihullah Khan Sherwani Jalalabadi (; 1911/1912 – 13 November 1992) was an Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar known as an authority in Sufism. He was among the senior '' authorised disciples'' of Ashraf Ali Thanwi, who ga ...

(1911/1912–1992), Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar

Surname

Akram Masih Gill Akram Masih Gill is a Pakistani politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Political career He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a seat reserved for minorities as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim Leagu ...

, Pakistani politician * Arif Masih, (born 1970) Pakistani politician *

Fariborz Maseeh Farlborz Maseeh (Persian: فریبرز مسیح : ''Farīborz Masīh'', born 1959) is an Iranian-American engineer primarily focused on micro-electro mechanical systems. He founded IntelliSense in 1991 and sold it in 2000. He also founded ...

, Iranian-American engineer *

Ijaz Masih Ijaz Masih () is a Pakistani politician who was elected member for the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from August 2018 to May 2022. Political career He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab on a reserved seat for minorities in the 2018 ...

, Pakistani politician *

Iqbal Masih Iqbal Masih (; 1 January 1983 – 16 April 1995) was a Christianity in Pakistan, Pakistani Christian child labourer and activist who campaigned against abusive Child labour in Pakistan, child labour in Pakistan. He was assassinated on 16 April ...

(1983–1995), Pakistani boy who became a symbol of abusive child labour in the developing world *

Michael Masih Michael Masih (born 7 June 1985) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Masih played for Pakistan Army throughout his career from 2003 until 2011, winning the 2005–06 and 2006–07 Pakistan Premier Leagu ...

(born 1985), Pakistani football player *

Naeem Masih Naeem Masih (born 2 February 1987) is a Pakistani para-athlete. He represented Pakistan at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Masih was selected to run in the men's 1500m - T46 event at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. He came last in Heat 2 with ...

(born 1987), Pakistani para-athlete *

Rakesh Masih Rakesh Masih (born 18 March 1987) is an Indian football player who currently plays for Tollygunge Agragami in the Calcutta Football League. Career Masih spent four years at the Tata Football Academy and was regarded as one of the best cadets o ...

(born 1987), Indian football player *

Sayed Md Masih Sayed Mohammad Masih is an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was the MLA of Bhatar Assembly constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Early life and family Masih was born in to a Bengali famil ...

(born 1944), Bengali politician *

Shazia Masih Shazia Masih (May 20, 1997 – January 22, 2010) was a young girl from Pakistan's Christian community. Near her 12th birthday, she was hired to work as a house maid in the home of the former President of the Lahore Bar Association, Chaudhry Naeem. ...

(1997–2010), Pakistani torture victim

Other uses

* Jai Masih Ki, a greeting phrase used by Christians in India and Pakistan * Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, engineering college in Portland State University {{Given name, type=both