Massoud (, ) is a given name and a surname, commonly found in the Middle East and Asia. It has a variety of spellings including Masoud, Masud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Masud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, or Mosād. People with the name Massoud include:

People with the given name Massoud

Massoud Abdelhafid Massoud Abdelhafid () was a Libyan army general during the government of Muammar Gaddafi. He held various major positions in the government following the 1969 coup d'etat of Muammar Gaddafi, including Commander of Military Security, Governor of F ...

, Libyan retired army general * Massoud Achkar (1956–2021), Lebanese politician * Massoud Amin (born 1961), American professor of engineering * Massoud Behnoud, Iranian journalist * Massoud Borazani, 1st president of Iraqi Kurdistan * Massoud Fouladi, Iranian-born ophthalmologist * Massoud Hamid, Kurdish Syrian photographer * Massoud Hossaini (born 1981), Afghan-born photojournalist * Massoud Keshmiri, Iranian militant and undercover politician * Massoud Khalili (born 1950), Afghan diplomat * Massoud Nawabi (1954–2010), Afghan poet/writer * Massoud Pedram, Iranian American computer engineer * Massoud Rajavi, Iranian militant politician * Massoud Shafiee, Iranian lawyer

People with the surname Massoud

* Ahmad Massoud (born 1989), Afghan leader * Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953–2001), Afghan military leader * Ahmad Wali Massoud (born 1964), Afghan politician * Ahmad Zia Massoud (born 1956), Afghan politician * Donia Massoud (born 1979), Egyptian actress and singer * Ghassan Massoud (born 1958), Syrian actor and filmmaker * Mena Massoud (born 1991), Egyptian-born Canadian actor * Dr. Micheal Massoud (born 1987), American-born doctor and entrepreneur * Moez Massoud, Egyptian scholar * Shahir Massoud, Canadian chef and television personality {{given name, type=both Persian given names Persian-language surnames Arabic-language surnames Arabic-language masculine given names Masculine given names