Murad or Mourad () is an

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name. It is also common in

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as a male given name or surname and is commonly used throughout the

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Etymology

It is derived from the Arabic Semitic triliteral root رود (r-w-d). Its Arabic meaning can be translated roughly into ''wanted'', ''desired'', ''wished for'', ''yearned'' or ''goal''.

Given name

Ottoman sultans

Murad I Murad I (; ), nicknamed ''Hüdavendigâr'' (from – meaning "Head of state, sovereign" in this context; 29 June 1326 – 15 June 1389) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1362 to 1389. He was the son of Orhan Gazi and Nilüfer Hatun. Mura ...

(1326–1389), often nicknamed Hüdavendigâr—from Persian: ''Khodāvandgār'' —"the devotee of God", the third sultan. Received the name Murad through a play on the Arabic word "mordd", which means "wish" or "desire". *

Murad II Murad II (, ; June 1404 – 3 February 1451) was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1421 to 1444 and from 1446 to 1451. Early life Murad was born in June 1404 to Mehmed I, while the identity of his mother is disputed according to v ...

(1404–1451), Ottoman sultan *

Murad III Murad III (; ; 4 July 1546 – 16 January 1595) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death in 1595. His rule saw battles with the Habsburg monarchy, Habsburgs and exhausting wars with the Safavid Iran, Safavids. The long-inde ...

(1546–1595), Ottoman sultan *

Murad IV Murad IV (, ''Murād-ı Rābiʿ''; , 27 July 1612 – 8 February 1640) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods. Murad I ...

(1612–1640), Ottoman sultan *

Murad V Murad V (; ; 21 September 1840 – 29 August 1904) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 30 May to 31 August 1876. The son of Abdulmejid I, he supported the conversion of the government to a constitutional monarchy. His uncle Abdulaziz ...

(1840–1904), Ottoman sultan

Others

Murad

Şehzade Murad ''Şehzade'' () is the Ottoman form of the Persian title '' Shahzadeh'', and refers to the male descendants of an Ottoman sovereign in the male line. This title is equivalent to " prince of the blood imperial" in English. Origin ''Şehzade'' d ...

(1495-1519), Ottoman prince *

Murad Murad or Mourad () is an Arabic name. It is also common in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Turkish, Persian, and Berber as a male given name or surname and is commonly used throughout the Muslim world and Middle East. Etymology It is derived ...

(1911-1997), Indian actor * Murad Artin (born 1960), Armenian-Swedish politician * Murad Mirza (1570-1599), second son of Mughal Emperor Akbar *

Murad Baksh Mirza Muhammad Murad Bakhsh (9 October 1624 – 14 December 1661) was a Mughal prince and the youngest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal. He was the Subahdar of Balkh, till he was replaced by his elder ...

(1624-1661), youngest son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal *

Murad Bey Murad Bey ( 1750 – 22 April 1801) was an Egyptian Mamluk chieftain (Bey), cavalry commander and joint ruler of Egypt with Ibrahim Bey. He is often remembered as being a cruel and extortionate ruler, but an energetic courageous and fighter. T ...

(1750–1801), Egyptian Mamluk chieftain * Murad Qureshi (born 1965), British Bangladeshi Labour Party politician *

Murad Umakhanov Murad Umakhanov (born 3 January 1977 in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia) is a Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. Umakhanov competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he won the gold medal in Freestyle wres ...

(born 1977), Russian wrestler and Olympian *

Murad Wilfried Hofmann Murad Wilfried Hofmann (1931 – 13 January 2020) was a German diplomat and author. He wrote several books on Islam, including ''Journey to Makkah'' () and ''Islam: The Alternative'' (). Many of his books and essays focused on Islam's place ...

(1931 – 2020) German diplomat and author *

Murad Khan (disambiguation) Murad Khan may refer to: * Murād Khan (1361–1363), Khan of at least part of the Golden Horde * Nasreddin Murat-Khan (1904–1970), Russian-born Pakistani architect {{hndis, name=Khan, Murad ...

, multiple people.

Mourad

*Mourad the Great, nickname of

Hampartsoum Boyadjian Hampartsoum Boyadjian (; 14 May 1860 – 30 July 1915), also known by his ''nom de guerre, noms de guerre'' Murad and sometimes Medzn Murad (, "Mourad the Great"), was an Armenians, Armenian ''Armenian fedayi, fedayi'' (partisan leader) and a lea ...

(1860-1915), an Armenian fedayee and political activist *

Mourad Benachenou Mourad Benachenou was the Algerian minister for the restructure of industry in the 1995 government of Mokdad Sifi. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Algeri ...

, Algerian politician *

Mourad Benchellali Mourad Benchellali is a French citizen, who was captured by Pakistanis forces and detained in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 161. The elder Benchellali is reported to have directed ...

, French citizen captured and detained in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps *

Mourad Bouzidi Mourad "The Silent Power" Bouzidi () (born November 23, 1984) is a Dutch– Tunisian heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Dojo Kamakura/Team Aerts in The Hague, Netherlands. He is the current Dutch Heavyweight W.F.C.A. kickboxing champion ...

(born 1984), Dutch–Tunisian kickboxer *

Mourad Daami Mourad Daami (Arabic: مراد الدعمي; born August 15, 1962) in Monastir is a retired Tunisian football referee. He is known for supervising the 2000 African Cup of Nations Final hosted by Nigeria and Ghana and one match during the 2002 ...

(born 1962), Tunisian football referee *

Mourad Daoudi El Ghezouani Mourad Daoudi El Ghezouani (born 27 May 1998), simply known as Mourad, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Elche CF. Born in Spain, he represents Morocco internationally. Club career Mourad was born in , Fuen ...

(born 1998), Moroccan footballer *

Mourad Marofit Mourad Marofit (; born January 26, 1982, in Khemisset) is a Moroccan long-distance runner. He set his personal best time of 13:02.84, by winning the men's 5000 metres at the KBC Night of Athletics in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. Marofit represent ...

(born 1982), Moroccan long-distance runner * Mourad Medelci (1943-2019), Algerian politician * Mourad Meghni (born 1984), Algerian footballer * Mourad Salem (born 1956), Tunisian artist based in France * Mourad Topalian (born 1943), Armenian-American political activist

Morad

Morad Fareed Morad Fareed (born September 14, 1979) is a former professional athlete. Career Born in New York State, Fareed was a member of the first Palestine national football team in its attempt to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA ...

(born 1979), New York–based entrepreneur and former athlete * Morad Mohammadi (born 1980), Iranian wrestler and Olympian * Morad Sari (born 1973), French-Algerian kickboxer * Morad (Spanish rapper) (born 1999) *Morad (born 1977), French rapper in

Scred Connexion Scred Connexion is a French rap collective launched in the 1990s composed by Fabe, Koma, Haroun, Mokless and Morad, with the assistance of Butch. Fabe decided to quit his rapping career in 2000 and quit the collective after releasing one addition ...

Surname

; Murad *

Abdul Hakim Murad (militant) Abdul Hakim Ali Hashim Murad (; born January 4, 1968) is a Pakistani Islamist terrorist, who was a co-conspirator in the Bojinka plot—the forerunner to the September 11 attacks. In 1996, he was convicted in the United States of trying to blow ...

(born 1968), alleged conspirator in the planned attacks called Operation Bojinka * Abdal Hakim Murad (born: Timothy John Winter, 1960) English academic, theologian and Islamic scholar * Adel Murad (1949-2018), Iraqi politician * Ahmad Murad (1943-2004), Bruneian diplomat *

Ferid Murad Ferid Murad (September 14, 1936 – September 4, 2023) was an American physician and pharmacologist, and a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Early life Ferid Murad was born in Whiting, Indiana, on September 14, ...

(1936-2023), American physician and pharmacologist *

Hadji Murad Hadji Murad (, ; 1818 – ) was an important North Caucasian Avar leader during the resistance of the peoples of Dagestan and Chechnya in 1811–1864 against the incorporation of the region into the Russian Empire. Life Youth Hadji Murad wa ...

(1818-1852), Avar military commander * Hilmi Murad (1919-1998), Egyptian politician *

Jerry Murad Jerry Murad's Harmonicats were an American harmonica-based group. Background The earliest iteration of The Harmonicats was known as the Harmonica Madcaps, later renamed The Quintones by Jimmy Mulcay, who promoted and produced the group until 1 ...

of The Harmonicats(1918–1996) American recording artist, an Armenian born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1918 *

Mohammad Murad Mohammad Murad (Arabic: محمد مراد; born 1976) is a Kuwaiti wildlife photographer who specializes in bird photography. His photographs have won various international awards. Early life Murad was born in Kuwait in 1976. He became interest ...

(born 1976), Kuwaiti wildlife photographer * Murad Ali Murad (born 1960), Afghan Army officer *

Nadia Murad Nadia Murad Basee Taha (; ; born 10 March 1993) is an Iraqi-born Yazidi human rights activist based in Germany. In 2014, during the Yazidi genocide by the Islamic State, she was abducted from her hometown of Kocho in Iraq. Much of her communi ...

(born 1993), Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist *

Raza Murad Raza Murad (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Hindi films. He has acted in over 250 Hindi films and has also appeared in Bhojpuri, Punjabi and other languages and on Hindi television. Early life He is the so ...

(born 1950), Indian character actor, son of

* Sayed Noorullah Murad (born 1979), an Afghan politician, military commander and former deputy minister *

Waheed Murad Waheed Murad (; 2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983), also known as Chocolate Hero, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. Famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for acting, ...

(1938-1983), Pakistani film producer, writer, and actor *

Zuhair Murad Zuhair Murad () is a Lebanese fashion designer and stylist, born in Ras Baalbek, Lebanon. He launched his brand in 1995 and became a regular at Paris Haute Couture Week from 2001. His designs have been worn by global celebrities at major red ca ...

(born 1971), a Beirut-based Lebanese fashion designer ; Mourad * Ahmed Mourad (born 1978), an Egyptian author and screenwriter of fiction and non-fiction * George Mourad (born 1982), Syrian Swedish footballer of Assyrian descent *

Leila Mourad Leila Mourad or Layla Morad (; February 17, 1918 – November 21, 1995) was an Egyptian singer and actress, and one of the most prominent superstars in Egypt and the entire Arab world in her era. Born Lilian Zaki Ibrahim Mourad to Jewish parents ...

(1918–1995), Egyptian singer and actress * Mounir Mourad (1922–1981), Egyptian artist, singer and actor *

Nidal Mourad Vision Eternel (originally spelled and stylized as Vision Éternel) was a Canadian-American ambient rock band. Formed by guitarist Alexander Julien in Edison, New Jersey, United States in January 2007, the band eventually relocated to Montreal ...

(born 1988), Canadian musician and producer ; Morad *

Daniel Morad Daniel Morad (born April 24, 1990) is a Canadian racecar driver, YouTuber, races in IMSA for Winward Racing in a Mercedes AMG GT3 in the GTD Class. He is notable for winning the 2007 American Formula BMW championship; the 2010 World Championsh ...

(born 1990), Canadian race car driver * Dashni Morad (born 1986), Kurdish singer, songwriter, television presenter, human rights & environmental activist. *

Luciana Morad Luciana Gimenez Morad (born November 3, 1969) is a Brazilian television host and former model. She became pregnant with Mick Jagger's child while he was unofficially married to supermodel Jerry Hall. DNA tests confirmed Lucas Maurice Morad-Ja ...

(born 1969), also known as

Luciana Gimenez Luciana Gimenez Morad (born November 3, 1969) is a Brazilian television host and former model. She became pregnant with Mick Jagger's child while he was unofficially married to supermodel Jerry Hall. DNA tests confirmed Lucas Maurice Morad-J ...

, Brazilian fashion model and TV show hostess

Other names

Murad Buildings, Construction company of Uzbekistan

References

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