Sajjad سَجَّاد is a

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derived from the Arabic triliteral س_ج_د S-J-D 'to bow down (before God)', shared with the Arabic word مسجد ''masjid'' 'mosque'. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Imam Sajjad (

Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sajjad (, – 712), also known as Zayn al-Abidin () was the great-grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the fourth imam in Shia Islam, succeeding his father, Husayn ibn Ali, his uncle, Hasan ibn Ali, and his gr ...

) (658-712), 4th Imam of Shia Islam * Syed Sajjad Haider Yaldram (1880–1943), Urdu short story writer, travel writer, translator, linguist, essayist, and humorist *

Sajjad Afghani Muhammad Sajjad Khan (1959 - 10 March 2011) was a Pakistani militant and Commander-in-Chief of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. He was known as Sajjad Afghani, due to his participation in the Soviet-Afghan War. Early life He was born in the village of ...

(died 1999), Kashmiri militant and Commander-in-Chief of Harkat Ul Ansar *

Sajjad Akbar Sajjad Akbar (; 1 March 1961 – 21 May 2024) was a Pakistani cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1990. A middle-order batsman and off-spin bowler, he played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1978–79 to 2000–01. In the 198 ...

(1961-2024), Pakistani cricketer *

Sajjad Ali Sajjad Ali (born 1966) is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop and rock singer, poet, actor, film director as well as a film producer from Karachi, Pakistan.Sajjad Anoushiravani Sajjad Anoushiravani Hamlabad (, born 12 May 1984 in Ardabil) is the President of Islamic Republic of Iran Weightlifting Federation since June 2022. He is an Iranian weightlifter in the +105 kg category . He was the head coach of Iran's we ...

(born 1984), Iranian weightlifter * Sajjad Fazel (born 1991), Tanzanian clinical pharmacist, public health researcher, health columnist *

Sajjad Ganjzadeh Sajjad Ganjzadeh (, also Romanized as "Sajjād Ganjzādeh"; born 4 January 1992 in Tehran) is an Iranian karateka. Competing in the above 84 kg kumite division he won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2014 and 2016 world championships, ...

(born 1992), Iranian karateka *

Sajjad Gul Agha Sajjad Gul () is a producer, director and one of the media moguls in Pakistan. He is the youngest of the sons of renowned film studio owner and a pioneer of Pakistan film industry, the late Agha G. A. Gul (1913 – 1983). Aijaz, Riaz ...

, Pakistani film producer, media mogul *

Sajad Haider Sayed Sajad Haider (26 December 1932 – 3 January 2025), better known by his aliases as Nosy Haider and Saviour of Lahore, was a Pakistani fighter pilot and one-star rank officer in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). He was also an author, columni ...

(1932-2025), Pakistani fighter pilot * Sajjad Hussain (cricketer, born 1980) (born 1980), Indian cricketer * Sajjad Hussain (cricketer, born 1986) (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer *

Sajjad Hussain (composer) Sajjad Hussain (15 June 1917 – 21 July 1995) was an Indian film score composer. He was also an accomplished mandolinist, playing the mandolin as a "Top Grade" player for the Indian film industry in Mumbai for more than five decades, reputed ...

(1917-1995), Indian music director *

Sajjad Karim Sajjad Haider Karim (born 11 July 1970) is a British politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England between 2004 and 2019. Sajjad was one of 10 members of the executive of European Movement UK and Chair ...

(born 1970), British Asian politician * Sajjad Gharibi (born 1991), Iranian bodybuilder * Sajjad Ghani Lone (born 1967), Indian Kashmiri politician, and former Member of the Legislative Assembly *

Sajjad Mardani Sajjad Mardani (, born 1 July 1988 in Shahrekord, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the north ...

(born 1988), Iranian taekwondo player *

Sajjad Haider Nadeem Sajjad Haider Nadeem is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. Early life and education He was born on 28 June 1957 in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. He received a degre ...

(born 1957), Pakistani politician, member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab *

Sajjad Hussain Qureshi Makhdoom Sajjad Hussain Qureshi () (September 1923 – 23 January 1996) was the Governor of Punjab from 30 December 1985 to 9 December 1988. He did his Matriculation from Pilot Secondary School and B.A. from Govt. Emerson College. Makhdoom Sajj ...

(1923–1998), politician, Governor of Punjab 1985-1988 *

Sajjad Sadeghi Sajjad Sadeghi (; born 19 July 1983 in Tehran) is an Iranian international relations researcher known for human rights activities, environmental activities and well-known as a political prisoner. He was a senior member of the Iranian Region ...

(born 1983), Iranian Political Scientist and political prisoner. *

Sajjad Shar Sajjad Shar ( Sindhi: سجاد شر) (born 26 March 1986), is the current Secretary General of banned Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz; A political organization working for freedom of Sindhudesh from Pakistan and was first president of JSMM's student ...

(born 1986), Secretary General of banned organization Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz *

Sajjad Zaheer Syed Sajjad Zaheer () (5 November 1905 – 13 September 1973) was a Pakistani-Indian Urdu political writer. He was a Marxist ideologue and a radical revolutionary who worked in both India and Pakistan. In the pre-independence era, he was a me ...

(1905-1973), Urdu writer, Marxist thinker and revolutionary

Middle name

Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Aasim Sajjad Akhtar is a teacher, left wing politician and columnist based in Pakistan. Akhtar is associate professor of political economy at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He served as the president of the Awami Workers Party's Pu ...

, Pakistani professor, politician and columnist *

Aamer Sajjad Aamer Sajjad (born 5 February 1981) is a Pakistani former first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler, he played first-class cricket from 2002 to 2018. In 2009–10 he scored more runs than anybody else in the Pa ...

(born 1981), Pakistani cricketer *

Razia Sajjad Zaheer Razia Sajjad Zaheer (15 October 1918 – 18 December 1979) was an Indian writer in the Urdu language, a translator, and a prominent member of the Progressive Writers Association. She won the Uttar Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award as well as the ' ...

(1918–1979), Indian writer in the Urdu language, translator

Surname

Enver Sajjad Anwar Sajjad, more commonly known as Enver Sajjad (27 May 1935 – 6 June 2019) was a Pakistani playwright and fiction writer. Because he was a novelist, playwright, actor, director, producer, voice-over artist, columnist, painter, dancer an ...

(1935–2019), Pakistani playwright and fiction writer *

Pervez Sajjad Pervez Sajjad Hasan (Urdu: پرویز سجاد حسن; born 30 August 1942, Lahore, Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwe ...

(born 1942), Pakistani cricketer *

Wasim Sajjad Wasim Sajjad Jan (; born 30 March 1941) is a Pakistani Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative politician and lawyer who served as the acting president of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms and as the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, C ...

(born 1941), Pakistani lawyer, former President of Pakistan

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