Shahzad ( fa, شهزاد) or Shehzad is a given name and surname. The name is made from شاه (''

Shah Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...

'', "king"), and زاد (''Zad'', "son of"), so the name means "son of the king". Notable persons with the name include: Surname: *

Ahmed Shehzad Ahmed Shehzad (Punjabi:احمد شہزاد; born 23 November 1991) is a Pakistani international cricketer. He is an opening batsman who made his One Day International and Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan in April 2009 against Australi ...

, Pakistani cricketer * Ajmal Shahzad (born 1985), an English cricketer *

Faisal Shahzad Faisal Shahzad ( ur, ; born , 1979) is a Pakistani-American citizen who was arrested for the attempted May 1, 2010, Times Square car bombing. On , 2010, in Federal District Court in Manhattan, he confessed to 10 counts arising from the b ...

(born 1979), Pakistani-American convicted in 2010 Times Square bomb attempt * Khurram Shahzad, Pakistani weightlifter *

Mohammad Shahzad Mohammad Shahzad Mohammadi ( ps, ; born 10 January 1988) is an Afghan cricketer. He a right-handed opening batsman who also plays as a wicketkeeper. He made his international debut for Afghanistan in August 2009. Shahzad was one of the elev ...

(born 1991), Afghan cricketer * Muhammad Shehzad (born 2004), Pakistani cricketer * Rameez Shahzad (born 1987), United Arab Emirati cricketer *

Syed Saleem Shahzad Syed Saleem Shahzad ( ur, , 3 November 1970 – 30 May 2011) was a Pakistani investigative journalist who wrote widely for leading European and Asian media. He served as the Pakistan Bureau Chief of Asia Times Online (Hong Kong) and Italian ...

, Pakistani journalist Given name: * Shehzad Tanweer, British Islamic terrorist and perpetrator of the 7/7 attacks *

Shazad Latif Shazad Latif (born Iqbal Amin; 8 July 1988) is a British actor, who starred as Tariq Masood in the BBC TV series ''Spooks (TV series), Spooks'', Clem Fandango on ''Toast of London'', and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (character), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. H ...

, British actor * Shahzad Ukani, Ugandan cricketer.

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