Masoud
Iranian musician

Masoud

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Iranian musician
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22 May 1985(Bandar-e Anzali)
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Masoud (also spelled Masuod, Massood, Massoud, Masood, Mas'ud, Masud, Messaoud, Mesud or Mesut, Mas‘ūd, Persian: مسعود‎‎) is a given name and surname in many countries, meaning "fortunate", "prosperous", or "happy". Although some experts believe that the origin of this name comes from Arab countries, it is a very popular surnames in Iran and Turkey. There are famous people in Iran and Turkey with this surname, such as Mesut Özil (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːzut ˈøːzil], Turkish: [meˈsut ˈøzil]; born 15 October 1988), a German footballer who plays for English club Arsenal and the German national team.

Given name

  • Masoud Barzani, President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region
  • Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, Mauritanian politician
  • Masud Ghnaim, Israeli Arab politician
  • Mas'ud Hai Rakkah (1690–1768), Chief Rabbi of Tripoli
  • Masoud Kazerouni, a 14th-century Persian physician
  • Masud Khan, British psychoanalyst
  • Masud Minhas, Indian field hockey player
  • Massoud Rajavi, Iranian Politician
  • Masud Sabri, Uyghur Governor of Xinjiang
  • Masood Sharif Khan Khattak, a civilian intelligence officer and the first and former Director General of the Intelligence Bureau (I.B)of Pakistan
  • Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer
  • Masoud (musician) (born 1985), Iranian Music Producer, Artist and DJ

Surname

  • Baitullah Masood, former Taliban leader
  • Ahmad Shah Masoud, Afghan mujahedin leader, Defense Minister in post-Communist government, and Northern Alliance leader
  • Ala ud din Masud, Muslim Turkic ruler
  • Bellemou Messaoud, Algerian musician
  • Faisal Masud, Pakistani medical doctor
  • Moez Masoud, moderate Egyptian Muslim cleric
  • Mohamed Messaoud, Algerian footballer
  • Mohammad Zafar Masud, Pakistan Air Force personnel
  • Naiyer Masud, Urdu short-story writer and literary critic
  • Muhammad Khalid Masud, formerly Chairman (2004 - 2010) of the Council of Islamic Ideology in Pakistan.

Fictional characters

  • Masood Ahmed, fictional character
  • Masud Rana, fictional character of popular Bengali spy thriller series of the same name
  • Kamil Masood, fictional character
  • Shabnam Masood, fictional character
  • Syed Masood, fictional character
  • Tamwar Masood, fictional character
  • Zainab Masood, fictional character