Masoud
Masud, also Mas'ud, Massud or Massod (Arabic مسعود, DMG Mas ʿ ūd ) is a male Muslim name meaning " joyful, blissful, happy" and "blessed ". The Turkish form of the name is Mesut.
Bearers of the name
First name
- Masud Barzani ( born 1946 ), Kurdish politicians
- Jamshid Mas ʿ ud al - Kashi, Persian scholar
Family name
- Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953-2001), Afghan National Hero
- Ahmad Zia Massoud ( b. 1956 ), Afghan politician
- ʿ Abd Allāh ibn Mas ʿ ūd, companion of the Prophet Mohammed
- Mahdi Masud, Pakistani diplomat
- Nu ʿ ibn Mas ʿ ud aim, Arab tribal leaders
- Al - Mas ʿ udi (~ 895-957 ), Arabian philosopher, geographer and historian
- Tareque Masud (1957-2011), Bangladeshi film director
Ruler with this name
- Mas'ud I of Ghazni, ruler of the Ghaznavid
- Mas'ud I, Sultan of the Rumseldschuken
- Mas'ud II, Sultan of the Rumseldschuken
- Mas'ud ibn Muhammad ( r. 1134-52 ), Seljuqen in West Persia