Masoud

Masoud (Arabic: مسعود يُقرأ:مَس عُود, lit. 'fortune, happy, prosperous, lucky'; Persian: مسعود خوانده شود:مسود) is a given name and surname, with origins in Persian and Arabic. The name is found in the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Russia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and China. Masoud has spelling variations possibly due to transliteration, including Masud, Massoud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, Massood, or Mosād.

Masoud

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic, Persian
Meaning	"fortunate", "prosperous", "happy" or "to make others happy"
Region of origin	Arabia
Other names
Related names	Masud, Massoud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, Mosād, Massood

Given name

Masoud

• Masoud (musician), Iranian music producer, artist, and DJ
• Masoud Kazerouni, 14th-Century Persian physician
• Masoud Barzani, President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region
• Masoud Juma, Kenyan footballer
• Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer
• Masoud Bastani, Iranian journalist

Mas'ud

• Masʽud I of Ghazni, sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from 1030 to 1040
• Masʽud Hai Rakkaḥ, Chief rabbi of Tripoli

Other variations of spellings

• Messaoud Bellemou, Algerian musician
• Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, Mauritanian politician
• Moshood K. O. Abiola, late politician and philanthropist from Nigeria
• Masood Sharif Khan Khattak, Civilian intelligence officer

Surname

Masud Ahmed

• Moez Masoud, Moderate Egyptian Muslim cleric

Masood

• Shan Masood, Pakistani cricketer
• Syed M. Masood, Pakistani-American author

Other variations of spellings

• Rükneddin Mesud, King Mesud I
• Mohamed Messaoud, Algerian footballer

Fictional characters

• Masud Rana, fictional character of popular Bengali spy thriller series of the same name
• Masood Ahmed, fictional character in EastEnders, and his family, including:
• Zainab Masood, fictional character
• Syed Masood, fictional character
• Amira Masood, fictional character
• Shabnam Masood, fictional character
• Tamwar Masood, fictional character
• Afia Masood, fictional character
• Kamil Masood, fictional character
• Yasmin Masood, fictional character