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.
Notable people and characters with the name include:
Masoud (Arabic: مسعود يُقرأ:مَس عُود, lit. 'fortune, happy, prosperous, lucky'; Persian: مسعود خوانده شود:مسود) is a given name and surname, with origins...
Masoud Pezeshkian (Persian: مسعود پزشکیان; born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian heart surgeon and reformist politician who is currently representing Tabriz...
Seyyed Masoud Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: سید مسعود حسینی خامنهای), also known as "Seyyed Mohsen Khamenei" (Persian: سید محسن خامنهای), is an Iranian...
Masoud Barzani (Kurdish: مهسعوود بارزانی, romanized: Mesûd Barzanî; born 16 August 1946) is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan...
Masoud Kimiai (or Masoud Kimiaei, Persian: مسعود کیمیایی, born 29 July 1941) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. Without any academic training...
Masoud Zoohori is an Iranian-Australian media proprietor, darts player and the founder president of Iranian Darts Association. He is the CEO of Radio Neshat...
Masoud Esmaeilpour Jouybari (Persian: مسعود اسماعیلپور جویباری, born 6 August 1988) is an Iranian wrestler, Asian champion and multiple medalist at the...
Tito Masoud (1967 – 11 June 2003), also spelled as Tito Mas'ud, was a Palestinian militant and leader in the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military...
Masoud Keshmiri (Persian: مسعود کشمیری) was an Iranian militant who was the member of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) who infiltrated the Islamic...
Masoud Forootan (Persian: مسعود فروتن) is an Iranian author, television director, television presenter and actor. Forootan studied at the Faculty of Dramatic...
demonstration organized by pro-Palestinian group Within Our Lifetime. Saadah Masoud, one of the group's founders, pled guilty to the attack on Greenman and...
Masoud Soleimani Shojaei (Persian: مسعود سلیمانی شجاعی; born 9 June 1984) is an Iranian coach and former professional footballer who currently head coach...
Ibrahim Abdelhalim Masoud (Arabic:إبراهيم عبدالحليم مسعود) (born 25 November 1997) is a footballer. He currently plays for Al-Markhiya as a winger. "Ibrahim...
Masoud Juma Choka (born 3 February 1996) is a Kenyan footballer who plays as a forward for the Kenya national team. Born and raised in Isiolo, Juma began...
Moez Masoud (Arabic: معز مسعود) is an Egyptian scholar, public intellectual and international producer who focuses on the fields of existential questions...
Kamel Masoud or Kamel Mosaoud (Arabic: كامل مسعود; born 2 August 1914-date of death unknown) was an Egyptian football forward who played as a forward for...
Massoud Farassati (also spelled Farasati or Ferasati, Persian: مسعود فراستی) is an Iranian film critic. He used to regularly appear in the Iranian State...
(September 12, 2001). "Masoud: From warrior to statesman". Asia Times. Retrieved February 21, 2022. The most striking contrast between Masoud's Islam and the Taliban's...
Masoud Rigi is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. He started his career...
Masoud Behnoud (Persian: مسعود بهنود; born (1946-08-19)19 August 1946 in Tehran) is an Iranian journalist, He began his career as a journalist in 1964...
Judge Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi (Persian: مسعود احمدی مقدسی; 1963 – August 2, 2005) was an Iranian judge, and deputy to Saeed Mortazavi. He was assassinated...
Masoud Ahmadzadeh Heravi (2 March 1945 – 4 December 1972) was an Iranian Marxist political theorist. Though often described as a Revolutionary Communist...
Masoud Hashemzadeh (Persian: مسعود هاشم زاده, born 21 September 1981 in Mianeh, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian wrestler (Azerbaijani origin). He has competed...
Masoud Zeraei (Persian: مسعود زراعی; born 31 March 1979) is a Qatari footballer of Iranian descent who currently plays as a goalkeeper. Zeraei has played...
Taj SC Masoud Mojdehi at National-Football-Teams.com Masoud Mojdehi – FIFA competition record (archived) Masoud Mojdehi at TeamMelli.com Masoud Mojdehi...
Masoud Yousef Shavardazi (persian:مسعود یوسف شوردزی); (born 27 October 2000) is an Iranian futsal player who plays as a flank for Gity Pasand and the Iranian...
مسعود، بطل فيلم علاء الدين: استلهمت الاداء الكوميدي من عادل امام" [Mina Masoud, the hero of Aladdin: I was inspired by Adel Imam with a comedic performance]...