Mahmud
Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name محمود (Maḥmūd), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning praise, along with Muhammad.
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [maħmuːd] Urdu: [mɛɦmuːd̪] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Meaning | Praiseworthy |
| Other names | |
| Cognate(s) | Muhammad |
| Anglicisation(s) | Mahmood, Mahmad, Mahmoud, Mahmut, Makhmud, Mehmood, Mehmed, Mehmud, Mahmoed, Malamud, Mahmmoud, Mamo, Ma/Mu/Mo, Mamu |
| Derived | H-M-D root |
Given name
Mahmood
- Mahmood Ali (1928–2008), Pakistani radio, television and stage artist
- Mahmood Hussain (cricketer) (1932–1991), Pakistani Test cricketer
- Mahmood Hussain (councillor), former Lord Mayor of Birmingham, England
- Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistani politician who served as the 29th Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022.
- Mahmood Shaam (born 1940), Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet writer and analyst.
- Mahmood Yakubu, Nigerian academic and current chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
- Mahmood Mamdani (born 1946), Ugandan academic, author and political commentator
- Mahmood Monshipouri (born 1952), Iranian-born American scholar, educator, and author.
- Mahmood (singer) (born 1992), Italian singer-songwriter and participant in Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
- Mahmood Khan, Australian singer song writer, Billboard Number 1 charting Artist.
- Mahmooda Sultana, Aerospace engineer (NASA)
- Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan, Pakistani social worker.
- Mahmood Jaffer, as one the Indian hockey team Olympic gold medal in 1936.
- Mahmood Hussein Mattan, Somalian former merchant seaman
- Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, retired four-star admiral of the Pakistan Navy
Mahmoud
- Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine
- Mahmoud Mekki, the vice president of Egypt from August 2012 to December 2012.
- Mahmoud El Khatib, Egyptian footballer and President of Al Ahly
- Mahmoud Mohieldin, economist
- Mahmoud al-Abrash (born 1944), Syrian politician
- Mahmoud Afshartous (1907–1953), Iranian military officer
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former President of Iran
- Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian musician
- Mahmoud Baharmast, Iranian army general
- Mahmoud Namjoo, Iranian weightlifter
- Mahmoud Balbaa, Egyptian businessman and politician
- Mahmoud Chahoud (born 1976), Lebanese footballer
- Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet
- Mahmoud Fakhry Pasha (1884–1955), Egyptian politician and diplomat
- Mahmoud Fustuq (died 2006), Lebanese businessman
- Mahmoud Guinia, Moroccan singer
- Mahmoud Hamshari (1938–1973), assassinated Palestinian official
- Mahmoud Hussein, Egyptian journalist
- Mahmoud Hweimel (died 2013), Jordanian politician
- Mahmoud Ismail (1914–1983), Egyptian actor, filmmaker
- Mahmoud Jaballah, Egyptian-Canadian Jihad member
- Mahmoud Labadi (1940–2014), Palestinian journalist, writer and politician
- Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Egyptian actor
- Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt 1945–1946 and 1946–1948
- Mahmoud Salem (1931–2013), Egyptian journalist and author
- Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, Egyptian businessman
- Mahmoud Khayami, Iranian industrialist and philanthropist of French nationality.
- Mahmoud El-Araby, Egyptian businessman and philanthropist.
- Mahmoud Dahoud, German professional footballer
- Mahmoud Abdul Razak, Syrian footballer
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player
- Mahmoud el-Sisi (born 1982), Egyptian brigadier general and son of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi
- Mahmoud Zakzouk (1933–2020), Egyptian academic
- Mahmoud Vahidnia, won a gold medal at the Iranian Mathematical Olympiad in 2007.
- Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, (born c. 1987), Egyptian photojournalist
- Mahmoud Taleghani, Iranian Shia Cleric
- Mahmoud Alavi, Iranian Shia Cleric
- Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Iranian Shia Cleric
- Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi, Iranian Shia Cleric
- Mahmoud Nabavian, Iranian Shia Cleric
- Mahmoud Salavati, Iranian Shia Cleric
- Mahmoud Fayad, Gold medal at the Summer Olympics of 1948 in London.
- Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi, Egyptian politician and poet
Mahmud
- Mehmed II, emperor and sultan
- Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1730–1754
- Mahmud II, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1808–1839
- Ghazan born Mahmud Ghazan, (Khan, Ilkhan, Sultan) the seventh ruler of the Mongol Empire's Ilkhanate division in modern-day Iran from 1295 to 1304
- Sultan Mahmud (Chagatai), was last Khan of the Western Chagatai Khanate (1384–1402).
- Mahmud Khan (Moghul Khan), Khan of Tashkent and of the Moghuls of western Moghulistan
- Arpa Ke'un known as Mu'izz ad-Din Mahmud
- Jani Beg or Jalal ad-Din Mahmud, Khan of the Golden Horde from 1342 to 1357
- Mahmud bin Küchük, a Khan who founded the Khanate of Astrakhan in the 1460s
- Mäxmüd of Kazan, Khan of the Tatar Kazan Khanate.
- Mamuq of Kazan, Khan of the Siberia Khanate.
- Maghan III, known as Mahmud I, mansa of the Mali Empire from 1390 to about 1400.
- Mahmud II (mansa), mansa of the Mali Empire of 1481-1496.
- Qutuz or Mahmud ibn Mamdud, military leader and the third or fourth Mamluk Sultan of Turkic origin.
- Mahmud II of Great Seljuk, Sultan of Baghdad in 1118
- Mahmud of Ghazni, ruler of Ghazni 997–1030
- Mahmud Begada, the most prominent Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate.
- Mahmud Hotak, the Shah of Persia from 1722-1725.
- Mahmud Shah Durrani, ruler of Afghanistan 1801–1803 & 1809–1818
- Shahanshah ibn Mahmud, the Kurdish Shaddadid emir of Ani from 1164 to 1174.
- Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī known as Nur ad-Din (died 1174), Emir of Aleppo and Damascus
- Mu'izz al-Din Mahmud, the Zengid Emir of the Jazira 1208–1241.
- Mahmood Shah Bahmani II or Shihab-Ud-Din Mahmud , the sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate from 1482-1518.
- Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah, Sultan of Delhi, the eighth sultan of the Mamluk Dynasty 1246-1266.
- Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq, the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty
- Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud, Sultan of the Ghurid Empire 1206-1212
- Mahmud Shah of Bengal, the First Sultan of Bengal
- Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah, the last Sultan of the Hussain Shahi dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate, from 1533-1538 CE.
- Mahmud ibn Muhammad, the seventh leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia from 1814-1824.
- Mahmud Khalji, the Sultan of Malwa, in what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Mahmud Khan of Bengal, 17th-century Bengali nobleman.
- Mirza Shah Mahmud, Timurid ruler of Herat 1446.
- Jalal al-Din Mahmud, the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1350.
- Osman Mohamoud (king) known as Uthman III ibn Mahmud, was a Somali king, He led the Majeerteen Sultanate during the 19th century.
- Mahmud Gawan, prime minister in the Bahmani Sultanate of Deccan 1411 – 1481.
- Najm al-Din Mahmud ibn Ilyas al-Shirazi, Persian physician from Shiraz.
- King Mu of Zhou, the fifth king of the Zhou dynasty (China), The dates of his reign are 976–922 BC or 956–918 BC.
- Duke Mu of Qin, was a duke of Qin (659–621 BC).
- Muryeong of Baekje, the 25th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
- Emperor Kanmu, the 50th emperor of Japan from 781-806.
- Mu Tiezhu known as Iron Pole, prominent Chinese basketball player and coach.
- Mahmud Yalavach, administrator in the Mongol Empire who ruled over Turkestan as governor and eventually went on to be mayor of Taidu (now Beijing).
- Chaophraya Chakri (Mud) or Mahmud, the Prime Minister of Siam.
- Mahmudu bin Mohamed Makadara, Regent (1889–1897), Sultanate of Mwali.
- Muhammad Shah of Brunei known as Mahmud Shah, the Sultanate of Brunei and was its first sultan, possibly from 1363 to 1402.
- Sultan Mahmud Syah, Hero of the Revolution of Independence.
- Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Malacca), Sultan of Malacca 1488–1528
- Hang Tuah, great laksamana, or admiral, a diplomat and a silat master in the 15th century.
- Keumalahayati, the first woman admiral in the modern world (if Artemisia I is not included).
- Karaeng Pattingalloang, known as Sultan Mahmud (Father Of Makassar).
- Mahmud Badaruddin II, Sultan of Palembang.
- Sunan Drajat, known as Sunan Mahmud, one of the Wali Sango
- Sunan Kalijaga known as Raden Mahmud Syahid, one of the Wali Sanga
- Abu al-Mafakhir of Banten born Abu al-Mafakhir Mahmud Abdulkadir, the first king in Java to use the title " Sultan".
- Mahmud of Terengganu, Sultan Terengganu.
- Mahmud Manoppo (Antogia) Korompot, the 14th king of Kaidipang 1908-1910.
- Mahmud Pasha Angelović, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1456 to 1466 and from 1472 to 1474. He also wrote Persian and Turkish poems under the pseudonym Adni (the "Eden-like").
- Çürüksulu Mahmud Pasha, Ottoman army general and statesman of ethnic Georgian background.
- Mahmud Pasha (governor), was an Ottoman statesman from Bosnia
- Mahmud Shams, known as Ma He, Chinese admiral and world explorer
- Mahmud Shevket Pasha, was an Ottoman generalissimo and statesman, who was an important political figure during the Second Constitutional Era.
- Maud Green, was an English courtier (lady Parr).
- Mahaut of Albon, Countess Consort of Savoy.
- Maud of Savoy, the first Queen consort of Portugal from 1146-1157.
- Mahaut, Countess of Artois, ruled as Countess of Artois from 1302 to 1329.
- Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1766 to 1772.
- Empress Ma (Han dynasty), empress the Eastern Han Dynasty from 8 April 60 until 75.
- Empress Ma (Hongwu), Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty from 1368–1382.
- Empress Ma (Jianwen), the empress consort to the Jianwen Emperor and the second empress consort of China's Ming dynasty 1399-1402.
- Emperor Mu of Jin, emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
- Mu Sheli, empress of the Chinese Northern Qi dynasty.
- Empress Wu (Zhaolie), empress of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.
- Empress Yang (Lü Zuan's wife), empress of the Chinese/Di state Later Liang.
- Ding Lingguang, imperial concubine of Xiao Yan,Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty.
- Mah Chuchak Begum, wife of the second Mughal emperor.
- Mahmud al-Kashgari, lexicographer Uyghur scholar.
- Abu-Mahmud Khujandi, Transoxanian astronomer and mathematician.
- Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader.
- Mahmud Karimov, Azerbaijani physicist
- Makhmud Muradov, professional mixed martial artist
- Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono, Indonesian general
- Muhammad Mahmood Alam, Pakistani fighter pilot
- La Nyalla Mattalitti, full name is La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti (born 10 May 1959) is an Indonesian politician.
- Laksamana Mahmud Syah, the father of Hero of the Revolution of Independence (keumalahayati).
- Mahmud Pasha (1853-1903), Ottoman statesman, poet and writer.
- Sultan Mahmud Khan, a commander of the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of Sarkar e Khalsa.
- Shah Mahmud Khan, the Prime Minister of Afghanistan from 1946 to 1953.
- Mahmud Jamal, Canadian jurist serving as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada since 2021.
- Mahmud Al-Nashaf, Israeli Arab politician
- Mahmud Khalid, Ghanaian politician
- Mahmud Mahmud, Iranian politician
- Mahmud Tarzi, Afghan journalist
- Mahmud Arif, Saudi Arabian poet
- Mahmud Ali Durrani, retired Pakistani two-star rank general officer.
- Mahmud Eyvazov, Azerbaijani long-lived 150 years collective farmer.
- Mehmet Özyürek, Guinness World Record holder, the world's longest recorded nose.
- Rafiga Mahmud qizi Shabanova, awarded the Gold Medal of Olympic 1976 Montreal for women's Handball first place.
- Mehmet Scholl, German football manager and former player.
- Mahmud Maliki known as Maliki Osman, second Minister of Education (Singapore).
- Abdurrahman Wahid, the 4th president of Indonesia.
- Mochtar Riady, Indonesian financial magnate.
- Mahmud Kamani, British billionaire businessman.
- Mahmud Deobandi
- Mahmud Hasan Deobandi
- Mahmud Hasan Gangohi
- Mufti Mahmud
Mahmudi/Mahmudin
- Elias Mahmoudi, French Muay Thai fighter currently signed to ONE Championship.
- Nur Mahmudi Ismail, Mayor of Depok City, a satellite city of West Java located in the southern part of Jakarta.
- Mahmuddin Yasin, the first Deputy Minister of BUMN.
Mahmut
- Mahmut Celal Bayar, third President of Turkey.
- Mahmut Dikerdem (1916–1993), Turkish diplomat, writer and peace activist.
- Mahmut Cuhruk, Turkish judge.
- Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu, Turkish Sufi Sheikh and the leader of the influential İsmailağa jamia of the Naqshbandi-Khalidiyya Ṭarīqah centred in Çarşamba, Istanbul.
- Mahmut Orhan, Turkish disc jockey and record producer.
- Mahmut Atalay, Turkish freestyle wrestler and coach of Circassian origin, won a gold medal in 1968 Olympics.
- Mahmut Özgener, Turkish Football Federation president.
- Mahmut Bezgin, Turkish footballer.
- Mahmut Boz, Turkish footballer.
- Mahmut Hoşgiz, Turkish footballer.
- Mahmut Tekdemir, Turkish footballer.
- Mahmut Özdemir (born 1987), German politician of Turkish descent.
- Mahmut Yilmaz, German footballer of Turkish descent.
- Mahmut Bozteke (born 1997), Turkish para taekwondo practitioner.
- Mahmut Demir, Turkish sport wrestler.
- Mahmut Şenol, Turkish author.
- Mahmut Yavuz, Turkish navy officer and ultramarathon runner.
- Mahmut Yıldırım, Kurdish contract killer.
Mehmood
- Mehmood (actor), Indian actor, singer, director and producer.
- Mehmood Aslam, Pakistani Television & Stage Actor
- Mehmood Bhatti, Pakistani fashion designer
- Mehmood Quaraishy, Kenyan cricketer
- Mehmood Sham, Pakistani journalist
Mehmud
- Maulana Mehmud Hasan, Indian independence activist
- Mehmud Khurd, Pakistani ruler
Surname
Mahmood
- Khalid Mahmood (British politician), He is the longest serving Asian MP in the current Parliament.
- Shabana Mahmood, British politician.
- Jemilah Mahmood, Doctor and humanitarian activist.
- Mazher Mahmood, British reporter
- Saba Mahmood, American anthropologist
- Sajid Mahmood, English cricketer
- Abdullah al Mahmood, Bengali politician, lawyer and former minister in Pakistan
- Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Bangladeshi politician and minister.
- Ayaz Mahmood, hockey player won a gold medal in 1984 summer olympics, Los Angeles.
- Amra Sultana Mendoza Mahmood, Guinness World Records Title for the “Largest Origami Heart” at year 2022.
- Kashif Mahmood (cricketer, born 1985), Pakistani cricketer
- Shahid Mahmood, Pakistani cricketer
- Zia Mahmood, Pakistani bridge player.
- Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, Pakistani nuclear engineer
- Syed Mahmood, Indian jurist
- Tahir Mahmood, Indian jurist
- Talat Mahmood, Indian singer and actor
- Banaz Mahmod, Honour killing victim.
Mahmoud
- Ahmad Mahmoud, Iranian novelist
- Alessandro Mahmoud, known as Mahmood (singer), Italian singer and songwriter
- Aram Mahmoud, badminton player
- Emtithal Mahmoud, Sudanese poet and activist
- Joseph Mahmoud, French athlete
- Karem Mahmoud, Egyptian singer
- Mayam Mahmoud, rapper and women activist in Egypt
- Shaaban Mahmoud, Egyptian footballer
- Younis Mahmoud, Iraqi footballer
Mehmood
- Arshad Mehmood (composer), Pakistani actor and music composer
- Kashif Mehmood, Pakistani actor
- Hasnat Mehmood, Pakistani artist
- Arshad Mehmood (singer), Pakistani singer
- Faakhir Mehmood, Pakistani singer
- Arif Mehmood, Pakistani footballer
Mehmud
- Salim Mehmud, Pakistani rocket scientist
Mahmud
- Arslanbek Makhmudov, Russia professional boxer
- Abid Hamid Mahmud, Iraqi general
- Amir Machmud, Indonesian military general
- Machmud Singgirei Rumagesan, Papuan King of Sekar, and Indonesian independence activist
- Abdul Taib Mahmud, Chief Minister of Sarawak for 33 years from 1981-2014
- Mahmud Mahmud, Iranian academic and politician
- Hayat Mahmud, Bengali feudal lord and military commander
- Abdul Gafoor Mahmud, former chief of the Bangladesh Air Force
- Heyat Mahmud, medieval Bengali poet
- Firoz Mahmud, Bangladeshi artist
- Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer
- A. T. Mahmud, Indonesian songwriter
- Sultan Mahmud (minister), politician from Arakan, Burma (now Rakhine State, Myanmar)
- Ma Zhu, Chinese Hanafi-Maturidi scholar
- Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire business magnate
- Ma Dong-seok, American actor
- Mo Heng Tan, former goalkeeper for the Dutch East Indies national team
Mahfud
- Mahfud MD, Indonesian Politician and Lawyer.
Mahfouz
- Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, Saudi Arabian businessman
- Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Mahfuzur Rahman, Guinness Book of World Records of painting an 18 by 6 feet canvas. and the 'International Artist of the Year 2021 Award' (IAA) from Camelback Gallery in the US.
Malamud
- Bernard Malamud, American novelist and short story writer.
Mamo
- Anthony Mamo, the first president of Malta.
- Nathalie Mamo, Sports TV Presenter MC and Moderator.
Fictional characters
- Mahmoud Bishara, fictional character in the book Refugee
Places
- Al-Mirr known as Mahmudiyeh, Palestinian Arab village in the Jaffa Subdistrict.
- Mahmudkənd, village and municipality in the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan.
- Mahmud Raqi District, located in the western part of Kapisa Province, Afghanistan.
- Mahmud Kolahi, village in Takht Rural District, Takht District, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran.
- Mahmud Ali (village), village in Mazu Rural District, Alvar-e Garmsiri District, Andimeshk County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.
- Mahmudabad, Mazandaran, the Central District of Mahmudabad County, Mazandaran province, Iran.
- Mamu, Lorestan, village in Kakavand-e Gharbi Rural District, Kakavand District, Delfan County, Lorestan Province, Iran.
- Mamu, Fars, village in Banesh Rural District, Beyza District, Sepidan County, Fars Province, Iran.
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