Mahmud (name)
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Mahmud is the transliteration of a Arabic given name that comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root of H-M-D ("praise"), meaning "praiseworthy". The name is used in most parts of the Islamic world. Variants include Mahmad, Mahmoud, Mehmood, Mahmood etc.
Mahmud may refer to:
- Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1730-1754
- Mahmud II, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1808-1839
- Mahmud II of Great Seljuk, Sultan of Baghdad 1118
- Mahmud of Ghazni, ruler of Ghanzi 997-1030
- Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Malacca), Sultan of Malacca 1488-1528
- Mahmud Shah Durrani, ruler of Afghanistan 1801-1803 & 1809-1818
- Mahmut Celal Bayar, third President of Turkey
- Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestinian National Authority 2005-
- Abid Hamid Mahmud, Iraqi general
- Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt 1945-1946 & 1946-1948
- Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player
