Rasul (name)

Rasul (also spelled Rasool, Rasoul, or Resul, Arabic: رسول‎) is the Arabic for "messenger, apostle", see Apostle (Islam). It is also masculine given name, it may refer to:

Given name

• Rasoul Amani, New Zealand wrestler
• Rasul Amin, Afghan politician
• Rasul Guliyev, Azerbaijani politician
• Rasul Jan, Pakistani chemist
• Rasoul Khadem, Iranian wrestler
• Rasul Khan, Indian monarch
• Rasoul Khatibi, Iranian footballer
• Rasoul Korbekandi, Iranian footballer
• Rasoul Mirtoroghi, Iranian footballer
• Rasoul Momeni, Iranian politician
• Rasoul Pirzadeh, Iranian footballer
• Resul Pookutty, Indian sound designer
• Resul Tekeli, Turkish volleyball player

Surname

• Akhtar Rasool, Pakistani field hockey player
• Muhammad Rasool, Pakistani footballer
• Muhib Rasool, Pakistani volleyball player
• Shafiq Rasul, former Guantanamo Detainee

See also

• Abdul Rasul, Arabic theophoric name
• Apostle (Islam)
• Rasul (Universal Sufism)
• Rasul v. Bush, a landmark United States Supreme Court decision.
• Rasul, Punjab, a Union Council of Mandi Bahauddin District in Pakistan.