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Murad (Arabic: مراد‎‎) or variants Murat, Mourad, Morad and Mrad is an Arabic, Azerbaijani, Turkish, Kurdish, Persian and Urdu male given name and is commonly used throughout the Muslim and Arabic worlds.

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Etymology

Murad means "desired" or "wished" in Arabic. It is derived from the Arabic triliteral root رود (r-w-d) meaning "wish, want".

Ottoman sultans

  • Murad I (1326–1389), often nicknamed Hüdavendigâr—from Persian: خداوندگار Khodāvandgār—"the God-like One", the third sultan. Received the name Murad through a play on the Persian word "mordd", which means "wish or desire".
  • Murad II (1404–1451)
  • Murad III (1546–1595)
  • Murad IV (1612–1640)
  • Murad V (1840–1904)

    • Others

    Murad
  • Murad (actor), Indian character actor
  • Murad Artin (born 1960), Armenian-Swedish politician
  • Murad Baksh (died 1661), youngest son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal
  • Murad Bey (1750–1801), Egyptian Mamluk chieftain
  • Murad Qureshi, British Bangladeshi Labour Party politician
  • Murad Umakhanov (born 1977), Russian wrestler and Olympian
  • Murad David Son, brother, father.
  • Murad Pontes (born 2000), drummer of satvrnø and Baruc Sousa Pontes brother
    • Mourad
  • Mourad the Great, nickname of Hampartsoum Boyadjian, an Armenian fedayee and political activist
  • Mourad Benchellali, French citizen captured and detained in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps
  • Mourad Bouzidi, Dutch–Tunisian kickboxer
  • Mourad Daami, Tunisian football referee
  • Mourad Ikhlef, Algerian arrested and deported from Canada on allegations of past involvement with the Armed Islamic Group and a connection to Ahmed Ressam
  • Mourad Marofit (born 1982), Moroccan long-distance runner
  • Mourad Medelci, Algerian politician
  • Mourad Meghni, Algerian footballer
  • Mourad Salem, Tunisian artist based in France
  • Mourad Topalian, Armenian-American political activist
    • Morad
  • Morad Fareed, New York–based entrepreneur and former athlete
  • Morad Mameri, French-Algerian DJ, better known as DJ Mam's
  • Morad Mohammadi, Iranian wrestler and Olympian

    • Surname

    Marod
  • David Marod, (born 1969) American software executive and motorcycle racer
    • Murad
  • Abdul Hakim Murad (militant), alleged conspirator in the planned attacks called Operation Bojinka
  • Adel Murad, Iraqi politician
  • Howard Murad, founder of Murad® Skin Care
  • Dashni Murad. Kurdish pop singer
  • Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist
  • Hadji Murad, Avar military commander
  • Steven Mohamed Murad Singer for alt-right, pro-Trump rock band, One Life Crew
  • Matt Murad, American rock music figure
  • Murad Ali Murad, Afghan Army officer
  • Raza Murad, Indian character actor, son of Murad
  • Sayed Noorullah Murad, an Afghan politician, military commander and former deputy minister
  • Timothy Winter, aka Abdal-Hakim Murad, British Islamic scholar
  • Waheed Murad, Pakistani film producer, writer, and actor
  • Zuhair Murad, a Beirut-based Lebanese fashion designer
    • Mourad
  • George Mourad (born 1982), Syrian Swedish footballer of Assyrian descent
  • Leila Mourad (1918-1995), Egyptian singer and actress
  • Mounir Mourad (1922-1981), Egyptian artist, singer and actor
    • Morad
  • Daniel Morad (born 1990), Canadian race car driver
  • Luciana Morad, also known as Luciana Gimenez, Brazilian fashion model and TV show hostess
    • Mrad
  • Abdul Rahim Mrad, a former defense minister to Lebanon
  • Antón Arrufat Mrad (born 1935), Cuban dramatist, novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist
  • Mohamed Salah Ben Mrad (1881–1979), Tunisian theologian, journalist and intellectual

    • Other

  • Murad, Iran, village in Iran
  • Morad, Iran, village in Iran
  • Morad Beygi, village in Iran
  • Morad Beyglu, village in Iran
  • Murad, Yemen or Hisn Murad, or Murad, small coastal fishing village
  • Murad (tribe) a Yemeni tribe

    • References

    Murad Wikipedia
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