Daud
Daud is a male Arabic given name and surname corresponding to David. The Persian form is Davud or Davoud. Other variant spellings in the Latin alphabet include Da'ud, Daut, Daoud, Dawud, Dawood, Davood, Daood and Davut. The meaning of Daud is "Dear", "Beloved" or Cherished one. The name "Daud" is one of those that is used by all the Abrahamic Religions.
People with this given name
- David in Islam, referred to variously as Daud, Dawud, Dawood, etc.; the king David of Israel in Islam, considered to be a Prophet and Messenger of Allah.
- Daud Abdullah, Grenadian-British researcher and scholar
- Daud Khan Achakzai, Pakistani politician
- Daud Ali, American historian
- Dawda Bah, Gambian association footballer
- Daud Beureu'eh, Acehnese military leader
- Daud Bolad, Sudanese politician and rebel leader
- Daouda Compaoré, Burkinabé association football player
- Daud Haider, Bangladeshi poet
- Daoud Hanania, Jordanian heart surgeon and politician
- Daud Abdulle Hirsi, Somali military leader
- Daud Ibrahim, Malaysian cyclist
- Dawood Ibrahim, Indian organised crime leader
- Daouda Jabi, Guinean association footballer
- Dawda Jawara, Gambian statesman, prime minister and later president
- Daud Junbish, Afghan journalist
- Daud Kamal, Pakistani English literature professor
- Dauda Kamara, Sierra Leonean politician
- Dawud of Kanem, 14th-century Kanem leader
- Daud Khan Karrani, Bengali military leader
- David XI of Kartli, King of Kartli
- Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan statesman, prime minister and later president
- Daud Khan (cricketer), Pakistani cricket player and umpire
- Daud Ali Khan, Nawab of Masulipatam in India
- Daud Abdihakim Omar, Somali politician and government minister
- Daud Mohamed Omar, Somali politician and government minister
- Daud Khan Panni, Mughul commander and later Nawab of the Carnatic region of south India
- Daud Bandagi Kirmani, 16th-century Indian saint
- Daud Mirza, Pakistani-Norwegian actor
- Dawud M. Mu'Min, American convicted murderer
- Daud Rahbar, Pakistani-American writer, musicologist, and scholar
- Dawood Olad Al-Seyed, Moroccan film director
- Daoud Soumain, Chadian military leader
- Daoud Mustafa Khalid, Sudanese neurologist.
- Dawud Salahuddin, American Muslim terrorist
- Daud Khan Undiladze, 17th century Iranian military commander and politician
- Daouda Malam Wanké, Nigerien military and political leader
- Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian singer-songwriter
People with this surname
- J. B. Dauda, Sierra Leonean politician and government minister
- Darni M Daud, Indonesian university administrator
- Kamilou Daouda, Nigerien footballer
- Muhammed Dawood (disambiguation), several people
- N. J. Dawood, Iraqi translator
- Parviz Davoodi, Iranian politician
- Roselan Daud, Bruneian politician
- Siraj Mehfuz Daud, Indian judge
- Sulaiman Daud, Malaysian politician and government minister
- Zulekha Daud, Indian hospital administrator