Masih (name)
Masih, also spelled Mesih or Maseeh, is a name of Arabic origin which means 'Messiah' or 'Christ'. The word is the Arabic form of the Hebrew title or the Greek title, meaning "anointed one". It is used as a name and title for Jesus in the Quran, and is also the common word used by Arab Christians for Christ.
Masih is also a common Christian surname in India and Pakistan. Some people in India and Pakistan have adopted the surname Masih after their conversion to Christianity.
In Mughal India, Christians such as the Bourbons of India were honoured with the title Masih.
Historical
- Dionysius bar Masih, leader of the Syriac Orthodox Church
- Mesih Pasha, Ottoman Grand Admiral and later Grand Vizier
- Mesihi of Prishtina, Ottoman poet
- Hadim Mesih Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier
Modern
Given name
- Bir Masih Saunta, Indian politician
- Masih Alinejad, Iranian journalist and writer
- Masih Masihnia, Iranian footballer
- Masih Saighani, Afghan footballer
- Masih Ullah Barakzai, Afghan footballer
- Masih Zahedi, Iranian footballer
- Muhammad Masihullah Khan, Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar
Surname
- Vikrant Massey, Bollywood actor
- Akram Masih Gill, Pakistani politician
- Arif Masih, Pakistani politician
- Augustine George Masih, Indian judge
- Fariborz Maseeh, Iranian-American engineer
- Ijaz Masih, Pakistani politician
- Iqbal Masih, Pakistani boy who became a symbol of abusive child labour in the developing world
- Michael Masih, Pakistani football player
- Naeem Masih, Pakistani para-athlete
- Rakesh Masih, Indian football player
- Shazia Masih, Pakistani torture victim