Mansur
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Mansur is a male Arabic name that means "victorious", from the Arabic root naṣr (نصر), meaning "victory."
The first known bearer of the name was Al-Mansur
, second Abbasid caliph and the founder of Baghdad
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Other people called Mansur during the golden Age of Islam include:
ns. Mansur or Mansour is used in Turkic languages
, Iranian languages
or Arabic, and Mensur is used in the Bosnian language
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The first known bearer of the name was Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur, Almanzor or Abu Ja'far Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mansur was the second Abbasid Caliph from 136 AH to 158 AH .-Biography:...
, second Abbasid caliph and the founder of Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
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Other people called Mansur during the golden Age of Islam include:
- Mansur I of SamanidMansur I of SamanidAbu Salih Mansur was amir of the Samanids . He was the son of Nuh I.The death of Mansur's brother 'Abd al-Malik I at the end of 961 caused a succession crisis. The Turkic military establishment, which was effectively in control of the government, split over who should succeed Abdul Malik...
and Mansur II of SamanidMansur II of SamanidAbu'l-Harith Mansur II was amir of the Samanids . He was the son of Nuh II.Mansur II was still young when he succeeded his father as amir. His short reign was marked by his inability to control his governors and generals. Shortly after he came to power, a rebellion was launched, and its leaders...
, amirs of the Samanids - Ismail al-MansurIsmail al-MansurIsmāʿīl al-Manṣūr was the third Caliph of the Fatimids in Ifriqiya .- History :Ismāʿīl was born in 913 in Raqqada near Kairouan and succeeded his father Abū l-Qāṣim al-Qā'im in 946. The Fatimid realm found itself deep in crisis due to the revolt of Abū Yazīd...
, third Caliph of the Fatimids - Mansur ad-Din of Adal, a sultan of Adal
- Mansur Al-HallajMansur Al-HallajMansur al-Hallaj was a Persian mystic, revolutionary writer and pious teacher of Sufism most famous for his poetry, accusation of heresy and for his execution at the orders of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Muqtadir after a long, drawn-out investigation.-Early life:Al-Hallaj was born around 858 in Fars...
, a Persian mystic, writer, and teacher of Sufism - Mansur ibn Ilyas, a Timurid physician
- Mansur Khan (Moghul Khan)Mansur Khan (Moghul Khan)Mansur Khan , was the khan of Eastern Moghulistan from 1503 until his death. He was the eldest son of Ahmad Alach.-Life:...
, a khan of Moghulistan - Mansur Shah of MalaccaMansur Shah of MalaccaSultan Mansur Shah was the sixth Sultan of Malacca. He ruled Malacca from 1459 to 1477. He ascended the throne after the death of his father, Muzaffar Shah.-Expansions of Malaccan Empire:Mansur Shah implemented a policy of expansionism during his rule...
, a sultan of Malacca
Imams of Yemen
- Al-Mansur YahyaAl-Mansur YahyaAl-Mansur Yahya was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen, whose tenure as imam is counted from 934 to 976.Yahya bin Ahmad was the fifth son of the imam an-Nasir Ahmad. Even before the death of an-Nasir in 934, three of his sons quarreled bitterly among themselves...
(d. 976) - Al-Mansur AbdallahAl-Mansur AbdallahAl-Mansur Abdallah , was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen who held the imamate from 1187 to 1217.-Background:...
(1166-1217) - Al-Mansur al-HasanAl-Mansur al-HasanAl-Mansur al-Hasan was an imam of the Zaidi state of Yemen who ruled in 1262-1271.Al-Hasan bin Badr ad-Din came from the same family as imam al-Hadi Yahya . When the former imam Yahya bin Muhammad as-Siraji was blinded by the Rasulid governor in San'a in 1262, al-Hasan emerged as imam under the...
(1199–1271) - Al-Mansur an-NasirAl-Mansur an-NasirAl-Mansur an-Nasir was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen who held power in parts of the northern Yemeni highland in 1436-1462.The old imam al-Mansur Ali bin Salah ad-Din died from the plague in 1436. His position was then claimed by three different Sayyids, of which one was al-Mansur an-Nasir...
(d. 1462) - Al-Mansur MuhammadAl-Mansur MuhammadAl-Mansur Muhammad was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen who ruled in 1475-1504, in rivalry with other claimants for the imamate.-Zaidi disunity:...
(1441-1505) - Al-Mansur al-HusaynAl-Mansur al-HusaynAl-Mansur al-Husayn was an Imam over parts of Yemen, who ruled in rivalry with other competitors in 1716-1720. He belonged to the Qasimid family who dominated the Zaidi imamate of Yemen in 1597-1962.Al-Husayn bin al-Qasim was a grandson of the imam al-Mu'ayyad Muhammad I . He took opportunity of...
(1669 - 1720) - Al-Mansur Ali IAl-Mansur Ali IAl-Mansur Ali I was an Imam of Yemen who ruled in 1775–1809. He belonged to the Qasimid family, descended from the Prophet Muhammad, which dominated the Zaidi imamate in 1597–1962.-Early reign:...
(1738-1809) - Al-Mansur AhmadAl-Mansur AhmadAl-Mansur Ahmad was a Zaydiyya imam who claimed the rulership over Yemen in the years 1849-1853. His strife-ridden career spelt the end of the Zaydi Imamate of Yemen as a coherent force.- Background of the rebellion :...
(d. 1853) - Al-Mansur Ali IIAl-Mansur Ali IIAl-Mansur Ali II was an Imam of Yemen who reigned in the capital San'a during four brief terms . He belonged to the Qasimid family, descended from the Prophet Muhammad, which dominated the Zaidi imamate of Yemen from 1597 to 1962.-First reign:Ali bin Abdallah was the son of Imam al-Mahdi Abdallah...
(1812 - 1871) - Al-Mansur al-Husayn IIIAl-Mansur al-Husayn IIIAl-Mansur al-Husayn III was a claimant to the dignity of imam of Yemen in 1859-1863, wielding power in intense rivalry with other self-proclaimed imams....
(d.1888)
Modern given name
The spelling Mansur is most commonly seen as the Turkic form. While the transliteration Mansoor is typically used by South AsiaSouth Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
ns. Mansur or Mansour is used in Turkic languages
Turkic languages
The Turkic languages constitute a language family of at least thirty five languages, spoken by Turkic peoples across a vast area from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean to Siberia and Western China, and are considered to be part of the proposed Altaic language family.Turkic languages are spoken...
, Iranian languages
Iranian languages
The Iranian languages form a subfamily of the Indo-Iranian languages which in turn is a subgroup of Indo-European language family. They have been and are spoken by Iranian peoples....
or Arabic, and Mensur is used in the Bosnian language
Bosnian language
Bosnian is a South Slavic language, spoken by Bosniaks. As a standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect, it is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
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- Mansoor Ali Khan PataudiMansoor Ali Khan PataudiMansoor Ali Khan or Mansur Ali Khan , sometimes M.A.K. Pataudi , nicknamed Tiger Pataudi, was an Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team...
, an Indian cricketer - Mansour al-Balawi, former Al-Ittihad president.
- Mansour Al-ThagafiMansour Al-ThagafiMansour Al-Thagafi is a Saudi Arabian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Ahli .Al-Thagafi has played most of his career for Al-Nasr....
, Saudi Arabian footballer. - Mansoor AhmedMansoor AhmedMansoor Ahmed is a hockey player from Pakistan.A Goalkeeper, Mansoor Ahmed played between 1986 and 1997, he was capped 238 times. He won Bronze in the 1976 Olympics and Gold at the 1984 Olympics. Ahmed was a runner-up at the 1990 World Cup, but won 1984 World Cup.In 1996, at the Olympics in...
, Pakistani hockey player - Mensur AkgünMensur AkgünMensur Akgün is a Turkish scholar, political analyst, columnist in Turkish daily Referans and civil society activist. Together with his colleague Sylvia Tiryaki he founded the Global Political Trends Center, an Istanbul based research institution, which is operating under the auspices of Istanbul...
, Turkish scholar - Mansoor AkhtarMansoor AkhtarMansoor Akhtar is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 19 Tests and 41 ODIs from 1980 to 1990....
, Pakistani cricketer - Mansoor AmjadMansoor AmjadMansoor Amjad is a Pakistani cricket player. Despite his young age he has already played for the Pakistan A cricket team.Mansoor Amjad is a right-handed wrist spinner who took five wickets against an England XI at Lahore in 2005–06...
, Pakistani cricketer - Mansoor HekmatMansoor HekmatMansoor Hekmat was an Iranian Marxist theorist and leader of the worker-communist movement. He opposed the Shah and, after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, led the Worker-Communist Party of Iran , which is opposed to the Islamic Republic of Iran...
, an Iranian political theorist and activist - Mansoor IjazMansoor IjazMansoor Ijaz is an American businessman of Pakistani Ancestry. He is an investment banker and media commentator, mostly in relation to Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan....
, an American commentator and businessman - Mansoor Muhammed Ali QattaaMansoor Muhammed Ali QattaaMansoor Muhammed Ali Qattaa is a citizen of Saudi Arabia currently held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba after being classified as an enemy combatant by the United States's....
, a Saudi Arabian held in detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps - Mansour (singer)Mansour (singer)Mansour is a contemporary Persian musical artist. From a new generation of rising singers of the exiled Iranian community based in Southern California, he is now ranked as one of the top male singers of the Iranian music scene...
, an Iranian singer - Mansour F. ArmalyMansour F. ArmalyMansour F. Armaly was a Palestinian physician who was globally recognized as a pioneering researcher in the modern medical treatment of glaucoma....
, a Palestinian-American physician and researcher - Mansour BahramiMansour BahramiMansour Bahrami is a professional tennis player. He has held dual French and Iranian nationality since 1989.-Early life:...
, an Iranian tennis player - Mensur BajramovićMensur BajramovićMensur Bajramović is a Bosnian professional basketball coach. He was the head coach of the senior Bosnian national basketball team, and he was Bosnian coach at EuroBasket 2005 in Serbia and Montenegro....
, Bosnian basketball coach - Mensur PeljtoMensur PeljtoMensur Peljto is a former Bosnian cruiserweight boxer.He began his boxing career as an amateur boxer in BK Željezničar Sarajevo. In his first fight he knocked out Vuksanović from BK Budućnost Podgorica. From 1992. - 1996. Peljto competed on tournaments in kickboxing. 1996. he was named as Bosnian...
, former BosnianBosniansBosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
cruiserweight boxerBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. - Mansoor KhanMansoor KhanMansoor Khan, son of film maker Nasir Hussain, made his directorial debut with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which launched the career of his cousin Aamir Khan. The film, a soft Romeo-Juliet inspired romantic drama, was a huge success...
, Pakistani film maker - Mullah Bakht MohammedMullah Bakht MohammedMullah Bakht Mohammed is Mullah Dadullah's younger half-brother who succeeded him as senior military commander of the Taliban. Local people call him Mullah Mansoor Dadullah. He comes from the Arghandab district of Kandahar province, and belongs to the Kakar Pashtun tribe. He appeared in a video...
, a military commander for Afghanistan's Taliban known as Mansoor Dadullah - Mansour bin Zayed Al NahyanMansour bin Zayed Al NahyanHH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is a United Arab Emirati politician and member of ruling family of Abu Dhabi . He is the half brother of the current President of UAE, Emir of Abu Dhabi, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan...
, a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates - Mansour LeghaeiMansour LeghaeiDr Sheikh Mansour Leghaei is the founder and a director of the Imam Husain Islamic Centre and the School of Islamic Theology in Earlwood, Australia, serving as the imam from 1997-2010...
, an Iranian Shia Imam and Founder of the Imam Husain Islamic Centre - Mansour MatloubiMansour MatloubiMansour Matloubi is an Iranian-British professional poker player.Matloubi won the 1990 Main Event, making him the first non-American to do so. He also made the final table of the 1993 Main Event, finishing in fourth place. He was eliminated by the event winner, Jim Bechtel.As of 2011, his total...
, an Iranian professional poker player - Mansoor MalangiMansoor MalangiMansoor Malangi is a notable Pakistani singer. He is known for singing Punjabi and Saraiki folk/sufi songs.Mansoor Malangi was born in Garh More in Jhang District....
, Pakistani singer - Mansoor MuftahMansoor MuftahMansoor Muftah is a former Qatari football player. He was the top scorer in the Qatar Stars League a record 4 times, as well as being the top scorer for the Qatar national team till this day with 48 goals.-Achievements:...
, Qatari football player - Mansour OsanlouMansour OsanlouMansour Osanloo is a leading trade union activist in Iran where he has been imprisoned several times from 2005 to 2008. Osanloo is currently held in Evin Prison, serving a five-year prison sentence...
, an Iranian trade union activist - Mansour RahbaniMansour RahbaniMansour Rahbani , was a Lebanese composer, musician, poet and producer, known as one of the Rahbani brothers.- Musical Studies :...
, a Lebanese composer, musician, and producer - Mansour SeckMansour SeckMansour Seck is a blind Senegalese singer and musician born in Podor, in the north of the country. Best known for his collaboration with life-long friend Baaba Maal, he has also toured and released several solo albums.-Biography:...
, a Senegalese singer and musician - Mansour ZalzalMansour ZalzalMansour Zalzal ,late 700s - early 800s was an Arab Musician and composer of Al-Kufa during the Abbasid era. Contributed musical scales that were later named after him and introduced positions within scales such as the wasati-zalzal.Mansour Made improvements on the design of the lute instrument...
, an Abbasid musician and composer* Mansoor Ali Khan PataudiMansoor Ali Khan PataudiMansoor Ali Khan or Mansur Ali Khan , sometimes M.A.K. Pataudi , nicknamed Tiger Pataudi, was an Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team...
, a nawab of Bengal - Sheikh MansurSheikh MansurSheikh al-Mansur was a Chechen leader who led the resistance against Catherine the Great's imperialist expansion into the Caucasus during the late 18th century. He remains a legendary national hero of the Chechen people....
, a Chechen leader against Catherine the Great's Russia - Mansur MozaffarovMansur MozaffarovMozaffarov Mansur Äxmät ulı , Mansur Mozaffarov; Tatar Cyrillic: Мозаффаров Мансур Әхмәт улы; , Muzafarov Mansur Akhmetovich; 1902 – 1966) was a Tatar composer and pedagogue. TASSR Honoured Worker of Culture , People's Artist of TASSR . Mansur was a son of Tatar emancipatress Mahruy Mozaffariä...
, a Russian Tatar composer and pedagogue - Mansurul Haq, a Pakistani admiral and Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy
- Mensur KurtisiMensur KurtisiMensur Kurtiši , born 25 March 1986, is a football player from the Republic of Macedonia of Albanian descent. Kurtisi plays as a striker and was called up to the Macedonian national team in May 2010.-Career:...
, a Macedonian association football player - Mansoor ZamanMansoor ZamanMansoor Zaman is a Pakistani professional squash player.In 2007, Mansoor won the Governor NWFP international and then at the President PSF international 2007 when he beat his compatriot Aamir Atlas Khan.-2002:...
, Pakistani professional squash player
Surname
- Ghulam MansoorGhulam MansoorGhulam Mansoor was Subedar-Major in 1867 at Bhopal State.-Biography:Ghulam Mansoor was a scholar of repute in both Arabic and Persian. He was appointed in the army during the Bhonsle Dynasty at the princely state of Nagpur. At that time, Maharaja Senasaheb Subha Chhatrapati Raghuji Bapusaheb...
, Subedar major, Bhopal state - Sheikh Mukhtar Robow, a leader and spokesman for Somalia's al-Shabaab known as Abu Mansur
- Ali MansurAli MansurAli Mansur, also known as Mansur ul-Mulk, was a Prime Minister of Iran.Born in Tehran, he served as Governor of Khorasan and Azarbaijan provinces, and was Ambassador to Italy, The Vatican, Turkey, and served twice as Prime Minister and six times as cabinet Minister.His policies were considered as...
, a prime minister of Iran - Ahmed Subhy MansourAhmed Subhy MansourSheikh Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour , born March 1, 1949, in Abu Harair, Kafr Saqr, Sharqia, Egypt is an Egyptian-born noted Islamic scholar and cleric, with expertise in Islamic history, culture, theology, and politics...
, an Egyptian cleric - Belal Mansoor AliBelal Mansoor AliBelal Mansoor Ali is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya.He was born John Yego on October 17, 1988 in Kenya. A lot of controversy has surrounded his age, starting when he won the 1500 metres race at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in...
, a Bahraini runner from Kenya - Charles H. MansurCharles H. MansurCharles Harley Mansur was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mansur attended Lawrence Academy, Groton, Massachusetts....
, an American politician from MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It... - Eli MansourEli MansourEli J. Mansour is an Orthodox Sephardic rabbi in Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the leading speakers in the Syrian-Jewish community and the leader of ...
, a Syrian-Orthodox Rabbi in BrooklynBrooklynBrooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated... - Gueye MansourGueye MansourMansour Gueye is a Senegalese football player, currently a free agent. His nickname is "Omul-Foarfeca", which means "Scissor Man", for his spectacular goals.- Servette FC :...
, a Senegalese footballer - Hasan Mansoor, a Pakistani Sindhi-language writer
- Hassan-Ali Mansur, an Iranian politician and prime minister
- Hussain MansoorHussain MansoorHussain Mansoor, alias Hussain Bux, is generally known as Hussain Mansoor. He was born May 4, 1980 and is one of the more well known journalists writers and political analysts of the Pakistan. He is the Editor of Taleem Namah, a magazine which focuses on educational issues...
, a Pakistani journalist and writer - Jossy MansurJossy MansurJossy Mehsen Mansur is a descendant from an originally Lebanese family, which settled on the island of Aruba. He is the editor of the Papiamento-language newspaper Diario in Aruba...
, an Aruban newspaper editor of Lebanese descent - M. A. MansoorM. A. MansoorM. A. Mansoor was an antiquarian who compiled an exquisite collection of Amarna Period sculptures.-Early life and studies:He was born to Coptic Orthodox Egyptian parents in Cairo in 1881...
, an Egyptian antiquarian - Maghfoor MansoorMaghfoor MansoorMaghfoor Mansoor was a Pakistani native who was a cab driver and tour guide and a former fugitive in the United States who had been on the FBI 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list. During his crime rampage, he had committed a variety in criminal acts in several U.S...
, a Pakistani native who was a fugitive in the United States - Mallikarjun MansurMallikarjun MansurMallikarjun Bheemarayappa Mansur was an Indian classical singer of the khyal style in the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. He received the three national Padma Awards: Padma Shri in 1970, Padma Bhushan in 1976, and Padma Vibhushan in 1992.-Early life:...
, an Indian classical singer - Muhammad Mansur AliMuhammad Mansur AliMuhammad Mansur Ali was a Bangladeshi politician who was a close confidante of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh...
, a Bangladeshi politician and prime minister - Mustafa MansourMustafa MansourMustafa Kamel Mansour was a former Egyptian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Egypt at the 1934 FIFA World Cup...
, an Egyptian footballer - Reda MansourReda MansourReda Mansour is a Druze Israeli poet, historian and Diplomat. He has published three books of Hebrew poetry and received the University of Haifa Miller Award as well as the State President Scholarship for young writers....
, an Israeli poet, historian and diplomat - Ramadan Abdel Rehim MansourRamadan Abdel Rehim MansourRamadan Abdel Rehim Mansour , also known as "al-Tourbini" , is a street gang leader and serial killer who raped and murdered at least 30 children in the course of seven years, throughout several locations in Egypt including Cairo, Alexandria, Qalyoubeya and Beni Sueif. All of his victims were 10 to...
, an Egyptian street gang leader and serial killer - Shadia MansourShadia MansourShadia Mansour, also known as "the first lady of Arabic hip hop is a Palestinian singer and MC. Much of her music focuses on Middle East politics. Her first language is Arabic and she raps in Arabic. Mansour has recorded music with producer Johnny Juice of Public Enemy. Her first single,...
, a British born Palestinian singer - Shoaib MansoorShoaib MansoorShoaib Mansoor , PP, SI, is an acclaimed Pakistani film and television producer, director, writer, lyricist and composer.-Career:...
, a Pakistani film producer, director, writer, lyricist, and composer - Sliman MansourSliman MansourSliman Mansour , is a Palestinian painter, considered an important figure among contemporary Palestinian artists. Mansour is considered an artist of the intifada whose work gave visual expression to the cultural concept of sumud....
, a Palestinian painter - Ustad MansurUstad MansurUstad Mansur was a seventeenth century Mughal painter and court artist of Jehangir who specialised in depicting plants and animals.-Life and works:...
, a MughalMughal (tribe)The term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...
painter from India
Other uses
- Mansour districtMansour districtAl Mansour district is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. It is named after Abu Ja'far al-Mansur, the second Abbasid Caliph and founder of Baghdad....
, an administrative district of Baghdad, named for Al-MansurAl-MansurAl-Mansur, Almanzor or Abu Ja'far Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mansur was the second Abbasid Caliph from 136 AH to 158 AH .-Biography:... - Mansour neighbourhoodMansour neighbourhoodMansour neighbourhood with Dragh and Baghdad International Fair, is the 63rd neighborhood within Mansour district, Baghdad. It is located in northwest Baghdad, which for decades held bakeries, shops, and private clubs. Mansour is located from the Green Zone, and was once home to diplomats and...
, a neighborhood within Mansour district, Baghdad - 20416 Mansour20416 Mansour20416 Mansour is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 14, 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.- External links :*...
, a main-belt asteroid - Sidi Mansour, a popular Arabic language song from Tunisia.
- Mansur Terrace, an up-scale residential street in the northern district of ConcordConcord, OntarioConcord is an unincorporated suburban industrial community in the City of Vaughan in York Region, located north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. According to the 2001 Census, the community has 8,255 residents ....
in the Greater Toronto AreaGreater Toronto AreaThe Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
, Canada. - Mansoor a sub tribe of the pushtoon tribe jadoon
See also
- ManzurManzurManzur is a male Arabic name meaning "approved" or "accepted." It is most commonly used in South and Southeast Asia. Manzur is also a Spanish surname.Notable people named Manzur or similar include:* Manzoor Ahmad, a Pakistani philosopher and scholar...
, a similar name common in South and Southeast Asia - Mansura (disambiguation), a place name occurring in several countries