Manzur
Encyclopedia
Manzur 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
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Notable people named Manzur or similar include:
People using it in their patronymic
or as a surname include:
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
Arabic name
Arabic name
Long ago, Arabic names were based on a long naming system; most Arabs did not simply have given/middle/family names, but a full chain of names. This system was in use throughout the Arab world. Today however, Arabic names are similar in structure to those of Modern and Western names...
meaning "approved" or "accepted." It is most commonly used in South
South 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...
and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
. Manzur is also a Spanish surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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Notable people named Manzur or similar include:
- Manzoor AhmadManzoor AhmadManzoor Ahmed is a Pakistani philosopher and scholar.Born in Rampur UP, and brought up in Karachi, Manzoor is well versed in many languages including, Arabic, English, Persian and Urdu. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of London and been head of many national and international...
, a Pakistani philosopher and scholar - Manzoor Alam BegManzoor Alam BegManzur Alam Beg was a famous Fine Art Photographer and a founder member of BPS . He was the leader of fine art photographic movements in Bangladesh...
, a Bangladeshi photographer - Manzoor Hussain (field hockey) Jnr, a Pakistani field hockey player
- Manzoor Hussain AtifManzoor Hussain AtifBrigadier Manzoor Hussain Atif was a former secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation and Olympian. Atif was born in 1928 in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan....
, a Pakistani field hockey player and sports administrator - Manzoor Wattoo, a Pakistani politician
- Manzur Nu'maniManzur Nu'maniMaulana Manzur Nu'mani was a prominent scholar of hadith in India who was the student of scholars such as Allama Anwar Shah Kashmiri and his bait was accepted by Hadhrat Raipuri . Although he was a graduate of Darul Ulum Deoband, Maulana was closely linked to Darul Ulum Nadwatul Ulama...
, an Indian religious scholar - Manzur QadirManzur QadirManzur Qadir was a leading Pakistani jurist of the mid-20th century. He also served as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in the military government of Ayub Khan from 1958 to 1962.He was the son of Sir Abdul Qadir...
, a Pakistani jurist and politician - Manzoor Khan, famous make-up artist from India
People using it in their patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
or as a surname include:
- Abul Manzoor, a Bangladeshi army officer responsible for the assassination of Ziaur Rahman, the president of Bangladesh
- Hafiz Liaqat ManzoorHafiz Liaqat ManzoorHafiz Liaqat Manzoor is a citizen of Pakistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 139.He was repatriated on 11 November 2003....
, a Pakistani held in detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps - Ibn ManzurIbn ManzurIbn Manzur was an Arabic lexicographer and author of a large dictionary called Lisan al-Arab...
, an Arabic lexicographer - Kazeem ManzurKazeem ManzurKazeem Manzur is a professional British racecar driver, who races for Josef Kaufmann Racing in the Formula BMW Europe series...
, a British racecar driver - Mokbula ManzoorMokbula ManzoorMokbula Manzoor , is a modern Bangladeshi author and novelist.-Novels:*Ar Ek Jiban *Abasanna Gan *Baishakhe Shirna Nadi *Jal Rang Chabi...
, a Bangladeshi writer - Mustaqim ManzurMustaqim ManzurMustaqim Manzur is a professional soccer player who plays for the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club in the S.League and the Singapore national football team....
, a Singaporean footballer - Sarfraz ManzoorSarfraz ManzoorSarfraz Manzoor is a journalist, documentary maker, and broadcaster. He is a regularly contributor to The Guardian, presenter of documentaries on BBC Radio 4, and a cultural commentator who appears on programmes such as Newsnight Review and Saturday Review. His first book, Greetings from Bury Park...
, a British writer and broadcaster - Zahida ManzoorZahida ManzoorZahida Parveen Manzoor CBE is an English businessperson and public appointee, who , became the Legal Services Ombudsman. She held this position until 2010, when the Office was abolished under legislation in the Legal Services Act 2007....
, an English businesswoman and civil servant
See also
- Manzoor ColonyManzoor ColonyManzoor Colony is one of the neighbourhoods of Jamshed Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. There are several ethnic groups in Manzoor Colony including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 95% of the population are Muslims while...
, a neighbourhood of Jamshed Town, Karachi, Pakistan - MansurMansurMansur is a male Arabic name that means "victorious", from the Arabic root naṣr , meaning "victory."The first known bearer of the name was Al-Mansur, second Abbasid caliph and the founder of Baghdad....
, a similar Arabic name