Manzur
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Manzur (Arabic: منظور Manẓūr; also spelled Manzoor or Manzour) 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, Pakistani philosopher and scholar
- Manzur Ahmed Bacchu Mia, Bangladeshi politician
- Manzoor Ahmed Choudhury, Bangladeshi diplomat
- Manzur Ahmed Chowdhury Madaripuri, Bangladeshi zoologist
- Manzurul Ahsan Munshi (born 1950), Bangladeshi politician
- Manzoor Alam Beg, Bangladeshi photographer
- Mohammad Manzur Alam, Mayor of Chittagong, Bangladesh
- Manzurul Alam, retired major general of the Bangladesh Army
- Manzoor Hussain (field hockey) Jnr, a Pakistani field hockey player
- Manzoor Hussain Atif, a Pakistani field hockey player and sports administrator
- Manzur Hossain (1956–2024), Bangladeshi politician
- Syed Manzur Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
- Manzurul Imam, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician
- Manzurul Islam, multiple people
- Manzur Karim Piash (1958–2014), Bangladeshi economist
- Manzurul Karim Khan Chowdhury, Bangladeshi diplomat
- Manzurul Nabi, Indian politician
- Manzoor Pashteen, Pashtun human rights activist
- A . K. Manzur Morshed (1938–2023), Bangladeshi academic and linguist
- Manzur Nu'mani, Indian religious scholar
- Manzur Qadir, Pakistani jurist and politician
- Manzur Rahman Biswas (1950–2023), Bangladeshi politician
- Manzur Qader Quraishi (born 1953), Bangladeshi politician
- Manzoor Wattoo, Pakistani politician
- M. H. Khan "Manzur", Bangladeshi businessman and politician
- People using it in their patronymic or as a surname include
- Muhammed Abul Manzur (1940–1981), Bangladeshi army officer responsible for the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman
- Hafiz Liaqat Manzoor, a Pakistani held in detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps
- Ibn Manzur, an Arabic lexicographer
- Juan Luis Manzur, an Argentine politician
- Kazeem Manzur, a British racecar driver
- Khurram Manzoor, a Pakistani cricketer
- Maqbula Manzoor, a Bangladeshi writer
- Mustaqim Manzur, a Singaporean footballer
- Sarfraz Manzoor, a British writer and broadcaster
- Zahida Manzoor, an English businesswoman and civil servant
- Music
- A type of tar with a specific, pointed body shape and often a wooden soundboard instead of skin.
See also
[edit]- Manzoor Colony, a neighbourhood of Jamshed Town, Karachi, Pakistan
- Mansur, a similar Arabic name