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, a Pakistani philosopher and scholar
- Manzoor Alam Beg, a Bangladeshi photographer
- Manzoor Hussain (field hockey) Jnr, a Pakistani field hockey player
- Manzoor Hussain Atif, a Pakistani field hockey player and sports administrator
- Manzoor Pashteen, a Pashtun human rights activist
- Manzoor Wattoo, a Pakistani politician
- Manzur Nu'mani, an Indian religious scholar
- Manzur Qadir, a Pakistani jurist and politician
- People using it in their patronymic or as a surname include
- Abul Manzoor, a Bangladeshi army officer responsible for the assassination of Ziaur Rahman, the president of Bangladesh
- 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
- Mokbula 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
- Manzoor Colony, a neighbourhood of Jamshed Town, Karachi, Pakistan
- Mansur, a similar Arabic name
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.