Massoud (Arabic: مسعود اِقرا:مَس عَود‎, romanized: fortunate, prosperous, lucky, happy, Persian: مسعود خوانده شود:مسود) is a given name and a surname, commonly found in the Middle East and Asia. It has a variety of spellings including Masoud, Masud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Masud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, or Mosād. People with the name Massoud include:

People with the given name Massoud

• Massoud Abdelhafid, Libyan retired army general
• Massoud Achkar (1956–2021), Lebanese politician
• Massoud Amin (born 1961), American professor of engineering
• Massoud Behnoud, Iranian journalist
• Massoud Borazani, 1st president of Iraqi Kurdistan
• Massoud Fouladi, Iranian-born ophthalmologist
• Massoud Hamid, Kurdish Syrian photographer
• Massoud Hossaini (born 1981), Afghan-born photojournalist
• Massoud Keshmiri, Iranian militant and undercover politician
• Massoud Khalili (born 1950), Afghan diplomat
• Massoud Pedram, Iranian American computer engineer
• Massoud Rajavi, Iranian militant politician
• Massoud Shafiee, Iranian lawyer

People with the surname Massoud

• Ahmad Massoud (born 1989), Afghan leader
• Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953–2001), Afghan military leader
• Ahmad Wali Massoud (born 1964), Afghan politician
• Ahmad Zia Massoud (born 1956), Afghan politician
• Donia Massoud (born 1979), Egyptian actress and singer
• Ghassan Massoud (born 1958), Syrian actor and filmmaker
• Mena Massoud (born 1991), Egyptian-born Canadian actor
• Moez Massoud, Egyptian scholar
• Shahir Massoud, Canadian chef and television personality