Murad or Mourad () is an Arabic name. It is also common in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Turkish, Persian, and Berber as a male given name or surname and is commonly used throughout the Muslim world and Middle East. Etymology It is derived from the Arabic Semitic triliteral root رود (r-w-d). Its Arabic meaning can be translated roughly into wanted, desired, wished for, yearned or goal. Given name Ottoman sultans Murad I (1326–1389), often nicknamed Hüdavendigâr—from Persian: Khodāvandgār —"the devotee of God", the third sultan. Received the name Murad through a play on the Arabic word "mordd", which means "wish" or "desire". Murad II (1404–1451) Murad III (1546–1595) Murad IV (1612–1640) Murad V (1840–1904) Others Murad Mawlana Murad, Islamic scholar Şehzade Murad, Ottoman prince Murad, Veteran Bollywood Indian Actor Murad Artin (born 1960), Armenian-Swedish politician Murad Mirza, second son of Mughal Emperor Akbar Murad Baksh (died 1661), youngest son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal Murad Bey (1750–1801), Egyptian Mamluk chieftain Murad Qureshi, British Bangladeshi Labour Party politician Murad Umakhanov (born 1977), Russian wrestler and Olympian Murad Wilfried Hofmann (1931 – 2020) German diplomat and author. Mourad Mourad the Great, nickname of Hampartsoum Boyadjian, an Armenian fedayee and political activist Mourad Benchellali, French citizen captured and detained in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps Mourad Bouzidi, Dutch–Tunisian kickboxer Mourad Daami, Tunisian football referee Mourad Daoudi El Ghezouani, Moroccan footballer Mourad Ikhlef, Algerian arrested and deported from Canada on allegations of past involvement with the Armed Islamic Group and a connection to Ahmed Ressam Mourad Marofit (born 1982), Moroccan long-distance runner Mourad Medelci, Algerian politician Mourad Meghni, Algerian footballer Mourad Salem, Tunisian artist based in France Mourad Topalian, Armenian-American political activist Morad Morad Fareed, New York–based entrepreneur and former athlete Morad Mohammadi, Iranian wrestler and Olympian. Morad Sari Morad (Spanish rapper) (born 1999) Morad (born 1977), French rapper in Scred Connexion Surname Murad Abdul Hakim Murad (militant), alleged conspirator in the planned attacks called Operation Bojinka Abdal Hakim Murad (born: Timothy John Winter, 1960) English academic, theologian and Islamic scholar Adel Murad, Iraqi politician Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist Hadji Murad, Avar military commander Hilmi Murad, Egyptian politician Mohammad Murad, Kuwaiti wildlife photographer Murad Ali Murad, Afghan Army officer Nadia Murad, Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Murad, Veteran Bollywood Indian Actor Raza Murad, Indian character actor, son of Murad Sayed Noorullah Murad, an Afghan politician, military commander and former