Sajjad
Sajjad is a given name and a surname. This name is derived from the Arabic word "Masjid", which is actually derived from another word in the Middle Persian language.
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [saʤaːd] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Kneeling in prayer |
| Region of origin | Persian |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Sajjad |
The word "Masjid" means Mosque And the name "Sajjad" means "The one who worships a lot in the Mosque". The word "Masjid' is pronounced "Mazgat" in Middle Persian, meaning "The place of Mazda".
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Imam Sajjad (Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin), 4th Imam of Shia Islam
- Syed Sajjad Haider Yaldram (1880–1943), Urdu short story writer, travel writer, translator, linguist, essayist, and humorist
- Sajjad Afghani, Kashmiri militant and Commander-in-Chief of Harkat Ul Ansar
- Sajjad Akbar (born 1961), Pakistani cricketer
- Sajjad Ali, Pakistani semi-classical, pop singer, film actor, director and producer
- Sajjad Anoushiravani (born 1984), Iranian weightlifter
- Sajjad Fazel (born 1991), Tanzanian clinical pharmacist, public health researcher, health columnist
- Sajjad Ganjzadeh (born 1992), Iranian karateka
- Sajjad Gul, Pakistani film producer, media mogul
- Sajjad Hussain (cricketer, born 1980), Indian cricketer
- Sajjad Hussain (cricketer, born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
- Sajjad Hussain (composer), Indian music director
- Sajjad Karim, British Asian politician
- Sajjad Gharibi (born 1991), Iranian bodybuilder
- Sajjad Ghani Lone (born 1967), Indian Kashmiri politician, and former Member of the Legislative Assembly
- Sajjad Mardani (born 1988), Iranian taekwondo player
- Sajjad Haider Nadeem, Pakistani politician, member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
- Sajjad Hussain Qureshi (1923–1998), politician, Governor of Punjab 1985-1988
- Sajjad Shar (born 1986), Secretary General of banned organization Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz
- Sajjad Zaheer, Urdu writer, Marxist thinker and revolutionary
Middle name
- Aasim Sajjad Akhtar, Pakistani professor, politician and columnist
- Aamer Sajjad (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer
- Razia Sajjad Zaheer (1918–1979), Indian writer in the Urdu language, translator
Surname
- Enver Sajjad (1935–2019), Pakistani playwright and fiction writer
- Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricketer
- Wasim Sajjad, Pakistani lawyer, former President of Pakistan
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