Azad

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Azad may refer to:

People

Mononym

  • Azad (fl. 345), a eunuch and a companion in martyrdom of Simeon Barsabae
  • Azad (Maoist) (1952–2010), alias Cherukuri Rajkumar, Spokesperson and Central Politburo member of the Communist Party of India
  • Azad (rapper) (born 1974), German rapper of Iranian-Kurdish descent (formerly a member of Asiatic Warriors)

Given name

  • Abul Kalam Azad (disambiguation), refers to multiple people
  • Azad Khan Afghan (died 1781), Pashtun military leader
  • Rafiq Azad (1941–2016), Bangladeshi poet
  • Magfar Ahmed Chowdhury (Azad) (1946–1971), freedom fighter
  • Lutfor Rahman Khan (Azad) (born 1957), Bangladeshi state minister
  • Azad Abul Kalam (born 1966), Bangladeshi actor, director, writer and activist
  • Azad Zaman (1973/4–2021), Bengali politician in Meghalaya
  • Azad Safarov (born 1985/6), Ukrainian journalist and filmmaker
  • Azad Ali, British Islamist
  • AK Azad Khan, Bangladeshi physician and social worker
  • Azad Rahman Shakil, Bangladeshi film actor

Surname

  • Muhammad Husain Azad (1830–1910), Indian poet
  • Chandra Shekhar Azad (1906–1931), Indian freedom-fighter
  • Abdus Samad Azad (1922–2005), Bangladeshi minister and freedom fighter
  • Alauddin Al-Azad (1932–2009), Bangladeshi author, novelist, and poet
  • Mahmoud Mosharraf Azad Tehrani (1934–2006), Iranian poet
  • M. Nazim Uddin Al Azad (born 1946), Bangladeshi minister
  • Humayun Azad (1947–2004), Bangladeshi author and scholar
  • Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 1949), Indian politician associated with the Congress party
  • Abid Azad (1952–2005), Bangladeshi poet, critic and literary editor
  • Md. Emdadul Haque Azad (born 1956), Bangladesh High Court judge
  • Abdul Kader Azad (born 1959), Bangladeshi businessman and politician
  • A. H. M. Hamidur Rahman Azad (born 1965), Bangladeshi politician
  • Minhajul Arfin Azad (born 1971), Indian politician from West Bengal
  • Kavi Kumar Azad (1972–2018), Indian actor famous for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (TV series)
  • Chandrasekhar Azad (born 1986), Indian social activist
  • Saba Azad (born 1985), Indian actress and musician
  • Afshan Azad (born 1989), actress who played the character of Padma Patil in the Harry Potter films
  • Raushan Azad, Bangladeshi politician

Places

Entertainment

  • Azad (fictional game), a fictional game from the book The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
  • Azadi (album), a 1997 album released by Pakistani rock band, Junoon
  • Azad, a fictional region where most of the plot and gameplay of the videogame Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time takes place
  • Azad Rathore, fictional police officer in the 2023 Indian film Jawan, played by Shah Rukh Khan
  • Azad (1940 film), a 1940 Hindi film
  • Azad (2000 film), a 2000 Telugu film
  • Azad (2017 film), a 2017 Pakistani film

Other uses

  • Azadi Tower, a monument in Tehran, Iran
  • Azadi Stadium, Iran's national and largest stadium
  • The Azad, a Bengali newspaper founded in Kolkata and later became the leading daily in East Bengal
  • Azad Hind, collaborationist provisional government of Free India led by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose during World War II
  • Azad Hind Fauj, Indian National Army organised by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
  • Azad (movie theater), a Bangladeshi movie theater
  • Islamic Azad University, a private university system in Iran
  • Azad TV News, Hindi language news channel in India
  • Azad Maidan riots,

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Azad
  • Azaad (disambiguation)
  • Azadi (disambiguation)
  • Azat (disambiguation)
  • Azd, an Arabian tribe
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