Manzur

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, Pakistani philosopher and scholar
• Manzur Ahmed Bacchu Mia, Bangladeshi politician
• Manzoor Ahmed Choudhury, Bangladeshi diplomat
• Manzur Ahmed Chowdhury Madaripuri, Bangladeshi zoologist
• Manzurul Ahsan Munshi (born 1950), Bangladeshi politician
• Manzoor Alam Beg, Bangladeshi photographer
• Mohammad Manzur Alam, Mayor of Chittagong, Bangladesh
• Manzurul Alam, retired major general of the Bangladesh Army
• Manzoor Hussain (field hockey) Jnr, a Pakistani field hockey player
• Manzoor Hussain Atif, a Pakistani field hockey player and sports administrator
• Manzur Hossain (1956–2024), Bangladeshi politician
• Syed Manzur Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
• Manzurul Imam, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician
• Manzurul Islam, multiple people
• Manzur Karim Piash (1958–2014), Bangladeshi economist
• Manzurul Karim Khan Chowdhury, Bangladeshi diplomat
• Manzurul Nabi, Indian politician
• Manzoor Pashteen, Pashtun human rights activist
• A . K. Manzur Morshed (1938–2023), Bangladeshi academic and linguist
• Manzur Nu'mani, Indian religious scholar
• Manzur Qadir, Pakistani jurist and politician
• Manzur Rahman Biswas (1950–2023), Bangladeshi politician
• Manzur Qader Quraishi (born 1953), Bangladeshi politician
• Manzoor Wattoo, Pakistani politician
• M. H. Khan "Manzur", Bangladeshi businessman and politician

People using it in their patronymic or as a surname include

• Muhammed Abul Manzur (1940–1981), Bangladeshi army officer responsible for the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman
• 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
• Maqbula 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