Dawoud

Dawoud (Arabic: <big>دَاوُد</big> dāwūd) is an Arabic male given name and surname which is a written variant of the male given name Daud. It is also the Arabic name equivalent to David.

It may refer to:

As a given name

• Dawoud Bey (born 1953), American photographer and educator
• Dawoud al-Marhoon, Saudi Arabian who as a teenager participated in the Saudi Arabian protests during the 2011 Arab Spring
• Dawoud Rajiha (1947–2012), Syrian minister of defense from (2011–2012)
• Dawoud Sulaiman (born 1990), Emirati professional footballer

As a surname

• Diaa al-Din Dawoud (1926–2011), Egyptian politician and activist
• Khaled Dawoud, Egyptian journalist and politician
• Youssef Dawoud, (1938–2012), Egyptian actor

See also

• Daoud (disambiguation)
• Daud (disambiguation)
• Dawood (disambiguation)
• Dawud (disambiguation)
• Davood
• David (name)