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 (born 1934), Pakistani philosopher and scholar
• Manzur Ahmed Bacchu Mia (died 2019), Bangladeshi politician
• Manzoor Ahmed Choudhury, Bangladeshi diplomat
• Manzur Ahmed Chowdhury Madaripuri, Bangladeshi zoologist
• Manzurul Ahsan Munshi (born 1950), Bangladeshi politician
• Manzoor Alam Beg (1931-1998), Bangladeshi photographer
• Mohammad Manzur Alam, Mayor of Chittagong, Bangladesh
• Manzurul Alam, retired major general of the Bangladesh Army
• Syed Manzur Elahi (1942-2025), Bangladeshi businessman
• Manzoor Hussain (field hockey) (1958-2022), a Pakistani field hockey player
• Manzoor Hussain Atif (1928-2008), a Pakistani field hockey player and sports administrator
• Manzur Hossain (1956–2024), Bangladeshi politician
• Syed Manzur Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
• Manzurul Imam (died 2003), 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 (born 1994), Pashtun human rights activist
• A . K. Manzur Morshed (1938–2023), Bangladeshi academic and linguist
• Manzur Nu'mani (1905-1997), Indian religious scholar
• Manzur Qadir (1913-1974), Pakistani jurist and politician
• Manzur Rahman Biswas (1950–2023), Bangladeshi politician
• Manzur Qader Quraishi (born 1953), Bangladeshi politician
• Manzoor Wattoo (born 1939), 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 (1233-1311/12), an Arabic lexicographer
• Juan Luis Manzur (born 1969), an Argentine politician
• Kazeem Manzur (born 1991), a British racecar driver
• Khurram Manzoor (born 1986), a Pakistani cricketer
• Maqbula Manzoor (1938-2020), a Bangladeshi writer
• Mustaqim Manzur (born 1982), a Singaporean footballer
• Sarfraz Manzoor (born 1971), a British writer and broadcaster
• Zahida Manzoor (born 1958), 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