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{{other uses|Mansur (disambiguation)|Mansour (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox given name
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| pronunciation = {{IPA-|ar|manˈsˤuːr|langIPA}}
| gender = Male
| meaning = 'VictoryHe who is Victorious'
| region = [[Arabia]]
| language = [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
| origin =
| alternative spelling = MansourMansur, Mansoor
| nickname =
| variant forms = [[Nasir]], [[Nasser (name)|Nasser]], [[Nasri]], [[Nasrallah]], [[Nasir al-Din (disambiguation)|Nasir al-Din]] [[Victor (name)|Victor]], [[Vincent]]
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'''Mansour''' ({{langx|ar|منصور}}, '''Manṣūr'''); also spelled '''Mounsor''', '''Monsur''' (Bengali), '''Mansoor''', '''Manser''', '''Mansur''', '''Mansyur''' (Indonesian) or '''Mensur''' (Turkish), is a male Arabic name that means "He who is victorious", from the Arabic root ''[[nasr (disambiguation)|naṣr]]'' (نصر), meaning "victory."
 
The first known bearer of the name was [[Mansur ibn Sarjun]], Byzantine governor of [[Damascus]] in the late 500s and early 600s, who surrendered the city to the Muslims in 635.
'''Mansur''' ({{lang-ar|منصور}}, '''Manṣūr'''; also spelled '''Mounsor''','''Munsor''' (Bengali), '''Mansoor''', '''Manser''', '''Mansour''', '''Mansyur''' (Indonesian) or '''Mensur''') is a male Arabic name that means "the one who is victorious", from the Arabic root ''[[nasr (disambiguation)|naṣr]]'' (نصر), meaning "victory."
 
Other people called Mansur include, during the [[golden Age of Islam]]:
The first known bearer of the name was [[Al-Mansur]], second Abbasid caliph and the founder of [[Baghdad]].
* [[Al-Mansur]], second [[Abbasid dynasty|Abbasid caliph]] and the founder of [[Baghdad]].
 
* [[Ismail al-Mansur]], third ruler of the Fatimid dynasty ruled from 946 to 953.
Other people called Mansur during the [[golden Age of Islam]] include:
* [[Mansur Al-Hallaj]], Persian mystic, writer, and teacher of Sufism
 
* [[Ismail al-Mansur]], third Caliph of the Fatimids
* [[Mansur ad-Din of Adal]], a sultan of Adal
* [[Mansur Al-Hallaj]], a Persian mystic, writer, and teacher of Sufism
* [[Almanzor]], 10th-century ruler of al-Andalus
* [[Mansur ibn Ilyas]], a Timurid physician
* [[Mansur Khan (Moghul Khan)]], a khan of Moghulistan
* [[Mansur Shah of Malacca]], a sultan of Malacca
* [[Mansur I of Samanid]] and [[Mansur II of Samanid]], amirs of the Samanids
* [[Mansur ad-Din of Adal]], 15th-century sultan of Adal.
 
==Imams of Yemen==
 
* [[Al-Mansur Yahya]] (d. 976)
* [[Al-Mansur Abdallah]] (1166-1217)
* [[Al-Mansur al-Hasan]] (1199–1271)
* [[Al-Mansur an-Nasir]] (d. 1462)
* [[Al-Mansur Muhammad (died 1505)|Al-Mansur Muhammad, Imam of Yemen]] (1441-1505)
* [[Al-Mansur al-Husayn]] (1669 - 1720)
* [[Al-Mansur Ali I]] (1738-1809)
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==Modern given name==
The''Mansur'' spellingor ''MansurMansour'' is mostused commonlyin seen[[Turkic aslanguages]], the[[Iranian Turkiclanguages]] form.and Arabic, Whilewhile the transliteration ''Mansoor'' is typically used by [[South Asia]]ns. ''Mansur'' or ''Mansour'' is used in [[Turkic languages]], [[Iranian languages]] or Arabic, and ''Mensur'' is used in the [[Bosnian language]].
 
===Mansur===
*[[Mansur Yavaş]] Turkish politician and the mayor of Ankara
* [[Mansur Yavaş]], Turkish politician and the mayor of Ankara
* [[Mansour bin Mutaib|Mansour bin Mutaib Al Saud]] Saudi politician
* [[Sheikh Mansur]], Chechen leader against Catherine the Great's Russia
* [[Mansur Mozaffarov]], Russian Tatar composer and pedagogue
* [[Mansur Abdulin]], Soviet memoirist and soldier
 
=== Mensur ===
* [[Mensur Akgün]], Turkish scholar
* [[Mensur Bajramović]], Bosnian basketball coach
* [[Mensur Suljović]], professional darts player
* [[Mensur Kurtiši]], Macedonian association football player
 
===Mansoor===
* [[Mansoor Abdullah]], Singaporean convicted murderer
* [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]], Indian cricketer
* [[Mansoor Al-Shehail]], Saudi Arabian professional wrestler
* [[Mansour al-Balawi]], former Al-Ittihad president
* [[Mansour Al-Thagafi]], Saudi Arabian footballer.
* [[Mansoor Ahmed]], Pakistani hockey player
* [[Mensur Akgün]], Turkish scholar
* [[Mansoor Akhtar]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Mansoor Amjad]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Mansoor Delane]], American football player
* [[Mansoor Hekmat]], Iranian political theorist and activist
* [[Mansoor Ijaz]], American commentator and businessman
* [[Mansoor Muhammed Ali Qattaa]], Saudi Arabian held in detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps
* [[Mansoor Khan]], Pakistani film maker
* [[Mullah Bakht Mohammed]], military commander for Afghanistan's Taliban known as Mansoor Dadullah
* [[Mansoor Muftah]], Qatari football player
* [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]], ''nawab'' of Bengal
* [[Mansoor Zaman]], Pakistani professional squash player
 
===Mansour===
* [[Mansour (singer)]], Iranian singer
* [[Mansour Abbas]], Arab-Israeli politician
* [[Mansour F. Armaly]], Palestinian-American physician and researcher
* [[Mansour al-Balawi]], Saudi Arabian businessman
* [[Mansour Bahrami]], Iranian tennis player
* [[Mansour el-Essawi]] (1937–2023), Egyptian politician
* [[Mensur Bajramović]], Bosnian basketball coach
* [[Mansour Hassan]] (1937–2012), Egyptian politician
* [[Mansoor Khan]], Pakistani film maker
* [[Mensur Suljovic]], professional darts player
* [[Mensur Kurtiši]], Macedonian association football player
* [[Mullah Bakht Mohammed]], military commander for Afghanistan's Taliban known as Mansoor Dadullah
* [[Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates
* [[Mansour Leghaei]], Iranian Shia Imam and Founder of the Imam Husain Islamic Centre
* [[Mansour Matloubi]], Iranian professional poker player
* [[Mansour Moalla]] (born 1930), Tunisian economist and politician
* [[Mansoor Muftah]], Qatari football player
* [[Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates
* [[Mansour Nariman]], Iranian oud player and composer
* [[Mansour Osanlou]], Iranian trade union activist
* [[Mansour Rahbani]], Lebanese composer, musician, and producer
* [[Mansour Rouhani]], Iranian politician
* [[Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]], Saudi royal and politician
* [[Mansour bin Mutaib Al Saud]], Saudi royal and politician
* [[Mansour bin Muqrin Al Saud]] (1974–2017), Saudi royal
* [[Mansour bin Nasser Al Saud]] (born 1959), Saudi royal
* [[Mansour bin Saud Al Saud]], Saudi royal and businessman
* [[Mansour Seck]], Senegalese singer and musician
* [[Mansour Al-Thagafi]], Saudi Arabian footballer
* [[Almanzo Wilder]], American farmer, whose first name is a form of ''al-Manṣūr''.
* [[Mansour Zalzal]], Abbasid musician and composer
 
* [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]], ''nawab'' of Bengal
===Similar===
* [[Sheikh Mansur]], Chechen leader against Catherine the Great's Russia
* [[Almanzo Wilder]], American farmer, whose first name is a form of ''al-Manṣūr''.
* [[Mansur Mozaffarov]], Russian Tatar composer and pedagogue
* [[Mansurul Haq]], Pakistani admiral and Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy
* [[Mancur Olson]], American economist and political scientist
* [[Mansoor Zaman]], Pakistani professional squash player
* [[Mansyur S.]], [[Demographics of Indonesia|Indonesian]] [[Dangdut]] singer
 
==Surname==
===Mansour===
*[[Akhtar Mohammad Mansour]] (1968–2016), leader of the Taliban, in Afghanistan
* [[Adly Mansour]], Egyptian politician and acting President in 2014
* [[Adnan Mansour]], Lebanese diplomat and politician
* [[Agnes Mary Mansour]], American political figure and former nun
* [[Ahmed Subhy Mansour]], Egyptian cleric, founder of the Quranist group
* [[Ghulam Mansoor]], Subedar major, Bhopal state
* [[Akhtar Mohammad Mansour]] (1968–2016), leader of the Taliban, in Afghanistan
* [[Misha Mansoor]], American musician and founder of the Progressive Metal band Periphery
* [[Amal Mansour]] (1950–2018), Palestinian-Jordanian author and translator
* [[M. A. Mansoor]], Egyptian antiquarian
* [[Amir Mansour]], American professional boxer
* [[Maghfoor Mansoor]], Pakistani native who was a fugitive in the United States
* [[AdlyCamille Mansour]], acting(born President1945), ofPalestinian Egyptacademic
* [[Ahmed SubhyEli Mansour]], EgyptianAmerican rabbi, clericauthor/writer
* [[Gueye Mansour]], Senegalese footballer
* [[Belal Mansoor Ali]], Bahraini runner from Kenya
* [[Hend Al-Mansour]], Saudi Arabian-American artist
* [[Shoaib Mansoor]], Pakistani film producer, director, writer, lyricist, and composer
* [[Josh Mansour]], Australian Rugby League player
* [[Joyce Mansour]], British born Egyptian Surrealist poet who also wrote in French
* [[Gueye Mansour]], Senegalese footballer
* [[Hend Al-Mansour]], Saudi Arabian-American artist
* [[Nishat Monsur]], British-Bangladeshi singer-songwriter
* [[Mustafa Mansour]], Egyptian footballer
* [[Peter Mansoor|Peter R. Mansoor]], [[Palestinian American]] Army colonel, executive officer to Gen. Petraeus during [[Iraq War troop surge of 2007]]
* [[Reda Mansour]], Israeli poet, historian and diplomat
* [[Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour]], Egyptian street gang leader and serial killer
* [[Reda Mansour]] (born 1965), Israeli writer, historian and diplomat
* [[Dick Dale|Richard Mansour]], better known as Dick Dale, Lebanese-American guitarist
* [[Shadia Mansour]], British born Palestinian singer
* [[Sliman Mansour]], Palestinian painter
* [[Toufik Mansour]], Israeli mathematician
* [[Sheikh Mukhtar Robow]], leader and spokesman for Somalia's al-Shabaab known as ''Abu Mansur''
 
* [[Toufik Mansour]], mathematician
===Mansoor===
* [[Belal Mansoor Ali]], Bahraini runner from Kenya
* [[Ghulam Mansoor]], Subedar major, Bhopal state
* [[M. A. Mansoor]], Egyptian antiquarian
* [[Maghfoor Mansoor]], Pakistani native who was a fugitive in the United States
* [[Misha Mansoor]], American musician and founder of the Progressive Metal band Periphery
* [[Peter Mansoor]], Palestinian American Army colonel, executive officer to Gen. Petraeus during Iraq War troop surge of 2007
* [[Shoaib Mansoor]], Pakistani film producer, director, writer, lyricist, and composer
 
===Mansur===
* [[Ali Mansur]], prime minister of Iran
* [[Hassan-Ali Mansur]], Iranian politician and prime minister
* [[João Mansur]], Brazilian politician and governor of Lebanese descent
* [[Jossy Mansur]], Aruban newspaper editor of Lebanese descent
* [[Mallikarjun Mansur]], Indian classical singer
* [[Muhammad Mansur Ali]], Bangladeshi politician and prime minister
* [[Sheikh Mukhtar Robow]], leader and spokesman for Somalia's al-Shabaab known as ''Abu Mansur''
* [[Ustad Mansur]], Mughal painter from India
 
* [[Kazi Abu Monsur]], a great personality of Bangladesh.
===Similar===
* [[Michael A. Monsoor]], United States Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient
 
==See also==
* [[Al-Mansur (disambiguation)]]
* [[Manzur]], ana similar sounding yet unrelated name
* [[Mansura (disambiguation)]]
* [[Mansurnagar Union]]
 
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[[Category:Arabic-language masculine given names]]
[[Category:Bosniak masculine given names]]
[[Category:Turkish masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]