Azad

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

• Azad, Afghanistan
• Azat, Armenia
• Azad, Goranboy, Azerbaijan
• Azad, Goygol, Azerbaijan
• Azad, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
• Azad, alternate name of Deh-e Azad, Hirmand, Iran
• Azad, West Azerbaijan, Iran
• Azad-e Olya, Zanjan Province, Iran
• Azad-e Sofla, Zanjan Province, Iran
• Azad Kashmir, autonomous region of Pakistan within the disputed Kashmir region

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