# Manzur

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**Manzur** (Arabic: منظور *Manẓūr*; also spelled **Manzoor** or **Manzour**) is a [male](/source/Male) [Arabic name](/source/Arabic_name) meaning "approved" or "accepted." It is most commonly used in [South](/source/South_Asia) and [Southeast Asia](/source/Southeast_Asia). Manzur is also a [Spanish](/source/Spanish_name) [surname](/source/Surname).

## Given name

- [Manzoor Ahmad](/source/Manzoor_Ahmad) (born 1934), Pakistani philosopher and scholar
- [Manzur Ahmed Bacchu Mia](/source/Monjur_Ahmed_Bacchu_Mia) (died 2019), Bangladeshi politician
- [Manzoor Ahmed Choudhury](/source/Manzoor_Ahmed_Choudhury), Bangladeshi diplomat
- [Manzur Ahmed Chowdhury Madaripuri](/source/Manjur_Ahmed_Chowdhury), Bangladeshi zoologist
- [Manzurul Ahsan Munshi](/source/Manjurul_Ahsan_Munshi) (born 1950), Bangladeshi politician
- [Manzoor Alam Beg](/source/Manzoor_Alam_Beg) (1931–1998), Bangladeshi photographer
- [Mohammad Manzur Alam](/source/Mohammad_Manjur_Alam), Mayor of Chittagong, Bangladesh
- [Manzurul Alam](/source/Manzurul_Alam), retired major general of the Bangladesh Army
- [Syed Manzur Elahi](/source/Syed_Manzur_Elahi) (1942–2025), Bangladeshi businessman
- [Manzoor Hussain (field hockey)](/source/Manzoor_Hussain_(field_hockey)) (1958–2022), a Pakistani field hockey player
- [Manzoor Hussain Atif](/source/Manzoor_Hussain_Atif) (1928–2008), a Pakistani field hockey player and sports administrator
- [Manzur Hossain](/source/Manjur_Hossain) (1956–2024), Bangladeshi politician
- [Syed Manzur Hossain](/source/Syed_Monjur_Hossain), Bangladeshi politician
- [Manzurul Imam](/source/Manjurul_Imam) (died 2003), Bangladeshi lawyer and politician
- [Manzurul Islam](/source/Manzurul_Islam_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Manzur Karim Piash](/source/Manjur_Karim_Piash) (1958–2014), Bangladeshi economist
- [Manzurul Karim Khan Chowdhury](/source/Manjurul_Karim_Khan_Chowdhury), Bangladeshi diplomat
- [Manzurul Nabi](/source/Manzurul_Nabi), Indian politician
- [Manzoor Pashteen](/source/Manzoor_Pashteen) (born 1994), Pashtun human rights activist
- [A . K. Manzur Morshed](/source/Abul_Kalam_Manzur_Morshed) (1938–2023), Bangladeshi academic and linguist
- [Manzur Nu'mani](/source/Manzur_Nu'mani) (1905–1997), Indian religious scholar
- [Manzur Qadir](/source/Manzur_Qadir) (1913–1974), Pakistani jurist and politician
- [Manzur Rahman Biswas](/source/Manjur_Rahman_Biswas) (1950–2023), Bangladeshi politician
- [Manzur Qader Quraishi](/source/Monjur_Kader_Kuraishi) (born 1953), Bangladeshi politician
- [Manzoor Wattoo](/source/Manzoor_Wattoo) (1939–2025), Pakistani politician
- [M. H. Khan "Manzur"](/source/M._H._Khan_Monjur), Bangladeshi businessman and politician

## Surname

- [Muhammed Abul Manzur](/source/Muhammed_Abul_Manzur) (1940–1981), Bangladeshi army officer responsible for the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman
- [Hafiz Liaqat Manzoor](/source/Hafiz_Liaqat_Manzoor), a Pakistani held in detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps
- [Ibn Manzur](/source/Ibn_Manzur) (1233–1311/12), an Arabic lexicographer
- [Juan Luis Manzur](/source/Juan_Luis_Manzur) (born 1969), an Argentine politician
- [Kazeem Manzur](/source/Kazeem_Manzur) (born 1991), a British racecar driver
- [Khurram Manzoor](/source/Khurram_Manzoor) (born 1986), a Pakistani cricketer
- [Maqbula Manzoor](/source/Mokbula_Manzoor) (1938–2020), a Bangladeshi writer
- [Mustaqim Manzur](/source/Mustaqim_Manzur) (born 1982), a Singaporean footballer
- [Sarfraz Manzoor](/source/Sarfraz_Manzoor) (born 1971), a British writer and broadcaster
- [Zahida Manzoor](/source/Zahida_Manzoor) (born 1958), an English businesswoman and civil servant

## Other

- A type of [tar](/source/Tar_(lute)) with a specific, pointed body shape and often a wooden soundboard instead of skin.

## See also

- [Manzoor Colony](/source/Manzoor_Colony), a neighbourhood of Jamshed Town, Karachi, Pakistan
- [Mansur](/source/Mansur), a similar Arabic name

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