Azad
Azad or Azād, from Persian, meaning "free", may refer to:
People
- Azad Shah Afghan (fl. 1738–1781), founder and ruler of Azad dynasty
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888–1958), Indian freedom-fighter
- Chandrasekhar Azad (1906–1931), Indian freedom-fighter
- Azad Ali, British Islamist
- Azad (Maoist) alias Cherukuri Rajkumar (1952–2010), 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)
- Afshan Azad (born 1988), actress who played the character of Padma Patil in the Harry Potter films
- Humayun Azad (1947–2004), Bangladeshi author and scholar
- Mahmoud Mosharraf Azad Tehrani (1934–2006), Iranian poet
- Azad (fl. 345), a eunuch and companion in martyrdom of Simeon Barsabae
- Muhammad Husain Azad (1830–1910), Indian poet
Places
- Azadi Stadium, Iran's national and largest stadium
- 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, disputed autonomous region within the state of Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan
Entertainment
- Azad (fictional game), a fictional game from the book The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
- Azadians, the race playing the above game
- Azadi (album), album released by Pakistani rock band, Junoon
- Azaad (disambiguation), multiple Bollywood films
- Azad, a fictional region where most of the plot and gameplay of the videogame Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time takes place
- Azad (2000 film), a 2000 Telugu film
- Azad (upcoming film)
Other uses
- Azad Empire, an Afghan empire established by Azad Shah Afghan that ruled southern Caucaus, Kurdistan, north-western Persia and south-western Turkmenistan
- The Azad, a Bangla newspaper which was 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 in World War II
- Azad Hind Fauj, Indian National Army
- Islamic Azad University, a chain of private universities in Iran
- Azad Watches
See also
- Azd, an Arabian tribe
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