Dawoud (Arabic: دَاوُد dāwūd) is an Arabic male given name and surname which is a written variant of the male given name Daud. It is also the Arabic name equivalent to David.
It may refer to:
As a given name
edit- Dawoud Bey (born 1953), American photographer and educator
- Dawoud al-Marhoon, Saudi Arabian who as a teenager participated in the Saudi Arabian protests during the 2011 Arab Spring
- Dawoud Rajiha (1947–2012), Syrian minister of defense from (2011–2012)
- Dawoud Sulaiman (born 1990), Emirati professional footballer
As a surname
edit- Diaa al-Din Dawoud (1926–2011), Egyptian politician and activist
- Khaled Dawoud, Egyptian journalist and politician
- Youssef Dawoud, (1938–2012), Egyptian actor