Masih

Masih is Arabic for 'Christ' or 'Messiah'. Christians, Muslims and members of related religions use Masih as a religious title for Jesus of Nazareth.

Also spelled Mesih or Maseeh, it is used as a proper name in many languages. The term also appears in the Christian name Abdul Masih ("Servant of Christ").

Historical

• Dionysius bar Masih (died 1204), leader of the Syriac Orthodox Church
• Mesih Pasha (died 1501), Ottoman Grand Admiral and later Grand Vizier
• Mesihi of Prishtina (c. 1470–1512), Ottoman poet
• Hadim Mesih Pasha (died 1589), Ottoman Grand Vizier

Given name

• Bir Masih Saunta (born 1969), Indian politician
• Masih Alinejad (born 1976), Iranian journalist and writer
• Masih Masihnia (born 1955), Iranian football player
• Masih Saighani (born 1986), Afghan football player
• Masih Ullah Barakzai (born 1990), Afghan football player
• Masih Zahedi (born 1993), Iranian football player
• Muhammad Masihullah Khan (1911/1912–1992), Indian Deobandi Islamic scholar

Surname

• Akram Masih Gill, Pakistani politician
• Arif Masih, (born 1970) Pakistani politician
• Fariborz Maseeh, Iranian-American engineer
• Ijaz Masih, Pakistani politician
• Iqbal Masih (1983–1995), Pakistani boy who became a symbol of abusive child labour in the developing world
• Michael Masih (born 1985), Pakistani football player
• Naeem Masih (born 1987), Pakistani para-athlete
• Rakesh Masih (born 1987), Indian football player
• Sayed Md Masih (born 1944), Bengali politician
• Shazia Masih (1997–2010), Pakistani torture victim

Other uses

• Jai Masih Ki, a greeting phrase used by Christians in India and Pakistan
• Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, engineering college in Portland State University