# 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,