Dawoud

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

 * 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

 * Diaa al-Din Dawoud (1926–2011), Egyptian politician and activist
 * Khaled Dawoud, Egyptian journalist and politician
 * Youssef Dawoud, (1938–2012), Egyptian actor