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Azad

Azad is a given name and surname of Persian origin, derived from azād meaning "free" or "liberated." In Urdu, Hindi, and related languages, the term is used as a masculine personal name and as a surname, and it appears in place names and organizational titles.

In the Indian subcontinent and among diaspora communities, Azad is common as a first or last name.

Notable individuals with the name include Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888–1958), an Indian Muslim scholar and

Azad Kashmir is a Pakistan-administered region whose name includes Azad, reflecting the word's meaning of "free"

It
also
appears
in
historical
and
political
phrases
such
as
Azad
Hind,
the
government-in-exile
established
by
Subhas
Chandra
Bose
in
1943
to
seek
India's
independence.
senior
leader
of
the
Indian
National
Congress
who
served
as
the
first
Minister
of
Education
of
independent
India.
in
Persian
and
Urdu.
The
term
is
widely
recognized
in
cultural,
historical,
and
political
contexts
in
South
Asia
and
among
communities
abroad.