Mahbūb (also spelled Mahboob, or Mehboob, etc., from Arabic: , passed to other languages such as is a masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Mahboob Mahboob Alam (politician) (born 1968), Pakistani politician Maulana Mahboob Alam (1863–1933), founder of the daily Pakistani newspaper Paisa Akhbar Mahaboob Ben Ali (1927–2009), Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian American businessman Mahboob Ali Baig Sahib Bahadur, Indian politician Mahboob Hanifi (born 1997), Afghan footballer Mahboob Qirvanian (1894–??), Ottoman slave Mahboob Rahman Ruhel (born 1970), Bangladeshi politician Mahboob Shah (born 1938), Pakistani cricketer and Test cricket umpire Mahboob Meena Shah (1934–2020), Indian Sufi saint Mahboob Zahedi (1929–2006), Indian politician who represented the Katwa in West Bengal from 1996 to 2006
Mahbub Mahbub Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi veteran Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI (1866–1911), the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan Mahbub Ali Khan (1934–1984), Bangladeshi Chief of Naval Staff Mahbub Anam (1931–2001), Bangladeshi journalist and writer Mahbub Kabir Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician Mahbubus Samad Chowdhury, Bangladeshi army general Mahbub Jamil, Bangladeshi businessman Mahbubul Karim (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer Mahbubul A Khalid, Bangladeshi poet, lyricist, and music composer Mahbub Uddin Khokon (born 1956), Bangladeshi politician Mahbubur Raschid, Bangladeshi banker Mahbubur Rob Sadi (1942–2016), Bangladeshi politician Mahbub Hassan Saleh, Bangladeshi diplomat Mahbub Talukdar (1942–2022), Bangladeshi poet, writer, and civil servant Mahbub Jamal Zahedi (1929–2008), establishing newspaper editor of Khaleej Times Mahbub Uz Zaman, Bangladeshi diplomat
Mehboob Mehboob (singer) (1926–1981), Indian playback singer of Malayalam films Mehboob Ali, multiple people Mehboob Bawa (born 1968), South African actor Mehboob Ullah Jan, Pakistani politician and social worker Mehboob Khan (1907–1964), Indian film director and producer Mehboob Khan (chef) (born 1969), Pakistani chef Mehboob Kotwal (born 1961), Indian songwriter Mehboob Khan Mirajkar (1868–1965), Indian tabla player Mehboob Nausheer (born 1934), Indian cricketer Mehboob Rahi, Indian poet Mehboob Shah, Pakistani politician Mehboob Sher, Pakistani politician
Surname Mahboob Ahmar Mahboob, teacher at the University of Sydney Department of Linguistics Ali Hasan Mahboob (born 1981), Bahraini long-distance runner Kazi Golam Mahboob (1927–2006), activist of the Language Movement that took place in the erstwhile East Pakistan Shahid Mahboob (born 1962), Pakistani cricketer
Mehboob Farhan Mehboob (born 1988), Pakistani squash player Waqar Mehboob (born 1991), Pakistani squash player
See also Places Mahboob Mansion, palace, named after Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, the VIth Nizam, who lived here occasionally Mahbubnagar, a city in Andhra Pradesh, India Mahbubnagar district, a district in Andhra Pradesh, India Mahabubabad, a village in Andhra Pradesh, India Arts and entertainment Mehboob Ki Mehndi, Hindi film Mere Mehboob, Indian film Name Mahbubul Alam, multiple people Mahbubul Haq, multiple people Mahbubur Rahman, multiple people Habib, and the female equivalent Habiba