Ershad
# Ershad

Ershad is the transliteration of an Arabic given name meaning "universal guidance". Ershad also means "recite" in Urdu language.

## People

* Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930–2019), President of Bangladesh during 1983-1990.
* Ershad Sikder (died 2004), Bangladeshi criminal.
* Ershad Yousefi (born 1981), Iranian football goalkeeper.

## Places

* Hosseiniye Ershad is a public library and venue in Tehran.
* Ershad Pass, a mountain pass in Hindukush mountain range

## Others

* Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (Iran), also known as Ershad, is a censoring agency of the Iranian government
