Ayaz, Iyaz, or Ayas (; ), meaning cool breeze, is both a surname and a masculine given name. The latter use was common in the
Ghaznavid
The Ghaznavid dynasty ( fa, غزنویان ''Ġaznaviyān'') was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic ''mamluk'' origin, ruling, at its greatest extent, large parts of Persia, Khorasan, much of Transoxiana and the northwest ...
and
Seljuk Seljuk or Saljuq (سلجوق) may refer to:
* Seljuk Empire (1051–1153), a medieval empire in the Middle East and central Asia
* Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities
* Seljuk (warlord) (di ...
empires.
The Turkic-origin Ayaz should not be confused with the Arabic-derived name
Ayyad/Ayyaz (), though the latter is also sometimes transliterated as Ayaz, such as with
Ayaz Marhoni or
Ayaz Ishaqi. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
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Fareed Ayaz
Ghulam Fariduddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini Qawwal (born in Hyderabad, India) is a Pakistani Sufi devotional singer. He belongs to the ''Qawwal Bachchon Ka Gharana'' of Delhi.
He and his relatives are the flag-bearers of that school of music ( gharan ...
, Pakistani Qawwal
*
Ferhad Ayaz
Ferhad Ayaz (born Ferhat Ayaz; 10 October 1994) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Bosnian club Borac Banja Luka.
Career
Ayaz, who came to Sweden when he was five years old, started playing football in Karlslunds IF HFK and played as a junior ...
(born 1994), Swedish football player
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Mahmood Ayaz, Pakistani surgeon
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Malik Ayaz
Malik Ayaz (Persian: ملک ایاز), son of Aymāq Abu'n-Najm, was a slave from Georgia who rose to the rank of officer and general in the army of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni (also known as ''Mahmud Ghaznavi)''. Malik Ayaz's slave-general of Mahmud ...
, Turkic slave
*
Shaikh Ayaz
Shaikh Ayaz SI ( ur, , ) born Mubarak Ali Shaikh ( ur, , ) (March 1923 – 28 December 1997) was Sindhi language poet, prose writer and former Vice Chancellor of University of Sindh. He is counted as one of the prominent and great Sindhi po ...
, Pakistani poet
Given name
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Ayaz Ahmed
Ayaz Ahmed (born 24 September 1986) is an Indian television actor. He made his debut on television as a contestant in the popular reality show MTV Roadies. He is famous for his role in ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan''.
Early life
Ahmed was born on 24 Se ...
(born 1986), Indian television actor
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Ayaz Amir
Ayaz Amir () is a Pakistani Journalist, columnist, former military officer,diplomat and politician. Previously, he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 1990s and a member of the National Assembly between 2008 and 2013.
I ...
, Pakistani journalist
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Ayaz Khan, Indian actor
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Ayaz Memon (born 1955), Indian journalist,
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Ayaz Mütallibov
Ayaz Niyazi oghlu Mutallibov, russian: Аяз Ниязович Муталибов, Ayaz Niyazovich Mutalibov (12 May 1938 – 27 March 2022) was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the first president of Azerbaijan. He was the last leader ...
, Soviet politician
See also
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Ayas (disambiguation)
References
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Pakistani masculine given names
Masculine given names
Indian masculine given names
Urdu-language surnames
Surnames of Turkish origin