Miah (মিঞা / মিয়া), is a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

word used to refer to a ''gentleman'' and is also used as a surname. People with the surname * Abu Taher Miah (c.1932–2004), Bangladeshi industrialist and politician * Andrew Muzaffar Miah, Anglo-Bangla

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and journalist * Badrul Miah, convicted of the racially motivated

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* Badsha Miah, Bangladeshi kabaddi player * Bonde Ali Miah (1906–1979), Bangladeshi poet *

Dhir Ali Miah Dhir Ali Miah (1 January 1920 – 1984) was a Bangladeshi flute player, composer, director and orchestra conductor. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1986 by the Government of Bangladesh. Education and career Miah studied in Sonarang High School ...

(1920–1984), Bangladeshi flute player, composer, director and orchestra conductor *

Ellis Miah Ellis Miah (born March 21 in New York City) is an American songwriter, record producer, composer, vocalist and DJ of Bangladeshi and Caribbean descent. He has had over 17 records on various ''Billboard'' charts including the ''Billboard'' 200, E ...

, American songwriter, record producer, composer, vocalist and DJ of Bangla-Caribbean descent * Fazal Karim Miah, Indian politician * Hammad Miah (born 1993), English professional snooker player * Kaptan Miah (1872-1922), politician, lawyer and entrepreneur * Kola Miah (1895-1948), first Agriculture Minister of Pakistan *

M. A. Wazed Miah M. A. Wazed Miah ( bn, এম এ ওয়াজেদ মিয়া; 6 February 19429 May 2009) was a Bangladeshi physicist and the writer of a number of texts in physics and some political history books, a former Chairman of the Bangladesh ...

(1942–2009), Bangladeshi nuclear scientist * Mohammad Mamun Miah (born 1987), Bangladeshi footballer * Mohammad Moniruzzaman Miah (c.1935–2016), Bangladeshi academic * Moina Meah, Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer * Muhammad Shahjahan Miah, Bangladeshi politician * Nurul Haque Miah (1944-2021), Bangladeshi professor of chemistry * Rana Miah, Bangladeshi cricketer * Saiman Miah (born 1986), British-Bangladeshi architectural designer and graphic designer * Sheikh Sujat Mia, former MP for Habiganj-1 *

Tamanna Miah Tamanna Miah ( bn, তামান্না মিঞা) is a British Bangladeshi campaigner, public speaker, media spokesperson and chair of trustees for a refugee charity. Early life Miah was born into a Bengali Muslim family in Sylhet, Bang ...

, British Bangladeshi activist *

Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah ( – 1 June 1969) was a Bengali journalist and politician. He served as the founding editor of ''The Daily Ittefaq''. He wrote the editorial Rajnoitik Moncho (''The Political Stage''). Most of his journalists were con ...

(1911–1969), Bengali journalist and politician * Tommy Miah, Bangladeshi British chef * Wakil Miah, Bengali politician and lawyer

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