Niazi (; , ps, نيازي; ur, نیازی) Niazai, Nyazi, Nyazai, Niyazi or Niyazai is one of the largest
Pashtun tribe
The Pashtun tribes ( ps, پښتانه قبايل), historically also known as Afghan tribes, are the tribes of the Pashtun people, a large Eastern Iranian ethnic group who use the Pashto language and follow Pashtunwali code of conduct. They ar ...
s which resides in
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
and northwestern part of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
.
The earliest work which provides the details about origin of Niazis is ''Makhzani-i-Afghani'' (1610 AD), written by
Naimatullah under the patronage of Khan Jahan Lodi, an Afghan noble of
Mughal emperor
Jahangir
Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until he died in 1627. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti.
Ear ...
. ''Makhzan-i Afghani'' gives the
genealogy
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of Niazi tribe as:
Notable people with this surname
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Imran Khan Niazi
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...
: Former Pakistani cricketer turned politician, former
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Paki ...
.
[
* ]Isa Khan Niazi
Isa Khan Niazi ( ps, عیسی خان نيازي) was an Afghan noble in the courts of Sher Shah Suri and his son Islam Shah Suri, of the Sur dynasty, who fought the Mughal Empire.
Biography
Isa Khan Niazi was born in 1453 and his last bro ...
: Afghan nobleman. His descendants are still living in Qila Niazi
Qila Niazi (Niazi Fort, Qalaye Niazi, Niyāzī Kalā, نیازی کلا) is a village located in the north of the city of Gardez, capital of Paktia Province, Afghanistan. It is about south of Kabul.
It was an ancient fortified area belonging to ...
, Paktia Province
Paktia (Pashto/Dari: – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 6 ...
, Afghanistan
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, and in Mianwali
Mianwali ( Punjabi/ ur, ) is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan. The 81st largest city of Pakistan, it is known for its diverse population of, Punjabi and Pashtun ethnicities.
History
Mianwali District was an agricu ...
, Pakistan.
* Haibat Khan Niazi
Haibat Khan Niazi was an Afghan noble and military leader. He was the most powerful noble of Sher Shah Suri and Commander of the Niazi contingent of his army. He is best known for bringing law and order in Multan by destroying the power of Baloch ...
: Senior military commander of Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri ( ps, شیرشاه سوری)
(1472, or 1486 – 22 May 1545), born Farīd Khān ( ps, فرید خان)
, was the founder of the Sur Empire in India, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. He standardized the silver coin ...
, brother of Isa Khan Niazi.
* Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi
Abdus Sattar Khan Niazi (مولاناعبدالستارخان نیازی) (1 October 1915 – 2 May 2001) was a Pakistani religious and political leader.
Early life
He was born on 1 October 1915 at Isakhel in Mianwali District, Punjab, B ...
: Pakistani politician and religious figure.
* Muhammad Ayaz Niazi
Muhammad Ayaz Niazi (born; 1964 - 2 June 2020) (مولانا ډاکټر محمد ایاز نیازی) was an Afghan Islamic scholar, Khatib and Imam.
He was a professor of Islamic Law at Kabul University
Kabul University (KU; prs, دانش ...
: Afghan Islamic scholar, khatib and imam.
* Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri
Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri (10 June 1916 – 2 December 2001) was a politician and was actively involved in the Pakistan Movement.
Early life
Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri belonged to the Niazi tribe in Rokhri, Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan ...
: Pakistani politician and activist.
* Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi
Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi (1915 – 1 February 2004) was a Pakistan Army general. During the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, he commanded the Pakistani Eastern Command in East Pakistan (now Bang ...
: Pakistani Army lieutenant general, surrendered at Dhaka in 1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
.
* Karamat Rahman Niazi
Admiral Karamat Rahman Niazi ( ur, ; usually shortened to K.R. Niazi) (died 4 May 2021) was a senior officer of Pakistan Navy who served as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) from 1979 to 1983 of Pakistan Navy.
He was renowned for being the co ...
: Four-star admiral in Pakistan Navy.
* Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi
Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi (Urdu: محمد امجد خان نیازی), is an Admiral in the Pakistan Navy who is the 17th and current Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan. He assumed charge on October 7, 2020, after succeeding Zafar Mahmood Abba ...
: Four-star admiral in Pakistan Navy, current Chief of Naval Staff.
* Munir Niazi
Munir Ahmed Niazi, ( pa, ) (9 April 1923– 26 December 2006) was an Punjabi and Urdu poet from Pakistan. He also wrote for newspapers, magazines and radio. In 1960, he established a publication institute, ''Al-Misal''. He was later asso ...
: Pakistani poet.
* Gholam Mohammad Niazi
Gholam Mohammad Niazi ( prs, ستاد غلام محمد نیازی; 1932–1979), was a leading professor at Kabul University, member of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the founder of the Islamic movement in Afghanistan. In 1974 he was jailed ...
: Afghan politician and religious figure.
* Sher Afgan Niazi
Dr. Sher Afgan Khan Niazi ( ur, ; died 11 October 2012) was a Pakistani politician. He served as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of Pakistan.
AK Niazi or General Niazi was his real uncle.He was elected for a fourth time to National Assemb ...
: Pakistani politician (MNA) during Benazir and Musharaf eras.
* Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
Attaullah Khan Niazi, SI PP (Urdu, Pashto: ) (born 19 August 1951), known professionally as Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi also known as Lala (meaning "elder brother" in Pashto and Punjabi), is a Pakistani musician from Isakhel, Mianwali, Punjab. ...
, Pakistani folk singer and politician.
* Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri
Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri (1 January 1936 - 23 August 2020) was a Pakistani politician. Throughout his political career, he has been a member of the Provincial Assembly, been elected as an MNA, and then later became the Punjab Revenue, Relief & C ...
, Pakistani politician.
* Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee, Pakistani Islamic Law Scholar and Author.
* Saifullah Niazi, Pakistani politician.
* Humair Hayat Khan Rokhri
Muhammad Humair Hayat Khan Niazi of Rokhri (born 20 October 1966) has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He defeated a federal minister, Sher Afghan Khan Niazi, in the 2008 elections for the NA-72 (Mianwali II) constituency. H ...
, Pakistani politician, son of Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri.
* Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi: Pakistani cricketer.
* Ghulam Hazrat Niazi
Ghulam Hazrat Niazi is an Afghan footballer who plays for Ordu Kabul F.C. and Afghanistan national football team. He wears jersey number 24 and plays as midfielder.
Club career
He currently plays for Ordu Kabul F.C.
International career
Ghu ...
: Afghan footballer who plays for Ordu Kabul F.C. and the Afghanistan national football team
The Afghanistan national football team ( ''Tīm-e Millī-e Fūtbāl-e Afghānestān'') is the national football team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. Founded in 1922, they played their first international ...
.
* Fazal Niyazai
Fazal Niazai (born 1 February 1990) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in September 2019. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace.
Domestic career
Niyazai made his Twenty ...
: Afghan cricketer.
* Saifora Niazi: Member of Parliament of Afghanistan.
* Shadab Khan
Shadab Khan (Urdu, Punjabi: شاداب خان) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for and vice-captains the Pakistan cricket team in limited overs cricket. He captains Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), and Nort ...
: Pakistani cricketer.
* Ghulam Akbar Khan Niazi
Ghulam Akbar Khan Niazi is a Pakistani-Saudi Arabian physician. He served as a military doctor in the Saudi Arabian National Guard Medical Services for three decades, later becoming its director, as well as being a family physician in the Saudi r ...
: Pakistani born Saudi Arabian physician.
* Kausar Niazi: Pakistani politician and religious leader.
References
Further reading
Qila Niazi
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Advanced History of Medieval India
A History of Pakistan and Its Origins
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