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

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and northwestern part of

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. 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. ''Makhzan-i Afghani'' gives the

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of Niazi tribe as:

Notable people with this surname

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 Pa ...

. *

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 br ...

: 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 ...

, 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 agricult ...

, 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: 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. *

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: 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. *

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 N ...

: 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.

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