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

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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 Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kins ...

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 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, Paktia Province,

, and in Mianwali, 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: 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: 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 ...

: 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, 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 & Co ...

, 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. He ...

, 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. Ordu Kabul F.C. is a association football, football team based in Kabul, Afghanistan. The club last competed in Kabul Premier League, the domestic football club league in the country. Ordu FC became champions twice, in 2006 and 2007. In 2009, th ...

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 Kausar Niazi ( ur, ), born as Muhammad Hayyat Khan and commonly known as Maulana Kausar Niazi (21 April 1934 – 19 March 1994), was a Pakistani politician and a religious leader in Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Nia ...

: Pakistani politician and religious leader.

Notable people with this surname

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