Nizam or Nezam is both a given name and a surname. It is derived from the Arabic word نِظَام niẓām, meaning "order, system", often by way of Persian. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Nizam Bai (1643–1692), Mughal princess consort *

Khwaja Nizam ad Din Khwaja Nizam ad Din (Urdu, خواجہ نظام الدین) was a Muslim Sufi in the remote village of Kahiyan Sharif in Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir. He was the religious leader of Baba Ji Muhammad Qasim Sadiq and his eldest son Pir Nazeer Ahmed ...

, Pakistani Sufi *

Nezam Hafiz Nezam Ahmed Hafiz (21 April 1969 – 11 September 2001) was a Guyanese-born American cricketer. Hafiz was a right-handed middle order batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He died in Manhattan during the September 11 attacks. Cricket caree ...

(1969–2001), Guyanese-born American cricketer * Hairul Nizam Hanif (born 1979), Malaysian footballer *

Sikandar Lodi Sikandar Khan Lodi (died 21 November 1517), born Nizam Khan, was a Pashtun Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate between 1489 and 1517. He became ruler of the Lodi dynasty after the death of his father Bahlul Khan Lodi in July 1489. The second and most ...

(died 1517), born Nizam Kahn, Sultan of Delhi * Saiful Nizam Miswan (born 1981), Malaysian footballer *

Ahmad ibn Nizam al-Mulk Ḍiyaʾ al-Mulk Aḥmad ibn Niẓām al-Mulk ( fa, ضیاءالملک احمد بن نظام‌الملک), was a Persian vizier of the Seljuq Empire and then the Abbasid Caliphate. He was the son of Nizam al-Mulk, one of the most famous viziers ...

(died 1149 or 1150), Persian vizier *

Nizam al-Mulk Abu Ali Hasan ibn Ali Tusi (April 10, 1018 – October 14, 1092), better known by his honorific title of Nizam al-Mulk ( fa, , , Order of the Realm) was a Persian scholar, jurist, political philosopher and Vizier of the Seljuk Empire. Rising fro ...

(1018–1092), Persian scholar and vizier *

Tuan Nizam Muthaliff Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff, RWP, MI (July 12, 1966 – May 31, 2005) was a Sri Lanka Army officer and intelligence officer who, while serving as the commanding officer, 1 Military Intelligence Corps, was assassinated by the Liberation Tig ...

(1966–2005), Sri Lankan military intelligence officer * Nizam al-Din Nishapuri (died 1328 or 1329), Persian mathematician and poet *

Nazim Pasha Subahdar, also known as Nazim or in English as a "Subah", was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province) during the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, Mamluk dynasty (Delhi), Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, Mughal era ( of India who w ...

(1848–1913), Chief of Staff of the Army of the Ottoman Empire *

Nizam Peerwani Nizam Peerwani is the chief medical examiner for Tarrant County, Texas. Locally, he is notable for his role in the David Koresh–Mount Carmel incident in Waco, Texas and in the trial of Chante Jawan Mallard for the murder of Gregory Glenn Big ...

, American medical examiner *

Burhan Nizam Shah I Burhan Nizam Shah I ( fa, ) was ruler of the Ahmednagar Sultanate, in Central India. He ascended the throne on the death of his father Ahmad Nizam Shah I in 1508 or 1510 when he was seven years old. He died in 1553 and was succeeded by Hussain ...

(c. 1503 – 1553), ruler of the Ahmednagar Sultanate *

Burhan Nizam Shah II Burhan Nizam Shah II (ruled 1591–1595) was the ruler of Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan. He was the second son of Hussain Nizam Shah I and Khunza Humayun Begum. During his reign, he ruled from the capital city of Ahmednagar. Burhan Nizam ...

(died 1595), ruler of the Ahmednagar Sultanate *

Hussain Nizam Shah I Hussain Nizam Shah I ( fa, ; 1553–1565) was the preeminent ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate and the leading figure of the coalition of the Deccan Sultanates during the Battle of Talikota. Notably, Hussain Nizam Shah was responsible for takin ...

(born 1555; unknown death date), ruler of the Ahmednagar Sultanate *

Murtaza Nizam Shah III Murtaza Nizam Shah III, was a Nizam Shahi boy prince who in the year 1633 became the nominal Sultan of Ahmednagar. He was subjected to the authority of the Maratha leader Shahaji. The Maratha Mughal general Sardar Ranoji Wable attacked Ahmednag ...

, Sultan of Ahmadnagar *

Nizam al-Din Yahya Nizam al-Din Yahya (c. 1417 – October 1480) was the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1438/1439 until his death. He was the son of Shams al-Din 'Ali ibn Qutb al-Din, Shams al-Din 'Ali. Biography Nizam al-Din gained the throne of Sistan after his fa ...

(c. 1417 – 1480), the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan

Surname

Ahmed Nizam Ahmed Nizam (born 17 May 1986) is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who plays for Jammu and Kashmir. He was born in Bombay Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) ...

(born 1986), Indian cricketer *

Khairul Nizam Mohammad Khairul Nizam bin Mohammad Kamal (born 25 June 1991) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Island Wide League club GDT Circuit FC. He is the younger brother of Khairul Amri who's also a profes ...

(born 1991), Singaporean footballer *

Mohamed Nizam Mohamed Nizam (born 17 May 1974) is a Maldivian former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, C ...

(born 1974), Maldivian footballer * Musa Nizam (born 1990), Turkish footballer *

Naem Nizam Naem Nizam (born 5 November 1965) is a Bangladeshi journalist, writer, philanthropist and the editor of daily ''Bangladesh Pratidin'', the largest circulated Bengali language daily in Bangladesh. He is the Vice President of Sheikh Russell KC, a p ...

, Bangladeshi newspaper editor *

Sarwar Jahan Nizam Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam, ndu, psc, BN (born 1952) is the first ever Vice-Admiral and Ex- Chief of Staff for the Bangladesh Navy. He is preceded by Rear Admiral M Hasan Ali Khan ndc, psc, BN and succeeded by Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed ...

(born 1952), Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Navy * Sheen Kaaf Nizam (born 1947), Urdu poet *

Zaiful Nizam Zaiful Nizam bin Abdullah (born 24 July 1987), more commonly known as Zaiful Nizam, is a Singaporean professional association football, footballer who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club H ...

(born 1987), Singaporean footballer {{Given name, type=both