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Vizier A vizier (; ar, وزير, wazīr; fa, وزیر, vazīr), or wazir, is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the near east. The Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called ''katib'' (secretary), who was a ...

or wazir, a high-ranking political advisor or minister Wazir may also refer to:

Places

Wazirabad Wazirabad (Urdu/ pa, ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Wazirabad District. Famous for its cutlery products, it is known as the city of cutlery and is also quite famous for its foods. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of th ...

, a City in Punjab, Pakistan *

Waziristan Waziristan (Pashto and ur, , "land of the Wazir") is a mountainous region covering the former FATA agencies of North Waziristan and South Waziristan which are now districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Waziristan covers some . ...

, a region in tribal belt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Wazir Akbar Khan (Kabul), a neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan * Wazir, Nangarhar, a village in Khogyani District, Afghanistan

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Wazir (chess) The wazir or vazir ''(word used for describing Queen in Indian chess)'' is a fairy chess piece that may move a single square vertically or horizontally. In notation, it is given the symbol ''W''. In this article, the wazir is represented by an inv ...

, a fairy chess piece that moves one space in an orthogonal direction * ''Wazir'' (film), a 2016 Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar *

Wazir (Pashtun tribe) The Wazirs or Waziris ( ps, وزير) are a Karlani Pashtun tribe found mainly in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region of North waziristan, South Waziristan and Bannu Ahmadzai Wazir (Domel) and Utmanzai wazir (Baka Khel and Jani Khel) The Utmanz ...

, a tribe in Waziristan, Pakistan *

Wazir (Khogyani clan) The Wazir tribe is one of the three major clans of the Khogyani tribe of Karlani Pashtun. The Wazir are primarily found in the southern and central regions of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, particularly Khogyani District Khogyani ( ps, خ� ...

, a tribe in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan *

Waziri language Waziristāní ( ps, وزیرستانۍ), also known as Wazirwóla ( ps, وزیرواله, meaning "of the Wazirs") and Wazirí, is a central Pashto dialect spoken in North Waziristan and South Waziristan. Waziristani differs in pronunciation and ...

, a

dialect The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly different types of Linguistics, linguistic phenomena: One usage refers to a variety (linguisti ...

of the

Pashto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...

language spoken in Waziristan region of Pakistan *

Wazir Khan Mosque ; ''Masjid Wazīr Khān'') is a 17th-century mosque located in the city of Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The mosque was commissioned during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a part of an ensemble of buildings that ...

, a mosque in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan * Wazir, a class for

viziers A vizier (; ar, وزير, wazīr; fa, وزیر, vazīr), or wazir, is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the near east. The Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called ''katib'' (secretary), who was a ...

in Brunei.

People with the name

Wazir Khan (Lahore) Shaikh Ilam-ud-din Ansari (died 1641), known by his royal title Wazir Khan, was a Mughal Governer of the 16th century. He was a native of Chiniot, Punjab whose family migrated to Lahore. Career He rose to be one of the court physicians to the Mu ...

, 17th-century court physician to Shah Jahan *

Wazir Khan (Sirhind) Mirza Askari (; 1635 — 12 May 1710), better known by his title Wazir Khan (), was the Mughal governor of Sirhind in the present state of Punjab. He administered the territory of the Mughal Empire that laid between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. ...

(died 1710), governor of Sirhind in the Mughal Empire *

Wazir Ali Khan Wazir Ali Khan (19 April 1780 – 15 May 1817) was the fourth Nawab wazir of Oudh from 21 September 1797 to 21 January 1798, and the adopted son of Asaf-Ud-Daulah. Life He was the adopted son of Asaf-Ud-Dowlah, who had no son. He adopted a ...

(1780–1817), fourth nawab of Awadh, India *

Wazir Akbar Khan Wazīr Akbar Khān (Pashto/Dari: ; 1816-1847), born Mohammad Akbar Khān () and also known as Amīr Akbar Khān (), was an Afghan prince, general, emir for a year, and finally wazir/heir apparent to Dost Mohammad Khan until his death in 1847. ...

(1816–1845), an Afghan prince, general, and emir *

Wazir Arsala Khan Wazir Arsala Khan was an early ancestor of the influential Arsala family of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Wazir Arsala Khan served as Foreign Minister of Afghanistan in 1869.Wazir Ali Syed Wazir Ali (; 15 September 1903 – 17 June 1950) was a prominent figure in early Indian cricket. He was a right-handed batsman and a medium pace bowler. Early life Wazir played in all the Tests that India played before the second world w ...

(1903–1950), India Test cricketer *

Wazir Mohammad Wazir Mohammad (born 22 December 1929) is a former Pakistani cricketer and banker who played in 20 Test matches for Pakistan national cricket team between 1952 and 1959. Wazir was a determined middle-order batsman with a strong defence. His h ...

(born 1929), former Pakistani cricketer * Haji Wazir (Bagram detainee), a detainee at Bagram who had a writ of habeas corpus filed on his behalf *

Ali Wazir Muhammad Ali Wazir (Pashto/Urdu: ) is a Pakistani Pashtun politician who is the co-founder of a human rights movement, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. During his student ...

, Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement *

Arif Wazir Sardar Muhammad Arif Afghan Wazir ( ps, محمد عارف افغان وزیر; 2 May 1982 – 2 May 2020) was a Pashtun nationalist politician, activist, and one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). He was a member of the Pashtu ...

, Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement *

Mir Kalam Mir Kalam Khan Wazir (Pashto/Urdu: ) is a Pakistani politician and a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He is a founding member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). On 30 August 2020, Mir Kalam survived an assassination a ...

(Mir Kalam Khan Wazir), Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement *

Khalil al-Wazir Khalil Ibrahim al-Wazir Standardized Arabic transliteration: '' / / '' ( ar, خليل إبراهيم الوزير, also known by his '' kunya'' Abu JihadStandardized Arabic transliteration: ' —"Jihad's Father"; 10 October 1935 – 16 April 1 ...

(1935–1988), Palestinian military leader and senior aide of Yasser Arafat *

Khalid Wazir Syed Khalid Wazir (27 April 1936 – 27 June 2020) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1954. He was selected for the 1954 tour of England after just two first-class matches in which he had made 18 runs and taken 5 w ...

(born 1936), former Pakistani cricketer * Abdullah Wazir (born 1979), one of the

Afghan detainees at Guantanamo Bay According to the United States US Department of Defense, Department of Defense, it held more than two hundred Afghan detainees in Guantanamo prior to May 15, 2006. They had been captured and classified as enemy combatants in warfare following th ...

* Wazir Mohammed Khan (died October 14, 1974), an Indian actor who acted in many movies including the first Indian talkie Alam Ara (1931) *

Safiya Wazir Safiya Wazir (; born 1991) is an Afghan-American community activist and politician. She served as a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Wazir is the first former refugee to serve in the New Hampshire State House. ...

, American politician *

Usman Wazeer Usman Wazeer (; born 16 April 2000; commonly known as Usman ‘The Asian Boy’ Wazeer) is a Pakistani professional boxer who currently holds the Asian Boxing Federation Welterweight title. He is the first Pakistani to win the title. Early ...

, Pakistani boxer *

Wazir Baig Mir Wazir Baig is a Pakistani politician from Gilgit-Baltistan who served as the 1st speaker of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly. He also served as the Governor of Gilgit Baltistan in 2010. Early life and education Mir Wazir Baig was born in 1942 ...

, Pakistani politician and former speaker of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly

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