Zia (name)

Zia (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya , Dia or Diya, ar, ضياء) is a name of Arabic origin somewhat translating to "Shine".

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the sixth President of Bangladesh
* Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (1929–1990), popularly known as Z. M. Dagar, Indian musician
*Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, Iraqi Shiite leader
* Zia Inayat-Khan, (aka Pir Zia), spiritual leader of the Sufi Order International
* Zia Mahmood, (born 1946), Pakistani contract bridge player
* Zia McCabe, (born 1975), American musician and founding member of The Dandy Warhols
*Zia Mian, Pakistani physicist and nuclear expert
*Zia Mody, Indian legal consultant and businesswoman
* Zia Mohyeddin (born 1933), Pakistani actor
* Zia Uddin (born 1941), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician
*Zia Ul Shah, citizen of Pakistan held by the United States in Guantanamo
* Ziya Tong, Canadian television host
* Ziya Bazhaev, Chechen businessman
*Zia-Allah Ezazi Maleki, Iranian Politician
* Diaa al-Din Dawoud (1926-2011), Egyptian politician
* Ziauddin Sardar (born 1951), Pakistani writer on Islam
*Ziyaettin Doğan or Ziya Doğan (born 1961), Turkish football manager
* Ziauddin Rizvi (died 2005), Shi'a cleric from Gilgit
* Ziaeddin Niknafs (born 1986), Iranian Footballer
* Ziauddin Butt, a Pakistani military officer jailed as a result of the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état
* Ziauddin (Afghan militia leader), Afghan militia leader
* Ziauddin (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer

Surname

* Grace Zia Chu (1899–1999) author of Chinese cookbook
* Helen Zia (born 1952), American journalist
* Junaid Zia (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
* Khaleda Zia, former prime minister of Bangladesh
* Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, sixth president of Pakistan
*Sameer Zia (born 1981), sportsman from the United Arab Emirates
* Yasin Zia, former Chief of General Staff for Afghanistan

Known as

*Anastasia de Torby (1892–1977), also known as Lady Zia Wernher, Russian aristocrat
* Park Ji-a (born 1972), South Korean actress also known as Zia
* Park Ji-hye (born 1986), South Korean singer known by the stage name Zia

Fictional characters

*Zia, a character in the animated television series '' The Mysterious Cities of Gold''
*Zia, a character in ''The Red Pyramid'' novel
*Zia, the main character in the film '' Wristcutters: A Love Story''
*Zia, a character in the video game Bastion
*Dr. Zia Rodriguez, a character in the film '' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom''

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Arabic-language unisex given names
Pakistani masculine given names
Masculine given names