Aziz (; ; ) is a Semitic name from the root two-

zayin Zayin (also spelled zain or zayn or simply zay) is the seventh letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician ''zayn'' 𐤆, Hebrew ''zayīn'' , Aramaic ''zain'' 𐡆, Syriac ''zayn'' ܙ, and Arabic ''zāy'' . It represents the sound . It ...

. In the

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
. '' In the

1 Chronicles The Book of Chronicles ( , "words of the days") is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Chronicles) in the Christian Old Testament. Chronicles is the final book of the Hebrew Bible, concluding the third section of the Jewish Tan ...

, Aziz was the son of Shema and the father of Bela. Azizus ( Latinised), attested as an Arabian king who ruled Sampsigeramids of the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. The Roman people, Romans conquered most of this during the Roman Republic, Republic, and it was ruled by emperors following Octavian's assumption of ...

. In ancient

Levantine mythology Canaanite religion or Syro-Canaanite religions refers to the myths, cults and ritual practices of people in the Levant during roughly the first three millennia BC. Canaanite religions were polytheistic and in some cases monolatristic. They we ...

Azizos In ancient Arab mythology, Azizos or Aziz ( Palmyrene: 𐡰𐡦𐡩𐡦 ''ʿzyz'') is the Palmyran Arab god of the morning star. He is portrayed as riding a camel with his twin brother Arsu, although one source says that "Azizos is depicted as ...

is a god of the morning star of Aramaic and Arab origin from

Palmyra Palmyra ( ; Palmyrene dialect, Palmyrene: (), romanized: ''Tadmor''; ) is an ancient city in central Syria. It is located in the eastern part of the Levant, and archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first menti ...

. The Arabian goddess

Al-Uzza Al-ʻUzzá or al-ʻUzzā (, , ) was one of the three chief goddesses of Arabian religion in pre-Islamic times and she was worshipped by the pre-Islamic Arabs along with Al-Lat and Manāt. A stone cube at Nakhla (near Mecca) was held sacred a ...

, related to the planet

Venus Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is often called Earth's "twin" or "sister" planet for having almost the same size and mass, and the closest orbit to Earth's. While both are rocky planets, Venus has an atmosphere much thicker ...

, is named from the same root. ''Al-ʿAzīz'' is one of the names of God in

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

. ''ʿAzīz'' without ''al-'' is used as a royal title borne by the high nobles of

Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...

., It is used in existing Semitic languages (Arabic, Hebrew,

neo-Aramaic The Neo-Aramaic or Modern Aramaic languages are varieties of Aramaic that evolved during the late medieval and early modern periods, and continue to the present day as vernacular (spoken) languages of modern Aramaic-speaking communities. Within ...

Mandaic Mandaic may refer to: * Mandaic language * Mandaic alphabet The Mandaic alphabet is a writing system primarily used to write the Mandaic language. It is thought to have evolved between the second and seventh century CE from either a cursive fo ...

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Maltese ...

) and has also spread to non-Semitic language families like

Berber languages The Berber languages, also known as the Amazigh languages or Tamazight, are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They comprise a group of closely related but mostly mutually unintelligible languages spoken by Berbers, Berber communities, ...

, Caucasus languages,

Iranian languages The Iranian languages, also called the Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, predominantly in the Iranian Plateau. The Iranian langu ...

, and

Turkic languages The Turkic languages are a language family of more than 35 documented languages, spoken by the Turkic peoples of Eurasia from Eastern Europe and Southern Europe to Central Asia, East Asia, North Asia (Siberia), and West Asia. The Turkic langua ...

. ''Aziz'' is a common masculine given name, especially in the

Muslim world The terms Islamic world and Muslim world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs, politics, and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is ...

, but it has also continued to be used by non-Muslim peoples in the

Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...

, like

Jews Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...

Assyrians Assyrians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to Mesopotamia, a geographical region in West Asia. Modern Assyrians share descent directly from the ancient Assyrians, one of the key civilizations of Mesopotamia. While they are distinct from ot ...

Armenians Armenians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiq ...

, etc.

Given name

Azeez

* Azeez Abu (born 1994), Nigerian beach soccer player *

Azeez Al-Shaair Azeez Al-Shaair ( , Arabic: عزيز الشاعر, born August 4, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Atlantic Owls, where ...

(born 1997), American football player * Azeez Ojulari (born 2000), American football player * Azeez Shobowale Shobola (born 1992), Nigerian footballer

Aziz

Aziz Ansari Aziz Ismail Ansari ( ; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He played Tom Haverford on the NBC series '' Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015) and created and starred in the Netflix series ''Master of None'' (2 ...

(born 1983), Indian-American comedian and actor *

Aziz Atakhodjaev Aziz Atakhodjaev (born 7 April 1986) is an Uzbekistani para-cyclist. Career In September 2024, Atakhodjaev competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won bronze medals in the time trial and road race T1 events. Refere ...

(born 1986), Uzbekistani para-cyclist * Aziz Azion (born 1984), Ugandan R&B singer-songwriter *

Aziz Behich Aziz Eraltay Behich (, ; born 16 December 1990) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a Fullback (association football), left back for A-League Men club Melbourne City FC, Melbourne City and the Australia men's national socce ...

(born 1990), Australian footballer *

Aziz Ibrahim Aziz Ibrahim (born 19 March 1964) is a British guitarist. He was born in Longsight, Manchester to Pakistani parents on 19 March 1964. He is best known for his work as guitarist with Simply Red, The Stone Roses (post- John Squire) and their fo ...

(born 1964), British guitarist *

Aziz Mian Aziz Mian Qawwal () (17 April 1942 – 6 December 2000) was a Pakistani traditional qawwal famous for singing ghazals in his own style of qawwali and is considered one of the greatest qawwals in South Asia. He holds the record for singing the ...

(1942–2000), Pakistani singer *

Aziz Nesin Aziz Nesin (; born Mehmet Nusret, 20 December 1915, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire – 6 July 1995, Izmir , Turkey) was a Turkish writer, humorist and the author of more than 100 books. Born in a time when Turks did not have official surnames, ...

(1915–1995), Turkish humorist and author *

Aziz Sancar Aziz Sancar (; born 8September 1946) is a Turkish molecular biologist specializing in DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints, and circadian clock. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Tomas Lindahl and Paul L. Modrich fo ...

(born 1946), Turkish scientist, Nobel laureate *

Aziz Shavershian Aziz Sergeyevich Shavershian (24 March 1989 – 5 August 2011), better known as Zyzz, was an Australian bodybuilder, personal trainer and model. He established a cult following after posting multiple videos of himself on YouTube, starting in 2 ...

(1989–2011), Russian-Australian bodybuilder, of Kurdish descent *

Aziz Yıldırım Aziz Yıldırım (born 2 November 1952) is a Turkish businessman and civil engineer who served as the 36th chairman of the Turkey, Turkish sports club, multi-sport club Fenerbahçe S.K., Fenerbahçe SK. He lost the election held on 3 June 2018 t ...

(born 1952), Turkish businessman

Surname

Azeez

* A. M. A. Azeez (1911–1973), Ceylonese civil servant, educator, social worker * Ade Azeez (born 1994), English footballer * Dan Azeez (born 1989), British boxer * Fatima Azeez (born 1992), Nigerian badminton player *

K. P. A. C. Azeez Azeez (27 November 1934 – 16 July 2003) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 100 films. He came into the movie industry as a villain, and later, he started doing character roles, such as police officer, jailer, and mi ...

(1934–2003), Indian film actor in Malayalam cinema * Ramon Azeez (born 1992), Nigerian footballer * Shabana Azeez (born c. 1996), Australian actress

Aziz

Aaron Aziz Malay styles and titles, Yang Hormat Datuk, Dato' Aaron Mustapha bin Aziz (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ارون مصطفى بن عزيز; born 23 February 1976) is a Singaporean Malaysian actor and director. He is largely known in Malaysia and also i ...

(born 1976), Singaporean actor *

Aly Abdel Aziz Aly Abdel Aziz (; born 1 October 1947) is an Egyptian former professional squash player. Aziz was born in Alexandria Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal ...

(born 1947), Egyptian squash player * Arif Aziz (born 1943), Azerbaijan artist and educator * Asif Aziz (b. 1967), Malawi-born London landlord * Douglas Aziz (born 1942), Assyrian Iraqi footballer * Fatima Aziz (1973–2021), Afghan physician and politician *

Gamal Aziz Gamal Aziz, also known as Gamal Abdelaziz (Arabic: جمال عزيز, born ), is an Egyptian-American businessman. Aziz is the former president of Wynn Macau Limited and chief operating officer of Wynn Resorts Development. He was also the former ...

, aka Gamal Mohammed he Abdelaziz, Egyptian-American businessman *

Iqra Aziz Iqra Aziz Hussain ( Aziz; born November 24, 1997) is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television known for her portrayals in social to comic girl next door. She is the recipient of several accolades, including three Lux Style Awards and f ...

(born 1997), Pakistani actress * Kamran Aziz (1922–2017), Cypriot musician, composer and pharmacist *

Lisa Aziz Lisa Soraya Aziz (born 19 June 1962) is a British news presenter. She is best known as the presenter of the ''Morning News'' on LBC. Before this she worked for ITV Westcountry as a co-presenter for the evening news programme ''The West Country ...

(born 1962), British TV presenter and journalism * Michael Aziz, American engineer *

Mohamad Aziz Mohamad bin Aziz (29 July 1940 – 24 December 2020) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sri Gading constituency in the state of Johor from 1999 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the United Malays National Organisat ...

, Malaysian politician *

Mohammad Aziz Mohammed Aziz (born as Syed Mohammed Aziz-Un-Nabi; 2 July 1954 – 27 November 2018), also known as Munna, was an Indian multilingual playback singer who primarily sang for the Bollywood, Odia films, Bengali. He sang about twenty thousand son ...

, Indian playback singer * Omar Aziz (born 1958), Brazilian politician * Philip Aziz (1923–2009), Canadian artist of Lebanese ancestry *

Riza Aziz Riza Shahriz bin Abdul Aziz, better known as Riza Aziz, is a Malaysian film producer and the co-founder of Red Granite Pictures, a Los Angeles–based film production company. Early life and education Riza Shahriz bin Abdul Aziz was born on 1 ...

, Malaysian producer * Sartaj Aziz (1929–2024), Pakistani economist and strategist * Sassi Aziz, Algerian politician *

Shaukat Aziz Shaukat Aziz (born 6 March 1949) is a Pakistani-born British former banker who served as the 15th prime minister of Pakistan from 28 August 2004 to 15 November 2007. When his term as Prime Minister was over, he immediately left Pakistan and se ...

(born 1949), Pakistani Prime Minister *

Tariq Aziz Tariq Aziz (, , 28 April 1936 – 5 June 2015) was an Iraq, Iraqi politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 and Minister of Foreign Affairs (Iraq), Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 ...

(born Mikhail Yuhanna) (1936–2015), ethnic Assyrian former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister *

Tariq Aziz (field hockey, born 1938) Dr Tariq Aziz (Urdu: طارق عزیز; born 5 February 1938) is a Pakistani former field hockey player. He won a Gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a Silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Aziz was born in ...

(born 1938), Pakistani field hockey player *

Tariq Aziz (TV personality) Tariq Aziz (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ; 28 April 1936 – 17 June 2020) was a Pakistan Television, Pakistani television host, poet, film actor, and politician known for PTV Home, PTV's quiz show ''Bazm E Tariq Aziz , Nilaam Ghar'', first air ...

(1936–2020), Pakistani TV personality *

Tipu Aziz Tipu Zahed Aziz (; 9 November 1956 – 25 October 2024) was a Bangladeshi-born British professor of neurosurgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, Aarhus Denmark and Porto, Portugal. He specialised in the study and treatment of Parkinso ...

(born 1956), neurosurgeon, John Radcliffe Hospital

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