Parvēz, Pērvaz, Parviz or ParvīsIn the early new Persian and the eastern contemporary variants of the Persian language, there are two different vowels ī and ē which are shown by the same Perso-Arabic letter ی, and in the standard transliteration, both of them are usually transliterated as ī. (— in

Nastaliq ''Nastaliq'' (; ; ), also Romanization of Persian, romanized as ''Nastaʿlīq'' or ''Nastaleeq'' (), is one of the main book hand, calligraphic hands used to write Arabic script and is used for some Indo-Iranian languages, predominantly Persi ...

, meaning "fortunate, victorious"; ''Parvēz'', also ''Abarvēz/Aparvēz''), is a Persian male given name, mostly popular in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

Central Asia Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian language, Pers ...

South Asia South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia that is defined in both geographical and Ethnicity, ethnic-Culture, cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's populatio ...

and among

Azeris Azerbaijanis (; , ), Azeris (, ), or Azerbaijani Turks (, ) are a Turkic ethnic group living mainly in the Azerbaijan region of northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are predominantly Shia Muslims. They comprise the largest ...

. It is also a very common surname. ''Parvēz'', ''Parvez'', ''Parvīz'', ''Parwez'', ''Parwiz'', ''Pervaiz'', ''Pervaz'', ''Pervez'', ''Perviz'', ''Parvase'', or ''Purvez'' are usually the same name but with different spellings. Furthermore, pronunciation between these different spellings are generally extremely similar or identical. All of these are ultimately derived from the

Middle Persian Middle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg ( Inscriptional Pahlavi script: , Manichaean script: , Avestan script: ) in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasania ...

name

Feroz Feroz or variants such as Firuz, Firuze, Peroz or Piruz (Persian, 'victorious') is a name. Historical people * Peroz I (died 484), Sasanian king of Iran * Peroz II, Sasanian king of Iran * Fayruz al-Daylami, companion of Muhammad * Piruz Khosrow ...

, of which there are many variations, such as Piruz,

Phiroze Phiroze is a male Indian Parsi name derived from middle Persian Pērōz (meaning victorious, triumphant or prosperous). The spelling of the name has many variations such as Pheroz, Pheroze, Phiroz, etc. but their pronunciation is the same. People n ...

Feroze Firouz (; also spelled Farooz, Firuz, Pirooz, Firoz), Pirouz (, also spelled Pirooz, Piruz, Piroz), Feroz (Hindi/Urdu; also spelled Feroze, Phiroze), Fayrouz () and Phiroj are masculine given names of Persian origin. It is ultimately derived from ...

, etc.

Given name

Notable people who have this given name include: * Parviz (Khosrow II), the twenty-second Sassanid King of Persia also known as Khosrow Parviz or Khosrow "The Victorious One" or "The Undefeatable" (reigning from 590 to 628 CE). *

Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi (born 1 October 1943) best known as PQ Mehdi, is a retired four-star rank, four-star air officer and former fighter pilot who served as the eighth CAS of the PAF, Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force from 199 ...

, the former Chief of Air Staff of

Pakistan Air Force The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (; ) is the aerial warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, tasked primarily with the aerial defence of Pakistan, with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy when re ...

Parvez Butt Parvez Butt (Urdu: پرویز بٹ; b. 4 October 1942; ) is a Pakistani mechanical engineer and public official who served as the chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from 2001 till 2006. His career is mostly spent at the Pakista ...

(born 1942), Pakistani

nuclear engineer Nuclear engineering is the engineering discipline concerned with designing and applying systems that utilize the energy released by nuclear processes. The most prominent application of nuclear engineering is the generation of electricity. Worldwide ...

and former

chairman The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the gro ...

Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) () is a federally funded independent governmental agency, concerned with research and development of nuclear power, promotion of nuclear science, energy conservation and the peaceful use of nuclear techn ...

2001–2006 ( PAEC) *

Parvez Hossain Emon Mohammad Parvez Hossain Emon (born 12 June 2002) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He plays for Chittagong Division cricket team in domestic cricket. Career He made his Twenty20 debut for Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan in the 2018–19 Dhaka P ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Parvez Imroz Parvez Imroz is a Kashmiri human rights lawyer and a civil rights activist in Srinagar, the summer capital of the Jammu and Kashmir, India. He is the founder and President of the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) that works t ...

, human rights lawyer and a civil rights activist in Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir *

Parvis Emad Parvis Emad (September 4, 1935 – February 16, 2023) was an Iranian-American philosopher and translator of Martin Heidegger's writings. He was the founder and co-editor of the journal '' Heidegger Studies''. Emad was a professor emeritus at DePau ...

, Iranian-American philosopher *

Parvez Qadir Parvez Qadir is a British actor from Rochdale. He appeared as Jaz in all three series of the BBC television series '' The Cops'' and has also appeared in ''Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is ...

, British actor *

Parvez Sharma Parvez Sharma is a New York-based Indian filmmaker, author, and journalist. He is a recipient of the 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship in the film/video category. He was amongst the 173 fellows selected from 3000 applicants in the 94th year of the fe ...

, Indian film director * Parviz Abnar, sound recordist *

Parviz Fannizadeh Parviz Fannizadeh (; January 27, 1938 – February 24, 1980) was an Iranian film and television actor. He was one of Iran's first method actors. Fannizadeh is best known for his roles as "Mash Ghaasem" in '' My Uncle Napoleon'' (aka ''Daii jan N ...

(1938-1980), Iranian actor *

Parviz Ghelichkhani Parviz Ghelichkhani (, born 4 December 1945) is an Iranian-French retired football player and former captain of Iran national football team. He is now based in France, where he is the editor and publisher of a political magazine. Club career ...

, footballer *

Parviz Mazloumi Parviz Mazloomi (, born 16 September 1954) is a former Iranian footballer who is the team manager of the Esteghlal. He played for Esteghlal and Tractor Sazi in the 1970s and 1980s. He also managed many clubs such as Saba Battery, Sanat Naft, ...

, football manager *

Parviz Meshkatian Parviz Meshkatian (Persian: پرويز مشكاتيان; May 15, 1955 – September 21, 2009) was an Iranian musician, composer, researcher and university lecturer. Biography Born in Neyshabur, Meshkatian entered the Tehran Academy of Ar ...

(1955-2009), Iranian Musician * Parviz Moin, physicist *

Parviz Natel-Khanlari Parviz Natel Khanlari (; March 20, 1914 – August 23, 1990) was an Iranian literary scholar, linguist, author, researcher, politician, and professor at Tehran University. Biography Parviz Natel Khanlari graduated from Tehran University in 19 ...

(1914-1990), professor *

Pierre Omidyar Pierre Morad Omidyar (born Parviz Morad Omidyar, June 21, 1967) is a French-born Iranian-American billionaire and the grandson of General Mahmud Mir-Djalali. A technology entrepreneur, software engineer, and philanthropist, he is the foun ...

(born Parviz Omidyar), entrepreneur and founder of

eBay eBay Inc. ( , often stylized as ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide. ...

Parviz Parastui Parviz Parastui (; born 24 June 1955) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including four Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor–making him the only actor to have four wins in that category–four Hafez Awards, two Iran Cinema Celebr ...

, Iranian actor *

Parviz Sayyad Parviz Sayyad (; born 22 March 1939) is an Iranian Americans, Iranian-born celebrated actor, director and screenwriter of Iranian cinema. He was one of the earliest television stars in Iran. Early life Parviz Sayyad was born on March 22, 1939 ...

, Iranian actor *

Parviz Sobirov Parviz Sobirov (born 12 November 1980) is a Tajikistani judoka. Parviz finished in joint fifth place in the middleweight (90 kg) division at the 2006 Asian Games. He lost to Hiroshi Izumi of Japan in the bronze medal match. Born in Temurma ...

, Tajikistani judoka *

Parviz Tanavoli Parviz Tanavoli (; born 1937) is an Iranian sculptor, painter, educator, and art historian. He is a pioneer within the Saqqakhaneh school of art, a neo-traditionalist art movement. Tanavoli has been one of the most expensive Iranian artists in sa ...

, Iranian contemporary artist and sculptor * Parviz Nasibov, Azerbaijani-born Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler *

Pervez Hoodbhoy Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy (born 11 July 1950) is a Pakistani nuclear physicist and author. He has been considered by many as one of the most vocal, progressive and liberal member of the Pakistani intelligentsia. Hoodbhoy is known for his oppositio ...

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other tertiary education, post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin ...

nuclear physics Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions, in addition to the study of other forms of nuclear matter. Nuclear physics should not be confused with atomic physics, which studies th ...

* Pervez Kambaksh, journalist * Pervez Jamil Mir, Pakistani TV anchorperson *

Pervez Musharraf Pervez Musharraf (11 August 1943 – 5 February 2023) was a Pakistani general and politician who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. Prior to his career in politics, he was a four-star general and appointed as ...

, (1943-2023) former

President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan () is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The president is the nominal head of the executive and the supreme commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces.

and Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army *

Pervez Khattak Pervez Khan Khattak (; ; born 1 January 1950) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Minister of Defence (Pakistan) from August 2018 until April 2022. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January ...

, former

Defence Minister of Pakistan The Minister of Defence (Urdu: 'وزیرِ دفاع') heads the Ministry of Defence (Pakistan), Ministry of Defence. The minister serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister and is required to be a member of Parliament ...

and

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union ter ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...

Pervez Sajjad Pervez Sajjad Hasan (Urdu: پرویز سجاد حسن; born 30 August 1942, Lahore, Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwe ...

, former

cricketer Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

* Pervez Taufiq, songwriter and lead singer for band Living Syndication *

Parvez Haris Parvez Haris () is a professor of biomedical science at the School of Allied Health Sciences in De Montfort University, United Kingdom. He is an Editor-in-Chief of Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemis ...

, Bangladeshi scientist *

, Bangladeshi cricketer *

Parvej Musaraf Parvej Musaraf (born 11 December 2003) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 2 February 2024, for Assam in the 2023–24 Ranji Trophy The 2023–24 Ranji Trophy is the 89th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-clas ...

, Indian-Bengali cricketer * Parvez Diniar, Indian basketballer * Haji Parvej Ahmad, Indian politician * Parvez Aziz, Indian-Bengali cricketer * Parvez Sultan, Indian-Bengali cricketer * Parvez Ahmed, Indian-Bengali cricketer

Middle name

Arman Parvez Murad Arman Parvez Murad is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the film '' Ghani'' (2006). Works * ''Bachelor'' (2004) * '' Ghani'' (2006) * '' Rabeya'' (2008) * ''Amar Bon ...

, Bangladeshi television and film actor *

Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (Urdu: ; born 20 April 1952), is a retired four-star general of the Pakistan Army who served as the eighth chief of army staff, being appointed on 29 November 2007 after his predecessor Pervez Musharraf retired from his ...

, previous

Chief of Army Staff Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boat ...

of the

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ), commonly known as the Pak Army (), is the Land warfare, land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the Commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the army. The ...

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Chaudhry Parvez Elahi Warraich (Urdu, ; born 1 November 1945) is a Pakistani politician who was the Chief Minister of Punjab from late 2002 to late 2007 and again from late 2022 to early 2023. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of ...

, former candidate for

Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan (, Roman Urdu, 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 of Pakistan, cabinet, desp ...

and former

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

, Pakistan * Imran Pervez Awan, Pakistani born American cricketer * Mustafa Anwar Parvez Babu, Bangladeshi football coach *

Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (born 26 December 1950) is a Punjabis, Punjabi Pakistani politician, businessman and agriculturist who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan from June 2012 to March 2013 and as the Speake ...

, former

* Raja Nadir Pervez Khan, Pakistani politician *

Shahid Parvez Khan Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan (commonly known as Shahid Parvez; born 14 October 1954) is an Indian classical sitar maestro from the Imdadkhani gharana. He represents the seventh generation of the Etawah Gharana as its primary exponent. He is praised ...

, Sitar player of Hindustani Classical Music * Muhammad Parviz Mirza, second son of Mughal emperor

Jahangir Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was List of emperors of the Mughal Empire, Emperor of Hindustan from 1605 until his death in 1627, and the fourth Mughal emperors, Mughal ...

* Muhammad Parvez Gangua, Bangladeshi film actor *

Zahid Parvez Chowdhury Zahid Parvez Chowdhury () is a former Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a midfielder or left winger In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfiel ...

, Bangladeshi footballer

Surname

* Ahmed Pervez (1926–1979), Pakistani modernist painter * Alex Parvis, English guitarist of Area 11 *

Ansar Pervaiz Ansar Pervaiz, also spelled as Ansar Parvez, HI, is a Pakistani scientist and a nuclear engineer who was the former chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), and former chairman of the Board of Governors of International Atomic ...

, Pakistani nuclear scientist, current chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) *

Anwar Pervez Sir Mohammed Anwar Pervez OBE, Hilal-i-Pakistan, HPk (; born 15 March 1935) is a Pakistani-born British billionaire businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Bestway Group. According to the ''Sunday Times Rich List'', in 2020 Pervez's net ...

, British businessman *

Aqsa Parvez Aqsa "Axa" Parvez (; April 22, 1991 – December 10, 2007) was the victim of a murder in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. During the murder trial, Superior Court Justice Bruce Durno acknowledged the slaying as an honour killing, stating, that he f ...

(1991–2007), victim of an alleged "honour killing" in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada * Arshad Pervez (1953–2024), Pakistani cricketer *

Fariha Pervez Fariha Pervez () is a Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, and a music producer. She is specially known for the rendition of various popular and famous ghazals (a form of romantic poem). She started her career anchoring and acting from a very youn ...

, Pakistani musician *

Ghulam Ahmed Pervez Ghulam Ahmad Parwez (; 1903–1985) was a well-known teacher of the Quran in India and Pakistan. He posed a challenge to the established Sunni doctrine by interpreting Quranic themes with a logical approach. The work 'Islam: A Challenge to Re ...

(1903–1985), Islamic scholar *

Imran Parvez Imran Parvez (born 28 December 1977, in Rajshahi) is a Bangladeshi former first-class cricketer active 2000–2004, who is also known by his nickname 'Ripon'. After retiring from cricket he became an umpire and officates matches domestic cricke ...

(born 1977), Bangladeshi cricketer * Masud Parvez (Sohel Rana), Bangladeshi film actor, director and producer * Masum Parvez (Rubel Rana), Bangladeshi film actor, director and producer * Murad Parvez (born 1972), Bangladeshi film and television director * Saleem Pervez (1947-2013), Pakistani cricketer * Tariq Pervez, Pakistani policeman, director-general of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency *

Yunus Parvez Yunus Parvez (1931/1932 – 11 February 2007) was an Indian actor who played supporting roles in over 200 films from 1963 to the 2000s. He is best known for his roles in films like '' Garm Hava'' (1974), ''Deewaar'' (1975), '' Trishul'' (1978), ...

(1931–2007), Bollywood character actor *

Zeeshan Parwez Sajid & Zeeshan ( pronounced as "Saa-jid and Zeesh-shaan") are a Pakistani electronic music duo from Peshawar, composed of Sajid Ghafoor (guitars and harmonicas) and Zeeshan Parwez (synths, laptops and FX modules). Both members released thei ...

, Pakistani musician

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