Niaz
Niaz or Niyaz or Neyaz may refer to:
Name:
Pronounced "nee-uhz."
It is not actually a name, but a word in Old Persian meaning "a strong need, desire, or wish" or "gift, present." It is sometimes used as a name for females, but this is very rare.
People:
Niaz Ahmed (1945–2000), a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Tests from 1967 to 1969
Niaz M. Khan, served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1963 to 1969
Niaz Mohammad, the governor of Kabul Province in Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban
Niaz Morshed (born 1966), a renowned chess player from Bangladesh
Niaz Morshed (Dhaka cricketer), a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh
Niaz Morshed (Khulna cricketer), a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh
Shaikh Niaz Muhammad "Niaz" (1933–2007), Sindhi poet and writer from Sindh, Pakistan
Places:
Arbab Niaz Stadium, a Test cricket ground in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Niaz Stadium, a cricket ground in Hyderabad, Pakistan
