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The Niazi (also transliterated as Niyazi, or Njazi, Pashto: نیازی, Nīāzī; IPA: [niːˈaːziː]) are a tribe of Ghilzai Pashtun people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkey. The name Niazi is derived from Niazai, like the other forms of Pashtun tribes, such as Yusufzai and Orakzai.
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Niazis in Pakistan mainly live in Mianwali, Multan, Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Chakwal District, Swabi, Mardan, Hangu, Quetta, Attock, Pishin, Loralai, Khanewal, Faisalabad, Kohat and Bhakkar. However, a large number of the Niazi tribe still lives in parts of Afghanistan, mainly in Qalaye Niazi, Kandahar, Ghazni, Gardez, Logar and Paktia province. A considerable number have also settled in Karachi and other major Pakistani cities such as Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.
Many Niazis are also found in Turkey, and also in the United Kingdom where some descendants live.
Niazi tribe members living in Afghanistan speak Pashto, as do those inhabiting the districts of Hangu, Kohat, Swabi, Mardan, Lakki Marwat, Bannu and Mianwali. However, those Pashtuns living east of Kohat speak Saraiki dialect which is influenced by Pashto. Niazis strongly follow the honour code known as Pashtunwali.
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Niazi can be used as a given name among Muslim people.
- Niyazi (1912–1984), Azerbaijani musical conductor and composer
- Niazi Demi, Albanian politician
- Njazi Kuqi, Finnish footballer
- Niyazi Manyera, Turkish Cypriot politician
- Niyazi Öktem, Turkish academic
- Niyazi Sayın, Turkish musician
- Atta ul ullah Khan Niazi (1953-2011)
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- Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, Pakistani Army Lt Gen
- Aamir Hayat Khan Niazi, Pakistani politician
- Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi, Pakistani politician
- Amil Niazi, Canadian writer, broadcaster and columnist
- Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, Pakistani general
- Gul Hameed Khan Niazi, Pakistani politician
- Hakim Hakimzade Niyazi (1889–1929), Uzbek poet and playwright
- Humair Hayat Khan Niazi, Pakistani politician
- Imran Khan Niazi, Pakistani cricketer and politician
- Muhammad Abbas khan Niazi pakistani boxer Asian Champion
- Isa Khan Niazi, Afghan noble
- Mehmet Niyazi (1878–1931), Romanian and Crimean Tatar poet and activist
- Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi, Pakistani cricketer
- Munir Niazi, Urdu poet
- Tariq Niazi, Pakistani field hockey player
- Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi, Veteran Polictician & Member of Quaid-e-Azam Led Muslim League
- Faizullah Khan Niazi,Financial Advisor to Chief of Army Staff (COAS)
- Niazullah Khan Niazi, Ex-President of Islamabad Bar Council & a Prominent Lawyer in Restoration of Chief Justice of Pakistan's Movement
- (Masood Khan Niazi Adovocte Distric Bar Bhakkar Pkaistani Politician)
- (Atta Ullah Khan Niazi Zada Khail (1928-2011)
- Sarwar Khan Niazi Zada Khail (1900-19984)
- Arif Khan Niazi UAE (DUABI)
- Tahir Mehmood Khan Niazi ( Pharmaceutical Distributor ) ( Multan )
- Gc Farhat Ullah khan Niazi (working in pakistan army) (chief executive Gc's wing ) ( Mianwali )
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- Mianwali & Bhakkar, Punjab
- Niazi, Jaranwala, District Faislabad, Punjab
- Niazi, Katora, Khanewal, Punjab
- Niazi, Union Council Kot Gulla,Lawa. Tehsil Talagang District Chakwal , Punjab
- Katti Khel, Tank, Pakhtunkhwa
- Niazi,Tehsil Dunyapur ,District Lodhran , Punjab
- Niazi,Basti Boher Tehsil Multan ,District Multan , Punjab
- Sindh, Sukkur, New Pind, Pathan Coloney, Pano Aqil,
- Bahrain, Riffa Manama,
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- Niazi Express, Bus company of Pakistan
- Niyazov
