Nawaz

Nawaz (Persian: نواز, romanized: one who caresses; transliterations vary) may refer to:

Given name

Gharib Nawaz (1143–1236), Indian Sufi saint
Bande Nawaz (1321–1422), Indian Sufi saint
Gharib Niwaz Pamheiba (1690–1751), King of Manipur
Samsam ud Daula Shah Nawaz Khan (1700–1758), Mughal courtier and historian
Ali Nawaz Jung Bahadur (born 1877), Hyderabadi civil engineer
Moin Nawaz Jung, Hyderabadi finance minister
Shah Nawaz Bhutto (1888–1957), dewan of Junagadh
Mehdi Nawaz Jung (1894–1967), Hyderabadi bureaucrat
Qazi Qader Newaz (1909–1983), Bangladeshi poet
Shah Nawaz Khan (1914–1983), Indian general
Muhammad Nawaz (1924–2004), Pakistani javelin thrower
Khaleque Nawaz Khan (1926–1971), Bangladeshi politician and lawyer
Asif Nawaz Khan Janjua (1937–1993), Pakistani army chief
Nawaz Khizar (borrn 1942), Pakistani hockey player
Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi (born 1943), Pakistani justice
Muhammad Nawaz Khan (born 1943), Pakistani writer
Fareed Nawaz Khan Noohani Baloch (1946–2001), Pakistani television and radio artist
Sarfraz Nawaz Malik (born 1948), Pakistani cricketer
Muhammad Nawaz Bhatti (1948–2006), Pakistani high court judge
Nawaz Sharif (born 1949), former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Moin Nawaz Warraich (born 1949), Pakistani military officer
Rai Hassan Nawaz (born 1955), Pakistani politician
Arshad Nawaz (born 1955), Pakistani cricketer
Muhammad Nawaz (1957–2011), Pakistani major general
Shahnawaz Bhutto (1958–1985), Pakistani democracy activist
Md. Nobi Newaz (born 1966), Bangladeshi politician
Mohammad Nawaz Alam (born 1967), Indian politician
Shahid Nawaz (born 1970), Pakistani cricketer
Mohammad Nawaz (born 1970), Pakistani cricketer
Muhammad Nawaz Irfani (1970–2014), Pakistani politician and supreme leader of Parachinar
Ali Nawaz Khan Mahar (born 1972), Pakistani politician
Naveed Nawaz (born 1973), Sri Lankan cricketer
Nawazuddin Siddiqui (born 1974), Indian actor
Mohammad Nawaz (born 1974), Pakistani cricketer
Nawaz Haq (born 1981), Pakistani track and field athlete
Fazrul Nawaz (born 1985), Singaporean footballer
Nawaz Dad Khan (born 1985), Pakistani boxer
Nawaz Ahmed (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
Nabib Newaz Jibon (born 1990), Bangladeshi footballer
Mohammad Nawaz (born 1994), Pakistani cricketer
Shahid Nawaz (born 1996), Pakistani cricketer
Mohammad Nawaz (born 2000), Manipuri footballer
Hassan Nawaz (born 2004), Pakistani cricketer
Muhammad Shah Newaz Chowdhury (died 1997), Bangladeshi politician
Hamid Nawaz Khan (died 2014), Pakistani army general
Mohammad Nawaz Khokhar (died 2021), Pakistani politician
Ali Nawaz Chowhan (died 2023), former Chief Justice of Gambia
Adnan Nawaz, British-Pakistani television presenter
Ahmed Nawaz Baloch, Pakistani politician
Ali Nawaz Awan, Pakistani politician
Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam, Bangladeshi politician
Gohar Nawaz Khan, Pakistani politician
Muhammad Nawaz Khan Allai, Pakistani politician
Muhammad Nawaz Khan Kakar, Pakistani politician
Newaz Halima Arli, Bangladeshi politician
Raja Rab Nawaz, Pakistani navy admiral
Shah Newaz, Bangladeshi communist

Surname

Amna Nawaz (born 1979), American broadcast journalist
Danish Nawaz Khan Noohani Baloch (born 1978), Pakistani comedian
Maajid Usman Nawaz (born 1977), British-Pakistani political activist
Sana Nawaz, Pakistani film actress and model
Tawfique Nawaz, Bangladeshi advocate
Yasir Nawaz Khan Noohani Baloch (born 1970), Pakistani director, producer and screenwriter

Fictional characters

Alya Nawaz, fictional character from Ackley Bridge
Farida Nawaz. fictional character from Ackley Bridge
Riz Nawaz, fictional character from Ackley Bridge
Sadiq Nawaz, fictional character from Ackley Bridge

Places

Garib Nawaz Express, India
- Ajmer–KSR Bangalore Garib Nawaz Express
- Ranchi–Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express
Khaja Bandanawaz University, Karnataka
Masjid Ghareeb Nawaz, Manipur
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif Medical College, Pakistan

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Surname

Fictional characters

Places

See also