Niazi

The Niazi (Pashto: نيازي, Niāzī; IPA: [niːˈɑːziː]), Niazai, Nyazi, Nyazai, Niyazi or Niyazai is a Pashtun people tribe which resides in North-Western Pakistan and Afghanistan.

In Afghanistan, the area around Qila Niazi in Gardez, Paktia Province is predominantly inhabited by the tribe.

Notable people

• Imran Khan: Former Pakistani cricketer turned politician, current Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Isa Khan Niazi: Afghan nobleman
• Haibat Khan Niazi: Senior military commander of Sher Shah Suri and brother of Isakhan Niazi
• Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi: Former Pakistani politician and religious figure
• Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri
• Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi: Former Pakistani Army lieutenant general, Commander East pakistan
• Karamat Rahman Niazi: Four-star admiral in Pakistan Navy
• Munir Niazi: Pakistani poet
• Maulana Kausar Niazi: Former minister
• Ghulam Akbar Khan Niazi: Physician
• Sher Afgan Niazi: Pakistani politician (MNA) during Benazir and Musharaf eras
• Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Pakistani famous Folk Singer and Politician.
• Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri
• Humair Hayat Khan Rokhri
• Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi: Pakistani cricketer
• Ghulam Hazrat Niazi: Afghan footballer who plays for Ordu Kabul F.C. and the Afghanistan national football team.
• Fazal Niyazai: Afghan cricketer
• Saifora Niazi: Member of Parliament of Afghanistan
• Shadab Khan: Pakistani Cricketer
• Sami Khan, Notable Actor
• Junaid Khan: Pakistani singer and actor
• Farhan Niazi, New Zealand based screen writer of Pakistani descent
• ZAKA Ullah Khan NIAZI, Deputy General Manager Production Sugar Mills

Further reading

• Advanced History of Medieval India
• A History of Pakistan and Its Origins