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Nizami (name)

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Nizami is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

Given name:

  • Nizami Aruzi (fl. 1110–1161), writer of Persian prose and poetry in the 12th century, famous for the Chahar Maqala
  • Nizami Bahmanov (1948−2008), Azerbaijani politician
  • Nizami Ganjavi (1141−1209), considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian history
  • Nizami Hajiyev (born 1988), Azerbaijani football midfielder
  • Nizami Pashayev (born 1981), Azerbaijani weightlifter