Niazi
Niazi (Niāzī; IPA: [niːˈɑːziː], Pashto: نيازي; Urdu: نیازی) Niazai, Nyazi, Nyazai, Niyazi or Niyazai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes which resides in Afghanistan and northwestern part of Pakistan.[3][4]
| Niazi | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Pashtun, Punjabi Pathan |
| Location | Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| Parent tribe | Lodi[1] [2] |
| Language | Pashto, Seraiki, Punjabi, Hindko |
| Religion |  Islam |
The earliest work which provides the details about origin of Niazis is Makhzani-i-Afghani (1610 AD), written by Naimatullah under the patronage of Khan Jahan Lodi, an Afghan noble of Mughal emperor Jahangir. Makhzan-i Afghani gives the genealogy of Niazi tribe as:
To Lodi, God Almighty gave three sons, Niazi, Siani, and Dotani.
Niazi had three sons, Bahi, Jam, Khaku.
Jam had seven sons, Bandar, Sambal, Khankhail, Doulatkhail, Isakhail, Marhil, and Haiki.
Marhil had two sons, Hamim and Naili.
Khaku had five sons, Isa, Musa, Mahyar, Khidar.
Isa had two sons, Ala and Gondi.
Ala had two sons, Sud and Saharangh.
Sud had two sons, Jam and Suri. Jam had two sons, Naiku and Michan.[5]
Notable people with this surname
- Imran Khan Niazi: Former Pakistani cricketer turned politician, former Prime Minister of Pakistan.[3]
- Isa Khan Niazi: Afghan nobleman. His descendants are still living in Qila Niazi, Paktia Province, Afghanistan, and in Mianwali, Pakistan.[6][7]
- Haibat Khan Niazi: Senior military commander of Sher Shah Suri, brother of Isa Khan Niazi.
- Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi: Pakistani politician and religious figure.
- Muhammad Ayaz Niazi: Afghan Islamic scholar, khatib and imam.
- Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri: Pakistani politician and activist.
- Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi: Pakistani Army lieutenant general, surrendered at Dhaka in 1971.
- Karamat Rahman Niazi: Four-star admiral in Pakistan Navy.
- Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi: Four-star admiral in Pakistan Navy, current Chief of Naval Staff.
- Munir Niazi: Pakistani poet.
- Gholam Mohammad Niazi: Afghan politician and religious figure.
- Sher Afgan Niazi: Pakistani politician (MNA) during Benazir and Musharaf eras.
- Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Pakistani folk singer and politician.
- Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri, Pakistani politician.
- Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee, Pakistani Islamic Law Scholar and Author.
- Saifullah Niazi, Pakistani politician.
- Humair Hayat Khan Rokhri, Pakistani politician, son of Gul Hameed 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.
- Ghulam Akbar Khan Niazi: Pakistani born Saudi Arabian physician.
- Kausar Niazi: Pakistani politician and religious leader.
See also
References
- Alikuzai, Hamed (10 September 2013). A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes (The Niazi Tribe). Vol. 1. United States of America: Trafford Publishing. p. 342. ISBN 9781490714462.
- Tate, Greg (1911). The Kingdom of Afghanistan: A Historical Sketch. Bombay & Calcutta: Bennett Coleman and Co. p. 21.
- Suleman Khanzada (31 August 2018). "Imran Khan or Imran Niazi?". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- Saadia Sumbal (28 July 2021). Niazi tribe. Islam and Religious Change in Pakistan: Sufis and Ulema in 20th Century (Gazetteer of Mianwali District 1915, 24. Punjab) via Google Books website. ISBN 9781000415049. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- Ullah, Dorn; Neamat, Bernhard (1836). History Of The Afghans: Translated From The Persian Of Neamet Ullah By Bernhard Dorn Vol. II. London Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 49.
- "Niazi tribe". Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 371. Digital South Asia Library (dsal.uchicago.edu). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- Wood, John (1872). "A Journey to the Source of the River Oxus". Library of Congress website. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
