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Niaz
Niaz or Niyaz or Neyaz may refer to:
Name: Pronounced "nee-uhz." It is not actually a name, but a word in Old Persian meaning "a strong need, desire, or wish" or "gift, present." It is sometimes used as a name for females, but this is very rare.
People:
- Niaz Ahmed (1945–2000), a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Tests from 1967 to 1969
- Niaz M. Khan, served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1963 to 1969
- Niaz Mohammad, the governor of Kabul Province in Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban
- Niaz Morshed (born 1966), a renowned chess player from Bangladesh
- Niaz Morshed (Dhaka cricketer), a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh
- Niaz Morshed (Khulna cricketer), a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh
- Shaikh Niaz Muhammad "Niaz" (1933–2007), Sindhi poet and writer from Sindh, Pakistan
Places:
- Arbab Niaz Stadium, a Test cricket ground in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan
- Niaz Stadium, a cricket ground in Hyderabad, Pakistan
- Niaz, Ardabil, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran
- Niaz Sui, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran
- Niaz, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
- Niaz, Kurdistan, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran
- Niazabad, Lorestan, a village in Lorestan Province, Iran
- Neyaz, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
- Niaz, West Azerbaijan, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
- Qal`eh-ye Niaz, a village in Badghis Province in north western Afghanistan