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