Zia (name)
Zia (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya , Dia or Diya, Arabic: ضياء) is a name of Latin - Dacic origin.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (1929–1990), popularly known as Z. M. Dagar, Indian musician
- Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, Iraqi Shiite leader
- Zia Inayat-Khan, (aka Pir Zia), spiritual leader of the Sufi Order International
- Zia Mahmood, (born 1946), Pakistani contract bridge player
- Zia McCabe, (born 1975), American musician and founding member of The Dandy Warhols
- Zia Mian, Pakistani physicist and nuclear expert
- Zia Mody, Indian legal consultant and businesswoman
- Zia Mohyeddin (born 1933), Pakistani actor
- Zia Uddin (born 1941), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician
- Zia Ul Shah, citizen of Pakistan held by the United States in Guantanamo
- Ziya Tong, Canadian television host
- Ziya Bazhaev, Chechen businessman
Surname
- Caleb K. Zia, Chinese American educator
- Grace Zia Chu (1899–1999) author of Chinese cookbook
- Helen Zia (born 1952), American journalist
- Junaid Zia (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
- Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, former President of Pakistan
- Sameer Zia (born 1981), sportsman from the United Arab Emirates
- Yasin Zia, former Chief of General Staff for Afghanistan
Known as
- Zia (singer), the stage name of South Korean singer Baek Ji Hye
- Anastasia de Torby (1892–1977), also known as Lady Zia Wernher, Russian aristocrat
- Park Ji-a (born 1972), South Korean actress also known as Zia
Fictional characters
- Zia, a character in the animated television series The Mysterious Cities of Gold
- Zia, a character in The Red Pyramid novel
- Zia, the main character in the film Wristcutters: A Love Story
- Zia, a character in the video game Bastion
- Dr. Zia Rodriguez, a character in the film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Zia, a character in the CGI animated film Barbie in Rock'n Royals
- Zia Simpson, a Character who is the Daughter of Lisa Simpson and Milhouse Van Houtan in an episode of The Simpsons (Tv Series) |Holidays of Future Passed Season 23 Episode 9 (495th overall)
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