Zia

Look up zia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Zia Gender: Male/Female Origin: Arabic Meaning: "light" Zia (also spelled Dia, Diya, or Ziya, Arabic: ضياء‎) is a name of Arabic origin. It may refer to: People edit: Given name edit: 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, Diya al-Din al-Maqdisi, Hanbali Islamic scholar, 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 Ul Shah, citizen of Pakistan held by the United States in Guantanamo, Ziya Tong, Canadian television host, Zia Rahman, medical scientist and pharmacologist, Zia-ur-Rahman or Ziaur Rahman, former President of Bangladesh, Anastasia de Torby (1892-1977), also known as Lady Zia Wernher, Russian aristocrat., Park Ji-a (born 1972), South Korean actress, Surname edit: Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Caleb K. Zia, Chinese American educator, 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, Other uses edit: Applebay Zia, motor glider, The Zia people, a tribe in New Mexico, United States, The Zia people (Papua New Guinea), a tribe in Papua New Guinea The Zia language of Papua New Guinea, , Zia (brachiopod), a brachiopod genus, Zia International Airport, Bangladesh, now Shahjalal International Airport, Zamboanga International Airport, Philippines, Zia (novel), the sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell, Zia, a character in the animated television series The Mysterious Cities of Gold, A character in The Red Pyramid (novel), Zia, a small village on the Greek island of Kos, Zia, the Italian word for aunt, Zia is the main character in the independent movie Wristcutters: A Love Story.

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