Zia (name)
Zia is a name of Arabic origin meaning "light".
Notable people with the name include:
Zia has many forms to communicate with this name.Given name
- Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, popularly known as Z. M. Dagar, Indian musician
- Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, Iraqi Shiite leader
- Zia Inayat-Khan,, spiritual leader of the Sufi Order International
- Zia Mahmood,, Pakistani contract bridge player
- Zia McCabe,, 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, Pakistani actor
- 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 author of Chinese cookbook
- Helen Zia, American journalist
- Junaid Zia, Pakistani cricketer
- Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, former President of Pakistan
- Sameer Zia, sportsman from the United Arab Emirates
Known as
- Zia, the stage name of South Korean singer Baek Ji Hye
- Anastasia de Torby, also known as Lady Zia Wernher, Russian aristocrat
- Park Ji-a, 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 '
- Zia, a character in the video game Bastion
- Dr. Zia Rodriguez, a character in the film '
- Zia, a character in the CGI animated film Barbie in Rock'n Royals
