Niazi
The Niazi (Pashto: نيازي, Niāzī; IPA: [niːˈɑːziː]), Niazai, Nyazi, Nyazai, Niyazi or Niyazai is a Pashtun tribe which originated in eastern Afghanistan. Many members of Niazi tribe moved into today's Mianwali District in 15th century. The Niazi originally lived in the Salghar area, on the border of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. Betan was the son of Qais Abdur Rasheed, who migrated east and settled in Tank. For several generations the Niazi were traders and carriers with their cousins, the Marwats, with whom they were allied. In the late 15th century, the Niazi expanded north toward present-day Lakki Marwat and settled on the banks of the Kurram and Gambila rivers south of Bannu. They migrated across the Kurram towards Isakhel, Trag and Kamar Mushani, settling in Mianwali District.
Notable people
- Isa Khan Niazi: Afghan nobleman
- Haibat Khan Niazi: Senior military commander of Sher Shah Suri and brother of Isakhan Niazi
- Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi: Former Pakistani politician and religious figure
- Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri
- Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi: Former Pakistani Army lieutenant general, surrendered at Dhaka in 1971
- Karamat Rahman Niazi: Four-star admiral in Pakistan Navy
- Munir Niazi: Pakistani poet
- Maulana Kausar Niazi: Former minister
- Ghulam Akbar Khan Niazi: Physician
- Sher Afgan Niazi: Pakistani politician (MNA) during Benazir and Musharaf eras
- Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Pakistani famous Folk Singer and Politician.
- Imran Khan: Former Pakistani cricketer turned politician, current Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri
- Humair Hayat Khan Rokhri
- Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi: Pakistani cricketer
- Ghulam Hazrat Niazi: Afghan footballer who plays for Ordu Kabul F.C. and the Afghanistan national football team.
- Fazal Niyazai: Afghan cricketer
- Raihana Niazi: Afghan-American attorney known for activism for Afghan women's rights
- Saifora Niazi: Member of Parliament of Afghanistan
- Shadab Khan: Pakistani Cricketer
- Sami Khan, Notable Actor