Zia (name)

Zia (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya , Dia or Diya, Template:Lang-ar) is a name of Arabic origin meaning "light".

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 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
• 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

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