Zia (name)

Zia is a name of Arabic origin somewhat translating to "Shine".
Notable people with this name include:

Given name

Zia Cooke, American basketball player
Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the sixth President of Bangladesh
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 Uddin, 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
Zia-Allah Ezazi Maleki, Iranian Politician
Diaa al-Din Dawoud, Egyptian politician
Ziauddin Sardar, Pakistani writer on Islam
Ziyaettin Doğan or Ziya Doğan, Turkish football manager
Ziauddin Rizvi, Shi'a cleric from Gilgit
Ziaeddin Niknafs, Iranian Footballer
Ziauddin Butt, a Pakistani military officer jailed as a result of the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état
Ziauddin (Afghan militia leader), Afghan militia leader
Ziauddin (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
Zia Yusuf, British businessman and politician