Mirza
Mirza (from Persian amirzāde , “son of the emir, prince's son”, “prince”) is a Persian title as well as a first and family name , especially in Iran, Pakistan and India.
Honorary title
Preceding the name in the meaning of 'educated man, literate man, respected citizen'.
- Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri , known by the honorary title Baha'u'llah, leading figure of Babism and later founder of the Baha'i religion
- Mirza Yahya Nuri , known by the honorary title of Subh-i-Azal, leading figure of Babism and later founder of azalism , which is now almost extinct
- Mirza Abu'l-Fadl , well-known Baha'i theologian of Persian origin
- Mirza Ghalib (1797–1869), a poet in Urdu and Persian from India
- Mirza Abdollah Farahani (1843–1918), Persian musician and composer
- Mirza Aslam Beg , Pakistani general, former Chief-of-Staff of the Pakistani Army ; political commentator
- Mirza Irshad Beg , Former Member of the Indian Parliament, Secretary All India Congress Committee
- Mirza Bashir ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad (1889–1965), Khalifat ul-Masih II.
- Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908), founder of the Ahmadiyya
- Mirza Masrur Ahmad (* 1950), Khalifat ul-Massih V, head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
- Mirza Nasir Ahmad (1909–1982), Caliphate ul-Massih III.
- Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928–2003), Khalifat ul-Massih IV.
Well-known namesake
- Mirza Delibašić (1954-2001), Yugoslav basketball player
Nobility title
The name is also followed by the meaning 'Prince (of blood)'.
- Abbas Mirza (1789–1833), Persian prince
- Abdol Madschid Mirza (1845–1927), Prime Minister of Iran
- Alqas Mirza (1516–1550), Safavid prince and insurgent
- Iradsch Mirza (1874–1926), Iranian poet
- Khusrau Mirza (1587–1622), eldest son of the Mughal ruler Jahangir
- Sultan Ibrahim Mirza (1540-1577), nephew of Shah Tahmasp I.
family name
- Ahmed Mirza , Bahraini soccer player
- Ali Mirza († 1494), son of the sect leader Sheikh Haidar and Alamschah Begom; and brother of the future King of Iran Ismail I.
- Aziz Mirza (* 1947), Indian filmmaker
- Diya Mirza (* 1981), Indian model and actress
- Fahmida Mirza (* 1956), Pakistani doctor, businesswoman and politician
- Hady Mirza (* 1980), musician from Singapore
- Iskander Mirza (1899–1969), Pakistani politician
- Parviz Mirza-Hassan (* 1945), Iranian football player
- Rohit Mirza (* 1991), Indian soccer player
- Saeed Akhtar Mirza (* 1943), Indian director
- Sania Mirza (* 1986), Indian tennis player
- Shazia Mirza (born 1977), English comedian
- Zeeshan A. Mirza (* 19 ??), Indian zoologist
- Zulfiqar Mirza (* 1954), Pakistani politician and minister
See also
- a star in the constellation Great Dog, see Murzim
- the scientific name of a primate genus, see giant mouse lemurs