Zia (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya , Dia or Diya, Arabic: ضياء) is a name of Arabic origin somewhat translating to "Shine".
Notable people with this name include:
Given name
- Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the sixth President of Bangladesh
- 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 Uddin (born 1941), 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 (1926-2011), Egyptian politician
- Ziauddin Sardar (born 1951), Pakistani writer on Islam
- Ziyaettin Doğan or Ziya Doğan (born 1961), Turkish football manager
- Ziauddin Rizvi (died 2005), Shi'a cleric from Gilgit
- Ziaeddin Niknafs (born 1986), 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
Surname
- Grace Zia Chu (1899–1999) author of Chinese cookbook
- Helen Zia (born 1952), American journalist
- Junaid Zia (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
- Khaleda Zia, former prime minister of Bangladesh
- Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, sixth president of Pakistan
- Sameer Zia (born 1981), sportsman from the United Arab Emirates
- Yasin Zia, former Chief of General Staff for Afghanistan
Known as
- 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
- Park Ji-hye (born 1986), South Korean singer known by the stage name 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
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