''Faiz'' () is a male Arabic name meaning overflowing, plenty.

People with the name

Faiz Mohammad Katib Hazara Faiz Muhammad Kāteb () also known as Kāteb () was a prominent writer and historian. He was Afghan court's chronicler, a skilled calligrapher and secretary to the Afghan ruler Habibullah Khan from 1901 to 1919.Kitab-e Tadakkor-e Enqilab, Tran ...

(1862/63–1929), a Hazara historian, writer and intellectual *

Faiz El-Ghusein Faiz El-Ghusein () (1883–1968) was a sheikh from the Hauran, and a former official of the Turkish Government. He is most widely remembered as the author of ''s:Martyred Armenia, Martyred Armenia'', an eyewitness account of Armenian genocide. Th ...

(1883–1968), an official of the Turkish Government *

Faiz Ahmad Faiz Chaudhry Faiz Ahmad Faiz (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi language, Punjabi and Urdu literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time, and his ...

(1911–1984), a Pakistani

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

poet * Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah (1911–1984), a Pakistani Islamic religious scholar *

Haji Faiz Mohammed Haji Faiz Mohammed (; born 1932) is an elderly Afghan national who was held in extrajudicial detention and interrogated by the United States military in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. Mohammed spent about eight months in Guantanam ...

(born 1932), an Afghan man who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. *

Faiz Ahmad Faiz Ahmad (; 1946 – 12 November 1986) was an Afghan politician who led the Afghanistan Liberation Organization (ALO), a Marxist–Leninist organization established in Kabul. Early life Ahmad was born in Kandahar in 1946 to a ethnic Pash ...

(1946–1986), an Afghan Marxist–Leninist *

Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb is a Bangladeshi author, columnist, technology architect and currently holds the title of Special Assistant with the status of a Minister of State. He is currently in charge of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Info ...

(born 1982), Bangladeshi author, columnist, technology architect and state minister * Faiz al-Hasan, Bangladeshi politician *

Faiz Ali Chishti Faiz Ali Chishti (; 1927 – 23 December 2024) was a Pakistani Lieutenant General and Corps commander of X Corps. He was born in Punjab in 1927. He joined the British Indian army in 1946 as an artillery officer and later joined the Pakistani arm ...

(1927-2024), Pakistani general *

Faiz Ali Faiz Faiz Ali Faiz (Urdu: فیض علی فیض; born in 1962 in Sharaqpur, Pakistan) is a well-known Pakistani qawwali singer. Faiz was born into a family of seven generations of qawwals. He studied classical music with ''Ustad Ghulam Shabir Khan'' ...

(born 1962), a Pakistani

qawwali Qawwali is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in the Indian subcontinent. Originally performed at Sufi shrines throughout the Indian subcontinent, it is famous throughout Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and has ...

singer *

Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi (born 1967) is a Muslim scholar, principal of the Hijaz College, founder of Hijaz Community, founder of Hijaz Expo, national convener for the campaign for Global Civility, National Convenor of the Muslim Action Committee ...

(born 1967), a British Muslim scholar *

Faiz Mohammed Ahmed Al Kandari Faiz Mohammed Ahmed Al Kandari (born 3 June 1977) is a Kuwaiti citizen who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in Cuba, from 2002 to 2016. He has never been charged with war crimes. The US D ...

(born 1975), a Kuwaiti citizen who has been detained in Guantanamo Bay since 2002 * Ahmed Faiz (born 1979), a Saudi Arabian long jumper *

Faiz Khaleed Faiz bin Khaleed (born September 15, 1980 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian military dentist with the Malaysian Armed Forces. In September 2006, he was selected as one of two final candidates to undergo astronaut training in Star City ...

(born 1980), a Malaysian military dentist, astronaut *

Faiz Fazal Faiz Yakub Fazal (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian former cricketer who played for Vidarbha in India, and Lisburn Cricket Club in Northern Ireland. He has previously played for Central Zone, India Red, India Under-19s, Railways, and Rajasthan ...

(born 1980), an Indian cricketer *

Foyej Ahmed Foyej Ahmed is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. Career Ahmed, along with 22 others, were appointed Judges of the High Court Division on 9 October 2024 following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League governm ...

, Bangladeshi High Court justice *

Foyez Ahmad Faiz Ahmad (2 May 1928 – 20 February 2012) was a Bangladeshi journalist, poet, politician and cultural activist. He received Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1976 for his contributions in juvenile literature and Ekushey Padak in Journalism catego ...

(1928–2012), Bangladeshi journalist, poet, politician and cultural activist

Nobility and royalty

The name is particularly common among the royal and noble houses of South Asia. Sovereigns: * Al-Faiz (1149–1160), a

Caliph A caliphate ( ) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with Khalifa, the title of caliph (; , ), a person considered a political–religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a leader of ...

of the

Fatimid dynasty The Fatimid dynasty () was an Arab dynasty that ruled the Fatimid Caliphate, between 909 and 1171 CE. Descended from Fatima and Ali, and adhering to Isma'ili Shi'ism, they held the Isma'ili imamate, and were regarded as the rightful leaders o ...

* Nawab Faiz Ali Khan (Banganapalle), Nawab of Baganapalle (1686–1759) * Nawab Faiz Muhammad Khan (1731-1777), Nawab of

Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to ...

(r.1742-1777) * Nawab Faiz Talb Khan, Nawab of Pataudi * Nawab Faiz'Ullah Khan (1730-1794),

Nawab of Rampur Rampur State was a 15 gun-salute princely state of British India. It came into existence on 7 October 1774 as a result of a treaty with Oudh. Following independence in 1947, Rampur State and other princely states of the area, such as ...

Princes and nobles: *

Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra ( Jawi: ; born 20 January 1974) is a member of the Kelantan royal family who served as the Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Kelantan from 18 October 2010 to 4 January 2024. He is t ...

(born 1974), the Crown Prince of Kelantan

Compound names with the particle ''Faiz''

* Faizullah, multiple people * Faiz-ul-Hasan **

Faizul Hasan Faizul Hasan () was a Bangladeshi politician. Biography Hasan was born into a Bengali Muslim family from Daubari in Gowainghat, Sylhet District. He was successful in a 1956 by-election for the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. Hasan participa ...

, Bangladeshi politician ** Syed Faizul Hassan Shah, Pakistani politician * Faiz-ul-Islam ** Faizul Islam (1963–2025), economist and writer ** Faizul Islam Rangpuri (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer *

Faizul Mahi ANM Faizul Mahi, (; 1939–1971) born in the district of Feni, was a Bangladeshi educationist. Education and career Mahi joined the Institute of Education and Research in 1968 after obtaining Ed.D. (doctorate in education) and soon became sen ...

(1939–1971), Bangladeshi intellectual *

Faizul Latif Chowdhury Faizul Latif Chowdhury (, ; born 3 June 1959) is a civil servant from Bangladesh. He served as the director general of Bangladesh National Museum. Chowdhury has written on a variety of academic topics, including corruption in public administra ...

(born 1959), Bangladeshi civil servant * Faizul Waheed (1964–2021), Indian Islamic scholar and jurist *

Faizul Amri Adnan Faizul Amri bin Adnan (born 22 January 1973) is a Malaysian politician from PKR. He was the Member of Johor State Legislative Assembly for Serom from 2018 to 2022. Politics On 22 June 2020, he tendered his resignation as Amanah The Na ...

(born 1973), Malaysian politician *

Syed Faizul Karim Syed Faizul Karim (; born 10 January 1973) is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician. He is known as Shaikh-e-Charmonai to his supporters. He is senior vice president of Islami Andolan Bangladesh. He is also the vice president of Bangladesh ...

(born 1973), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician

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People with the name

Nobility and royalty

Compound names with the particle ''Faiz''

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