Faiza () is a female Arabic name meaning "successful, victorious, beneficial". Variants include: Faizah, Faiza, Fayzah, Fayza, Faeyza, Faeyzah, Faihza, Faaiza, Faaizah, Fiza, Faisa, Fayeza, Fayiza, Faeeza.; and related to the male names Faiz, Faizan, and

Fayez Fayez ( ar, فَائِز) is an Arabic given name for males, a variant of Faiz. People named Fayez include: * Fayez Bandar, Kuwaiti footballer * Fayez Banihammad, one of the hijackers in the September 11 attacks * Fayez Ghosn, Lebanese politician * ...

. Faiza (فائزة) is derived from its root word Fa'iz (فائز) which means successful. Notable people with the name include: *

Faiza Ambah Faiza Saleh Ambah is a Saudi Arabian film writer-director and former journalist for ''The Washington Post''. She is also noted as having been one of the first female Saudi journalists.Abeer Mishkhas.The Quiet Revolution: Women at Arab News. ''Ar ...

, Saudi Arabian journalist * Faiza Darkhani (c. 1992), Afghani environmentalist,

women's rights activist Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...

, and educator * Faiza Rauf (1923–1994), Egyptian royal *

Faiza Zafar Faiza Zafar (born 4 March 1996 in Sialkot) is a Pakistani professional squash player. As of February 2018, she was ranked number 174 in the world. She made her Commonwealth Games debut for Pakistan at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She won the 201 ...

(born 1996), Pakistani squash player *

Fayza Ahmed Fayza Ahmed ( ar, فايزة أحمد; December 5, 1934 – September 24, 1983) was a Syrian-Egyptian-Lebanese singer and actress. During her career, she appeared in six films. Early life Fayza Ahmed was born in 1934 in Damascus to a Syria ...

(1934–1983), Arab singer

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