Feroz or variants such as Firuz, Firuze, Peroz or Piruz (Persian, 'victorious') is a name.

Historical people

Peroz I Peroz I () was the Sasanian Empire, Sasanian King of Kings () of History of Iran, Iran from 459 to 484. A son of Yazdegerd II (), he disputed the rule of his elder brother and incumbent king Hormizd III (), eventually seizing the throne after a ...

(died 484), Sasanian king of Iran *

Peroz II Peroz II (, ), also known as Gushnasp-Bandeh was king of Persia. He was son of Mah-Adhur Gushnasp and Kahar-dukht, who was daughter of Yazdandad son of Khosrau I. Peroz II reigned only for a short time in 631 CE, until he was killed by Sasanian ...

, Sasanian king of Iran *

Fayruz al-Daylami Abū ʿAbd Allāh Fayrūz al-Daylamī al-Himyarī (, Persian: فیروز دیلمی, ''Firuz the Daylamite'') was a Persian companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Biography Fayruz al-Daylami, also spelt Firuz al-Daylami, belonged to the desce ...

companion of Muhammad The Companions of the Prophet () were the Muslim disciples and followers of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who saw or met him during his lifetime. The companions played a major role in Muslim battles, society, hadith narration, and governance ...

Piruz Khosrow Piruz Khosrow (Middle Persian: ''Pērōz Khusraw''), also known as Piruzan or Firuzan, was a powerful Persian aristocrat who was the leader of the ''Parsig'' (Persian) faction that controlled much of the affairs of the Sasanian Empire during the ...

(died 642), Persian aristocrat who murdered the Sasanian queen of Iran Boran *

Abu Lu'lu'a Firuz (, from Middle Persian: ''Pērōz''), also known in modern Persian-language sources as () or (), was a Sasanian Persian slave who assassinated Umar ibn al-Khattab (), the second Islamic caliph, in November 644. After having been capture ...

(died 644), also known as Firuz Nahavandi, Persian slave who killed the second Islamic caliph Umar *

Peroz III Peroz III ( ''Pērōz''; ) was son of Yazdegerd III, the last King of Kings of Sasanian Empire, Sasanian Iran. After the death of his father, who legend says was killed by a miller at the instigation of the governor of Marw, he retreated to territ ...

(636-679), son of Yazdegerd III, the last Sasanian king of Iran, who traveled to Tang dynasty China and became a general and governor *

Firouz Firouz (sometimes referred to as Ruzbah) was a wealthy Armenian Christian convert to Islam and armor maker who held a high post in Yaghi-Siyan's Seljuk Turkish government during the Crusades. Notably, he also served as a spy for Bohemond durin ...

, a wealthy Armenian Christian convert to Islam who held a high post in Yaghi-Siyan's Seljuk Turkish government. *

Ruknuddin Firuz Rukn-ud-din Firuz (), further transliterated as Rukn al-Din Firoz and also known as Firuz I (1211 – 19 November 1236), was the Sultan of Delhi for less than seven months in 1236. As a prince, he had administered the Badaun and Lahore provin ...

(1211-1236), ruled the Delhi sultanate for a short time *

Jalal-ud-Din Khalji Jalal-ud-Din Khalji, also known as Firuz al-Din Khalji, Jalaluddin Khilji or Firuz II ( Persian; جلال الدین خلجی c. 1220 – 19 July 1296, ) was the founder and first Sultan of the Khalji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate of ...

(1220-1296), known as Firuz al-Din Khalji (), the first Indian ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and the founder of the Khalji dynasty *

Firuz-Shah Zarrin-Kolah Firuzshah Zarrin-Kolah ( Kurdish:پیرۆز شای کڵاو زێڕین) was a Kurdish dignitary and seventh in the ancestral lineage of Safi-ad-Din Ardabili, the eponym of the Safavid dynasty ruling Safavid Iran. Genealogy In the pre-Safavid w ...

, 13th-century Iranian dignitary with Kurdish origin * Shamsuddin Firuz Shah (died 1322), independent ruler of the Lakhnauti Kingdom *

Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah Taj ud-Din Firoz Shah (died 1 October 1422), also known as Firoz Shah Bahmani, was the ruler of the Bahmani Sultanate in the Deccan plateau of India from 16 November 1397 to 22 September 1422. Firuz Shah is considered an important ruler of the ...

(died 1422), sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate in India *

Firuz Shah Tughlaq Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309 – 20 September 1388), also known as Firuz III, was Sultan of Delhi from 1351 until his death in 1388. He succeeded his cousin Muhammad bin Tughlaq following the latter's death at Thatta, Sindh. His father was ...

(1309-1388), Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty in India *

Firuz Shah Suri Firuz Shah Suri (4 May 1542 – December 1554) was Sultan of Hindustan from 22 November 1554 until his assassination in 1554. He was the son of Islam Shah Suri and succeeded him in 1554 when he was twelve years old. Firuz Shah Suri was assass ...

(1542-1554), 3rd ruler of the Sur Empire in India * Alauddin Firuz Shah I, ruled the Sultanate of Bengal for a short time *

Jam Feroz Nasir al-Din Abu al-Fatah Firuz Shah II ( Sindhi: نصيرالدين ابو الفتح فيروز شاھ ثاني), commonly known as Jam Feroz (1508–1524/5), was the last ruler of the Samma dynasty of Sindh. Jam Feroz proved to be a weak ruler ...

(died 1535/36), last ruler of the Samma Dynasty of Sindh *

Alauddin Firuz Shah II ʿAlā ad-Dīn Fīrūz Shāh (, ) was the son and successor of Sultan Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah of Bengal. He served as a governor of Chittagong during his father's reign, and was a patron of Bengali literature. Firuz Shah ascended the throne in 15 ...

(died 1533), three-month ruler of the Sultanate of Bengal * Pherozeshah Mehta (1845-1915), Indian Parsi politician and lawyer * Peruz (1866-1920), Ottoman Armenian kanto singer

Modern-day people

Fairuz Nouhad Wadie Haddad (, ; born November 20, 1934 or November 21, 1935), known as Fairuz (, ), is a Lebanese singer. She is widely considered an iconic vocalist and one of the most celebrated singers in the history of the Arab world. She is pop ...

(born 1934/35), a Lebanese singer *

Farooq Feroze Khan Farooq Feroze Khan ( ; born: 17 August 1939 – 9 October 2021), best known as Feroze Khan, was a Pakistani military officer who served as the 6th four-star air officer in the Pakistan Air Force and also served as the 8th Chairman Joint Chief ...

(1939-2021), a Pakistan Air Force officer * Feroz, nickname of

Arsen Goulamirian Arsen Goulamirian (; born 4 October 1987) is an Armenian-born French professional boxer. He previously held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (WBA (Super), Super version) Cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight title from 2019 to 2024, having pre ...

(born 1987), Armenian born French professional boxer *

Feroz Abbasi Feroz Abbasi (born 1979) is one of nine British men who were held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. He was released from detention and repatriated in 2005 and released by the British gover ...

(born 1979), a British man held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps in Cuba *

Feroz Abbas Khan Feroz Abbas Khan is an Indian theatre and film director, playwright and screenwriter, who is most known for directing plays like Mughal-e-Azam, ''Saalgirah'', '' Tumhari Amrita'' (1992), ''Salesman Ramlal'' and ''Gandhi Viruddh Gandhi''. Ca ...

(born 1959), an Indian theatre and film director, playwright and screenwriter *

Feroz Ahmad Feroz Ahmad (26 January 1938 – 20 February 2025) was a Turkish-American academic, historian, and political scientist who taught at different universities, including the University of Massachusetts Boston, Tufts University, Harvard University, ...

(1938–2025), Indian-born Turkish-American academic, historian and political scientist *

Feroz Khan (disambiguation) Feroz Khan or Feroze Khan may refer to: * Feroz Khan (actor) (1939–2009), Indian actor and film director * Feroz Khan Noon (1893–1970), Pakistani politician and 8th Prime Minister of Pakistan * Feroze Khan (born 1990), Pakistani VJ, television ...

, several people *

Firuz Kanatlı Firuz Kanatlı (1932 – 18 October 2017) was a Turkish businessman and founder and honorary president of the well known company Eti. He was born in Eskişehir, Turkey in 1932. He attended primary school until the third school year, after whic ...

(1932-2017), Turkish businessman, founder of the Eti company. *

Firuz Kazemzadeh Firuz Kazemzadeh (; October 27, 1924 – May 17, 2017) was a Russian-born American historian who was professor emeritus of history at Yale University. Biography Firuz Kazemzadeh was born in Moscow to an Iranian father and a Russian mother. His fat ...

(1924-2017), a professor emeritus of history at Yale University *

Pirouz Davani Pirouz Davani (1961–1998~) () is, or was, an Iranian leftist activist and editor of the ''Pirouz'' (Persian: ''"Victorious"'') newspaper. He disappeared on 28 August 1998 while leaving his residence in Tehran. Some have suggested that Davani wa ...

(1961-1998), an Iranian leftist activist *

Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh (; born 9 February 1946) is an Iranian political scientist and historian. He is a prominent Iranologist, geopolitics researcher, historian and political scientist. He worked in Iranian universities as a geopolitics professor f ...

(born 1946), an Iranian political scientist and historian * Piruz Dilanchi (born 1965), Azerbaijani activist * Dinshah Pirosha Madon (1921-1994), Indian judge * A. S. Muhammad Feroz (born 1952), Bangladeshi chief whip * Ahmed Firoz Kabir (born 1963), Bangladeshi politician * Khandaker Shahiduddin Firoz (1946-2020), Bangladeshi actor *

Kazi Firoz Rashid Kazi Firoz Rashid (born 2 February 1947) is a Jatiya Party politician and a former member of parliament for Dhaka-6. He started politics from a very early life, when he was in class nine in school he participated in the movement against Pakist ...

(born 1947), Bangladeshi politician *

Firoz Mahmud Firoz Mahmud () (born September 5, 1974 in Khulna, Bangladesh) is a Bangladeshi visual artist based in Japan. Mahmud was the first Bangladeshi fellow artist in research at Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. His work has been exhibit ...

(born 1974), Bangladeshi visual artist *

Feroze Ahmed Swapan Feroz Ahammed Shapon (born 21 October 1961) is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Satkhira-1 constituency. Early life Firoze Ahmed Swapan was born on 21 October 1961 in Kalaroa Upazila of Satkhira di ...

(born 1961), Bangladeshi politician * Muhammad Feroze Ahmed (born 1945), Bangladeshi vice-Chancellor of Stamford University

Fictional characters

* Feroz, a planeswalker in '' Magic: The Gathering'' * Hajji Firuz, the traditional herald of Nowruz * Firoze Contractor, a fictional character in the 2019 Indian film ''War''

Historical people

Modern-day people

Fictional characters

See also