Mirza ( or ; ) is a multi-ethnic name of

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

origin. It is used as a surname or prefix to identify patriarchal lineage. It is derived from the term (, ). It is a historical royal and noble title, denoting the rank of a

royal prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The fem ...

, high nobleman, distinguished military commander, or a scholar. Specifically, it was used as a title by (and today signifies patriarchal lineage to) the various

Persian Empire The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (; , , ), was an Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. Based in modern-day Iran, it was the larg ...

s, the

Nogai Horde The Nogai Horde was a confederation founded by the Nogais that occupied the Pontic–Caspian steppe from about 1500 until they were pushed west by the Kalmyks and south by the Russians in the 17th century. The Mongol tribe called the Manghuds con ...

Shirvanshah The Shirvanshahs (Arabic/) were the rulers of Shirvan (in present-day Azerbaijan) from 861 to 1538. The first ruling line were the Yazidids, an originally Arab and later Persianized dynasty, who became known as the Kasranids (also referred t ...

s and

Circassia Circassia ( ), also known as Zichia, was a country and a historical region in . It spanned the western coastal portions of the North Caucasus, along the northeastern shore of the Black Sea. Circassia was conquered by the Russian Empire during ...

ns of the European Caucasus, the Mughals / Moguls of the Indian Subcontinent. It was also a title bestowed upon members of the highest aristocracies in

Tatar Tatar may refer to: Peoples * Tatars, an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar" * Volga Tatars, a people from the Volga-Ural region of western Russia * Crimean Tatars, a people from the Crimea peninsula by the B ...

states, such as the

Khanate A khanate ( ) or khaganate refers to historic polity, polities ruled by a Khan (title), khan, khagan, khatun, or khanum. Khanates were typically nomadic Mongol and Turkic peoples, Turkic or Tatars, Tatar societies located on the Eurasian Steppe, ...

s of

Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...

and

Astrakhan Astrakhan (, ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in southern Russia. The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of the Caspian Depression, from the Caspian Se ...

Etymology

Mirzadeh

The original title or is derived from the Persian term which literally means 'child of the Mīr' or 'child of the ruler'. in turn consists of the Arabic title (English: ''

Emir Emir (; ' (), also Romanization of Arabic, transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic language, Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocratic, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person po ...

''), meaning 'commander' and the

suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns and adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can ca ...

(, meaning 'son of' or 'lineage of'). Due to

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, the alternative pronunciation (plural ; derived from

) is also used.

History

''Mirza'' first emerged during the 15th century as an appellative term for members of the

Timurid dynasty The Timurid dynasty, self-designated as Gurkani (), was the ruling dynasty of the Timurid Empire (1370–1507). It was a Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim dynasty or Barlās clan of Turco-Mongol originB.F. Manz, ''"Tīmūr Lang"'', in Encyclopaedia of I ...

, adopted in deference to their progenitor, the Central Asian conqueror

Timur Timur, also known as Tamerlane (1320s17/18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. An undefeat ...

, who used ''Amir'' as his principal title. During the early Timurid period, ''Mirza'' preceded a prince's given name, therefore adhering to the Persian fashion, though subsequently the Turkish style was adopted, with the title instead being placed after. This was continued by later rulers such as the

Aq Qoyunlu The Aq Qoyunlu or the White Sheep Turkomans (, ; ) was a culturally Persianate society, Persianate,Kaushik Roy, ''Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400–1750'', (Bloomsbury, 2014), 38; "Post-Mongol Persia and Iraq were ruled by two trib ...

Safavids The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often considered the begi ...

Ottomans Ottoman may refer to: * Osman I, historically known in English as "Ottoman I", founder of the Ottoman Empire * Osman II, historically known in English as "Ottoman II" * Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empir ...

and

Mughals The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of pre ...

. Originally restricted to only kings and princes, the title eventually spread among other social groups, though only the former could have it placed after their given name. During the 16th century, the Safavids conferred it upon high-ranking

vizier A vizier (; ; ) is a high-ranking political advisor or Minister (government), minister in the Near East. The Abbasids, Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called ''katib'' (secretary), who was at first merely a help ...

s such as

Mirza Shah Hossein Mirza Kamal al-Din Shah Hossein Isfahani (), better simply known as Mirza Shah Hossein (میرزا شاه حسین), was an Iranian nobleman, who served as the '' vakil'' (vicegerent) and ''vizier'' of the Safavid Empire. He also briefly held the p ...

and

Mirza Ata-Allah Isfahani Mirza Ata-Allah Isfahani () was a high-ranking Persian statesman in the early Safavid era, who served as the vizier of Azerbaijan, Qarabagh, and Shirvan. Biography A member of the Khuzani family of Isfahan, Ata-Allah is first mentioned in 1524, ...

. By the Qajar period, the title simply marked a person as a clerk or a literate man of consequence. Writing in 1828,

Frederic Shoberl Frederic Shoberl (1775–1853), also known as Frederick Schoberl, was an English journalist, editor, translator, writer and illustrator. Shoberl edited ''Forget-Me-Not'', the first literary annual, issued at Christmas "for 1823" and translated ' ...

records that "as a prefix to the name, it may be assumed by, or conferred on any person. It is right, however, to observe, that none but well-educated men, or such as follow respectable professions, or hold honourable posts, take the title of ''Mirza''."

Persian empires

Safavid dynasty

*Padeshah

Ali Mirza Hossein Ali Mirza (; 26 August 1789 – 16 January 1835), a son of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Fath-Ali Shah (1797–1834), was the Governor of Fars province, Fars and pretender to the throne of Qajar Iran. As governor, Ali Mirza restored Shah Cheragh ...

*Prince

Alqas Mirza Abu'l Ghazi Sultan Alqas Mirza (), better known as Alqas Mirza (; 15 March 1516 – 9 April 1550), was a Safavid prince and the second surviving son of king (shah) Ismail I (r. 1501–1524). In early 1546, with Ottoman help, he staged a revolt a ...

*Prince

Mohammad Baqer Mirza Mohammad Baqer Mirza () better known in the West as Safi Mirza (; 15 September 1587, Mashhad – 2 February 1614, Rasht) was the oldest son of Shah Abbas the Great (r. 1588-1629), and the crown prince of the Safavid dynasty during Abbas' reign ...

*Vizier

Mirza Shokrollah Isfahani Mirza Shokr Allah Isfahani () was a Persian statesman, who served as the chief accountant of the Safavid shah Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576), and later as the grand vizier of shah Ismail II (r. 1576–77) briefly from August 1576 to June 1577 then his ...

*Vizier

Mirza Salman Jaberi Mirza Salman Jaberi Isfahani (; also spelled Jabiri) was a prominent Persian statesman in Safavid Iran, who served as the grand vizier of Ismail II (r. 1576-77) and Mohammad Khodabanda (r. 1577-1588). Background and rise Mirza Salman Jaberi was t ...

*Vizier

Afsharid dynasty

*Prince Reza Qoli Mirza *Prince Shahrokh Mirza *Prince Ebrahim Mirza *Statesman Mirza Mehdi Khan *Prince Nader Mirza

Qajar dynasty

*Prince

Iraj Mirza Prince Iraj Mirza ( Persian: ایرج میرزا, literally ''Prince Iraj''; October 1874 – 14 March 1926), titled Jalāl-ol-Mamālek ( Persian: جلال‌الممالک), was a prominent Iranian poet. He was the son of Prince Gholam-Hossein ...

*Prince Malek Mansur Mirza Shao es-Saltaneh *Prince Bahram Mirza Sardar Mass'oud *Prince

Abbas Mirza Abbas Mirza (; 26 August 1789 – 25 October 1833) was the Qajar dynasty, Qajar crown prince of Qajar Iran, Iran during the reign of his father Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (). As governor of the vulnerable Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan province, he played ...

*Prince

Abdol Majid Mirza Abdol Majid Mirza Eyn-ed-Dowleh (Persian: عبدالمجیدمیرزا عین‌الدوله) (1845 – 2 November 1927) was a Qajar prince and twice Prime Minister of Iran. He was the eldest son of Prince Soltan-Ahmad Mirza Azod od-Dowleh an ...

*Prince

Bahram Mirza Bahram Mirza Moezz-od-Dowleh () was a Qajar prince, statesman and governor in 19th-century Iran. The second son of the crown prince Abbas Mirza, he served as the Minister of Justice from 1878 until his death on 21 October 1882. Bahram Mirza fir ...

*Prince Djahangir Mirza *Prince Eskandar Mirza *Prince

Hamid Mirza Prince Sultan Hamid Mirza Qajar (; April 23, 1918 – May 5, 1988) was the head and heir presumptive of the Qajar dynasty, the former ruling dynasty of Iran, and the son of the last Qajar Crown Prince of Iran. Biography Early life He was born in ...

*Prince

Khanlar Mirza Khanlar Mirza Ehtesham-ed-Dowleh (; died April 1862) was a Qajar prince who held the governorship of several Iranian provinces during the reigns of Mohammad Shah Qajar () and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (). He was the seventeenth son of Abbas Mirza. ...

*Prince

Khosrow Mirza Prince Khosrow Mirza Qajar (; 1813 – 21 October 1875) was the seventh son of Abbas Mirza and grandson of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, shah of Iran. After the death of Alexander Griboyedov, Russian diplomat in Tehran, by the hands of Iranian culprits, ...

*Prince

Muhammad Mirza Muhammad Mirza () was a Timurid prince and grandson of the Central Asian conqueror Timur by his third son Miran Shah. Little is known about his life, though through his son Sultan Abu Sa'id Mirza, he was the great-grandfather of Babur, founder of ...

*Prince

Mahmoud Mirza Mahmoud Mirza Qajar (; October 9, 1905 – July 2, 1988), Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty, was a son of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar. He was head of the Qajar dynasty from the death of his nephew Hamid Mirza on 5 May 1988 until his own death on ...

*Prince

Mohammad Hassan Mirza Mohammad Hassan Mirza (; 20 November 1899 – 7 January 1943) was an Iranian prince and younger brother of Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Qajar shah (king) of Iran, and former Crown Prince of the Qajar dynasty. Shortly after Reza Shah deposed the Qaj ...

*Prince

Mohammad Hassan Mirza II Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza II Qajar (born 18 July 1949) is the son of Hamid Mirza and a grandson of Mohammad Hassan Mirza, the last Crown Prince of Iran from the rule of the Qajar dynasty. As heir apparent, he is considered the Qajar prete ...

*Prince

Ahmad Shah Qajar Ahmad Shah Qajar (‎; 21 January 1898 – 21 February 1930) was the List of monarchs of Iran, shah of Iran (Name of Iran, Persia) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the seventh and final ruling member of the Qajar dynasty. Ahmad Shah ...

*Prince Nosrat-od-Dowleh Firouz Mirza *Prince

Firouz Mirza Nosrat-ed-Dowleh Farman Farmaian III Prince Firouz Nosrat-ed-Dowleh III (Persian: شاهزاده فیروز نصرت‌الدوله سوم), GCMG (1889–1937) was the eldest son of Prince Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma and Princess Ezzat-ed-Dowleh Qajar. He was born in 1889 and died in ...

*Prince

Ali Mirza Qajar Prince Soltan Ali Mirza Kadjar (Qajar) (; November 16, 1929 – May 27, 2011) was an Iranian Prince of Qajar dynasty and the son of Soltan Majid Mirza Qajar (1907–1975) and Homadokht Kian (Shayesteh Khanoum) (1912–1992) and the grandson of ...

*Prince

Nosrat al-Din Mirza Salar es-Saltaneh Prince Nosrat al-Din Mirza Salar es-Saltaneh (February 2, 1884 – 1954) was a Qajar prince and painter, son of Nasser-al-Din Shah and princess Zinat es-Saltaneh grand-Daughter of Abbas Mirza. He was governor of Hamadan for a year in Mozzafar al- ...

*Prince

Abdol-samad Mirza Ezz ed-Dowleh Saloor Abdosamad Mirza Ez od-Dowleh () (May 1843 – 1929) was a Persian prince of Qajar Dynasty and fifth son of Mohammad Shah Qajar by his wife Ogholbeigeh Khanum, a lady of Turkmen origin. He is the ancestor of Salour (Saloor) family. In 1873, Ezz ...

*Prince

Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan (, "Mass'oud Mirza the Sultan's Shadow"; 5 January 1850 in Tabriz – 2 July 1918 in Isfahan), or Massud Mirza, was an Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty; he was known as the "Yamin-od-Dowleh" ("Right Hand of the Go ...

*Prince

Mohammad Ali Mirza Dowlatshah Mohammad-Ali Mirza Dowlatshah (; 5 January 1789, in Nava – 22 November 1821, in Taq-e Gara) was a famous Iranian Prince of the Qajar dynasty. He is also the progenitor of the Dowlatshahi family of Persia. He was born at Nava, in Mazandaran, a ...

*Prince Mohammad Taqi Mirza *Prince

Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh Kamran Mirza (; July 22, 1856 – April 15, 1929) was a Qajar prince and third surviving son of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. He was a brother of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. Kamran Mirza also served as Iran's Command ...

Shirvanshahs

Three consecutive

titular Titular may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Title character in a narrative work, the character referred to in its title Religion * Titular (Catholicism), a cardinal who holds a titulus, one of the main churches of Rome ** Titular bisho ...

kings of

Shirvan Shirvan (from ; ; Tat: ''Şirvan'') is a historical region in the eastern Caucasus, as known in both pre-Islamic Sasanian and Islamic times. Today, the region is an industrially and agriculturally developed part of the Republic of Azerbaijan ...

, of the

Dynasty (present-day

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

), adopted the title as well following the death of

Gurban Ali Gurban was the self-declared Shah of Shirvan after the downfall of Mehrab of Shirvan. Life He was chosen by rebel leaders as the next pretender. His exact relationship to the former shahs is unknown, but he is believed to be member of dynasty o ...

. *

Gasim Mirza Qasem Mirza was the self-declared Shah of Shirvan after the death of Gurban Ali. Life He was a member of the Shirvanshahs. He escaped to the Ottoman Empire via the Dagestan-Taman- Kaffa route. He participated in the Third Campaign of the Ottom ...

Kavus Mirza Kavus Mirza was the self-declared Shah of Shirvan in exile after the downfall of Qasem Mirza. Life He was member of the Shirvanshahs and was the nephew of Burhan Ali. Sara Ashurbayli. History of Shirvanshahs. p.248 He invaded Shirvan from Dages ...

* Abu Bakr Mirza

Circassians

Circassian dynasty

The hereditary title of Mirza was adopted by the nobility class of the

Circassians The Circassians or Circassian people, also called Cherkess or Adyghe (Adyghe language, Adyghe and ), are a Northwest Caucasian languages, Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation who originated in Circassia, a region and former country in t ...

Idar of Kabardia Prince Idar ( Circassian: Айдар) was a Circassian ruler of the Caucasus. He was the son of Prince Inarmaz, and the grandson of Prince Tabula. Prince Inarmaz himself was the eldest of the three grandsons of Prince Inal. His rule spanned over ...

, also known as "Mirza Haydar Temruk Bey", was the great-grandson of Prince Inal – Sultan of Egypt the founder of the "Temruk dynasty" of the Kabardian princes, known in Russia as the "Cherkassky" a Circassian princely family. Circassian nobility with the name Mirza include: * Mirza Haydar Temruk Bey (ca. 1470 – 1571) Princely Issues: * Temruk Mirza (ca. 1501 – 1571) * Kambulat Mirza (ca. 1510 – 1589) * Zhelegot Mirza (ca. 1520- ?)

Russian empire

Under

Catherine the Great Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I ...

, empress of

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

, the Mirzas gained equal rights with the

Russian nobility The Russian nobility or ''dvoryanstvo'' () arose in the Middle Ages. In 1914, it consisted of approximately 1,900,000 members, out of a total population of 138,200,000. Up until the February Revolution of 1917, the Russian noble estates staffed ...

due to their extreme wealth. Abdul Mirza was given the title

Prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

Yusupov, and his descendant Prince

Felix Yusupov Knyaz Felix Felixovich Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston (; – 27 September 1967) was a Russian aristocrat from the House of Yusupov who is best known for participating in the assassination of Grigori Rasputin and for marrying Princess Irina ...

married

Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (; – 26 February 1970) was the only daughter and eldest child of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia. She was the first grandchild of Tsar Alexander III ...

, the only niece of Tsar

Nicholas II Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 186817 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. He married ...

Mughal empire

The title Mirza was borne by an imperial prince. It was adopted as part of ones name, implying relationship to the Mongol dynasties like the

Mughal dynasty The Mughal dynasty () or the House of Babur (), was a Central Asian dynasty of Turco-Mongol tradition, Turco-Mongol origin that ruled large parts of the Indian subcontinent from the early 16th to the 19th century. The dynasty was a cadet branch ...

(the Imperial

House of Timur The Timurid dynasty, self-designated as Gurkani (), was the ruling dynasty of the Timurid Empire (1370–1507). It was a Sunni Muslim dynasty or Barlās clan of Turco-Mongol originB.F. Manz, ''"Tīmūr Lang"'', in Encyclopaedia of Islam, Online ...

). In the traditional naming sequence of the Indian royal families, the title can be placed both before the name and after it, such as Prince

Mirza Mughal Mirza Mughal, born Muhammad Zahir ud-din Mirza (1817 – 23 September 1857), was a Mughal Empire, Mughal prince. He played a significant role during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He was one of the Mughal princes shot dead at one of the gates o ...

or Prince

Kamran Mirza Kamran Mirza () (1512 – 5 October 1557) was the second son of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire and the first Mughal Emperor. Kamran Mirza was born in Kabul to Babur's wife Gulrukh Begum. He was half-brother to Babur's eldest son Hu ...

. Prince

Khusrau Mirza Khusrau Mirza (16 August 1587 – 26 January 1622) was the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and his first wife, Shah Begum. Being Jahangir's eldest son, he was the heir-apparent to his father but Jahangir favoured his son Khurram Mi ...

was the grandson of Emperor

Babur Babur (; 14 February 148326 December 1530; born Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad) was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his father and mother respectively. He was also ...

(

Mirza), son of Emperor

Jahangir Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was List of emperors of the Mughal Empire, Emperor of Hindustan from 1605 until his death in 1627, and the fourth Mughal emperors, Mughal ...

and a brother of Emperor

Shah Jahan Shah Jahan I, (Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram; 5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), also called Shah Jahan the Magnificent, was the Emperor of Hindustan from 1628 until his deposition in 1658. As the fifth Mughal emperor, his reign marked the ...

. Emperor

Akbar Shah II Akbar II (; 22 April 1760 – 28 September 1837), also known as Akbar Shah II, was the nineteenth Mughal emperors, Mughal emperor from 1806 to 1837. He was the second son of Shah Alam II and the father of Bahadur Shah II, who would eventually ...

was known as Prince Mirza Akbar before his coronation. Emperor

took the imperial title of ''

Badshah Badshah or Baadshah may refer to: * Padishah, or Badshah, a superlative sovereign title of Persian origin People * Badshah (rapper) (Aditya Prateek Singh, born 1984), Indian rapper * Badshah Begum (1703–1789), first wife and chief consort of ...

'' on 6 March 1508, before which he used the title ''Mirza''.

Mughal dynasty

* Mirza Zahiruddin 1494–1530, first Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Nasiruddin 1530–1539 & 1554–1555, second Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Jalaluddin 1556–1605, third Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Nuruddin Salim 1605–1627, fourth Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Salafuddin Shahryar 1627–1628, de facto Ruler * Mirza Shahabuddin Khurram 1628–1658, fifth Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Muhiuddin Aurangzeb 1658–1707, sixth Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Qutbuddin Azam 1707, seventh Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Mu'azzam 1707–1712, eighth Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Muizuddin Muhammad 1712–1713, ninth Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Muinuddin Muhammad 1712–1719, tenth Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Shamsuddin 1719, eleventh Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Rafiuddin 1719, twelfth Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Muhammad Nekusiyar 1719, thirteenth Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Nasiruddin Roshan Akhtar, fourteenth Mughal Emperor. * Ahmad Shah Mirza 1720–1748, fifteenth Mughal Emperor. * Azizuddin Beg Mirza 1754–1759, sixteenth Mughal Emperor. * Jalaluddin Mirza 1759–1760, seventeenth Mughal Emperor. * Muhi-ul-Millat Mirza 1788–1806, eighteenth Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Akbar 1806–1837, nineteenth Mughal Emperor. * Sirajuddin Mirza 1837–1857, Mughal Emperor. * Mirza Abdullah, son of

Bahadur Shah II Bahadur Shah II, (Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad; 24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862), usually referred to by his poetic title Bahadur Shah ''Zafar'' (; ''Zafar'' ), was the twentieth and last Mughal emperor and a Hindustani poet. His spous ...

1850–1897, Mughal Emperor. *

Mirza Aziz Koka Mirza Aziz Koka ( ), also known as Kokaltash and by his sobriquet Khan-i-Azam (''The Greatest Khan''), was the foster brother of Akbar, who remained one of the leading nobles at the courts of the Mughal emperors Akbar and Jahangir. He was also ...

(1542–1624), foster-brother of Akbar, son of

Ataga Khan Shams ud-Din Ataga Khan (died 16 May 1562) was a prominent figure in the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar. He held important positions in Akbar's court, including that of ''wakil'' (advisor or minister), to which he was appointed in November 1 ...

Imperial families of Central India and Bengal

The archaic Bengali form of ''Mirza'' was ''Mridha'' in

Bengal Bengal ( ) is a Historical geography, historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the Eastern South Asia, eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Benga ...

and

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

. * Mirza Shuja ud-din Muhammad Khan, second Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. * Mirza Asadullah, third Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. *

Mirza Muhammad Ali Mirza may refer to: * Mirza (name), a name derived from a historical royal and noble title * ''Mirza'' (lemur), a genus of giant mouse lemurs * "Mirza", a 1965 French-language song by Nino Ferrer * Mirza, Kamrup, a town in Assam, India * Mirza me ...

, fourth Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. * Mirza Mohammad Siraj, fifth Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. * Mirza Hassan Ali Khan Bahadur, 18th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. * Mirza Wasif Ali Khan, 19th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. * Mirza Waris Ali Khan, 20th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

Royal family of Awadh

* Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan, second Nawab Subahdar of Awadh (Oudh) * Mirza Amani Asif-ud-Dawlah, fourth Nawab Subahdar of Awadh * Mirza Asif Jah Wazir Ali Khan, fifth Nawab Subahdar of Awadh * Mirza Wajid Ali Shah, eleventh Nawab Subahdar (fifth King) of Awadh

Rajput dynasty

Rajputs of Northern India

Originally being adversaries and opponents to the Mughal Emperors, the title ''Mirza'' was also adopted by the

Muslim Rajput Muslim Rajputs or Musalman Rajpoots are the descendants of Rajputs in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent who generally are followers of Islam. They converted from Hinduism to Islam from the medieval period onwards, creating various ...

s of Northern India. Many of the Rajput imperial families were descendants of ancient warriors, who strategically formed blood alliances with

Mughal Mughal or Moghul may refer to: Related to the Mughal Empire * Mughal Empire of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries * Mughal dynasty * Mughal emperors * Mughal people, a social group of Central and South Asia * Mughal architecture * Mug ...

aristocracy. The Rajputs were rulers of princely states comprising vast territories of Northern India, including the

Punjab Region Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...

and

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

. Inter-marriage between Mughal aristocracy and Rajput aristocracy became very common and various factions of Rajput kingdoms embraced the

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

ic faith, giving rise to the term "Muslim Rajputs". Rajput rulers were also granted the title ''Mirza'' on account of being high-ranked commanders in the Mughal military. The meaning of ''Mirza'' (Persian origin) is identical to the meaning of ''Rajput'' (Sanskrit Origin).

Other notable people named Mirza

Sport

Sania Mirza Sania Mirza (; born 15 November 1986) is an Indian former professional tennis player. A former doubles world No. 1, she won six major titles – three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. From 2003 until her retirement from singles ...

, Indian tennis player, former WTA number 1 *

Fadi Merza Fadi Merza (born 8 March 1978) is a Syrian-born Austrian retired middleweight kickboxer. Merza was a multiple world kickboxing and Muay Thai champion. Biography and career Early years Fadi Merza was born in Al-Dirbasiyah, Syria. He was ten y ...

, Syrian-Austrian middleweight kickboxer, former world champion kickboxing and Muay Thai *

Mirza Ali Baig Mirza Ali Baig (born 10 July 1983) is a Pakistani mountaineer and the first Pakistani man to summit all seven highest peaks in seven continents. Also, Mirza is a professional tourism expert, he is the pioneer who introduced extreme sports to wo ...

, Pakistani

mountaineer Mountaineering, mountain climbing, or alpinism is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas that have become sports ...

Mirza Baig Mirza Baig (, born 14 December 1975) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the Bahrain national cricket team. He played in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six The 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a cricket tournamen ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Mirza Bašić Mirza Bašić (; born 12 July 1991) is a Bosnian professional tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title at the 2018 Sofia Open and is a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team. Career Bašić reached his first Grand Slam ...

, Bosnian tennis player, winner 2018 Sofia Open *

Mirza Begić Mirza Begić (born 9 July 1985) is a retired Bosnian-born Slovenian professional basketball player. The center, he represented the Slovenian national team in the international competitions. Professional career Early years Begić began his caree ...

, Bosnian-Slovenian Olympic basketball player *

Mirza Delibašić Mirza Delibašić (9 January 1954 – 8 December 2001) was a Bosnian professional basketball player and coach. Delibašić was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2008, he ...

, Bosnian basketball player *

Mirza Delimeđac Mirza Delimeđac ( sr-Cyrl, Мирза Делимеђац; born 24 October 1999) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tekstilac Odžaci. Club career In 2019, Delimeđac joined Tampines Rovers. He was only registered for the AFC ...

, Bosnian football player *

Mirza Džomba Mirza Džomba (born 28 February 1977) is a Croatian former professional team handball, handball player, World champion in 2003 World Men's Handball Championship, 2003 and Olympic champion in Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournam ...

, Croatian handball player * Mirza Golubica, Bosnian football player * Mirza Hajdinović, Serbian-Bosniak politician *

Mirza Halvadžić Mirza Halvadžić (born 15 February 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer of Bosnian descent who plays as an attacking midfielder for BK Olympic. International career Halvadžić has represented the bronze-winning Sweden U17 national team ...

, Bosnian football player * Mirza Hasanbegović, Bosnian football player *

Mirza Hasanović Mirza Hasanović (born 16 September 1990) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer who plays for German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people o ...

, Bosnian football player * Mirza Jelečak, Bosnian football player *

Mirza Kapetanović Mirza Kapetanović (born 30 June 1959) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian defender who played for SFR Yugoslavia national football team, SFR Yugoslavia. Club career He was a member of the memorable Sarajevo squad that won the 1984–85 Yugoslav First L ...

, Bosnian football player *

Mirza Khan Mirza Khan (15 December 1924 – 26 January 2022) was a Pakistani hurdler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in 400 m hurdles event at the 1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games (), officially known as the Second As ...

, Pakistani hurdler *

Mirza Mešić Mirza Mešić (born 28 June 1980) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Mešić was born in Tuzla. He played for Sloboda Tuzla, French Nantes and Besançon, FK Željezničar, Croatian Hajduk Split, NK Žep� ...

, Bosnian football player * Mirza Muratovic, Australian football player *

Mirza Mustafić Mirza Mustafić (born 20 June 1998) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Indonesian Super League club Bali United. He represents the Luxembourg national team. Early life Mustafić was born on 20 Ju ...

, Bosnian football player * Mirza Sarajlija, Bosnian-Slovenian basketball player *

Mirza Teletović Mirza Teletović (born September 18, 1985) is a Bosnian former professional basketball player who was the president of the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018 to 2022. As a player, he spent six seasons in the National Baske ...

, Bosnian basketball player *

Mirza Varešanović Mirza Varešanović (born 31 May 1972) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. During his playing career, which spanned nearly 15 years, he competed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Greece, Turkey and Austria, playing in ...

, Bosnian football manager * Rasul Mirzaev, Russian MMA fighter

Academics and literature

Meerza Delawar Hosaen Ahmed Mirza Delawar Hossain Ahmed (; 1840–1913) was the first Muslim graduate in the British Raj. He served as a civil servant and was awarded the title of ''Khan Bahadur''. He was known for his progressive outlook and support for intellectual and cult ...

(1840–1913), first Muslim graduate of the British Raj *

Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali (1858 – 30 May 1920) was a Bengali writer and reformer in British India. Early life Ali was born in 1858 to a Bengali Muslim family of Mirzas in the village of Aliabad in Rajshahi district, Bengal Presidency. After com ...

(1858–1920), Bengali writer and social activist * Heidi Safia Mirza (born 1958), British academic *

, Persian folk poet, also known as Jalaal-al-mamalek. *

Mirza Abu Taleb Khan Mirza Abu Taleb Khan (; more formally Mirzá Abú Muhammad Tabrízí Isfahání, , known as The Persian Prince during his stay in London and as Abú Tálib Londoni once back in IndiaIn Persian naming, Mirza is either an honorific to identify pa ...

, tax-collector and administrator from northern India, writer of an early travel guide to Europe. * Mirza Athar Baig is a Pakistani novelist, playwright and short story writer. * Mirza Gʻafur Gʻulom, Uzbek poet, writer, and literary translator, considered one of the most influential Uzbek writers of the 20th century. *

Mirza Ghalib Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (27 December 179715 February 1869), commonly known as Mirza Ghalib, was an Indian poet. Widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Urdu language, he also produced a significant body of work in Persian. Ghali ...

(born Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan), an

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 ...

and

poet from South Asia who adorned the

court. *

Mirza Kalich Beg Mirza Qaleech Baig () was a Sindhi scholar within Sindhi literature. He was born on 4 October 1853 in Tando Thoro on the bank of Phuleli Canal in Hyderabad, British India (presently in Pakistan). Family chronicle The lives of the Mirza fa ...

, Sindhi writer. *

of "Mirza & Sahiba", a tragic romance story, based on true events, which is enshrined in

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

literature and commonly told in the

Punjab region Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

. Mirza of "Mirza & Sahiba" was of Kharal

Muslim Jat Jat Muslim or Musalman Jats (; ), also spelled Jatt or Jutt (), are an elastic and diverse ethnoreligious subgroup of the Jat people, who follow Islam and are native to the northwestern Indian subcontinent. They are primarily found in Sindh an ...

tribe. *

Muhammad Munawwar Mirza Muhammad Munawar Mirza (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) (born 27 Mar 1923 – 7 February 2000) was a prominent Muhammad Iqbal, Iqbal scholar, historian, writer and intellectual from Pakistan. Life and contribution Born on 23 March 1923,

, a prominent scholar, historian, writer and intellectual from Pakistan. * Nawab Mirza Khan "

Daagh Nawab Mirza Khan (, 25 May 1831 – 17 March 1905), popularly known by his ''takhallus'' Dagh Dehlvi was an Indian poet known for his Urdu ''ghazals''. He belonged to the old Delhi school of Urdu poetry.

Arts and entertainment

Aziz Mirza Aziz Mirza is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter, who is known for his works in Hindi cinema, Hindi films and television. Personal life Mirza is the son of screenwriter Akhtar Mirza, and brother of filmmaker Saeed Akhtar Mirza ...

(born 1947), Indian film director, producer and writer. * Bashir Mirza also known as BM, a Pakistani painter. *

Hady Mirza Muhammad Mirzahady Bin Amir, also known as Hady Mirza (born 28 January 1980), is a Singaporean singer. Known as one of Singapore's most prominent singers of the early 21st century, Hady is most known for his smooth R&B voice and charming perso ...

, Singaporean singer. *

Haroon Mirza Haroon Mirza (born 1977) is a British contemporary visual artist, of Pakistani descent. He is best known for sculptural installations that generate audio compositions. In 2011, he won the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale for Most Promising Art ...

, Anglo-Pakistani artist born in London. *

Jeff Mirza Jeffrey Mirza (born 3 February 1964) is a British stand-up comedian and actor. Early life Mirza was born as Jeffrey Mirza and brought up in East End of London, England on 3 February 1964 to Pakistani parents. His family are from the Punjab re ...

, British comedian * Mastan Haider Mirza, Indian Mafia boss, mobster and filmmaker; popularly known as the first "celebrity gangster" of Bombay. * Mirza Babayev, Azerbaijani movie actor and singer.

Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (; ) was an honorary title awarded by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR) and was one of the forms of recognition by the state and society of the meri ...

and People's Artist of Azerbaijan. * Mirza Kadym Irevani, Azerbaijani artist. * Mirza Nadeem Baig Mirza Nazeer Baig Mughal better known by his stage name Nadeem Baig, a Pakistani actor, singer and producer. *

Mirza Šoljanin Mirza Šoljanin (born 11 January 1985) is a Bosnian singer and winner of the third season of the Bosnian television singing contest ''Zvijezda možeš biti ti'' (''You Can Be a Star''). Early life Šoljanin was born in Sjenica, Serbia, into an et ...

, Bosnian singer. *

Mohib Mirza Mohib Mirza () (born 18 August 1979) is a Pakistani actor, director, playwright, television host and comedian. He is known for his work in the film and television industry of Pakistan for which he has been nominated for various awards. Caree ...

is a Pakistani actor and television host. *

Saeed Mirza Saeed Akhtar Mirza (born 30 June 1943) is an Indian screenwriter and Film director, director in Hindi films and television. He is the maker of notable Parallel cinema, parallel films such as ''Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!'' (1984), ''Albert Pinto Ko Gu ...

, Indian film director and screenwriter, considered one of the most influential parallel cinema movie makers in India. *

Shazia Mirza Shazia Mirza is a British comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known for her stand-up comedy, and her articles in British newspapers ''The Guardian'' and ''The Daily Telegraph''. Early life and education Mirza was born in Birmingham, Eng ...

, English comedienne. * Mirza Farid Baig, Indo-Canadian hiker.

Government

Abdul Latif Mirza Abdul Latif Mirza (1947 – 2007) was a Bangladeshi Awami League politician. He was the member of parliament from Pabna-4 in 1979 and Sirajganj-4 in 1996. Biography Abdul Latif Mirza was born on 26 June 1947 in Purba Bankirat village of wha ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Mirza Abdul Jalil, former chairman of

Bangladesh Krishi Bank Krishi Bank () is a fully government owned bank in Bangladesh founded in 1973. The primary purpose of the bank is to provide services to farmers and agricultural industry. Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank is the other state owned agriculture bank i ...

Mirza Ghulam Hafiz Mirza Ghulam Hafiz (2 January 192020 December 2000) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, statesman, politician, and philanthropist. Early life and education Hafiz was born to Mirza Azimuddin Sarkar on 2 January 1920 in Panchagarh District, East Bengal ...

, Bangladeshi politician and former

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad The Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Bangladesh. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the parliament following general elections by Members of Parliament. Serving for a term of ...

Mirza Ruhul Amin Mirza Ruhul Amin () was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former member of parliament for Thakurgaon-2. His son, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, is the secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Early life and education He was born o ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Mirza Abdul Halim, Bangladeshi politician and former

Minister of Shipping The Minister of Shipping was a British government post created in the First World War and again in the Second World War. In 1941 it was merged into the position of Minister of Transport which was then renamed Minister of War Transport. History S ...

* Mirza Abdur Rashid, Bangladeshi politician *

Mirza Abdul Awal Mirza Abdul Awal () is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Pabna-8. Early life and family Abdul Awal was born into a Bengali Muslim family of Mirzas in the village of Jainagar in Bera, Pabna District ...

, Bangladeshi politician *

Mirza Azam Mirza Azam (born 13 September 1962) is a Bangladeshi politician and Organizing Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League . He has been elected Member of Parliament (Bangladesh) six times and has served as State Minister for Textiles and Jute. He wa ...

, Bangladeshi politician and former Minister of Textiles and Jute * Mirza Muraduzzaman, Bangladeshi politician and former president of

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (), popularly abbreviated as BNP (), is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by President of Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman, wit ...

's Sirajganj branch * Mirza Sultan Raja, Bangladeshi politician and former president of

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal () is a List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The party was founded by Serajul Alam Khan. The party was dominant during the 1972–1975 Bangladesh insurgency. The current party presid ...

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (born 26 January 1948) is a Bangladeshi politician. He has been the secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 2016. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad, parliament for Thakurgaon-1 constituen ...

, Bangladeshi politician, the incumbent secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 2016 * Mirza Abbas, Bangladeshi politician and former Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation from 1991 to 1993 * Fahmida Mirza, first female Speaker of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

* Hasnain Mirza, lawyer,

barrister A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdiction (area), jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include arguing cases in courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, jurisprud ...

and Member of Parliament who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) *

Iskandar Ali Mirza Iskander Ali Mirza (13 November 189913 November 1969) was a Bengali politician, statesman and military general who served as the Dominion of Pakistan's fourth and last Governor-General of Pakistan, governor-general of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956, ...

, the first

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

and 4th

Governor General Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general (plural governors general), is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire. In the context of the governors-general and former British colonies, ...

of the

Islamic Republic of Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

in 1956 *

Mirza Tofazzal Hossain Mukul Mirza Tofazzal Hossain Mukul was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament for Tangail-5. Career Mukul was elected to parliament from Tangail-5 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1973. He was the former president of ...

, Bangladeshi politician *

Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Amin al-Soltan Mirza Ali Asghar Khan (; 6 January 1858 – 31 August 1907), also known by his honorific titles of Amin al-Soltan and Atabak, served as Prime Minister of Iran from 1887 to 1896 under Naser ed-Din Shah Qajar, from 1898 to 1904 under Mozaffar ...

, the last prime minister of

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

under

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (; ; 17 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. During his rule there was internal pressure from the people of Iran, as well as external ...

Mirza Ismail Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail Amin-ul-Mulq (24 October 1883 – 5 January 1959) was an Indian statesman and police officer who served as the Diwan of Mysore, Jaipur, and Hyderabad.P. 254-258, ''Business Legends'' by Gita Piramal (1998) – Publish ...

, Prime Minister,

Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...

(Diwan of Jaipur) (1942–1946) *

Mirza Kuchik Khan Mirza Kuchik Khan ( Gilaki: مئرزا کۊجي خان or ميرزا کۊچي خؤن ;) (common alternative spellings ''Kouchek'', ''Koochek'', ''Kuchak'', ''Kuchek'', ''Kouchak'', ''Koochak'', ''Kuçek'') (October 12, 1880 – December 2, 1921 ...

, early 20th-century revolutionary, Gilani

Nationalist Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the State (polity), state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation,Anthony D. Smith, Smith, A ...

and the president of the Republic Of Gilan *

Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad (28 February 1913 – 23 July 2002), commonly known as MM Ahmad, was the former executive director and Vice President of the World Bank. MM Ahmad was also a Pakistani civil servant, and a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Comm ...

, a Federal Finance Minister and Finance Secretary, Chairman of

Planning Commission of Pakistan The Planning Commission (denoted as PC) () is a financial and public policy development institution of the Government of Pakistan. The Commission comes under Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives The Planning Commission undertak ...

Executive director of the

World bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and Grant (money), grants to the governments of Least developed countries, low- and Developing country, middle-income countries for the purposes of economic development ...

Mirza Nasrullah Khan Nasrollah Pirnia, also known as Mirza Nasrollah Khan (; 17 October 1840 – 13 September 1907, titled Moshir al-Dowleh), was the first Iranian Prime Minister. He became Premier of Iran following the introduction of the Persian Constitution of 190 ...

, the first Iranian Prime Minister *

Munira Mirza Munira Mirza (born May 1978) is a British political advisor who served as Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson from 2019 until she resigned in February 2022. She previously worked under Johnson as Deputy Mayor ...

, Deputy Mayor of London and the Director of the

Number 10 Policy Unit The Number 10 Policy Unit is a body of policymakers based in 10 Downing Street, providing policy advice directly to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister. Originally set up to support Harold Wilson in 1974, it has gone ...

under

UK Prime Minister The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister Advice (constitutional law), advises the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, sovereign on the exercise of much of the Royal prerogative ...

Boris Johnson Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He wa ...

Zulfiqar Mirza Zulfiqar Mirza (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani politician who is currently affiliated with the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA). He is from Badin District, Sindh, Pakistan. Early life and education He acquired his early education from Cadet College Pet ...

, Pakistani politician affiliated with the

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

(PPP)

Judges and advocates

Zafar Hussain Mirza Zafar Hussain Mirza (10 October 1926 – 27 August 2015) was a Pakistani judge and the father of former Home Minister of Sindh Zulfiqar Mirza. He was also the grandfather of Hasnain Mirza. Early life Mirza was born on October 10, 1926, in ...

, Pakistani judge and the father of former Home Minister of Sindh

Journalists

* Janbaz Mirza was a writer, poet, and journalist from

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. * Tahir Mirza was a senior Pakistani journalist and former editor of

Dawn Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the diffuse sky radiation, appearance of indirect sunlight being Rayleigh scattering, scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc ha ...

's oldest and most widely circulated

English-language English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples th ...

newspaper.

Military

* Mirza Ahmed Beg, one of the original

soldiers of the famed "Hodson's Horse" regiment of the British Indian Army, pictured in the historical 1858 photograph. He was a descendant of Mirza Hakim Beg, after whom the Indian village Hakimpur, Gurdaspur District is named. *

Sahir Shamshad Mirza Sahir Shamshad Mirza () is a Pakistani four star-general, currently serving as the 18th chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee appointed to the post on 27 November 2022. Prior to this appointment, he commanded the Rawalpindi Northern Comma ...

, a Pakistani four star-general serving as the 18th

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) is, in principle, the highest-ranking and senior most uniformed military officer, typically at four-star rank, in the Pakistan Armed Forces who serves as a principal staff officer (PSO) an ...

. *

Mirza Aslam Beg Mirza Aslam Beg (born 15 February 1928), also known as M. A. Beg, is a retired Pakistani four-star rank general who served as the third Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army from 1988 until his retirement in 1991. His appointment as chief ...

, a Former Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan. *

Mirza Baqi Mirza Baqi (, ), also known as Mirza Baqi Beg, was a 17th-century Mughal Empire military general. He served as ''thanadar'' in Phuldubi (near Faridpur) and Bhalwa (Noakhali). Career Under the orders of Qasim Khan Chishti, Mirza Baqi joined the ...

, 17th-century Mughal general *

Mirza Ghulam Murtaza {{Infobox noble, type , name = Ghulam Murtaza , title = ''Mīrzā'' ''Raʾīs-i Qādiyān'' , image = , caption = Tomb of Mirza Ghulam Murtaza at Qadian. , alt = , CoA ...

was the chieftain of

Qadian Qadian (; ) is a town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district, north-east of Amritsar, situated north-east of Batala city in the state of Punjab, India. Qadian is the birthplace of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya movem ...

and a commander with the

Sikh Army Sikh Army may refer to these militias associated with Sikhism: * Akal Sena, before 1699 * Khalsa Fauj The Khalsa Fauj () were the military forces of the Khalsa order of the Sikhs, established by the tenth Sikh gurus, guru, Guru Gobind Singh, i ...

. *

Mirza Kuchak Khan Mirza Kuchik Khan ( Gilaki: مئرزا کۊجي خان or ميرزا کۊچي خؤن ;) (common alternative spellings ''Kouchek'', ''Koochek'', ''Kuchak'', ''Kuchek'', ''Kouchak'', ''Koochak'', ''Kuçek'') (October 12, 1880 – December 2, 1921 ...

was a Persian revolutionary who led the Jungle Movement in the northern jungles of

Gilan Province Gilan Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, in the northwest of the country and southwest of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Rasht. The province lies along the Caspian Sea, in Iran's Regions of Iran, Region 3, west of ...

Nobility and royalty

* Khan Muhammad Mirza, architect during the Mughal Era. * Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani, Bangladeshi businessman from the

Ispahani family The Ispahani family, also known as the House of Ispahani, are a Perso- Bengali business family. In Bangladesh, they own and manage M. M. Ispahani Limited, one of the country's leading conglomerates. Originally hailing from Isfahan, Iran, the ...

and the chairman of M. M. Ispahani Limited. *

Mirza Hadi Baig {{Infobox noble, type , name = Mirza Hadi Beg , title = ''Mīrzā'' (prince/royal) ''Beg'' (chief) ''Qādhī'' (judge) , image = , caption = , alt = , CoA = , mor ...

, Mughal nobleman from

Samarkand Samarkand ( ; Uzbek language, Uzbek and Tajik language, Tajik: Самарқанд / Samarqand, ) is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central As ...

who was granted 80 villages by

. *

Mirza Najaf Khan Mīrzā Najaf Khān Bahādur, simply known as Mirza Najaf Khan (1723 – 26 April 1782) was an adventurer of Safavid lineage who came to Delhi around 1740 from Iran after Nader Shah had displaced the Safavid dynasty in 1736. He became a courtier ...

, Indian courtier and Commander-in-Chief of the Mughal Imperial Army. * Sikandar Mirza, Armenian courtier within

Akbar's Mughal Empire Akbar (Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, – ), popularly known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand ...

* Umer Sheikh Mirza, ruler, father of Mughal Prince Mirza Babar

Other people

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (13 February 1835 – 26 May 1908) was an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam. He claimed to have been divinely appointed as the promised Messiah and '' Mahdī'', in fulfillment of th ...

, Indian religious leader * Mirza Mahdi Ashtiani, Iranian Philosopher *

Mirza Shirazi Marja', Grand Ayatollah Mujaddid Sayyid, Mirza Abu Muhammad Mu'iz al-Din Muhammad Hassan Husayni Shirazi (; ; 25 April 1815 – 20 February 1895), better simply known as Mirza Shirazi (میرزای شیرازی), was an Iranian Shia marja'. Aft ...

, Iranian Shia marja' (1815–1895) *

Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi Grand Ayatollah Mirza Mahdi Husayni Shirazi (); (; 9 May 1887 – 14 February 1961), also known as Mirza Mahdi Shirazi, was an Iranian Shia marja. After the death of Abu al-Hasan Esfehani and Hossein Tabatabaei Qomi, Mirza Mahdi was considered ...

, Iranian Shia marja'

Footnotes

References

;Specific ;Sources *''Brewer's Dictionary of Phrases and Fable'', 16th edition Revised by Adrian Room, 1999
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Etymology

Mirzadeh

History

Persian empires

Safavid dynasty

Afsharid dynasty

Qajar dynasty

Shirvanshahs

Circassians

Circassian dynasty

Russian empire

Mughal empire

Mughal dynasty

Imperial families of Central India and Bengal

Royal family of Awadh

Rajput dynasty

Rajputs of Northern India

Other notable people named Mirza

Sport

Academics and literature

Government

Judges and advocates

Journalists

Military

Nobility and royalty

Other people

See also

Further reading

Footnotes

References