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of the

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, also sometimes used as a surname.

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or Beygum, is used to describe the wife of a Mian. It is used by several monarchs of Indian states. In the

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'', in which sense it was used by the

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. It was also conferred by the Mughal emperor

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, Dabha, Punadra and Khadal used the Mian as their hereditary title.

Etymology

Mian is said to literally mean "Prince". Although it may also be translated as "Lord" or "Master".

Compound Derivatives

The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb conferred the compound derivative of Sayyid Mian upon

Abdullah Khan Barha Nawab Sayyid Abdullah Khan I also known as Sayyid Mian I, was the father of Hassan Ali Khan Barha and Hussain Ali Khan Barha, the two famous Sayyid Brothers. His full name was Sayyid Abdullah Khan Tihanpuri, Tihanpur was the ancestral village of th ...

. The compound title Miangul is used by all member of the erstwhile state

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including the head of the house. . While in Sangri state the ruler is addressed as Rai Mian.

British Era

The title was translated by the British as meaning "Prince", "Lord" or "Master". The title was often used by rulers of

Jagir A jagir (), ( Hindustani: जागीर/جاگیر, ''Jāgīr''), ( Marathi: जहागीर, ''Jahāgīrá'') also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar ( Zamindar ...

s as well as Princes of Blood of both Hindu Rajput States, as well as Muslim Princely States. The title held pre-eminence in Sindh where it was used by the dynasts of the former Royal dynasties of Kahlora dynasty and

Soomro Soomro ( Sindhi: , Devanagari: सूमरो), Soomra, Sumrah or Sumra is a tribe having a local origin in Sindh, Pakistan. They are found in Sindh, parts of Punjab especially bordering Sindh, Balochistan province, and the Kutch district of ...

and held in that capacity by the former Soomro Prime Minister of Pakistan

Muhammad Mian Soomro Muhammad Mian Soomro (; ; born 19 August 1950) is a Pakistani politician, banker and senator who has served as Chairman of the Senate, Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan and Acting President of Pakistan. He also served as the 26th Governor ...

. The title was prominent in the Himalayan region as well as regions adjacent to it. The British noted in the Gurdaspur Imperial Gazetteer that the title Mian held the highest rank above Malik or Chaudhry within the Gurdaspur District of Punjab. The title was also often given to sons of Nawabs.

Princely States

The title is used in varying capacity by members of princely states, sometimes used for Princes and other times used by the Monarch himself. *In

Baoni Kadaura is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Jalaun District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. During the British Raj, Kadaura was the capital of an 11-gun salute princely state. History During the British Raj era, Kadaura was the capital ...

the title is used by members of certain branches of the royal family. *In

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its used by members of certain branches. *In Muhammadgarh State, the title of Mian is used by the Heir Apparent. * In Pathari State the hier apparent is styled as Mian. *In Khajuria State the monarch is styled as Mian. *In

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. The title Miangul was used by all dynasts of the

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including the

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himself. * In

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the monarch was formerly styled as Mian and later styled as Raja. * In

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the sons and especially the heir apparent of rulers are styled as Mian as well as some rulers themselves. * In

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the Zamindars of the Sadaat e Hasib Clan used Mian for male members of the family that did not hold any offices of power

Bombay Region

The title held immense importance in the Bombay region, and was used by the monarchs of several Princely States in that area. Including: *In Dabha state the monarch is styled as Mian. * In Dugri State the monarch is styled as Mian. * In Jabria Bhil State the monarch is styled as Mian. * In Kharal State the monarch is styled as Mian. * In Punadra State the monarch is styled as Mian. * In Ramas State the monarch is styled as Mian.

Himalayan Region

Ever since the bestowal of the title of Mian upon the Royal Households of the Himalayas by the Emperor Jahangir, the title has held great importance in the Himalayan region. * In Sangri State the monarch is styled as Mian. * In Kashmir State the title is held by grandsons of the Maharaja of Kashmir. * In

Nadaun Nadaun is a historical town and a nagar panchayat in the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, India. Previously a part of the princely state of Kangra, it was granted as a jagir to Jodhbir Chand by Ranjit Singh. Nadaun is presently an inde ...

, the title is reserved for the hier apparent of the state. * In Lambagraon, dynasts are styled as Mian. * In

Jaswan Jaswan was a precolonial Indian state in modern-day Himachal Pradesh, commanded by the Jaswal Rajput clan. It was founded in 1170 AD by Raja Purab Chand, a cadet of the Katoch lineage, ancient royal family of Kangra. Its capital was Rajpura. ...

, the monarch is styled as Mian. * In Rai State the monarch is styled as Mian. * In Pirthpura State the monarch is styled as Mian. In the foothills of the Himalayas. Dynast's of the Rohilla Dynasty which ruled the erstwhile

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and later the Princely State of Rampur are styled informally as Mian. The style of address is extended to all dynasts including the

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 ...

himself.

Notable people

America

Atif Mian Atif Rehman Mian (; born 28 June 1975) is a Pakistani-American economist who serves as the John H. Laporte Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance at Princeton University, and as the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz ...

, economist * Mian Hussain, boxer * Zia Mian, physicist, nuclear expert, nuclear policy maker and research scientist

Bangladesh

* Abu Taher Miah (1932–2004), Bangladeshi industrialist and politician *

Badsha Miah Badsha Miah (, born 24 August 1970) is a Bangladeshi Ha-du-du player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games The 2006 Asian Games (), officially known as the XV Asiad or 15th Asian Games (, and commonly ...

, kabaddi player *

Bande Ali Mia Bande Ali Mia (17 January 1906 – 27 June 1979) was a Bangladeshi poet, lyricist, novelist, dramatist, essayist, children’s writer and journalist. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962 and Ekushey Padak in 1988. Early life ...

(1906–1979), Bangladeshi poet * M. A. Wazed Miah (1942–2009), Bangladeshi nuclear scientist * Mohammad Mamun Miah (born 1987), footballer *

Mohammad Moniruzzaman Miah Mohammad Moniruzzaman Miah ( – June 13, 2016) was a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 20th vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka from March 1990 until October 1992. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2004 by the Government of Bangladesh ...

(c.1935–2016), academic * Muhammad Shahjahan Miah, politician * Rana Miah, cricketer * Ruhul Miah, Bangladeshi DJ * Sheikh Sujat Mia, former MP for

Habiganj-1 Habiganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Bahubal and Nabiganj upazilas. History The constituency was created in 1984 from the Sylhet-8 const ...

Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah Tofazzal Hossain, popularly known as Manik Miah ( – 1 June 1969), was a Pakistani Bengali journalist and politician. He served as the founding editor of ''The Daily Ittefaq''. He wrote the editorial ''Rajnoitik Moncho'' ("The Political Stage"). ...

(1911–1969), journalist and politician

Europe

* Abjol Miah, former councillor of Shadwell * Andrew Muzaffar Miah,

bioethicist Bioethics is both a field of study and professional practice, interested in ethics, ethical issues related to health (primarily focused on the human, but also increasingly includes animal ethics), including those emerging from advances in biolo ...

and journalist *

Badrul Miah Badrul is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * A. M. Badrul Ala, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament *Badrul Alam (1929–1980), Bangladeshi language activist, physician and medical academic ...

, convicted of a racially motivated murder * Emran Mian, author *

Hammad Miah Hammad Miah (born 6 July 1993) is an English former professional snooker player. In May 2013, Miah qualified for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 professional Main Tour as one of four semi-finalists from the first 2013 Q School event. Hammad Mi ...

(born 1993), professional snooker player * Helal Miah, investment analyst at

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* Moina Meah, restaurateur and social reformer * Safwan AhmedMia, technology reviewer and Internet personality * Saiman Miah (born 1986), architectural designer and graphic designer * Tamanna Miah, activist * Mohammad Ajman Tommy Miah MBE, celebrity chef

India

* Ameen Mian Qaudri, Sufi custodian * Azhari Miyan, Barelvi leader *

Fazal Karim Miah Fazal Karim Miah is an Indian politician from the state of West Bengal. He was formerly a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Early life and background Miah was born on 2 August 1951 to Piaruddin Miah and his wife, who belonged to a ...

, Indian politician * Ghazi Miyan, legendary figure *

Habib Miyan Rahim "Habib Miyan" Khan (20 May 1878 (allegedly) – 19 August 2008), of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, was an Indian man who claimed to have lived to 130 years of age, though this claim is disputed. He holds the Guinness World record for the longes ...

, longevity claimant * Hashmi Miya, Muslim theologian * Madni Miyan, Sufi leader * Mian Bashir Ahmed, Sufi leader *

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, a Muslim community in Assam * Mian Rajputs, landowning clan * Syed Mian, Mughal commander

British India

* Batak Mian, cook *

Dudu Miyan Muḥsin ad-Dīn Aḥmad (1819–1862), better known by his nickname Dudu Miyān, was a leader of the Faraizi Movement in Bengal. He played an active role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Early life Ahmad was born in 1819, to a Bengali Muslim fa ...

(1819-1862), independence leader * Jitu Miah (d. 1925), magistrate and sub-registrar * Kaptan Miah (1872-1922), politician, lawyer and entrepreneur *

Mian Aminuddin Mian Aminuddin ( Punjabi, ) was a Pakistani civil servant. He served the Imperial Civil Service during the British Raj and then Pakistani civil servivce after independence of Pakistan. He served as the first Mayor of Lahore. He also served as ...

, civil servant

Nepal

Hasina Miya Hasina Miya () is a Nepalese politician, who is the member of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). Following the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, she was selected by CPN (UML) from the Proportional Representation quota to repr ...

, Nepalese politician *

Sadrul Miya Haque Sadrul Miya Haque () was a Nepalese politician, who won the Saptari-5 seat independently in the 2008 Constituent Assembly election as an independent candidate An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated ...

, Nepalese politician *

Salim Miya Ansari Salim Miya Ansari is a Nepalese politician. In the 1994 election he was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha as the candidate of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) from the Bara-4 constituency. Ansari won with 20148 votes against ...

, Nepalese politician

Pakistan

Ajmal Mian Ajmal Mian (Urdu : ) (4 July 1934 – 16 October 2017) was a Pakistani jurist who served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 23 December 1997 to 30 June 1999. See also * List of Pakistanis *Chief Justice of Pakistan ...

, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court *

Mian Amer Mahmood Mian Amer Mahmood, (born 25 July 1960) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who is the founder of the Punjab Group of Colleges. He was the mayor of Lahore between 2001 and 2009.Mian family of Baghbanpura The Mian family of Baghbanpura is a feudal family of Punjabi Arain descent from Baghbanpura, Lahore, which was politically prominent in the early-20th century. The family originally owned the land in Baghbanpura on which the Shalimar Gardens we ...

, a noble

Arain Arain (also known as Raeen) are a large Punjabi Muslim agricultural community with a strong political identity and level of organisation. At the beginning of the last century, they numbered around 1 million and were mainly rural cultivator ...

family of Lahore *

Mian (tribe) The Mian family of Baghbanpura is a feudal family of Punjabi Arain descent from Baghbanpura, Lahore, which was politically prominent in the early-20th century. The family originally owned the land in Baghbanpura on which the Shalimar Gardens, Lah ...

, a Pakistani Punjabi tribe in the Ishaqpura region *

Mian Mir Mian Mir or Miyan Mir (c. 1550 – 22 August 1635), was a famous Sufi Muslim saint who resided in Lahore, in the neighborhood now known as Dharampura. He was a direct descendant of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab and belonged to the Qadiri order ...

, Sufi saint *

Mian Muhammad Bakhsh Mīān Muhammad Bakhsh (, ; – 22 January 1907) was a Punjabi Muslim poet from Khari Sharif, in present-day Azad Jammu and Kashmir. He wrote 18 books during his lifetime of 77 years, especially remembered for his romantic epic poem, "'' S ...

, Sufi saint and poet * Mian Muhammad Mansha, billionaire and business magnate *

Mian Muhammad Latif Mian Muhammad Latif (; born 28 August 1947) is a Pakistani businessman who is the founder of Chenab Group. He is the father of Pakistani politician Mian Farhan Latif. Early life and career Mian Muhammad Latif was born in 1947 in Toba Tek S ...

, businessman * Mian Muhammad Sharif, businessman *

Mian Tufail Mohammad Mian Tufail Mohammad () (April 1914 – 25 June 2009) was a Pakistani religious leader, lawyer, Islamic theologian, and former Secretary General and Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan party.Mian Hayaud Din Mian Hayaud Din (2 July 1910 – 20 May 1965) was a Pakistani military officer who served in the British Indian Army during the Second World War and later became Chief of General Staff. Early life and education Mian Hayaud Din was born in P ...

, major general *

Mian Iftikharuddin Mian Iftikharuddin ( Punjabi, ; 8 April 1907 – 6 June 1962) was a Pakistani politician, activist of the Indian National Congress, who later joined the All-India Muslim League and worked for the cause of Pakistan under the leadership of Muhammad ...

, leftist leader * Mian Saqib Nisar, jurist * Mian Nawaz Sharif, former prime minister of Pakistan *

Mian Shahbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has served as the 20th prime minister of Pakistan since March 2024, having previously been in the role between April 2022 to August 2023. He ...

, chief minister of Punjab * Mian Wada, Pothwari saint * Mian Yar Muhammad Kalhoro, philanthropist *

, banker and former Chairman of the Senate *

Salahuddin Mian Salahuddin Mian (1938 – 28 February 2006) was Pakistan's first ceramic or pottery artist. He was born Mian Salahuddin.''Early life and family life'' in Born of Fire, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan, edited ...

, Pakistan's first ceramic artist * Mian Muhammad Yousaf Riaz, renowned ''baraf-pani'' athlete

Uganda

* Farouk Miya (born 1997), footballer

Places

* Mian, a village in Mansa district, Indian Punjab *

Mian Channu Mian Channu (Urdu / ), is the capital city of Mian Channu Tehsil in Khanewal District, Punjab province of Pakistan. Etymology The city was named after a Sufi saint, Baba Mian Channu, who lived in the area and was buried there. An urban le ...

, a city in Khanewal District, Pakistani Punjab *

Mian Channu Tehsil Mian Channu () is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Its capital is Mian Channu Mian Channu (Urdu / ), is the capital city of Mian Channu Tehsil in Khanewal District, Punjab provin ...

, an administrative subdivision of Khanewal District, Pakistani Punjab *

Mian Wali Qureshian Mian Wali Qureshian (میاوالی قریشیاں) is a town in Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. It was founded more than 450 years ago by Makhdoom Rohullah Shah I. The Saraiki language is spoken. Location Mian W ...

, a town in Rahim Yar Khan District, Pakistani Punjab *

Mianwali Mianwali (Saraiki language, Saraiki, ) city in Mianwali Tehsil is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. The Largest cities of Pakistan, 81st most populous city of Pakistan, it is known for its diverse popu ...

, a city in Punjab, Pakistan *

Mian Deh, Badakhshan Mian Deh is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. See also *Badakhshan Province Badakhshan Province (Dari: بدخشان) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. I ...

, Afghanistan * Mian Sahib and Bab-e-Mian Sahib, Sindh * Miyan Velayat District, Iran *

Miyan Velayat Rural District Miyan Velayat Rural District () is in the Central District of Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Asgariyeh. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's p ...

, Iran * Bhaini Mian Khan, India * Kateh Mian, Iran * Mian Qaleh, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran * Mian Qaleh, Fars, Iran * Mian Qaleh, Ilam, Iran * Safal Mian, Iran * Mian Bal, Iran * Mian Talan, Iran * Mian Tang, Iran * Mian Qaleh, Kermanshah, Iran * Taherabad-e Mian, Iran * Mian Choqa, Kermanshah, Iran * Mian Choqa, Lorestan, Iran * Mian Chilan, Iran *

Mian Melk Mian Melk (, also Romanized as Mīān Melk, Mīān Molk, and, Meyān Molk; also known as Chapak Rūd) is a village in Chapakrud Rural District, Gil Khuran District, Juybar County, Mazandaran Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic ...

, Iran * Mian Nahr, Iran * Mian Bazur, Iran * Mian Rah, Iran *

Mian Farirud Mian Farirud (, also Romanized as Mīān Farīrūd; also known as Mīān Farārūd) is a village in Blukat Rural District, Rahmatabad and Blukat District, Rudbar County, Gilan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ...

, Iran * Mian Margh, Iran

References

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