Reza () is the

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 ...

variant of the

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

name Rida, which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". It is one of the most widely used names in

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 ...

. According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to shukr"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude. In

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 ...

, rida is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect contentment'' with God's will or decree".

Given name

Religion

* Ali Reza, the Iranian Persian name for

Ali al-Rida Ali al-Rida (, 1 January 766 – 6 June 818), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the eighth imam in Twelver Shia Islam, succeeding his father, Musa al-Kazim. He is also part of th ...

, eighth

Twelver Shi'a Twelver Shi'ism (), also known as Imamism () or Ithna Ashari, is the largest branch of Shi'a Islam, comprising about 90% of all Shi'a Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, known as th ...

Imam

Academics

Reza Afshari Reza Afshari () is professor of history at Pace University. He received his Ph.D. at Temple University. His studies center on human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that esta ...

, Iranian historian *

Reza Davari Ardakani Reza Davari Ardakani (; born 6 July 1933, in Ardakan) is an Iranian philosopher who was influenced by Martin Heidegger, and a distinguished emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Tehran. He is also the current member of the Iranian ...

, Iranian philosopher *

Reza Derakhshani Reza R. Derakhshani is an Iranian-born American inventor and professor of computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC). He is known for inventing and developing a biometric security system that us ...

, Iranian-born American inventor, computer scientist * Reza Ghadiri, Iranian-American chemist *

Reza Iravani Mohammad Reza Iravani (in Persian: رضا ایروانی) is a professor in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. He holds the L. Lau Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering in ...

, Iranian academic *

Reza Malekzadeh Reza Malekzadeh (; born 1952 in Kazerun, Fars province, Pahlavi Iran) is an Iranian medical scientist and gastroenterologist. Career Malekzadeh studied medicine at Shiraz University. He continued his studies to become specialized in Internal Me ...

, Iranian physician *

Reza Mansouri Reza Mansouri (, born in 1948) is an Iranian physicist and astronomer and a retired professor of physics at Sharif University of Technology. His main research interest is cosmology, Gravity, gravitation and general relativity. As an author he had ...

, Iranian physicist *

Reza Olfati-Saber Reza Olfati-Saber is an Iranian roboticist and Assistant Professor of Engineering at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Olfati-Saber is an internationally renowned expert in the control and coordination of multi-robot formati ...

, Iranian roboticist *

Reza Aslan Reza Aslan (, ; born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American scholar of sociology, writer, and television host. A convert to Evangelicalism, evangelical Christianity from Shia Islam as a youth, Aslan eventually reverted to Islam but continued to wr ...

, Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalist *

Reza Moridi Reza Moridi (; born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2018 who represented the riding of Richmond Hill (provincial electoral district) ...

, Canadian politician *

Reza Negarestani Reza Negarestani (born 1977) is an Iranian philosopher and writer, known for "pioneering the genre of 'theory-fiction' with his book" ''Cyclonopedia'' which was published in 2008. It was listed in Artforum as one of the best books of 2009. Negar ...

, Iranian-American Philosopher *

Reza Zadeh Reza Zadeh () is an American computer scientist and technology executive working on machine learning. He is adjunct professor at Stanford University, CEO of Matroid, and a founding team member at Databricks. His work focuses on machine learning ...

, American-Canadian-Iranian Computer Scientist *

Mohammad Ali Reza Khan Mohammad Ali Reza Khan is a Bangladeshi ornithologist. Education Khan completed his HSC from Manikganj Debendranath College. He completed his Ph.D. in Ornithology from Bombay University (now University of Mumbai) in 1977 under the supervis ...

, Bangladeshi ornithologist

Arts

Reza Abbasi Reza Abbasi (), also known as Aqa Reza ( – 1635), was the leading Persian miniature, Persian miniaturist of the Isfahan School during the later Safavid period, spending most of his career working for Shah Abbas I. He is considered to be the l ...

(1565–1635), a Persian painter *

Reza Abdoh Reza Abdoh (; also Romanized as "Rezā Abdoh", ) (February 23, 1963 – May 11, 1995) was an Iranian-born director and playwright known for large-scale, experimental theatrical productions, often staged in unusual spaces like warehouses and a ...

(1963-1995), Iranian-born American director *

Reza Abedini Reza Abedini (b. 1967) is a visual artist and graphic designer from Tehran, Iran. Between 1985 and 1990 he studied for degrees in design and the visual arts at the School of Fine Arts in Tehran and the Art University of Tehran. Subsequently, he ha ...

, Iranian designer * Reza Allamehzadeh, Persian-born Dutch film-maker * Reza Amirkhani, Persian novelist *

Reza Badiyi Reza Sayed Badiyi (also known as Reza Badiei; Persian: رضا بدیعی; April 17, 1930 – August 20, 2011) was an Iranian-born American film and television director. His credits also include developing the title sequence montages for ' ...

(1930-2011), American film director * Reza Baraheni (1935-2022), Iranian novelist * Reza Borchardt, American magician *

Reza Deghati Reza Deghati (; born July 26, 1952) is an Iranians in France, Iranian-French photojournalism, photojournalist. Early life Reza was born in Tabriz, Iran. He is ethnically Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani.Reza Fayazi Reza Fayazi (Persian: رضا فیاضی; born ) is an Iranian actor, director, screenwriter and host. Career In 1976, he played a role in the series ''Golbaran'' directed by ''Reza Babak''. He then appeared in the movie Ballad of Tara directed ...

, Iranian film director * Reza Feiz Noroozi, Iranian actor *

Reza Kianian Reza Kianian (, born June 19, 1951, in Tehran) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award and two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards. Early life Kianian is the second child of a family of ...

, Iranian actor *

Reza Naji Mohamad Reza Amir Naji () is an Iranian theatre, film and TV actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. Career Naji started his career in theater as a teenager. While serving in the Iranian army, he continued to perform. His first film role wa ...

, Iranian actor *

Reza Parsa Reza Parsa (born 9 June 1968) is an Iranian-Swedish film director, who has won many national and international awards. Early life and education Reza Parsa was born in Tehran, Iran, on 9 June 1968, and moved to Sweden in 1980. At the age of ...

, Swedish film director * Reza Qolikhan Hedayat (1800-1871), Persian writer * Reza Rahadian Matulessy (born 1987), Indonesian actor * Reza Sadeghi, Iranian pop singer *

Reza Samani Reza Samani (born 1977) is an Iranian musician. Biography Samani was born in Chahar Mahal, Bakhtiari, Iran. Samani immigrated to Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies betwee ...

, Iranian musician *

Reza Shafiei Jam Ahmad-Reza Shafiei-Jam (, born July 1, 1971) is an Iranian actor. He is famous for his roles in comedy TV series and films. Filmography Cinema * ''Mard-e Avazi'' ('' The Changed Man'') * ''Ertefa'-e Past'' (''Low Height'') * '' Soorati'' * ' ...

, Iranian actor *

Reza Shah-Kazemi Reza Shah-Kazemi (born 1 June 1960) is an author who specializes in comparative mysticism, Islamic Studies, Sufism and Shi'ism. He is the founding editor of the ''Islamic World Report'' and currently a research associate at the Institute of Isma ...

, British author * Reza Vohdani (1933-2003), Iranian musician *

Reza Yazdani (singer) Reza Yazdani (, born on September 15, 1973, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian singer, musician, composer and actor. He is an Iranian pop-rock musician and has released twelve official albums and numerous singles. His main instrument is guitar, esp ...

Reza Latif Reza Latif is a Bangladeshi film director, producer, and cinematographer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Cinematography of the films Ononto Prem ''Ononto Prem'' is a 1977 Bangladeshi film directed by Razzak and starring Razz ...

, Bangladeshi film director, producer, and cinematographer *

Amitabh Reza Chowdhury Amitabh Reza Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi filmmaker. In his career, he has directed nearly fifteen hundred (1500) television commercials (henceforth TVCs). Amitabh has also directed a few television films to critical acclaim. He founded the product ...

, Bangladeshi filmmaker

Criminals

* Agha Muhammad Reza Baig -

Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...

Shia Muslim Shia Islam is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political Succession to Muhammad, successor (caliph) and as the spiritual le ...

who claimed to be the

Mahdi The Mahdi () is a figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the Eschatology, End of Times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to be a descendant of Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad, and will appear shortly before Jesu ...

and

twelfth imam Muhammad al-Mahdi () is believed by the Twelver Shia to be the last of the Twelve Imams and the eschatological Mahdi, who will emerge in the end of time to establish peace and justice and redeem Islam. Hasan al-Askari, the eleventh Imam ...

, engaged in battles against the

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...

and

Kachari Kingdom The Dimasa Kingdom also known as Kachari kingdom was a late medieval/early modern kingdom in Assam, Northeast India ruled by Dimasa kings. The Dimasa kingdom and others ( Kamata, Chutiya) that developed in the wake of the Kamarupa kingdom we ...

. * Reza Alinejad, Iranian juvenile offender *

Reza Khan Reza Shah Pahlavi born Reza Khan (15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the roughly 53 years old Pahlavi dynasty. Originally a military officer, he became a politician, serving as minister of war an ...

, Afghan Islamist *

Reza Zarrab Reza Zarrab (, ; born 12 September 1983) is an Iranian-born businessman based in Turkey. He has Iranian, Azerbaijani, Turkish and Macedonian citizenship. In March 2016, he was arrested in the United States, accused of being a member of an inter ...

, Iranian businessman

Politics

A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur Aminul Islam Mohammad Mostofa Reza Nur () is a former lieutenant general of the Bangladesh Army and former Principal Staff Officer, head of the Armed Forces Division. Career Nur was commission in the Bangladesh Army on 11 January 1975. From 2004 ...

, Bangladeshi lieutenant general * A. K. Mohammad Salim Reza Habib, Bangladeshi politician * Mohammad Reza Khan, Bangladeshi politician *

Reza Ahmed Bachu Bachhu Mollah is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kushtia-1 constituency. Career Mollah was elected to parliament from Kushtia-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in March 20 ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Reza Ali (1940–2023), Bangladeshi politician *

Reza Fallah Reza Fallah (1909–1982) was an Iranian businessman and political advisor. He shaped the Iranian oil policy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Early life Reza Fallah was born on 15 September 1909 in Kashan, Iran. He graduated from high school in T ...

(1909-1982), Iranian businessman and political advisor *

Reza Ghotbi Reza Ghotbi (; full name Abdorreza Ghotbi Gilani, Iranian; 5 April 1938 – 26 August 2024). He was a mathematician and a telecommunications engineer who headed the National Iranian Radio and Television during the Pahlavi dynasty. Early life and ...

(1938-2024), Iranian politician * Reza Hosseini, Iranian humanitarian * Reza Khelili Dylami, Swedish politician *

, Canadian politician * Reza Ostadi, Iranian politician * Reza Pahlavi, last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran *

Reza Shah Reza Shah Pahlavi born Reza Khan (15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the roughly 53 years old Pahlavi dynasty. Originally a military officer, he became a politician, serving as minister of war an ...

Pahlavi, Shah of Iran *

Reza Zanjani Ayatollah Seyed Reza Zanjani (born 1902 in Zanjan, died 4 January 1984) was a Shia Iranian cleric who opposed first the autocracy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and then theocracy that was established by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and his supporte ...

(1902-1984), Iranian politician *

Reza Zarei Reza Zarei is a former chief of Tehran Police in charge of the Guidance Patrol for Islamic values. In March 2008, Zarei was found with six naked women in a house of prostitution in Tehran. Zarei was himself in charge of the so-called "Public sec ...

, Iranian military commander * Syed Ahmed Reza Hossain, Bangladeshi politician

Sports

* Reza Ahadi (1962-2016), Iranian footballer *

Reza Chahkhandagh Reza Chahkhandagh (, born July 29, 1982) is an Iranian judoka. Participating at the 2004 Olympic Games, he was stopped in the repechage round of 16 by Adil Belgaid of Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a count ...

, Iranian judoka * Reza Enayati, Iranian footballer *

Reza Ghoochannejhad Reza Ghoochannejhad Nournia (; born 20 September 1987) is an Iranian-Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also known as Gucci in Belgium and Netherlands. Having played for the Netherlands at youth level, he switche ...

, Iranian-Dutch footballer * Reza Hassanzadeh (disambiguation), multiple Iranian footballers *

Reza Jabbari Reza Jabbari (, born August 28, 1977, in Tehran) is a retired Iranian footballer. In 2000, he joined Persepolis with his teammate and friend in Bahman, Hassan Khanmohammadi. Club career Club career statistics Honours ;Persepolis * Iran Pro ...

, Iranian footballer * Reza Khaleghifar, Iranian footballer *

Reza Niknazar Reza Niknazar (; born 23 August 1980 in Rasht) is an Iranian football player who is currently a free agent. He usually plays at defender position. He played his golden years for Malavan in Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig- ...

, Iranian footballer * Reza Sahebi, Iranian footballer *

Reza Soukhteh Saraei Mohammad-Reza Soukhtehsaraei (; born 31 January 1950) is a retired Iranian super-heavyweight wrestler who competed in freestyle and Greco-Roman styles. He was a three-time flag bearer and gold medalist at the 1982, 1986, and 1990 Asian Games ...

, Iranian wrestler *

Reza Shahroudi Reza Shahroudi (, born February 21, 1972) is a retired Iranian football player. He played mostly for Persepolis. Shahroudi made 40 appearances for the Iran national football team and participated at 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was also the coach of ...

, Iranian footballer * Reza Talabeh, Iranian footballer * Reza Torabian, Iranian footballer * Reza Vatankhah, Iranian footballer *

Reza Yazdani Reza Yazdani (, born August 25, 1984, in Juybar, Iran), nicknamed The Leopard of Juybar, is an Iranian Sport wrestling, wrestler and two-time world champion who won gold in the 2011 World Wrestling Championships and 2013 World Wrestling Champion ...

, Iranian wrestler

Compound names with Reza as an element

Given names

Abu Reza

* Abu Reza Fazlul Haque Bablu, Bangladeshi politician *Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin (born 1968), Bangladeshi scholar and politician

Abdolreza

* People with the theophoric given name.

Ali Reza

* People with the given name, after Ali ar-Ridha, Ali Reza (765-818), Imam and eight descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Gholam Reza

* People with the given name, meaning ''servant of the contented one''

Mohammad-Reza

* People with the given name, after Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Mohammad Reza (1919–1980), the last Shah of

Reza-ul

*Rezaul Alam Khandaker, Bangladeshi politician *Rezaul Bari Dina (1951–2014), Bangladeshi politician *Rezauddin Stalin (born 1962), Bangladeshi poet and television personality *Md. Rezaul Hasan (born 1962), High Court Division Judge *''Rezaul Haque (disambiguation), Reza-ul-Haque'', multiple people *Mullah Rezaul Islam, Bangladeshi politician *''Rezaul Karim (disambiguation), Rezaul Karim'', multiple people *A K M Rezaul Mazid, A. K. Mohammad Rezaul Majid, Bangladeshi major general

Ur-Reza

* Abidur Reza Chowdhury (1872–1961), Bengali politician and educationist * Abidur Reza Khan (1927–2005), Bangladeshi politician * Mainur Reza Chowdhury (1938–2004), 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh * Jamilur Reza Choudhury (1942–2020), Bangladeshi academic * Faridur Reza Sagar (born 1955), Bangladeshi writer and film producer * Hashibur Reza Kallol, Bangladeshi film director

Surnames

* Rezaei (disambiguation), Rezaei

Surname

* Afgansyah Reza (born 1989), Indonesian singer, songwriter, and actor * Ahmereen Reza (born 1961), British-Pakistani architect, social worker and political activist * Amaan Reza (born 1986), Bangladeshi film actor * Fahmi Reza, Malaysian political graphic designer, street artist and documentary film maker * Farhad Reza (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer * Fazlollah Reza (1915–2019), Iranian academic * Kévin Reza (born 1988), French professional road bicycle racer * Liudvikas Rėza (1776–1840), Prussian-Lithuanian author a.k.a. Ludwig Rhesa * Masum Reza, Bangladeshi playwright, television drama and stage play director * M. A. Reza (born 1947), Bangladeshi politician * (born 1965), Iranian-French writer of ''The Gardens of Consolation'' * Raafi Reza (born 1999), Bangladeshi footballer * Sumon Reza (born 1995), Bangladeshi footballer * Syed Masud Reza (born 1956), Bangladeshi politician * Syed Shahed Reza, Bangladeshi civil servant * Waliur Rahman Reza (1940–2020), Bangladeshi politician and journalist * Yasmina Reza (born 1959), Iranian-French playwright

Spanish surname

* Itzel Reza, Mexican sprint canoer * Lilia Merodio Reza (born 1978), Mexican politician {{surname, Reza

Fictional characters

* Reza, Gol & Gincu The Series#Plot, character in ''Gol & Gincu'' television series * Reza Temiz, character in ''Dreamfall: The Longest Journey#Summary, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'' game * Reza, a pyromancer in the mobile MOBA game ''Vainglory (video game), Vainglory''

References

External links

Reza – Origin and Meaning of the name Reza at BabyNames.com
Iranian masculine given names Bangladeshi masculine given names Masculine given names

Given name

Religion

Academics

Arts

Criminals

Politics

Sports

Compound names with Reza as an element

Given names

Abu Reza

Abdolreza

Ali Reza

Gholam Reza

Mohammad-Reza

Reza-ul

Ur-Reza

Surnames

Surname

Spanish surname

Fictional characters

See also

References

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