Zia (name)

Zia (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya , Dia or Diya, Arabic: ضياء) is a name of Arabic origin somewhat translating to "Shine".

Notable people with this name include:

Given name

• Zia Cooke (born 2001), American basketball player
• Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the sixth President of Bangladesh
• Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (1929–1990), popularly known as Z. M. Dagar, Indian musician
• Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, Iraqi Shiite leader
• Zia Inayat-Khan, (aka Pir Zia), spiritual leader of the Sufi Order International
• Zia Mahmood, (born 1946), Pakistani contract bridge player
• Zia McCabe, (born 1975), American musician and founding member of The Dandy Warhols
• Zia Mian, Pakistani physicist and nuclear expert
• Zia Mody, Indian legal consultant and businesswoman
• Zia Mohyeddin (born 1931–2023), Pakistani actor
• Zia Uddin (born 1941), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician
• Zia Ul Shah, citizen of Pakistan held by the United States in Guantanamo
• Ziya Tong, Canadian television host
• Ziya Bazhaev (1960–2024), Chechen businessman
• Zia-Allah Ezazi Maleki, Iranian Politician
• Diaa al-Din Dawoud (1926–2011), Egyptian politician
• Ziauddin Sardar (born 1951), Pakistani writer on Islam
• Ziyaettin Doğan or Ziya Doğan (born 1961), Turkish football manager
• Ziauddin Rizvi (died 2005), Shi'a cleric from Gilgit
• Ziaeddin Niknafs (born 1986), Iranian Footballer
• Ziauddin Butt, a Pakistani military officer jailed as a result of the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état
• Ziauddin (Afghan militia leader), Afghan militia leader
• Ziauddin (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
• Zia Yusuf (born 1986/1987), British businessman and politician

Surname

• Grace Zia Chu (1899–1999) author of Chinese cookbook
• Helen Zia (born 1952), American journalist
• Junaid Zia (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
• Khaleda Zia (1945–2025), Bangladeshi politician, prime minister of Bangladesh
• Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, sixth president of Pakistan
• Sameer Zia (born 1981), sportsman from the United Arab Emirates
• Yasin Zia, former Chief of General Staff for Afghanistan

Known as

• Anastasia de Torby (1892–1977), also known as Lady Zia Wernher, Russian aristocrat
• Park Ji-a (born 1972), South Korean actress also known as Zia
• Park Ji-hye (born 1986), South Korean singer known by the stage name Zia

Fictional characters

• Zia, a character in the animated television series The Mysterious Cities of Gold
• Zia, a character in The Red Pyramid novel
• Zia, the main character in the film Wristcutters: A Love Story
• Zia, a character in the video game Bastion
• Dr. Zia Rodriguez, a character in the film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
• Zianna, the main character in the fantasy world Linboa