Reza

Reza is the Persian variant of the Arabic 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.

According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to shukr"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude. In Islam, rida is interpreted as satisfaction or "perfect contentment with God's will or decree".

Religion

 * Ali Reza, the Iranian Persian name for Ali al-Rida, eighth Twelver Shi'a Imam

Academics

 * Reza Afshari, Iranian historian
 * Reza Davari Ardakani, Iranian philosopher
 * Reza Ghadiri, Iranian-American chemist
 * Reza Iravani, Iranian academic
 * Reza Malekzadeh, Iranian physician
 * Reza Mansouri, Iranian physicist
 * Reza Olfati-Saber, Iranian roboticist
 * Reza Aslan, Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalist
 * Reza Moridi, Canadian politician
 * Reza Negarestani, Iranian-American Philosopher
 * Reza Zadeh, American-Canadian-Iranian Computer Scientist
 * Mohammad Ali Reza Khan, Bangladeshi ornithologist

Arts

 * Reza Abbasi (1565–1635), a Persian painter
 * Reza Abdoh, Iranian-born American director
 * Reza Abedini, Iranian designer
 * Reza Allamehzadeh, Persian-born Dutch film-maker
 * Reza Amirkhani, Persian novelist
 * Reza Badiyi, American film director
 * Reza Baraheni, Iranian novelist
 * Reza Borchardt, American magician
 * Reza Deghati, professionally known as Reza, an Iranian-born photojournalist
 * Reza Fayazi, Iranian film director
 * Reza Feiz Noroozi, Iranian actor
 * Reza Kianian, Iranian actor
 * Reza Naji, Iranian actor
 * Reza Parsa, Swedish film director
 * Reza Qolikhan Hedayat, Persian writer
 * Reza Rahadian Matulessy (born 1987), Indonesian actor
 * Reza Sadeghi, Iranian pop singer
 * Reza Samani, Iranian musician
 * Reza Shafiei Jam, Iranian actor
 * Reza Shah-Kazemi, British author
 * Reza Vohdani, Iranian musician
 * Reza Yazdani (singer)
 * Reza Latif, Bangladeshi film director, producer, and cinematographer
 * Amitabh Reza Chowdhury, Bangladeshi filmmaker

Criminals

 * Agha Muhammad Reza Baig - Iranian Shia Muslim who claimed to be the Mahdi and twelfth imam, engaged in battles against the East India Company and Kachari Kingdom.
 * Reza Alinejad, Iranian juvenile offender
 * Reza Khan, Afghan Islamist
 * Reza Zarrab, Iranian businessman

Politics

 * A. K. Mohammad Salim Reza Habib, Bangladeshi politician
 * Mohammad Reza Khan, Bangladeshi politician
 * Reza Ahmed Bachu, Bangladeshi politician
 * Reza Ali (1940–2023), Bangladeshi politician
 * Reza Enrique Ochoa, Mexican Politician
 * Reza Fallah (1909-1982), Iranian businessman and political advisor
 * Reza Ghotbi, Iranian politician
 * Reza Hosseini, Iranian humanitarian
 * Reza Khelili Dylami, Swedish politician
 * Reza Moridi, Canadian politician
 * Reza Ostadi, Iranian politician
 * Reza Pahlavi, last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran
 * Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
 * Reza Zanjani, Iranian politician
 * Reza Zarei, Iranian military commander
 * Syed Ahmed Reza Hossain, Bangladeshi politician

Sports

 * A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur, Bangladeshi lieutenant general
 * Reza Ahadi, Iranian footballer
 * Reza Chahkhandagh, Iranian judoka
 * Reza Enayati, Iranian footballer
 * Reza Ghoochannejhad, Iranian-Dutch footballer
 * Reza Hassanzadeh (disambiguation), multiple Iranian footballers
 * Reza Jabbari, Iranian footballer
 * Reza Khaleghifar, Iranian footballer
 * Reza Niknazar, Iranian footballer
 * Reza Sahebi, Iranian footballer
 * Reza Soukhteh Saraei, Iranian wrestler
 * Reza Shahroudi, Iranian footballer
 * Reza Talabeh, Iranian footballer
 * Reza Torabian, Iranian footballer
 * Reza Vatankhah, Iranian footballer
 * Reza Yazdani, Iranian wrestler

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 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 (1919–1980), the last Shah of Iran.

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
 * Reza-ul-Haque, multiple people
 * Mullah Rezaul Islam, Bangladeshi politician
 * Rezaul Karim, multiple people
 * 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

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
 * Parisa Reza (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

Fictional characters

 * Reza, character in Gol & Gincu television series
 * Reza Temiz, character in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey game
 * Reza, a pyromancer in the mobile MOBA game Vainglory
 * Reza Zaydan, a Moroccan general from HITMAN (2016)