Zia (name)

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

Notable people with this name include:

Given name

 * 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 1933), 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, 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

Surname

 * Grace Zia Chu (1899–1999) author of Chinese cookbook
 * Helen Zia (born 1952), American journalist
 * Junaid Zia (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
 * Khaleda Zia, former 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