Wikipedia:
Zia (also spelled Dia, Diya, or Ziya, Arabic: ضياء) is a name of Arabic origin. It may refer to:
People
Given name
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (1929–1990), popularly known as Z. M. Dagar, Indian musicianDia Abdul Zahra Kadim, Iraqi Shiite leaderZia Inayat-Khan, (aka Pir Zia), spiritual leader of the Sufi Order InternationalZia Mahmood, (born 1946), Pakistani contract bridge playerDiya al-Din al-Maqdisi, Hanbali Islamic scholarZia McCabe, (born 1975), American musician and founding member of The Dandy WarholsZia Mian, Pakistani physicist and nuclear expertZia Mody, Indian legal consultant and businesswomanZia Mohyeddin (born 1933), Pakistani actorZia Ul Shah, citizen of Pakistan held by the United States in GuantanamoZiya Tong, Canadian television hostZia Rahman, medical scientist and pharmacologistZia-ur-Rahman or Ziaur Rahman, former President of BangladeshAnastasia de Torby (1892–1977), also known as Lady Zia Wernher, Russian aristocrat.Ziya Rahimov (born 1986), leader of Qizilbash movement in 21 century Surname
Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of BangladeshCaleb K. Zia, Chinese American educatorHelen Zia (born 1952), American journalistJunaid Zia (born 1983), Pakistani cricketerKhaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of BangladeshMuhammad Zia-ul-Haq, former President of PakistanSameer Zia (born 1981), sportsman from the United Arab Emirates
Other uses
Applebay Zia, motor gliderThe Zia people, a tribe in New Mexico, United StatesThe Zia people (Papua New Guinea), a tribe in Papua New Guinea
The Zia language of Papua New GuineaZia (brachiopod), a brachiopod genusZia International Airport, Bangladesh, now Shahjalal International AirportZamboanga International Airport, PhilippinesZia (novel), the sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellZia, a character in the animated television series The Mysterious Cities of GoldA character in The Red Pyramid (novel)Zia, a small village on the Greek island of KosZia, the Italian word for auntZia is the main character in the independent movie Wristcutters: A Love Story.
