Aziz

Aziz (Arabic: عزيز‎, ʿAzīz, [ʕaziːz]) originally a Syriac word, now much more commonly known as an Arabic male name. Aziz in Arabic is derived from the root A-z-z and it means one that is powerful, strong, or respected, and is a cognate of Hebrew Oz meaning might, strength, and power. Al-Aziz is also one of the names of Allah in Islam.

Aziz is a common name for people ranging from Assyrians to Kurds and Arabs. It is not necessarily a Muslim name and is widely used, among others, by the Maronites. The name also exists in a feminine form, Aziza. The word has been used as meaning King of Egypt, in the Quran.^[1]

Given name

• Aziz Ansari, Indian-American stand-up comedian and actor
• Aziz Mian, Pakistani singer
• Aziz Nesin, Turkish humorist and author
• Aziz Sançar, Turkish scientist
• Aziz Shavershian, Australian bodybuilder and internet personality

Surname

• Lisa Aziz, British television presenter and journalist
• Philip Aziz, Canadian artist
• Shaukat Aziz, Pakistani Prime Minister
• Tariq Aziz, former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister under Saddam Hussein
• Tariq Aziz (bureaucrat), Pakistani Head of National Security Council of Pakistan and close-aide of Pervez Musharraf
• Tipu Aziz, Professor of neurosurgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford University
• Ricardo Azziz, university president

Fictional characters

• Aziz, boy in the opening scenes of the film, The Fifth Element.^[2]
• Aziz, also Salim Abu Aziz, AKA "The Sand Spike" is a leader of Islamic terrorist organization group known as "The Crimson Jihad" in the film True Lies.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Abdul Aziz, Arabic theophoric name

References

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