Riaz (Arabic: رياض) is a Central Asian masculine given name and surname of Arabic and Persian origin. It's common in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iran and Pakistan.
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Given name
Riaz Hassan (1937–2022), Australian academic
Riyaz Punjabi (1947–2021), professor and vice chancellor at the University of Kashmir
Riyaz Ahmad (1958–2021), Indian politician
Riaz Shahid (died 1972), Pakistani filmmaker and journalist
Riaz Bagwan (born 1960), Indian cricketer
Riaz Poonawala (born 1961), former cricketer
Riaz Basra (1967–2002), Pakistani militant
Riaz Farcy (born 1967), Hong Kong cricketer
Riyaz Khan (born 1960), Indian actor and bodybuilder
Riaz (actor) (born 1972), Bangladeshi film actor
Riaz Afridi (born 1985), Pakistani cricketer
Riaz Amin (born 1998), English professional martial artist
Riyaz Kharrat, Iranian chemical engineer
Reaz Rahman, Bangladeshi former State Minister of Foreign Affairs
Surname
Fahmida Riaz (born 1946), Urdu writer
Mohammed Riaz (born 1972), Indian field hockey player
Hussain Riyaz (born 1974), Maldivian sprinter
Wahab Riaz (born 1985), Pakistani cricketer
Adeeba Riyaz, Kashmiri poet
Arabic-based compound names with Riaz as an element
Riaz al-Din, multiple people
Riazuddin (1930–2013), Pakistani theoretical physicist
Riazuddin (1958–2019), Pakistani cricket umpire
Shaikh Riazuddin (born 1971), Indian cricketer
Hamza Riazuddin (born 1989), British-Pakistani cricketer
Riyaz Uddin, Indian painter
Riaz al-Din Ahmad, multiple people
Riaz al-Hasan
Mirza Riyaz Ul Hassan Effendi (born 1977)
Riaz Al Haqq
A. F. Mohammad Reazul Huq Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician
Reyazul Haque Raju (born 1965), Indian politician
Riaz al-Huda
Riyazul Huda, Bangladeshi cricketer
Riaz al-Mawla
Reazul Mowla Rezu (born 1985), Bangladeshi film director, producer and screenplay writer