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{{Short description|Historical royal and noble title}}
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{{Indo-Persian royal and noble ranks}}
'''Mirza''' (man) and '''Mirzada''' (woman) ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɜːr|z|ə}} or {{IPAc-en|m|ɪər|ˈ|z|ɑː}}; {{langx|fa|میرزا}})<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/mirza |title=Mirza Definition|publisher=Collins Dictionary |access-date=15 October 2014 |date=n.d.}}</ref>{{efn|{{langx|fa|میرزا}}; {{langx|az|Mirzə}}; {{langx|tg|Мирзо}}; {{langx|uz|Mirzo}}; {{langx|ru|Мурза}}; {{langx|ba|mïrða}}; [[Circassian languages|Circassian]]: {{lang|mis-Cyrl|Мырзэ}} (common variance in [[Tatars|Tatar]] nobility as [[Morza]]); {{langx|ur|مرزا}}; {{langx|pa|مرزا}}.}} is a multi-ethnic name of [[Persian language|Persian]] origin.<ref>{{cite book | last1=Hanks | first1=P. | last2=Hodges | first2=F. | last3=Hardcastle | first3=K. | title=A Dictionary of First Names | publisher=OUP Oxford | series=The Oxford Reference Collection | year=2006 | isbn=978-0-19-157854-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bv9QEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 | page=333}}</ref> It is used as a surname or prefix to identify patriarchal lineage. It is derived from the term {{lang|fa-Latn|Mirzadeh}} ({{lang|fa|میرزادہ}}, {{lit|son of the lord or daughter the lord}}).

Mirza for men and Mirzada for women are titles inherited by descendants of their mothers who hold the title [[Sharif|Sharifah]] / [[Sharif|Sharefa (Iran)]] / [[Sayyid|Sayyidah]] /[[Sayyid|Sayyeda (Iran)]] / [[Habib|Habibah (Yemen)]] / [[Alawi dynasty|Lalla (Morocco)]] and their fathers who are not [[Sayyid|Syed]] / [[Sayyid]] / [[Sayyid|Sayyed (Iran)]] /[[Sharif|Sharef (Iran)]] / [[Sharif]] / [[Habib|Habib (Yemen)]] / [[Alawi dynasty|Moulay (Morocco)]] / [[Sidi|Sidi (Morocco)]] and do not have a title inherited from their father.

A Mirza can inherit the titles Mirza and Mirzada to subsequent descendants while a Mirzada cannot be inherited to subsequent descendants.

It is a historical royal and noble title,<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mirza |title=Mirza Definition |publisher=Dictionary.com |access-date=14 January 2018 |date=n.d.}}</ref> denoting the rank of a [[prince]] (mirza) or a [[princess]] (mirzada),<ref name="auto1" /> [[Nobleman|high nobleman]],<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mirza |title=Mirza Definition |publisher=Merriam-Webster |access-date=14 January 2018 |date=n.d.}}</ref> distinguished military commander,<ref name="auto2" /> or a scholar.<ref name="auto" /> Specifically, it was used as a title by (and today signifies [[Patriarchy|patriarchal]] lineage to) the various [[Persian Empire]]s, the [[Nogai Horde]], [[Shirvanshah]]s and [[Circassia]]ns of the [[North Caucasus]], the [[Mughal dynasty|Mughals / Moguls]] of the Indian Subcontinent. It was also a title bestowed upon members of the highest aristocracies in [[Tatars|Tatar]] states, such as the [[Khanate]]s of [[Khanate of Kazan|Kazan]] and [[Astrakhan Khanate|Astrakhan]].

==Etymology==
===Mirzadeh===
The original title {{lang|ar-Latn|Mīrzā}} or {{lang|ar-Latn|Merzāh}} is derived from the Persian term {{lang|fa-Latn|Mīrzādeh}} which literally means 'child of the Mīr' or 'child of the ruler'.<ref name="auto"/> {{lang|fa-Latn|Mīrzādeh}} in turn consists of the Arabic title {{lang|ar-Latn|Amīr}} (English: ''[[Emir]]''), meaning 'commander' and the [[Persian language|Persian]] [[suffix]] {{lang|fa-Latn|-zādeh}} ({{lang|fa|ـزاده}}, meaning 'son of' or 'lineage of').<ref name="auto"/> Due to [[vowel harmony]] in [[Turkic languages]], the alternative pronunciation {{lang|tt-Latn|[[Morza]]}} (plural {{lang|tt-Latn|morzalar}}; derived from [[Persian language|Persian]]) is also used.

==History==
''Mirza'' first emerged during the 15th century as an appellative term for members of the [[Timurid dynasty]], adopted in deference to their progenitor, the Central Asian conqueror [[Timur]], who used ''Amir'' as his principal title.<ref name="Mitchell2006">{{cite journal|last=Mitchell|first=Colin Paul|editor=Josef W. Meri|editor-link=Josef W. Meri|title=Timurids|journal=Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopaedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LaV-IGZ8VKIC&pg=PA814|volume=2, L-Z, index|year=2006|publisher=Taylor & Francis|location=New York|isbn=978-0-415-96692-4|page=814}}</ref><ref name="Soudavar2011">{{cite journal|last=Soudavar|first=Abolala|editor1=Nikki R. Keddie|editor1-link=Nikki Keddie|editor2=Matthee Rudi|title=The Early Safavids and their Cultural Interactions with Surrounding States|journal=Iran and the Surrounding World: Interactions in Culture and Cultural Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLlcCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA93|year=2011|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle and London|isbn=978-0-295-80024-0|page=93}}</ref> During the early [[Timurid Empire|Timurid period]], ''Mirza'' preceded a prince's given name, therefore adhering to the Persian fashion, though subsequently the Turkish style was adopted, with the title instead being placed after.<ref name="Mīr1994">{{cite book|author1=Khwandamir|author-link1=Muhammad Khwandamir|translator=Wheeler Thackston|translator-link=Wheeler Thackston|title=Habibu's-siyar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zpIPAQAAMAAJ|volume=III|year=1994|publisher=Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University|page=641}}</ref> This was continued by later rulers such as the [[Aq Qoyunlu]]s, [[Safavid dynasty|Safavids]], [[Ottoman dynasty|Ottomans]] and [[Mughal dynasty|Mughals]].<ref name="Mitchell2006"/>

Originally restricted to only kings and princes,<ref name="Herbert2012">{{cite book|last1=Herbert|first1=Thomas|author-link1=Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet|last2=Butler|first2=John Anthony|title=Travels in Africa, Persia, and Asia the Great|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=46NMAQAAMAAJ|year=2012|publisher=ACMRS (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies)|isbn=978-0-86698-475-1|page=148}}</ref> the title eventually spread among other social groups, though only the former could have it placed after their given name.<ref name="Shoberl1828">{{cite book|last=Shoberl|first=Frederic|author-link=Frederic Shoberl|title=Persia: Containing a Description of the Country, with an Account of Its Government, Laws, and Religion, and of the Character, Manners and Customs, Arts, Amusements, &c. of Its Inhabitants|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TRoPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA53|year=1828|publisher=J. Grigg|location=Philadelphia|page=53}}</ref> During the 16th century, the Safavids conferred it upon high-ranking [[vizier]]s such as [[Mirza Shah Hossein]] and [[Mirza Ata-Allah Isfahani]].<ref name="Mitchell2006"/> By the [[Qajar Iran|Qajar period]], the title simply marked a person as a clerk or a literate man of consequence.<ref name="al-Salṭanah1993">{{cite book|author1=Tāj al-Salṭanah|author-link1=Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh|editor=Abbas Amanat|editor-link=Abbas Amanat|title=Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity, 1884–1914|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F_xtAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Mage Publishers|isbn=978-0-934211-35-2|page=341}}</ref> Writing in 1828, [[Frederic Shoberl]] records that "as a prefix to the name, it may be assumed by, or conferred on any person. It is right, however, to observe, that none but well-educated men, or such as follow respectable professions, or hold honourable posts, take the title of ''Mirza''."<ref name="Shoberl1828"/>

==Persian empires==
[[File:Istanbul, Topkapi Palace Museum MS Hazine 1517 fol 471v Süleymanname Elkas Mirza Suleiman I cropped.png|thumb|Alqas Mirza meeting [[Suleiman the Magnificent]]. Illustration from the ''[[Süleymanname]]''.]]

===Safavid dynasty===

*Padeshah [[Ali Mirza Safavi|Ali Mirza]]
*Prince [[Alqas Mirza]]
*Prince [[Mohammad Baqer Mirza]]
*Vizier [[Mirza Shokrollah Isfahani]]
*Vizier [[Mirza Salman Jaberi]]
*Vizier [[Mirza Shah Hossein]]

===Afsharid dynasty===

*Prince [[Reza Qoli Mirza Afshar|Reza Qoli Mirza]]
*Prince [[Shahrokh Afshar|Shahrokh Mirza]]
*Prince [[Ebrahim Afshar|Ebrahim Mirza]]
*Statesman [[Mirza Mehdi Khan Astarabadi|Mirza Mehdi Khan]]
*Prince [[Nader Mirza Afshar|Nader Mirza]]

===Qajar dynasty===

*Prince [[Iraj Mirza]]
*Prince [[Malek Mansur Mirza Shao es-Saltaneh]]
*Prince [[Bahram Mirza Sardar Mass'oud]]
*Prince [[Abbas Mirza]]
*Prince [[Abdol Majid Mirza]]
*Prince [[Bahram Mirza]]
*Prince [[Djahangir Mirza]]
*Prince [[Eskandar Mirza (Qajar)|Eskandar Mirza]]
*Prince [[Hamid Mirza]]
*Prince [[Khanlar Mirza]]
*Prince [[Khosrow Mirza]]
*Prince [[Muhammad Mirza]]
*Prince [[Mahmoud Mirza]]
*Prince [[Mohammad Hassan Mirza]]
*Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza II
*Prince [[Ahmad Shah Qajar]]
*Prince [[Nosrat-od-Dowleh Firouz Mirza]]
*Prince [[Firouz Mirza Nosrat-ed-Dowleh Farman Farmaian III]]
*Prince [[Ali Mirza Qajar]]
*Prince [[Nosrat al-Din Mirza Salar es-Saltaneh]]
*Prince [[Abdol-samad Mirza Ezz ed-Dowleh Saloor]]
*Prince [[Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan]]
*Prince [[Dowlatshah|Mohammad Ali Mirza Dowlatshah]]
*Prince [[Mohammad Taqi Mirza]]
*Prince [[Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh]]

== Shirvanshahs ==
Three consecutive [[Titular ruler|titular]] kings of [[Shirvan]], of the [[Shirvanshah]] Dynasty (present-day [[Azerbaijan]]), adopted the title as well following the death of [[Gurban Ali]].
* [[Gasim Mirza]]
* [[Kavus Mirza]]
* [[Abu Bakr Mirza]]

==Circassians==

===Circassian dynasty===

The hereditary title of Mirza was adopted by the nobility class of the [[Circassians]]. [[Idar of Kabardia]], also known as "Mirza Haydar Temruk Bey", was the great-grandson of Prince Inal – Sultan of Egypt the founder of the "Temruk dynasty" of the Kabardian princes, known in Russia as the "Cherkassky" a Circassian princely family.

Circassian nobility with the name Mirza include:
* [[Idar of Kabardia|Mirza Haydar Temruk Bey]] (ca. 1470 – 1571)
Princely Issues:
* Temruk Mirza (ca. 1501 – 1571)
* Kambulat Mirza (ca. 1510 – 1589)
* Zhelegot Mirza (ca. 1520- ?)

===Russian empire===
Under [[Catherine the Great]], empress of [[Russian Empire|Russia]], the Mirzas gained equal rights with the [[Russian nobility]] due to their extreme wealth. Abdul Mirza was given the title [[Knyaz|Prince]] [[House of Yusupov|Yusupov]], and his descendant Prince [[Felix Yusupov]] married [[Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia]], the only niece of Tsar [[Nicholas II]].

==Mughal empire==
[[File:Idealized portrait of Babur (1483-1530) in Persian style, painted circa 1605-1615 in India (British Museum 1921,1011,0.3).jpg|thumb|right|[[Babur]] Mirza (born Mirza Zahiruddin), first emperor of Mughal Dynasty.<ref>{{cite book |title=World Civilizations: The Global Experience, 4th Edition Outlines – Chapter 21: The Muslim Empires|publisher=Longman|year=2003}}</ref>]]
[[File:Meeting between Babur and Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand.jpg|thumb|Meeting between [[Babur]] Mirza and Sultan Ali Mirza near [[Samarqand]] (The Met Museum of Art NYC / Cleveland Museum of Art).]]
[[File:Portrait of Akbar by Manohar.jpg|thumb|right|[[Akbar]] Mirza (born Mirza Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad), one of the most popular Mughal Emperors of India, known as "Akbar the Great".]]
[[File:Mirzas1878.jpg|thumb|right|Mirzas of the Mughal imperial family, c. 1878.<ref>A photo from 'The People of India', published from 1868 to the early 1870s by WH Allen, for the India Office</ref>]]
The title Mirza was borne by an imperial prince. It was adopted as part of ones name, implying relationship to the Mongol dynasties like the [[Mughal dynasty]] (the Imperial [[Timurid dynasty|House of Timur]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00urdu/hali/majalis/10glossary.html|title=10glossary|website=www.columbia.edu}}</ref> In the traditional naming sequence of the Indian royal families, the title can be placed both before the name and after it, such as Prince [[Mirza Mughal]] or Prince [[Kamran Mirza]]. Prince [[Khusrau Mirza]] was the grandson of Emperor [[Akbar]] ([[Akbar]] Mirza), son of Emperor [[Jahangir]] and a brother of Emperor [[Shah Jahan]]. Emperor [[Akbar Shah II]] was known as Prince [[Akbar Shah II|Mirza Akbar]] before his coronation. Emperor [[Babur]] took the imperial title of ''[[Padishah|Badshah]]'' on 6 March 1508, before which he used the title ''Mirza''.<ref>pg 24. The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture</ref>

===Mughal dynasty===
{{further|Mughal emperors}}
* [[Babur|Mirza Zahiruddin]] 1494–1530, first Mughal Emperor.
* [[Humayun|Mirza Nasiruddin]] 1530–1539 & 1554–1555, second Mughal Emperor.
* [[Akbar|Mirza Jalaluddin]] 1556–1605, third Mughal Emperor.
* [[Jahangir|Mirza Nuruddin Salim]] 1605–1627, fourth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Shahryar Mirza|Mirza Salafuddin Shahryar]] 1627–1628, de facto Ruler
* [[Shah Jahan|Mirza Shahabuddin Khurram]] 1628–1658, fifth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Aurangzeb|Mirza Muhiuddin Aurangzeb]] 1658–1707, sixth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Muhammad Azam Shah|Mirza Qutbuddin Azam]] 1707, seventh Mughal Emperor.
* [[Bahadur Shah I|Mirza Mu'azzam]] 1707–1712, eighth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Jahandar Shah|Mirza Muizuddin Muhammad]] 1712–1713, ninth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Farrukhsiyar|Mirza Muinuddin Muhammad]] 1712–1719, tenth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Rafi ud-Darajat|Mirza Shamsuddin]] 1719, eleventh Mughal Emperor.
* [[Rafi ud-Darajat|Mirza Rafiuddin]] 1719, twelfth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Neku Siyar|Mirza Muhammad Nekusiyar]] 1719, thirteenth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Muhammad Shah|Mirza Nasiruddin Roshan Akhtar]], fourteenth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur|Ahmad Shah Mirza]] 1720–1748, fifteenth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Alamgir II|Azizuddin Beg Mirza]] 1754–1759, sixteenth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Shah Alam II|Jalaluddin Mirza]] 1759–1760, seventeenth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Shah Jahan III|Muhi-ul-Millat Mirza]] 1788–1806, eighteenth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Akbar Shah II|Mirza Akbar]] 1806–1837, nineteenth Mughal Emperor.
* [[Bahadur Shah II|Sirajuddin Mirza]] 1837–1857, Mughal Emperor.
* Mirza Abdullah, son of [[Bahadur Shah II]] 1850–1897, Mughal Emperor.
* [[Mirza Aziz Koka]] (1542–1624), foster-brother of Akbar, son of [[Ataga Khan]]

===Imperial families of Central India and Bengal===
{{further|Nawabs of Bengal}}
The archaic Bengali form of ''Mirza'' was ''Mridha'' in [[Bengal]] and [[Bihar]].<ref>The [[Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque]] is named for a man known in Mughal records as Khan ''Muhammad Mirza''; see https://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=4450 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117111751/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=4450 |date=17 November 2010 }} [[Mughal Emperors|Mughal dynasty]] (the Imperial [[Timurid dynasty|House of Timur]] "Sarai Mulk Khanam Qutubuddunniya wa Deen Amir Qutubuddin Taimur Baig Sahib-e-kiran").</ref>
* [[Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan|Mirza Shuja ud-din Muhammad Khan]], second Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
* [[Sarfaraz Khan|Mirza Asadullah]], third Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
* [[Alivardi Khan|Mirza Muhammad Ali]], fourth Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
* [[Siraj ud-Daulah|Mirza Mohammad Siraj]], fifth Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
* [[Nawab Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur|Mirza Hassan Ali Khan Bahadur]], 18th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
* [[Nawab Sayyid Wasif Ali Mirza Khan|Mirza Wasif Ali Khan]], 19th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
* [[Nawab Sayyid Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur|Mirza Waris Ali Khan]], 20th Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

===Royal family of Awadh===
{{further|Nawab of Awadh}}
* [[Safdarjung|Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan]], second Nawab Subahdar of Awadh (Oudh)
* [[Asaf-Ud-Dowlah|Mirza Amani Asif-ud-Dawlah]], fourth Nawab Subahdar of Awadh
* [[Wazir Ali Khan|Mirza Asif Jah Wazir Ali Khan]], fifth Nawab Subahdar of Awadh
* [[Wajid Ali Shah|Mirza Wajid Ali Shah]], eleventh Nawab Subahdar (fifth King) of Awadh

==Rajput dynasty==
===Rajputs of Northern India===

Originally being adversaries and opponents to the Mughal Emperors, the title ''Mirza'' was also adopted by the [[Muslim Rajput]]s of Northern India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allrajputyouthwing.weebly.com/muslim-rajputs-history.html |title=History: Muslim Rajputs|publisher=Rana M. Ahsan Khan|access-date=21 December 2015}}</ref> Many of the Rajput imperial families were descendants of ancient warriors, who strategically formed blood alliances with [[Mughal tribe|Mughal]] aristocracy. The Rajputs were rulers of [[princely states]] comprising vast territories of Northern India, including the [[Punjab Region]], [[Kashmir]] and [[Rajasthan]]. Inter-marriage between Mughal aristocracy and Rajput aristocracy became very common and various factions of Rajput kingdoms embraced the [[Islam]]ic faith, giving rise to the term "Muslim Rajputs".<ref>''Lord Lawrence and the Reconstruction of India Under The Crown'' by Sir Charles Aitcheson, K.C.S.I., M.A., LL.D., [[Rulers of India series]], Clarendon Press 1897, V p117</ref> Rajput rulers were also granted the title ''Mirza'' on account of being high-ranked commanders in the Mughal military.<ref>[http://persian.packhum.org/persian/main?url=pf%3Ffile%3D00702051%26ct%3D237%26rqs%3D302%26rqs%3D309%26rqs%3D310 30. Ra´jah Ma´n Singh, son of Bhagwán Dás – Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007092053/http://persian.packhum.org/persian/main?url=pf%3Ffile%3D00702051%26ct%3D237%26rqs%3D302%26rqs%3D309%26rqs%3D310 |date=7 October 2016 }} [[Ain-i-Akbari]], Vol. I.</ref> The meaning of ''Mirza'' (Persian origin)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/mirza?showCookiePolicy=true|title=Mirza Definition|publisher=Collins Dictionary|access-date=16 June 2017|date=n.d.}}</ref> is identical to the meaning of ''Rajput'' (Sanskrit Origin).<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rajput|title=Rajput Definition|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=16 June 2017|date=n.d.}}</ref>

==Other notable people named Mirza==
===Sport===
* [[Sania Mirza]], Indian tennis player, former WTA number 1
* [[Fadi Merza]], Syrian-Austrian middleweight kickboxer, former world champion kickboxing and Muay Thai
* [[Mirza Ali Baig]], Pakistani [[mountaineer]]
* [[Mirza Baig]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Mirza Bašić]], Bosnian tennis player, winner 2018 Sofia Open
* [[Mirza Begić]], Bosnian-Slovenian Olympic basketball player
* [[Mirza Delibasic|Mirza Delibašić]], Bosnian basketball player
* [[Mirza Delimeđac]], Bosnian football player
* [[Mirza Džomba]], Croatian handball player
* [[Mirza Golubica]], Bosnian football player
* [[Mirza Hajdinović]], Serbian-Bosniak politician
* [[Mirza Halvadžić]], Bosnian football player
* [[Mirza Hasanbegović]], Bosnian football player
* [[Mirza Hasanović]], Bosnian football player
* [[Mirza Jelečak]], Bosnian football player
* [[Mirza Kapetanović]], Bosnian football player
* [[Mirza Khan]], Pakistani hurdler
* [[Mirza Mešić]], Bosnian football player
* [[Mirza Muratovic]], Australian football player
* [[Mirza Mustafić]], Bosnian football player
* [[Mirza Sarajlija]], Bosnian-Slovenian basketball player
* [[Mirza Teletović]], Bosnian basketball player
* [[Mirza Varešanović]], Bosnian football manager
* [[Rasul Mirzaev]], Russian MMA fighter
* [[Salman Mirza]], Pakistani cricketer

===Academics and literature===
* [[Meerza Delawar Hosaen Ahmed]] (1840–1913), first Muslim graduate of the British Raj
* [[Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali]] (1858–1920), Bengali writer and social activist
* [[Mirza Ali-Akbar Sabir]] (1862-1911), Azerbaijani satirist and poet
* [[Heidi Safia Mirza]] (born 1958), British academic
* [[Iraj Mirza]], Persian folk poet, also known as Jalaal-al-mamalek.
* [[Mirza Abu Taleb Khan]], tax-collector and administrator from northern India, writer of an early travel guide to Europe.
* [[Mirza Athar Baig]] is a Pakistani novelist, playwright and short story writer.
* [[Gʻafur Gʻulom|Mirza Gʻafur Gʻulom]], Uzbek poet, writer, and literary translator, considered one of the most influential Uzbek writers of the 20th century.
* [[Mirza Ghalib]] (born Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan), an [[Urdu]] and [[Persian people|Persian]] poet from South Asia who adorned the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] court.
* [[Mirza Kalich Beg]], Sindhi writer.
* [[Mirza Sahiba|Mirza Khan]] of "Mirza & Sahiba", a tragic romance story, based on true events, which is enshrined in [[Punjabi culture|Punjabi]] literature and commonly told in the [[Punjab region]]. Mirza of "Mirza & Sahiba" was of Kharal [[Muslim Jat]] tribe.
* [[Muhammad Munawwar Mirza]], a prominent scholar, historian, writer and intellectual from Pakistan.
* Nawab Mirza Khan "[[Daagh]]", Urdu poet.

=== Arts and entertainment ===
* [[Aziz Mirza]] (born 1947), Indian film director, producer and writer.
* [[Bashir Mirza]] also known as BM, a Pakistani painter.
* [[Hady Mirza]] (born 1980), Singaporean singer.
* [[Haroon Mirza]], Anglo-Pakistani artist born in London.
* [[Jeff Mirza]], British comedian
* [[Haji Mastan|Mastan Haider Mirza]], Indian Mafia boss, mobster and filmmaker; popularly known as the first "celebrity gangster" of Bombay.
* [[Mirza Babayev]], Azerbaijani movie actor and singer. [[Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR]] and People's Artist of Azerbaijan.
* [[Mirza Kadym Irevani]], Azerbaijani artist.
*[[Nadeem Baig (actor)|Mirza Nadeem Baig]] Mirza Nazeer Baig Mughal better known by his stage name Nadeem Baig, a Pakistani actor, singer and producer.
*[[Mirza Šoljanin]], Bosnian singer.
* [[Mohib Mirza]] is a Pakistani actor and television host.
* [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza|Saeed Mirza]], Indian film director and screenwriter, considered one of the most influential parallel cinema movie makers in India.
* [[Shazia Mirza]], English comedienne.
* [[Mirza Farid Baig]], Indo-Canadian hiker.

===Government===
* [[Abdul Latif Mirza]], Bangladeshi politician
* [[Mirza Abdul Jalil]], former chairman of [[Bangladesh Krishi Bank]]
* [[Mirza Ghulam Hafiz]], Bangladeshi politician and former [[Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad]]
* [[Mirza Ruhul Amin]], Bangladeshi politician
* [[Mirza Abdul Halim]], Bangladeshi politician and former [[Ministry of Shipping (Bangladesh)|Minister of Shipping]]
* [[Mirza Abdur Rashid]], Bangladeshi politician
* [[Mirza Abdul Awal]], Bangladeshi politician
* [[Mirza Azam]], Bangladeshi politician and former [[Ministry of Textiles and Jute|Minister of Textiles and Jute]]
* [[Mirza Muraduzzaman]], Bangladeshi politician and former president of [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]'s Sirajganj branch
* [[Mirza Sultan Raja]], Bangladeshi politician and former president of [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj)|Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal]]
* [[Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir]], Bangladeshi politician, the incumbent secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 2016
* [[Mirza Abbas]], Bangladeshi politician and former Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation from 1991 to 1993
* [[Fahmida Mirza]], first female Speaker of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
*[[Hasnain Mirza]], lawyer, [[barrister]] and Member of Parliament who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA)
* [[Iskandar Ali Mirza]], the first [[President of Pakistan|President]] and 4th [[Governor-General of Pakistan|Governor General]] of the [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan]] in 1956
* [[Mirza Tofazzal Hossain Mukul]], Bangladeshi politician
*[[Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Amin al-Soltan]], the last prime minister of [[Qajar dynasty|Iran]] under [[Naser al-Din Shah Qajar]]
* [[Mirza Ismail]], Prime Minister, [[Jaipur]] (Diwan of Jaipur) (1942–1946)
*[[Mirza Kuchik Khan]], early 20th-century revolutionary, [[Gilan Province|Gilani]] [[Nationalism|Nationalist]] and the president of the [[Persian Socialist Soviet Republic|Republic Of Gilan]]
* [[Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad]], a [[Finance Minister of Pakistan|Federal Finance Minister]] and [[Finance Secretary of Pakistan|Finance Secretary]], Chairman of [[Planning Commission of Pakistan]] Executive director of the [[World bank]]
*[[Mirza Nasrullah Khan]], the first Iranian Prime Minister
*[[Munira Mirza]], Deputy Mayor of London and the Director of the [[Number 10 Policy Unit]] under [[UK Prime Minister]] [[Boris Johnson]]
*[[Syed Kazim Ali Mirza]], Indian politician
*[[Zulfiqar Mirza]], Pakistani politician affiliated with the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP)

=== Judges and advocates ===
* [[Zafar Hussain Mirza]], Pakistani judge and the father of former Home Minister of Sindh [[Zulfiqar Mirza]].

=== Journalists ===
* [[Janbaz Mirza]] was a writer, poet, and journalist from [[Pakistan]].
* [[Tahir Mirza]] was a senior Pakistani journalist and former editor of [[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]], [[Pakistan]]'s oldest and most widely circulated [[English-language]] newspaper.

===Military===
*[[4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)|Mirza Ahmed Beg]], one of the original [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] soldiers of the famed "Hodson's Horse" regiment of the British Indian Army, pictured in the historical 1858 photograph.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}{{Circular reference|date=November 2017}} He was a descendant of Mirza Hakim Beg, after whom the Indian village Hakimpur, Gurdaspur District is named.
* [[Sahir Shamshad Mirza]], a Pakistani four star-general serving as the 18th [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]].
* [[Mirza Aslam Beg]], a Former Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan.
* [[Mirza Baqi]], 17th-century Mughal general
* [[Mirza Ghulam Murtaza]] was the chieftain of [[Qadian]] and a commander with the [[Sikh Khalsa Army|Sikh Army]].
* [[Mirza Kuchak Khan]] was a Persian revolutionary who led the Jungle Movement in the northern jungles of [[Gilan Province]].

===Nobility and royalty===
* [[Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque|Khan Muhammad Mirza]], architect during the Mughal Era.
* [[Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani]], Bangladeshi businessman from the [[Ispahani family]] and the chairman of [[M. M. Ispahani Limited]].
* [[Mirza Hadi Baig]], Mughal nobleman from [[Samarkand]] who was granted 80 villages by [[Babur]].
* [[Mirza Najaf Khan]], Indian courtier and Commander-in-Chief of the Mughal Imperial Army.
* [[Sikandar Mirza]], Armenian courtier within [[Akbar's Mughal Empire]]
* [[Umar Shaikh Mirza II|Umer Sheikh Mirza]], ruler, father of Mughal Prince [[Babur|Mirza Babar]]

===Other people===
* [[Mirza Ghulam Ahmad]], Indian religious leader
* [[Mirza Mahdi Ashtiani]], Iranian philosopher
* [[Mirza Shirazi]], Iranian Shia marja' (1815–1895)
* [[Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi]], Iranian Shia marja'
* [[Muhammad Ali Mirza]], Pakistani religious scholar'

== See also ==
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*[[Murzin]]
*[[Rana (title)]]
*[[Baig]], [[Bey]]
*[[Beg Khan]]
*[[Emir]]
*[[Mir (title)]]
*[[Khanzada]]
*[[Begzada]]
*[[Morza]]
*[[Mughal (tribe)]]
*[[Muslim Rajput]]
*[[Nawab]]
*[[Shah#Shahzada|Shahzada]]
*[[Sultanzada]]
*[[Mirza Ghassemi]]
*[[Sayyid]]
{{div col end}}

==Further reading==

*"Life of a Mirza" Chapter 7 (pp. 225–227) ''The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture'' (2004), by Annemarie Schimmel, {{ISBN|1-86189-185-7}}.
*Mirzah in ''The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'' by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, {{ISBN|1-84022-310-3}}.
*MI'RZA in Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge For the People. {{ISBN|1-149-98693-X}}.
*A. Jaimoukha ''The Circassians: A Handbook'' Routledge, Palgrave, 2001, pp. 157–60, {{ISBN|0-312-23994-7}}.

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==References==
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*''Brewer's Dictionary of Phrases and Fable'', 16th edition Revised by Adrian Room, 1999
*[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Religious_Organizations.html#Caliphate WorldStatesmen]
*[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=amir&searchmode=none Etymology Online]

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