A pirzada, refers to the owner of Sufi mausoleums and shrines in Muslim lands, with their earliest mention being in Baghdad. The word comes from the Persian word, pir (Persian: پیر) which means "teacher" or "guide" and the suffix zada means "son of".[1][2]
In South Asia, pirzada refers to a gaddi nasheen.[3]
As a surname
- Aamir Peerzada, Indian journalist
- Farooq Ahmed Shah Pirzada, Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
- Feroze Ahamad Peerzada, Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
- Gurfateh Pirzada, Indian actor, brother of Mehreen
- Mehreen Pirzada, Indian actress and model
- Mohammed Javed Pirzada, Indian politician from Gujarat
- Mohammad Syed Peerzada, Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
- Rabi Pirzada, Pakistani actress
- Sharifuddin Pirzada, Secretary General Organization of the Islamic Conference from 1985 to 1988
References
- ↑ Pinch, William R. (1996). Peasants and Monks in British India. U of California Press. p. 33.
- ↑ Newby, Gordon (2002). A Concise Encyclopedia of Islam (1st ed.). Oxford: One World. p. 173. ISBN 1-85168-295-3.
- ↑ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Ideas and Institutions". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 18 October 2026.