Parvīz

Parviz
Pronunciation	Persian: [pʰæɹ.ˈviːz]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Persian
Meaning	"fortunate", "victorious"
Region of origin	Persia

Parvēz, Pērvaz, Parviz or Parvīs (Persian: پرویز, پرویز in Nastaliq, meaning "fortunate, victorious"; Middle Persian: plwyc Parvēz, also ʾplwyc Abarvēz/Aparvēz), is a Persian male given name, mostly popular in Iran, Central Asia, South Asia and among Azeris. It is also a very common surname. Parvēz, Parvez, Parvīz, Parwez, Parwiz, Pervaiz, Pervaz, Pervez, Perviz, Parvase, or Purvez are usually the same name but with different spellings. Furthermore, pronunciation between these different spellings are generally extremely similar or identical. All of these are ultimately derived from the Middle Persian name Feroz, of which there are many variations, such as Piruz, Phiroze, Feroze, etc. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Parvej

Parvej Khan (born 2004), Indian track athlete
Parvej Musaraf (born 2003), Indian-Bengali cricketer
Haji Parvej Ahmad (born 1963), Indian politician

Parvez

Parvez Ahmad (born 1964), Indian politician
Parvez Ahmed (born 1996), Indian-Bengali cricketer
Parvez Ali, Indian politician
Parvez Amin (born 2000), Afghan cricketer
Parvez Aziz (born 1987), Indian-Bengali cricketer
Parvez Butt (1942–2026), Pakistani nuclear engineer
Parvez Dewan, Indian administrator, author, and librettist
Parvez Diniar (born 1954), Indian basketballer
Parvez Elahi (born 1945), Pakistani politician
Parvez Hossain Emon (born 2002), Bangladeshi cricketer
Parvez Haleem, Indian politician
Parvez Haris (born 1964), Bangladeshi scientist
Parvez Hashmi (born 1954), Indian politician
Parvez Imroz, Indian human rights lawyer and a civil rights activist
Parvez Rahman Jibon (born 2006), Bangladeshi cricketer
Parvez Malik (1937–2008), Pakistani film director
Parvez Mehdi (1947–2005), Pakistani ghazal singer
Parvez Mir (born 1953), Pakistani TV anchor and cricketer
Parvez Qadir, British actor
Parvez Rasool (born 1989), Indian cricketer
Parvez Rob (1962/63–2019), Bangladeshi composer and music director
Parvez Sharma (born 1973), Indian film director
Parvez Sultan (born 2003), Indian-Bengali cricketer

Parvis

Parvis Emad (1935–2023), Iranian-American philosopher

Parviz

Parviz Abdullayev (born 1986), Azerbaijani kickboxer
Parviz Abnar (born 1958), Iranian sound recordist
Parviz Aboutaleb (1942–2020), Iranian football player and manager
Parviz Afshari (born 1955), Iranian diplomat
Parviz Ansari (1954–2025), Iranian-American physicist and academic administrator
Parviz Azadov (born 2000), Azerbaijani footballer
Parviz Badpa (born 1954), Iranian boxer
Parviz Baghirov (born 1994), Azerbaijani boxer
Parviz Bahmani (born 1956), Iranian boxer
Parviz Bahram (1933–2019), Iranian voice and theater actor
Parviz Barati (born 1977), Iranian author
Parviz Boroumand (born 1974), Iranian footballer
Parviz Davoodi (1952–2024), Iranian politician
Parviz Dehdari (1935–1992), Iranian footballer
Parviz Fannizadeh (1938–1980), Iranian actor
Parviz Farrokhi (born 1968), Iranian volleyball player
Parviz Fattah (born 1961), Iranian politician
Parviz Ghelichkhani (1945–2026), Iranian-French footballer
Parviz Hadi (born 1987), Iranian wrestler
Parviz Jalayer (1939–2019), Iranian weightlifter
Parviz Kambin (1931–2020), American-Iranian medical doctor and surgeon
Parviz Karami (born 1964), Iranian journalist and social scientist
Parviz Karimi (born 1986), Iranian footballer
Parviz Kazemi (born 1958), Iranian politician
Parviz Kimiavi (born 1938), Iranian director and screenwriter
Parviz Koozehkanani (1929–2025), Iranian footballer
Parviz Mahmoud (1910–1996), Iranian composer and conductor
Parviz Mansouri (1925–2011), Iranian musician
Parviz Jabehdar Maralani (born 1941), Iranian electrical engineering
Parviz Mazloumi (born 1954), Iranian footballer and manager
Parviz Meshkatian (1955–2009), Iranian musician
Parviz Mirza (1589–1626), Mughal noble
Parviz Mirza (Qajar prince) (1823/24–1888), Qajar prince
Parviz Moin (born 1952), Iranian physicist
Parviz Nasibov (born 1998), Azerbaijani-born Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
Parviz Natel-Khanlari (1914–1990), Iranian literary scholar, linguist, author, researcher, politician, and professor
Parviz Nikkhah (1939–1979), Iranian opposition figure
Parviz Nouri (1938–2026), Iranian movie critic, screenwriter, and director
Pierre Omidyar (born Parviz Omidyar) (born 1967), French-born Iranian-American entrepreneur
Parviz Parastui (born 1955), Iranian actor
Parviz Piran, Iranian sociologist
Parviz Poorhosseini (1941–2020), Iranian film, theater, and television actor
Parviz C. Radji (1936–2014), Iranian diplomat
Parviz Rustambeyov (1922–1949), Azerbaijani saxophonist and jazz musician
Parviz Sabeti (born 1936), Iranian lawyer
Parviz Samedov (1970–1992), Azerbaijani war hero
Parviz Sayyad (born 1939), Iranian actor
Parviz Shahbazi (born 1962), Iranian filmmaker
Parviz Shahbazov (born 1969), Azerbaijani politician
Parviz Shapour (1924–1999), Iranian artist and man of letters
Parviz Sobirov (born 1980), Tajik judoka
Parviz Sorouri (born 1960), Iranian politician
Parviz Tanavoli (born 1937), Iranian contemporary artist and sculptor
Parviz Varjavand (1934–2007), Iranian archaeologist, researcher, university professor, and politician
Parviz Yahaghi (1935–2007), Iranian composer and violinist
Parviz Zafari, Iranian politician
Parviz Zeidvand (born 1980), Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler

Pervez

Pervez Amini Afshar (1921–1979), Iranian military officer
Pervez Aziz (born 1975), Pakistani cricketer
Pervez Bilgrami (born 1962), Pakistani writer
Pervez Hoodbhoy (born 1950), Pakistani professor of nuclear physics
Pervez Iqbal (1975–2002), Pakistani cricketer
Pervez Kalim (born 1949), Pakistani film screenwriter and a director
Pervez Khattak (born 1950), Pakistani politician
Pervez Mir (born 1953), Pakistani TV anchorperson
Pervez Musharraf (1943–2023), Pakistani politician
Pervez Sajjad (born 1942), Pakistani cricketer
Pervez Ali Shah (died 2021), Pakistani politician

Surname

Ahmed Pervez (1926–1979), Pakistani modernist painter
Ansar Pervaiz, Pakistani nuclear scientist
Anwar Pervez (born 1935), British businessman
Aqsa Parvez (1991–2007), Pakistani-Canadian honor killing victim
Arshad Pervez (1953–2024), Pakistani cricketer
Fariha Pervez (born 1974), Pakistani musician
Ghulam Ahmed Pervez (1903–1985), Pakistani Islamic scholar
Imran Parvez (born 1977), Bangladeshi cricketer
Masud Parvez (born 1947), Bangladeshi film actor, director and producer
Murad Parvez (born 1972), Bangladeshi film and television director
Saleem Pervez (1947–2013), Pakistani cricketer
Tariq Pervez (born 1948), Pakistani policeman
Yunus Parvez (1931–2007), Bollywood character actor
Zeeshan Parwez, Pakistani musician

Notes

↑ In the early new Persian and the eastern contemporary variants of the Persian language, there are two different vowels ī and ē which are shown by the same Perso-Arabic letter ی, and in the standard transliteration, both of them are usually transliterated as ī.

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[1] In the early new Persian and the eastern contemporary variants of the Persian language, there are two different vowels ī and ē which are shown by the same Perso-Arabic letter ی, and in the standard transliteration, both of them are usually transliterated as ī.