Kazis of Bengal explained
Kazi is a family name in Bengal, it originates from the Arabic qadi meaning judge and is typically used among Muslims. Kazi (bn|কাজী), also spelt Qazi and Quazi, is a title awarded to Islamic judges,[1] commonly used hereditarily in Bengal as a family name.[2] [3]
Individuals
- Abdur Rahim Quazi (born 1968), West Bengal legislator
- Daulat Qazi (–1638), poet
- Faruk Quazi (1949–2020), journalist and law reporter
- Khan Bahadur Nawab Sir Kazi Golam Mohiuddin Faroqui (1891–1984), knight and politician
- Qazi Heyat Mahmud (1693–1760), poet and judge
- Qazi Muhammad Junaid Babunagari (1953–2021), Islamic scholar
- Kazi Mohammed Shafiullah (born 1934), former Chief of Army Staff
- Kazi Shahidun Nabi (1941–2018), 9th Attorney General of Bangladesh
- Kairan Quazi (born 2009), software engineer
- Kazi Abdul Baset (1935–2002), painter
- Kazi Abdul Majid, former MNA
- Kazi Abdul Odud (1894–1970), Bangladeshi writer
- Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara (born 1962), politician
- Kazi Abdul Wadud (1894–1970), essayist and critic
- Kazi Abdur Rashid (1932–2014), politician
- Qazi Abu Zafar Mohammed Hasan Siddiqui (1940–2012), cultural activist
- Kazi Abul Kasem (1913–2003), Indian cartoonist and writer
- Kazi Abul Kashem, politician
- Kazi Akbar Uddin Mohammad Siddique (1924–2004), founding member of the Bangladesh Awami League
- Kazi Alauddin, politician
- Kazi Anis Ahmed (born 1970), publisher and businessman
- Kazi Anowar Hossain (1941–2007), painter
- Kazi Anwar Hossain (born 1957), footballer
- Kazi Aref Ahmed (1942–1999), president of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
- Kazi Azizul Islam (died 1971), civil servant
- Kazi Bashir, actor
- Kazi Dawa Samdup (1868–1923), Indian translator and writer
- Kazi Firoz Rashid (born 1947), politician
- Kazi Golam Mahbub (1927–2006), Bangladeshi politician
- Kazi Golam Morshed, politician
- Kazi Habibul Awal (born 1956), 13th Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
- Kazi Hasibul Haque (born 1986), cricketer
- Kazi Hayat (born 1947), Bangladeshi film director
- Kazi Jalil Abbasi (1912–1996), Indian politician
- Kazi Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi (born 1963), cricketer
- Kazi Kader Newaj (1909–1983), Bangladeshi poet
- Kazi Kamrul Islam (born 1987), cricketer
- Kazi Kamruzzaman, paediatric surgeon and social worker
- Kazi Kaniz Sultana, politician
- Kazi Keramat Ali (born 1954), former State Minister of Technical Education
- Kazi Khademul Islam (1925–1990), politician and doctor
- Kazi Khaleda Khatun (1939–2013), language activist
- Kazi Khaleed Ashraf (born 1959), architect, urbanist and architectural historian
- Kazi Khalek (1915–1970), actor
- Kazi Lhendup Dorjee (1904–2007), Indian politician
- Kazi Muhammad Badruddoza (born 1927), scientist
- Kazi Masum Akhtar (born 1971), educator
- Kazi Muhammad Anowar Hossain (1955–2017), politician
- Kazi Muhammad Ejarul Haque Akhand (born 1971), High Court justice
- Kazi Misbahun Nahar, doctor
- Kazi Mobin-Uddin (1930–1999), American surgeon
- Kazi Mofazzal Hossain Shaikat (born 1986), footballer
- Kazi Monirul Huda, advocate and politician
- Kazi Monirul Islam Manu, politician
- Kazi Morshed (1950–2014), film director
- Kazi Mozammel Haque, politician
- Kazi Nabil Ahmed (born 1969), director of Gemcon Group and vice-president of Bangladesh Football Federation
- Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899–1976), Bangladeshi poet
- Kazi Nuruzzaman (1927–2017), politician
- Kazi Nuruzzaman Bir Uttom (1925–2011), lieutenant colonel
- Kazi Rabbi-ul-Hasan, politician
- Kazi Rafiqul Islam, politician
- Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad (born 1943), former Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
- Kazi Abu Bakar Siddiky Riton (born 1977), director, producer and actor
- Kazi Sahabuddin Ahmed, advocate and politician
- Kazi Sahera Anwara Shammi Sheer, politician
- Kazi Salahuddin (born 1953), Bangladeshi football player and manager
- Kazi Sarwar Hossain, rear admiral
- Kazi Sekendar Ali Dalim (1945–2020), politician
- Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad (born 1956), politician
- Kazi Shamsur Rahman (1937–2006), politician
- Kazi Sharif Kaikobad (born 1965), former director general of Bangladesh Ansar and the Village Defence Party
- Kazi Sirajul Islam (born 1940), politician
- Kazi Yunus Ahmed (born 1980), kabaddi player
- Kazi Zafar Ahmed (1939–2015), Bangladeshi politician and Prime Minister
- Kazi Zainul Abedin (1892–1962), Pakistani poet
- Kazi Zaker Husain (1931–2011), zoologist
- Qazi Manzaral Islam Rana (1984–2007), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Mizanur Rahman Kazi (born 1976), doctor and MLA
- Kazi Muhammad Monzur-i-Mowla (1940–2020), author and former director general of Bangla Academy
- Qazi Nur Ahmed Saudagar (1890–1964), politician and lawyer
- Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan (born 1993), cricketer
- Qazi Abdul Alim (1933–2007), athlete and sports organiser
- Qazi Afsaruddin Ahmed (1921–1975), journalist and writer
- Khan Bahadur Qazi Azizul Haque (1872–1935), inventor
- Qazi Azizul Mowla, 5th vice-chancellor of Leading University
- Qazi Fazilat (1541–1545), governor of Bengal
- Qazi Fazlur Rahman, former Minister of Irrigation
- Khan Bahadur Qazi Imdadul Haq (1882–1926), writer and educationist
- Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad (born 1940), thinker and chairman of Dhaka School of Economics
- Qazi Mahabub Ahmed, politician
- Qazi Mu'tasim Billah (1933–2013), Islamic scholar and principal of Jamia Shariyyah Malibagh
- Qazi Onik (born 1999), cricketer
- Quazi Deen Mohammad, founding director of National Institute of Neurosciences
- Quazi Golam Dastgir (1932–2008), army general and diplomat
- Quazi Saleemul Huq Kamal (born 1951), businessman
- Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque (born 1958), High Court justice
- Quazi Rosy (1949–2022), poet and parliamentarian
- Kazi Sanaul Hoq (born 1961), former chairman of Rupali Bank
- Quazi Sazzad Ali Zahir (born 1951), army officer
- Quazi Sazzad Hossain (born 1968), former vice-chancellor of Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
- Quazi Syque Caesar (born 1990), gymnast and coach
- Quazi Tarikul Islam (born 1954), physician and academic
- Kazi Abu Zafar Muhammad Lutfar, advocate and politician
- Shilpacharya Kazi Zainul Abedin (1914–1976), painter
- Qazi Ziaur Rashid Rupam (born 1968), cricketer
- Zohra Begum Kazi (1912–2007), physician
Families
- Qazi family of Lakhnauti
- Qazi family of Tetulia, Satkhira
- Qazi family of Bagmara, Rajbari
- Kazi family of Baligaon, Feni
- Kazi family of Tungipara, Gopalganj
- Qazi family of Bilbilash, Patuakhali
- Qazi family of Bhirich Khan, Munshiganj
- Qazi family of Cheora, Comilla
- Kazi family of Churulia, Burdwan
- Qazi family of Manoharpur, Jhenaidah
- Qazi family of Mullahbari, Natore
- Kazi family of Nilphamari
- Kazi family of Rajapur, Faridpur
- Kazi family of Tarail, Gopalganj
- Kazi Hayat (born 1947), film director, producer, writer and actor
- Kazi Maruf (born 1983), film actor
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Rahim, Muhammad Abdur . Muhammad Abdur Rahim . Social and Cultural History of Bengal . 1963 . I . Karachi . Pakistan Historical Society . 5212244 . 304 . en.
- Book: Mannan, Manzurul . Bangsha: Islam, History and the Structure of Bengali Muslim Descent . The University Press Ltd, Dhaka . 2002 . Dhaka.
- Web site: Role of the qadi Under the microscope: Customary justice systems in northern Mali . 2023-08-29 . www.clingendael.org.
