Parvīz

Parvēz, Pērvaz, Parviz or Parvīs^[1] (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.

Parviz

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

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.

Given name

Notable people who have this given name include:

• Parviz (Khosrow II) (570-628), the twenty-second Sassanid King of Persia also known as Khosrow Parviz or Khosrow "The Victorious One" or "The Undefeatable" (reigning from 590 to 628 CE).
• Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi (born 1943), the former Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force
• Parvez Butt (born 1942), Pakistani nuclear engineer and former chairman of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission 2001–2006 (PAEC)
• Parvez Hossain Emon (born 2002), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Parvez Imroz, human rights lawyer and a civil rights activist in Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir
• Parvis Emad (1935-2023), Iranian-American philosopher
• Parvez Qadir, British actor
• Parvez Sharma (born 1973), Indian film director
• Parviz Abnar (born 1958), sound recordist
• Parviz Fannizadeh (1938-1980), Iranian actor
• Parviz Ghelichkhani (born 1945), footballer
• Parviz Mazloumi (born 1954), football manager
• Parviz Meshkatian (1955-2009), Iranian Musician
• Parviz Moin (born 1952), physicist
• Parviz Natel-Khanlari (1914-1990), professor
• Pierre Omidyar (born Parviz Omidyar) (born 1967), entrepreneur and founder of eBay
• Parviz Parastui (born 1955), Iranian actor
• Parviz Sayyad (born 1939), Iranian actor
• Parviz Sobirov (born 1980), Tajikistani judoka
• Parviz Tanavoli (born 1937), Iranian contemporary artist and sculptor
• Parviz Nasibov (born 1998), Azerbaijani-born Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
• Pervez Hoodbhoy (born 1950), Pakistani professor of nuclear physics
• Pervez Kambaksh (born 1984), journalist
• Pervez Jamil Mir (born 1953), Pakistani TV anchorperson
• Pervez Musharraf (1943-2023), former President of Pakistan and Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army
• Pervez Khattak (born 1950), former Defence Minister of Pakistan and Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Parviz Koozehkanani (1929-2025), Iranian footballer
• Pervez Sajjad (born 1942), former Pakistani cricketer
• Pervez Taufiq (born 1974), songwriter and lead singer for band Living Syndication
• Parvez Haris (born 1964), Bangladeshi scientist
• Parvez Hossain Emon (born 2002), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Parvej Musaraf (born 2003), Indian-Bengali cricketer
• Parvez Diniar (born 1954), Indian basketballer
• Haji Parvej Ahmad (born 1963), Indian politician
• Parvez Aziz (born 1987), Indian-Bengali cricketer
• Parvez Sultan (born 2003), Indian-Bengali cricketer
• Parvez Ahmed (born 1996), Indian-Bengali cricketer

Middle name

• Arman Parvez Murad, Bangladeshi television and film actor
• Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (born 1952), previous Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army
• Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (born 1945), former candidate for Prime Minister of Pakistan and former Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan
• Imran Pervez Awan (born 1979), Pakistani born American cricketer
• Mustafa Anwar Parvez Babu (born 1978), Bangladeshi football coach
• Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (born 1950), former Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Raja Nadir Pervez Khan (born 1940), Pakistani politician
• Shahid Parvez Khan (born 1954), Sitar player of Hindustani Classical Music
• Muhammad Parviz Mirza (1589-1626), second son of Mughal emperor Jahangir
• Muhammad Parvez Gangua, Bangladeshi film actor
• Zahid Parvez Chowdhury (born 1987), Bangladeshi footballer

Surname

• Ahmed Pervez (1926–1979), Pakistani modernist painter
• Ansar Pervaiz, Pakistani nuclear scientist, current chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
• Anwar Pervez (born 1935), British businessman
• Aqsa Parvez (1991–2007), victim of an alleged "honour killing" in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
• Arshad Pervez (1953–2024), Pakistani cricketer
• Fariha Pervez (born 1974), Pakistani musician
• Ghulam Ahmed Pervez (1903–1985), Islamic scholar
• Imran Parvez (born 1977), Bangladeshi cricketer
• Masud Parvez (Sohel Rana) (born 1947), Bangladeshi film actor, director and producer
• Masum Parvez (Rubel Rana) (born 1960), 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, director-general of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency
• Yunus Parvez (1931–2007), Bollywood character actor
• Zeeshan Parwez, Pakistani musician