Ghazi
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Ghazi is a title given to Muslim
warriors or champions. It may be used out of respect or officially. Many of the Ottoman Sultans and Caliphs wore this title officially (as in Caliph Sultan Ghazi Mehmed II
Khan Caesar), along with Khan and Caesar. Muslim champions, such as Saladin
, may have this title added to their name (Ghazi Saladin) out of respect.
The term Ghazi may refer to:
Ghazi family in north Lebanon in an area called Bsarma
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
warriors or champions. It may be used out of respect or officially. Many of the Ottoman Sultans and Caliphs wore this title officially (as in Caliph Sultan Ghazi Mehmed II
Mehmed II
Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...
Khan Caesar), along with Khan and Caesar. Muslim champions, such as Saladin
Saladin
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant...
, may have this title added to their name (Ghazi Saladin) out of respect.
The term Ghazi may refer to:
People
Ghazi can also be a given or family name.- King Ghazi of IraqGhazi of IraqGhazi bin Faisal was the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq from 1933 to 1939 having been briefly Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Syria in 1920...
- Abdullah Shah GhaziAbdullah Shah GhaziAbdullah Shah Ghazi is considered to be patron saint of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He is widely revered in Pakistan. His tomb is also a revered Sindhi shrine especially for the Bawarij Sindhi Muslims and the Samma tribe....
, 8th century Sufi saint - Abdul Rashid GhaziAbdul Rashid GhaziAbdul Rashid Ghazi was an Islamist Pakistani cleric; son of Maulana Muhammad Abdullah, and younger brother of Abdul Aziz Ghazi. He was descended from the Sadwani clan of Mazari tribe in the town of Rojhan in Rajanpur, the border district of Punjab province of Pakistan.Abdul Rashid Ghazi was killed...
, a Pakistani cleric killed in 2007 during Operation Silence - Ghazi MuhammadGhazi MuhammadGhazi Mullah was an Islamic scholar and ascetic, who was the first Imam of the Caucasian Imamate . He was a staunch ally of Imam Shamil....
, first imam of Dagestan - Mohammad GhaziMohammad GhaziMohammad Ghazi was a prolific Iranian translator and writer who translated numerous book mainly from French into Persian.He studied literature at Darolfonoun...
, Iranian writer - Gazi EvrenosGazi EvrenosEvrenos or Evrenuz was an Ottoman military commander, with an unlikely longevous career and lifetime...
, Ottoman military commander - Habibullah GhaziHabibullah GhaziHabībullāh Kalakānī , also known as Habībullāh Ghāzī, was Emir of Afghanistan from January to October 1929 after deposing Amānullāh Khān with the help of various Ghilzai tribes who opposed modernization of Afghanistan...
, was Emir of Afghanistan - Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-GhaziAhmad ibn Ibrihim al-GhaziAhmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi "the Conqueror" was an Imam and General of Adal who invaded Ethiopia and defeated several Ethiopian emperors, wreaking much damage on that kingdom...
, general of Adal Sultanate - Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-YawerGhazi Mashal Ajil al-YawerGhazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawar is an Iraqi political figure. He was a Vice President of Iraq under the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 to 2006, and was Acting President of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004 to 2005....
, former President of Iraq - Ghazi ilmuddin shaheed, from Lahore, Pakistan
- Ghazi Yahya Ismael, From Omdorman, Sudan
Ghazi family in north Lebanon in an area called Bsarma
Pakistan
- Ghazi, NWFPGhazi, NWFPGhazi is one of the 44 union councils, administrative subdivions, of Haripur District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Ghazi is located at and lies to the west of the district capital Haripur.-References:...
, a village in the NWFP, Pakistan. Site of Tarbela Dam and Ghazi Barotha Dam - The PNS GhaziPNS GhaziPNS Ghazi was Pakistan Navy 's first ever submarine, leased from United States in 1963. It saw action in the 1965 and 1971 wars between India and Pakistan. The submarine could be armed with up to 28 torpedoes and, in later years, was re-fitted in Turkey for mine-laying capability...
, a Pakistan Navy submarine sunk in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 - Dera Ghazi KhanDera Ghazi KhanDera Ghazi Khan is a city located in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Dera Ghazi Khan is one of the most populous cities in Southern Punjab, and it is the largest district in Punjab in terms of area, being approximately in extent....
, city in Southern Punjab, Pakistan - Dera Ghazi Khan DistrictDera Ghazi Khan DistrictDera Ghazi Khan is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The district covers an area of 5,306 m² and it is a long narrow strip of country, 198 m...
in Pakistan