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 () which means "teacher" or "guide" and the suffix zada means "son of".
In South Asia, pirzada refers to a gaddi nasheen.
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
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