Nawaz (Persian: نواز, romanized: one who caresses; transliterations vary) may refer to:

Given name

• Gharib Nawaz (1143–1236), Indian Sufi saint
• Bande Nawaz (1321–1422), Indian Sufi saint
• Gharib Niwaz Pamheiba (1690–1751), King of Manipur
• Samsam ud Daula Shah Nawaz Khan (1700–1758), Mughal courtier and historian
• Ali Nawaz Jung Bahadur (born 1877), Hyderabadi civil engineer
• Moin Nawaz Jung, Hyderabadi finance minister
• Shah Nawaz Bhutto (1888–1957), dewan of Junagadh
• Mehdi Nawaz Jung (1894–1967), Hyderabadi bureaucrat
• Qazi Qader Newaz (1909–1983), Bangladeshi poet
• Shah Nawaz Khan (1914–1983), Indian general
• Muhammad Nawaz (1924–2004), Pakistani javelin thrower
• Khaleque Nawaz Khan (1926–1971), Bangladeshi politician and lawyer
• Asif Nawaz Khan Janjua (1937–1993), Pakistani army chief
• Nawaz Khizar (borrn 1942), Pakistani hockey player
• Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi (born 1943), Pakistani justice
• Muhammad Nawaz Khan (born 1943), Pakistani writer
• Fareed Nawaz Khan Noohani Baloch (1946–2001), Pakistani television and radio artist
• Sarfraz Nawaz Malik (born 1948), Pakistani cricketer
• Muhammad Nawaz Bhatti (1948–2006), Pakistani high court judge
• Nawaz Sharif (born 1949), former Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Moin Nawaz Warraich (born 1949), Pakistani military officer
• Rai Hassan Nawaz (born 1955), Pakistani politician
• Arshad Nawaz (born 1955), Pakistani cricketer
• Muhammad Nawaz (1957–2011), Pakistani major general
• Shahnawaz Bhutto (1958–1985), Pakistani democracy activist
• Md. Nobi Newaz (born 1966), Bangladeshi politician
• Mohammad Nawaz Alam (born 1967), Indian politician
• Shahid Nawaz (born 1970), Pakistani cricketer
• Mohammad Nawaz (born 1970), Pakistani cricketer
• Muhammad Nawaz Irfani (1970–2014), Pakistani politician and supreme leader of Parachinar
• Ali Nawaz Khan Mahar (born 1972), Pakistani politician
• Naveed Nawaz (born 1973), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Nawazuddin Siddiqui (born 1974), Indian actor
• Mohammad Nawaz (born 1974), Pakistani cricketer
• Nawaz Haq (born 1981), Pakistani track and field athlete
• Fazrul Nawaz (born 1985), Singaporean footballer
• Nawaz Dad Khan (born 1985), Pakistani boxer
• Nawaz Ahmed (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
• Nabib Newaz Jibon (born 1990), Bangladeshi footballer
• Mohammad Nawaz (born 1994), Pakistani cricketer
• Shahid Nawaz (born 1996), Pakistani cricketer
• Mohammad Nawaz (born 2000), Manipuri footballer
• Hassan Nawaz (born 2004), Pakistani cricketer
• Muhammad Shah Newaz Chowdhury (died 1997), Bangladeshi politician
• Hamid Nawaz Khan (died 2014), Pakistani army general
• Mohammad Nawaz Khokhar (died 2021), Pakistani politician
• Ali Nawaz Chowhan (died 2023), former Chief Justice of Gambia
• Adnan Nawaz, British-Pakistani television presenter
• Ahmed Nawaz Baloch, Pakistani politician
• Ali Nawaz Awan, Pakistani politician
• Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam, Bangladeshi politician
• Gohar Nawaz Khan, Pakistani politician
• Muhammad Nawaz Khan Allai, Pakistani politician
• Muhammad Nawaz Khan Kakar, Pakistani politician
• Newaz Halima Arli, Bangladeshi politician
• Raja Rab Nawaz, Pakistani navy admiral
• Shah Newaz, Bangladeshi communist

Surname

• Amna Nawaz (born 1979), American broadcast journalist
• Danish Nawaz Khan Noohani Baloch (born 1978), Pakistani comedian
• Maajid Usman Nawaz (born 1977), British-Pakistani political activist
• Sana Nawaz, Pakistani film actress and model
• Tawfique Nawaz, Bangladeshi advocate
• Yasir Nawaz Khan Noohani Baloch (born 1970), Pakistani director, producer and screenwriter

Fictional characters

• Alya Nawaz, fictional character from Ackley Bridge
• Farida Nawaz. fictional character from Ackley Bridge
• Riz Nawaz, fictional character from Ackley Bridge
• Sadiq Nawaz, fictional character from Ackley Bridge

Places

• Garib Nawaz Express, India
  • Ajmer–KSR Bangalore Garib Nawaz Express
  • Ranchi–Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express
• Khaja Bandanawaz University, Karnataka
• Masjid Ghareeb Nawaz, Manipur
• Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan
• Nawaz Sharif Medical College, Pakistan