# Shahnaz

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**Shahnaz** (Persian: شهناز) is a given name and surname of [Persian](/source/Persian_language) origin. The name is made from [شاه](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87) (*[Shah](/source/Shah)*, "king"), and [ناز](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2) (n*az*, "pride"), making it mean "pride of the king". The name may also appear using alternate spellings, such as **Shanaz**, **Shehnaz**, **Shahnaze** or **Shenaz**. This name has no link to [Islam](/source/Islam), but is culturally used by many Muslims especially in [South Asia](/source/South_Asia) ([Pakistan](/source/Pakistan), [India](/source/India), [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan), [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh)). It also is occasionally used by some Arabs. It is similar to Shahrnaz, a name mentioned for Shahrbanu, the wife of Imam Hussain.

**Chanez**, is the popular variant of Shahnaz in [Maghreb](/source/Maghreb) especially [Algeria](/source/Algeria) and other non-maghreban countries like [France](/source/France).

Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

*Listed alphabetically by surname*

### Acting

- [Shehnaz Gill](/source/Shehnaz_Gill) (born 1993), Indian actress
- [Shehnaz Pervaiz](/source/Shehnaz_Pervaiz) (born 1968), Pakistani actress
- [Shehnaz Sheikh](/source/Shehnaz_Sheikh) (born 1962), Pakistani actress
- [Shenaz Treasury](/source/Shenaz_Treasury) (born 1981), Indian actress

### Politics

- [Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed](/source/Shanaz_Ibrahim_Ahmed) (born 1954), Kurdish-Iraqi politician and writer
- [Shahnaz Wazir Ali](/source/Shahnaz_Wazir_Ali), Pakistani politician
- [Shahnaz Ansari](/source/Shahnaz_Ansari) (1970–2020), Pakistani politician
- [Shahnaz Naseer Baloch](/source/Shahnaz_Naseer_Baloch), Pakistani politician
- [Shahnaz Himmeti](/source/Shahnaz_Himmeti) (1978–2013), Afghan politician
- [Shahnaz Saleem Malik](/source/Shahnaz_Saleem_Malik) (born 1956), Pakistani politician
- [Shahnaz Rahman](/source/Shahnaz_Rahman) (died 2023), Nepalese politician
- [Shahnaz Sardar](/source/Shahnaz_Sardar), Bangladeshi politician
- [Shehnaz Sheikh (politician)](/source/Shehnaz_Sheikh_(politician)), Pakistani-Australian politician

### Sports

- [Chanez Ayadi](/source/Chanez_Ayadi) (born 1994), Algerian volleyballer
- [Shahnaz Jafarizadeh](/source/Shahnaz_Jafarizadeh) (born 1994), Iranian footballer
- [Shahnaz Jebreen](/source/Shahnaz_Jebreen) (born 1992), Jordanian footballer
- [Shahnaz Parvin Maleka](/source/Shahnaz_Parvin_Maleka), Bangladeshi Kabaddi player
- [Shahnaz Sheikh](/source/Shahnaz_Sheikh) (born 1949), Pakistani field hockey player
- [Shahnaz Sohail](/source/Shahnaz_Sohail), Pakistani cricketer

### Writing

- [Shahnaz Azad](/source/Shahnaz_Azad) (1901–1961), Iranian journalist and a pioneer of the women's movement in Iran
- [Shahnaz Bashir](/source/Shahnaz_Bashir), Indian novelist
- [Shahnaz Habib](/source/Shahnaz_Habib), Indian writer and translator
- [Shahnaz Munni](/source/Shahnaz_Munni) (born 1969), Bangladeshi journalist, poet and writer
- [Shenaz Patel](/source/Shenaz_Patel) (born 1966), Indo-Mauritian writer

### Other

- [Shahnaz Ali](/source/Shahnaz_Ali) (born 1961), Pakistani-born British activist
- [Shahnaz Bukhari](/source/Shahnaz_Bukhari), Pakistani clinical psychologist and activist
- [Shanaz Gulzar](/source/Shanaz_Gulzar), British visual artist
- [Shahnaz Gul](/source/Shahnaz_Gul) (1944–2010), Pakistani socialite
- [Shahnaz Husain](/source/Shahnaz_Husain) (born 1944), Indian entrepreneur
- [Shahnaz Laghari](/source/Shahnaz_Laghari), Pakistani pilot
- [Shahnaz Pahlavi](/source/Shahnaz_Pahlavi) (born 1940), Iranian princess
- [Shahnaz Rahmatullah](/source/Shahnaz_Rahmatullah) (1942–2019), Bangladeshi singer

## Surname

*Listed alphabetically by given name*

- [Durreen Shahnaz](/source/Durreen_Shahnaz) (born 1968), Bangladeshi-American entrepreneur, professor, and speaker
- [Jalil Shahnaz](/source/Jalil_Shahnaz) (1921–2013), Persian classical music musician
- [Zeba Shehnaz](/source/Zeba_Shehnaz) (born 1952), Pakistani actress and comedian

## Mononym

- [Shahnaz (actress)](/source/Shahnaz_(actress)), Bangladeshi film actress

## See also

- [Shahnaz street](/source/Shahnaz_street), a street in Tabriz, Iran

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