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The Niazi (Pashto: نیازی, Nīāzī; pronounced [%CB%88nia:zai%CB%90]) Niazi tribe belongs to Pashtun tribe of Central Afghanistan (Khorasan).Nomadic tribes of Central afghanistan were mostly reffered to the khalaj turks, the earliest turkic tribes who migrated from central asia. Later they merged themselves in the people of ghor which were said that they belong to semetic race and some historians relates them with one of the lost tribe of isreal. Thats why the pashtuns which rise form central afghanistan were ethinicaly close to the turks due to their heights and broad face looks.
Niazi's were decendent of Shah Hussain Ghori and Bibi Mato. Niazi initialy lived in the area between Ghor and Ghazni. Niazi tribe fought under tribal confederacy in the army of Ghaznavid Sultan Mehmood's expedition in Subcontinent. And than with Sultan Shahabuddin Ghori and than served in Khilji Dynasty , Lodhi dynasty , Sher shah Suri and with Mughals. In Suri Sultanate Isa khan Niazi is the highest noble in Dehli and his brother Haibat khan Niazi was governer of Multan one of the powerful governer in the history of Multan. Muhammad khan Niazi commander in Mughal army in the period of Babar. Later Khan Zaman Khan Niazi of Esakhel fight the battle of panipat under the leadership of Shah Waliullah and Ahmad Shah Abdali. Reference. From book (History of Niazi tribes ) by Iqbal Khan Niazi (tajakhel).
In the Pashtun tribal hierarchy, Niazi is one of the most respected tribes. Niazis in Pakistan mainly live in Bhakkar, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Chakwal District, Swabi, Mardan, Hangu, Balochistan, Kohat and Mianwali. However, a large number of the Niazi tribe still lives in parts of Afghanistan, mainly in Qalaye Niazi, Kandahar, Ghazni, Gardez, Logar and Paktia province. A considerable number have also settled in Karachi and other major Pakistani cities such as Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar. Many Niazis are also found in Turkey, In the United Kingdom the members are well integrated and successful in politics and business.[citation needed] Niazi tribe members living in Afghanistan speak Pashto, as do those inhabiting the districts of Hangu, Kohat, Swabi, Mardan, Lakki Marwat, Bannu and Mianwali. However, those Pashtuns living east of Kohat and some of those living in Punjab have not retained their ancestral language and speak Saraiki dialect which is influenced by Pashto. Niazis strongly follow the honor code known as Pashtunwali.