Nizam or Nezam is both a given name and a surname. It is derived from the Arabic word نِظَام niẓām, meaning "order, system", often by way of Persian . Notable people with the name include:
Given name Nizam Bai (1643–1692), Mughal princess consort Nezam Hafiz (1969–2001), Guyanese-born American cricketer Hairul Nizam Hanif (born 1979), Malaysian footballer Sikandar Lodi (1458–1517), born Nizam Kahn, Sultan of Delhi Saiful Nizam Miswan (born 1981), Malaysian footballer Ahmad ibn Nizam al-Mulk (died 1149/50), Persian vizier Nizam al-Mulk (1018–1092), Persian scholar and vizier Tuan Nizam Muthaliff (1966–2005), Sri Lankan military intelligence officer Nizam al-Din Nishapuri (died 1328/29), Persian mathematician and poet Nazim Pasha (1848–1913), Chief of Staff of the Army of the Ottoman Empire Nizam Peerwani, American medical examiner Burhan Nizam Shah I (1503–1553), ruler of the Ahmednagar Sultanate Burhan Nizam Shah II (died 1595), ruler of the Ahmednagar Sultanate Hussain Nizam Shah I (1565–??), ruler of the Ahmednagar Sultanate Murtaza Nizam Shah III, Sultan of Ahmadnagar Nizam al-Din Yahya (1417–1480), the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan
Surname Ahmed Nizam (born 1986), Indian cricketer Khairul Nizam (born 1991), Singaporean footballer Mohamed Nizam (born 1974), Maldivian footballer Musa Nizam (born 1990), Turkish footballer Naem Nizam (born 1965), Bangladeshi newspaper editor Sarwar Jahan Nizam (1952–2025), Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Navy Sheen Kaaf Nizam (born 1947), Urdu poet Zaiful Nizam (born 1987), Singaporean footballer