Wajeed Ali Miazi

Wajeed Ali Miazi (; 25 November 1925 – 11 August 2000), alternatively spelled Wazed Ali Miyazi, was a Bangladeshi football player, coach and sports administrator.

Early life Miazi was born on 25 November 1925 in Dacca of Bengal, British India. His interest in football grew during his school days. He initially played as a central forward in local school tournaments before shifting to goalkeeping after earning a chance to practice with First Division clubs Victoria SC and Dhaka Mohammedan.

Aside from club football, Miazi also represented East Bengal Governor XI against the West Bengal Governor XI in an Inter-Dominion exhibition match held in Dhaka on 19 September 1949, during which his team lost 1–4. The Indian team included majority of the players that represented India in the 1948 Summer Olympics in Great Britain, notable among them were Talimeren Ao and Sheoo Mewalal, the latter scoring a brace past Miazi. In the second exhibition match, held a day later, Miazi was replaced by Khan Mozlish, as his team lost 0–1. Miazi represented the East Pakistan football team from 1951 to 1956 and served as captain in the 1956 National Football Championship. Prior to the team's visit to Singapore, first-choice goalkeeper, Fazalur Rehman sustained an injury which ruled him out of the tour, leading the PFF to call up Miazi as a back-up goalkeeper. During their tour of China, Miazi featured for Pakistan in a 2–2 against Shanghai XI on 24 September 1956. From 1947 to 1975, Miazi also served as the club's head coach, and at times acted as an assistant to Abdur Rahim. In 1957, he managed the East Pakistan Whites team, which finished as runners-up in the National Football Championship in Dhaka. He later served as the associate manager of the Pakistan men's national basketball team during their 1964 tour of Ceylon. Miazi was also a member of the ad hoc committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) in both 1976 and 1979 and the team leader of the Bangladesh national team during the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in Dhaka.

Death Miazi died on 11 August 2000, following long-term illness. Miazi was married and had ten children, five sons and five daughters.

Honours Dhaka Wanderers Club Dhaka First Division League: 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960 Independence Day Tournament: 1955

Individual 1979 − National Sports Award