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Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan چودہری نیاز علی خان 1880–1976 | |
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| Born | 28 June 1880 |
| Died | 24 February 1976 (aged 95) Jauharabad, Khushab District, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistani (post-1947) British Indian (pre-1947) |
| Occupation(s) | civil engineer, civil servant, landowner, agriculturalist and philanthropist |
| Known for | Founding the Dar ul Islam Movement & Trust and support of Pakistan Movement |
| Children | Muhammad Aslam Khan (son) Khan Muhammad Azam (son) Jamila (daughter) Salima (daughter) Saadat (daughter) |
Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan (Urdu: چودہری نیاز علی خان June 28, 1880 – February 24, 1976) was a civil engineer, agriculturalist, and philanthropist who founded "Dar ul Islam Movement" and "Dar ul Islam Trust" in South Asia and "Dar ul Islam Trust" Institutes in Pathankot and Jauharabad. Besides a philanthropist, Niaz was also a civil servant, and a landowner. He was the member of All-India Muslim League and a participant of the Pakistan Movement with the ultimate aim of creating the Muslim-majority areas of British India.
"Dar ul Islam Trust" Institutes established by Niaz Ali Khan are examples of Muslim institutional efforts in India and Pakistan in the mid-20th century to re-establish a culture of learning and scholarship in the Islamic world leading to intellectual enlightenment and social reform.
As a civil engineer, he designed the original tunnel layout inside the Khewra Salt Mines in Pakistan, the world's second largest salt mines.