Ganiyev or Ganiev (Cyrillic: Ганиев, Azerbaijani: Qəniyev, Uzbek: Gʻaniyev) is an Asian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Ganiyeva or Ganieva. It may refer to Alisa Ganieva (born 1985), Russian novelist Azizjon Ganiev (born 1998), Uzbek football midfielder Elyor Ganiyev (born 1960), Minister of Foreign Economic Affairs of Uzbekistan Irek Ganiyev (born 1986), Russian football player Luiza Ganieva (born 1995), Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast Ramil Ganiyev (born 1968), Uzbekistani decathlete Ziba Ganiyeva (1923–2010), Azerbaijani philologist and World War II sniper