Nijat is an Azerbaijani male given name that may refer to Nijat Abasov (born 1995), Azerbaijani chess player Nidjat Mamedov (born 1985), Azerbaijani chess player Nijat Rahimov (born 1993), Azerbaijani-Kazakhstani weightlifter Nijat Shikhalizade (born 1988), Azerbaijani judoka