Mir (surname)
Mir also spelled as Meer (Kashmiri: میٖر, Persian: مير) is a Kashmiri tribe.[1] (meaning 'elite, general') native to the Kashmir
Origin
Mir is a surname among Kashmiri Muslims. Its origins can be traced back to the 14th century, when a group of migrants from Persia accompanying Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani arrived in Kashmir during the reign of the Shahmir dynasty. These migrants were followers of a Sufi named Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, these members were Persian Artisan contributing in Persianization and Islamisation of Kashmir.
Notable people
- Aasmah Mir, Scottish-Pakistani journalist
- Asif Raza Mir, actor and producer
- Ahad Raza Mir, actor and musician
- Frank Mir, American mixed martial artist, former UFC heavyweight champion
- Hamid Mir, Pakistani journalist, columnist and author
- Joan Mir, Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle rider, 2020 MotoGP world champion
- Joaquin Mir Trinxet, modernist Spanish painter
- Magín Mir, Spanish footballer
- Mushaf Ali Mir, Pakistani Air Chief Marshal
- Pedro Mir (1913–2000), poet, laureate of the Dominican Republic
- Rafa Mir, Spanish footballer
- Rasul Mir, poet of Kashmir
- Sajid Mir, Member, Senate of Pakistan (2015 - 2021)
- Samad Mir, sufi poet
- Sana Mir, Pakistani cricketer
See also
References
- ^ Muhammad Ashraf Wani (2004). Islam in Kashmir: Fourteenth to Sixteenth Century (pages 35, 191). Oriental Publishing House. ISBN 9788190138505.