List of Pakistanis
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Pakistan is the sixth most populous nation in the world. Below is a list of such famous people who belong or relate in some way to this nation. See Category:Pakistani people for an alphabetical list of Pakistanis with categories.
Heads of State or Government
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah, "Quaid-e-Azam" First Governor General of Pakistan and the founder.
- Liaquat Ali Khan
- Khawaja Nazimuddin
- Ghulam Muhammad
- Iskander Mirza
- Chaudhury Mohammad Ali
- Hussein Shaheed Suhrawardy
- Muhammad Ali Bogra
- Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
- Feroz Khan Noon
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- Muhammad Khan Junejo
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan
- Benazir Bhutto
- Farooq Leghari
- Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
- Mian Nawaz Sharif
- Balakh Sher Mazari
- Moeen Qureshi
- Malik Meraj Khalid
- Pervaiz Musharraf
- Zafarullah Khan Jamali
- Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain
- Shaukat Aziz
- Mohammad Mian Soomro
- Asif Ali Zardari
- Yousaf Raza Gillani
Martial law administrators
- Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan
- General Agha Muhammed Yahya Khan
- CMLA ZA Bhutto
- General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
- General Pervez Musharraf
Foreign ministers
- Muhammad Ali Bogra (24-10-1954__11-08-1955)
- Malik Feroz Khan Noon (14-09-1956__16-12-1957)
- Muhammad Ali Bogra (13-06-1962__23-01-1963)
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (24-01-1963_31-08-1966)
- Sharifuddin Pirzada (20-07-1966__25-04-1968)
- General Yahya Khan (05-04-1969__20-12-1971)
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (20-12-1971__28-03-1977)
- Aziz Ahmed (30-03-1977__05-07-1977)
- Agha Shahi (14-01-1978__09-03-1982)
- Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (21-03-1982__01-11-1987)
- Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (09-06-1988__20-03-1991)
- Abdul Sattar (23-07-1993__19-10-1993)
- Aseff Ahmad Ali (16-11-1993__04-11-1996)
- Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (Caretaker: 11-11-1996__24-02-1997)
- Gohar Ayub (25-02-1997__07-08-1998)
- Abdul Sattar (23-07-1999__14-06-2002)
- Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (23-11-2002__15-11-2007)
- Inam-ul-Haq (Caretaker: 15-11-2007__24-03-2008)
- Shah Mehmood Qureshi (March 31, 2008__Incumbent)
Other major (historical) political figures
- Abul Ala Maududi
- Allama Mashriqi
- Allama Muhammad Iqbal
- Nawab of Kalabagh Amir Muhammad Khan
- Bahadur Yar Jung
- Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman
- Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
- Fatima Jinnah
- Jafar Khan Jamali
- Nawab Ahmed Khan Jugezai
- Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- Maulana Mohammad Ali
- Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
- Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani
- Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan
- Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
- Shaukat Hayat Khan
- Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani a.k.a. Noorani Mian
- Sikandar Hayat Khan (Punjabi politician)
- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Judges
- Justice A. R. Cornelius
- Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar
- Justice Sir Abdur Rashid
- Justice Ajmal Mian
- Justice S. Anwarul Haq
- Justice Dorab Patel
- Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim
- Justice Hamoodur Rahman
- Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
- Justice Mohammad Haleem
- Justice Muhammad Afzal Zullah
- Justice Muhammad Munir
- Justice Muhammad Rustum Kiani
- Justice Muhammad Shahabuddin
- Justice Muhammad Yaqub Ali
- Justice Dr. Nasim Hasan Shah
- Justice Qadeeruddin Ahmed
- Justice Rana Bhagwandas
- Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui
- Justice Sajjad Ali Shah
- Justice Mukhtiar Ahmad Junejo
Lawyers
Politicians
- Altaf Hussain
- Nawaz Sharif
- Asif Ali Zardari
- Benazir Bhutto
- Asfandyar Wali Khan
- Syed Munawar Hasan
- Fazal-ur-Rehman
- Imran Khan
- Shahbaz Sharif
- Sheikh Rashid Ahmad
- Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
- Javed Hashmi
- Haidar Abbas Rizvi
- Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan
- Salmaan Taseer
- Mushahid Hussain Syed
- Qaim Ali Shah
Human rights activists and philanthropists
Doctors & dentists
- Dr. AJ Khan, Principal of Ayub Medical College, Bolan Medical College, Frontier Medical College, Former Minister of Population
- Dr. Hasnat Khan, leading heart surgeon, head of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. Also worked in Chelsea, London.
- Dr. Arif Alvi, Chairman of Pakistan Dental Federation [1]
Architects
Editors of Literary Magazines
Educationalists and scholars
- Dr Ali Sajid, Ph.D Engineering Management, Scholar The George Washington University
- Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Ph.D., Scholar, Critic, Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
- Pirzada Qasim, Ph.D., Scholar, Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi, Karachi
- Attash Durrani, Ph.D., Scholar, Linguist, Director, Center of Excellence for Urdu Informatics, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, Contractor & Vice Chancellor, Engineering University, Peshawar, Pakistan
- Dr. Faisal Manzoor Arain, Ph.D., MS, B.Arch, Scholar, Chair, Construction Project Management, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Calgary, Canada
- Dr. Rashid Kausar, Ph.D.,Michigan State University, Scholar, Motivational Speaker, Management consultant, Pro Rector-University of Management & Technology Lahore Pakistan
- Prof. Dr. Atta ur Rahman, Ph.D in Organic Chemistry, awarded a Doctorate of Science by University of Cambridge in 1987.[2]
Social scientists and religious scholars
- Maulana Muhammad Tayyab, Leading Religious scholar & Leader of Jamiat e Asha’at Tauheed wa Sunnah
- Tariq Jamil , religious scholar, tablighi jamaat
- Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri, Professor, Islamic Law, Founder of Tehreek-e-Minhaj-ul-Quran
- Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari, Ameer-e-Shariat, Leader: Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, British India
- Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi
- Abul Ala Maududi
- Akbar S. Ahmed holds Ibn Khaldun seat at American university
- Ali Abbas famous journalist and author.
- Allamah Rasheed Turabi
- Ayesha Jalal Scholar and Educationist and Religious and Spiritual leader, Hyderabad, Pakistan.
- Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, renowned historian (late)
- Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
- Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui, of Ethics, Religion and History, Shifa College of Medicine
- Khurshid Ahmad
- Muzaffar Iqbal
- Ehsan Elahi Zaheer
- Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
- Zafar Ishaq Ansari Scholar, Educationist - Director General, Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad
- Dr. Israr Ahmed Professor, Islamic History, Islamic System, Founder of Tanzeem-e-Islami, Tehreek-e-Khilafat and Anjuman Khuddam-ul-Quran
Economists
- A G N Kazi
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan
- Dr. Mohammad Zubair Khan
- Ahmed Hussain A Kazi
- Ghulam Faruque
- Hafeez A. Pasha
- Mahbub ul Haq
- Ishrat Hussain
- Salman Shah
Scientists and technologists
- Abdus Salam, Nobel Laureate in Physics 1979,
- Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, Nuclear Scientist, and the Father of Pakistan's nuclear program.
- Ishfaq Ahmad, well-known Nuclear Physicist and former Chairman of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).
- Pervez Hoodbhoy, prominent atomic physicist.
- Abdullah Sadiq, prominent ICTP Laureate Nuclear Physicist and one of the pioneers of Pakistan's nuclear program.
- Samar Mubarakmand, Nuclear Scientist, Chairman, National Engineering and Scientific Commission.
- Anwar Ali, Chairman Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
- Shahid Hussain Bokhari, prominent computer engineer and aerospace scientist
- Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Ph.D in Organic Chemistry.
- Javaid Laghari, well-known aerospace scientist
- Datuk Rahman Anwar Syed, renowned entomologist responsible for discovering the biological method of oil palm pollination
- Anwar Naseem, Advisor Science COMSTECH, Chairman National Commission on Biotechnology Pakistan, Founding president FABA[3]
- Prof. Dr. Atta ur Rahman, Ph.D in Organic Chemistry, awarded a Doctorate of Science by University of Cambridge in 1987.[4]
Military personnel
- Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed (1910–July 27, 1948) Nishan-E-Haider
- Nishan-E-Haider(Hilal-e-Kashmir)
- Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed (1914–August 7, 1958) Nishan-E-Haider
- Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Nishan-E-Haider
- Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed (1938–1971) Nishan-E-Haider
- Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed (1951–August 20, 1971) Nishan-E-Haider
- Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed (1943–December 6, 1971) Nishan-E-Haider
- Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed (1949–December 10, 1971) Nishan-E-Haider
- Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed (1944–December 17, 1971) Nishan-E-Haider
- Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed (1970–July 5, 1999) Nishan-E-Haider
- Lalak Jan Shaheed (1967–July 7, 1999) Nishan-E-Haider
- Major General Akhtar Hussain Malik, 1965 war hero
- Field Marshall Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan 1968-1969
- General Yahya Khan, President of Pakistan 1969-1971
- General Iftikhar Janjua, 1971 hero of Rann of Kutch operations
- General Mirza Aslam Beg, former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), think tank head
- General Jehangir Karamat former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Ambassador to the United States
- General Pervez Musharraf,former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), President
- General Rahimuddin Khan, famed 7-year Martial Law Governor of Balochistan and provincial hero
- General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and President
- Squadron Leader Muhammad Mehmood Alam (M M Alam)
- Squadron Leader Sarfraz Rafiqui
- Vice Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan, former Governor of East Pakistan
- Admiral Shahid Karimullah
- Admiral Tariq Kamal Khan
- Lieutenant Karam ud Din
Businessmen and industrialists
- Bashir Ali Mohammad Textiles, Energy, Banking Gul Ahmed Group
- Mir Shakil ur Rehman Media Jang Group
- Iqbal Ali Lakhani Tobacco, Consumer Goods, Internet, Media Lakson Group
- Ishtiaq Baig Vice Chairman, Baig Group of Companies
- Ahmad Jawad CEO, Harvest Tradings-Pakistan
Bankers
- Agha Hasan Abedi
- Hammad Siddiqi
- Ishrat Husain
- Mahbub ul Haq
- Nasim Akbar
- Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi
- Muhammad Asghar
- Muhammad Mian Soomro
- Shahid Javed Burki
- Shamshad Akhtar
- Shaukat Aziz
- Zahid Hussain
Arts, literature and media personalities
Quranic reciters
Writers & Poets
Main article(s): List of Pakistani writers, List of Urdu poets.
- Abdullah Hussain
- Ahmed Ali (Prof)
- Ahmad Faraz
- Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
- Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal [ Muffakir-e-Pakistan , Shair-e-Mashriq , Hakeem-ul-Ummat , National poet of Pakistan ]
- Anwer Maqsood
- Ashfaq Ahmad
- Asif Iftikhar
- Badshah Munir Bukhari
- Bano Qudsia
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz
- Fatima Surayya Bajia
- Ghulam Abbas
- Habib Jalib
- Habib R. Sulemani
- Hakim Said
- Ibn-e-Insha
- Iftikhar Arif
- Ihsan Danish
- Ilona Yusuf
- Ishtiaq Baig
- Jon Elia
- Kazi Zainul Abedin
- Khawaja Reazuddin Atash
- Khurshid Rizvi
- Majeed Amjad
- Mohsin Hamid
- Mohammed Hanif
- Noon Meem Danish
- Noon Meem Rashid
- Mirza Ather Baig
- Parveen Shakir
- Qateel Shafai
- Saadat Hasan Manto
- Syed Qasim Mahmood
- Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum
- Tanwir Phool
- Vazir Agha
- Yousaf Saleem Chishti
- Wasif Ali Wasif
- Zahid Ahmed (Artist, writer, National College of Arts)
- Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah
- Zamir Jafri
Actors and actresses (film, television and stage)
- For a categoric listing of actors in film, see Category:Pakistani film actors
- Adeeb (Actor)
- Adil Murad (Actor)
- Afzal Khan (Actor)
- Ajab Gul (Actor)
- Anjuman (Actor)
- Ayesha Sana
- Babar Ali (Actor)
- Babra Sharif (Actor)
- Badar Munir (Actor)
- Darpan (Actor)
- Deeba (Actor)
- Humayun Saeed
- Husna (Actor)
- Iftikhar Khan (Dir)
- Inayat Hussain Bhatti
- Javed Sheikh
- Kamal Irani (Actor)
- M.A. Rasheed (Dir)
- Marina Khan (Actor)
- Masood Akhtar
- Mohammad Ali (Actor)
- Moin Akhter (Actor)
- Mustafa Qureshi (Actor)
- Nadeem Baig (Actor)
- Nadia Khan (Actor)
- Naeem Hashmi
- Kamal Irani (Actor)
- Najma (Actor)
- Nasira Zuberi (Actor)
- Neelo (Actor)
- Neelam (Actor)
- Noor Jehan (Actor, Singer)
- Rahat Kazmi
- Sabiha Khanum (Actor)
- Saeed Khan Rangeela (Actor, Dir)
- Saima (Actor)
- Samina Pirzada (Actor)
- Sana Nawaz (Actor)
- Sangeeta (Actor)
- Shaan Shahid
- Shabnam (Actor)
- Shafi Muhammad Shah
- Shah Nawaz (Actor)
- Shahid (Actor)
- Shamim Ara (Actor)
- Sharif (Actor)
- Sohail Ahmad
- Somy Ali* Sultan Rahi (Actor)
- Talat Husain
- Talish (Actor)
- Tariq Aziz (Actor)
- Umer Sharif Kakar (Actor, Dir, Producer)
- Waheed Murad (Actor, Dir, Producer, Writer)
- Yousaf Khan (Actor)
- Zahid Khan (Actor)
- Zahid Shah (Dir)
- Zeba (Actor)
Artists and painters
- Abdur Rahman Chughtai
- Ajaz Anwar
- Amin Guljee
- Anna Molka Ahmed
- Haneef Ramay (also former Chief Minister, Governor and Speaker of Punjab)
- Ijaz ul Hassan
- Iqbal Mehdi
- Ismail Gulgee
- Lubna Agha
- Moeen Faruqi
- Munawar Abro
- Muhammad Javed
- Sadequain
- Shahid Mahmood
- Shakir Ali
- Suhail Ahmad
- Zahoor ul Akhlaq
- Zubeida Agha
Fashion
Fashion designers
- Aziz Ali
- Abdul Samad
- Amir Adnan
- Bunto Kazmi
- Deepak Perwani
- Hassan Sheheryar Yasin
- Junaid Jamshed
- Kamiar Rokni
- Mohammad Mehdi
- Nilofer Shahid
- Zahid Khan
Models
- Aminah Haq
- Amina Shafaat
- Bibi
- Iffat Rahim
- Iman Ali
- Imran Abbas
- Jia Ali
- Mehreen Raheel
- Mehreen Syed
- Reema Khan
- Suneeta Marshall
- Tanya Shafi
- Tooba Siddiqui
- Vaneeza Ahmad
- Zara Sheikh
Journalists
- Ansar Abbasi
- Adil Najam
- Ahmad Faruqui
- Ahmed Rashid
- Akhtar Jamal (Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Pakistan Press Agency & TVI)
- Ardeshir Cowasjee (Columnist, Businessman, Socialite)
- Arman Sabir (Journalist working for BBC and earlier he remained associated with daily Dawn for several years.)
- Asghar Ali Engineer
- Asma Jahangir
- Bina Shah
- Faisal Qureshi journalist, working for News One
- Farman Ali
- Farrukh khan Pitafi journalist, working for News One
- Faeza Dawood journalist, working for ARY One World
- Habib R. Sulemani
- Hameed Nizami
- Hamid Mir Daily Jang Talk Shows in Geo TV
- Hussain Mansoor (Investigative Journalist)
- Idrees Bakhtiar
- Imran Aslam
- Irfan Husain (Columnist)
- Javed Chaudhary Daily Express Talk Shows in Express News
- Javed Malik journalist, working for ARY One World
- Kamal Siddiqi
- Kamran Khan (Geo News)
- Khaled Ahmed
- Khalid Hasan
- Maliha Lodhi (Ambassador, Journalist)
- Mazhar Ali Khan (Journalist, Editor, Publisher)
- Mehmood Sham (Columnist)
- Mishal Hussain
- Muhammad Farooq
- Muhammad Hanif
- Murtaza Razvi
- Mushtaq Minhas (Journalist working for AAJ TV as its National Chief Reporter)
- Nadeem Malik Journalist working for CNBC Pakistan
- Najam Sethi
- Nusrat Javed, Journalist working for AAJ TV
- PJ Mir journalist working for ARY One World
- Pervez Hoodbhoy
- Shahid Javed Burki
- Shahid Mahmood Journalist working for ARY News
- Dr.Shahid Masood (Journalist, ex-Chairman PTV, ARY ONE World)
- Sherry Rahman
- Surendar Valasai First English Media Journalist from Dalit communities of Pakistan
- Syed Asim Mahmood
- Tahir Mirza
- Talat Hussain Journalist working for AAJ TV
- Dr Tariq Rahman
- Zamir Niazi
Musicians and bands
- Aaroh
- Abrar-ul-Haq
- Adnan Sami Khan
- Alam Lohar & Arif Lohar
- A Hameed Film Music Composer
- Ahmed Rushdi Film Singer
- Ali Zafar
- Amanat Ali Khan Ghazal Singer
- Amjad Bobby Film Music Composer
- Atif Aslam
- Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Ghazal Singer
- Ghulam Abbas Film Singer
- Hadiqa Kiyani
- Hamid Ali Khan Ghazal Singer
- Junoon
- Khawaja Khurshid Anwar Film Music Composer
- Mehdi Hassan Film Singer
- Masood Rana Film Singer
- Mr. Capone-E Rapper
- Najam Sheraz
- Nazia Hasan and Zohaib Hasan
- Naseebo Lal Film Singer
- Nashad Film Music Composer
- Nisar Bazmi Film Music Composer
- Noor Jehan
- Noori
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Robin Ghosh Film Music Composer
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Rahim Shah
- Rohail Hyatt
- Rushk
- Sabri Brothers Qawwal
- Sajjad Ali
- Shehzad Roy
- Sohail Rana Film Music Composer
- Strings
- Vital Signs
- Waqar Ali
- Zeb and Haniya
- Zeest
Vocal Artists
- Abrar-ul-Haq
- Alamgir (Pop Singer)
- Ali Haider
- Ali Zafar
- Ammar Hassan
- Atif Aslam
- Danish Rahi
- Fakhir
- Farida Khanum
- Gohar
- Hadiqa Kiani
- Haroon Rashid
- Jawad Ahmed
- Junaid Jamshed
- Malika Pukhraj
- Najam Sheraz
- Nazia Hasan and Zohaib Hasan
- Noor Jehan
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Maaz Moeed
- Shehzad Roy
- Tina Sani
Naat khawans
Video jockeys
- Ali Charlie (a.k.a. Dino)
- Anoushey Ashraf
- Ayesha Omar
- Mahira Khan
Sports
Cricket
- Aaqib Javed
- Abdul Hafeez Kardar
- Abdul Qadir
- Abdul Razzaq
- Danish Kaneria
- Fazal Mahmood
- Hanif Mohammad
- Imran Khan
- Imran Nazir
- Inzamam-ul-Haq
- Javed Burki
- Javed Miandad
- Kamran Akmal
- Khan Mohammad
- Misbah-ul-Haq
- Mohammad Asif
- Mohammad Umar Taj
- Mohammad Yousuf (formerly *Yousuf Youhana)
- Moin Khan
- Rashid Latif
- Saeed Anwar
- Sarfraz Nawaz
- Sajjida Shah
- Sohail Tanvir[5]
- Shahid Khan Afridi
- Shoaib Akhtar
- Shoaib Malik
- Umar Gul[6]
- Waqar Younis
- Wasim Akram
- Yasir Hameed
- Younis Khan
- Zaheer Abbas
Hockey
Snooker
Squash
- Carla Khan
- Hashim Khan
- Jahangir Khan, world champion, US champion 7 time British champion
- Jansher Khan, world champion, British champion
- Mansoor Zaman, British champion
- Qamar Zaman
Football
- Lt.Col.(R) Younus Changezi - was member of national football team, and remained coach of national football team.
- Muhammad Essa - current striker of the national football team.
Diplomats
- Abdul Sattar
- Agha Shahi
- Jamsheed Marker
- Maliha Lodhi
- Musa Javed Chohan
- Naela Chohan
- Najmuddin Sheikh
- Prince Ali Khan
- Riaz Khokhar
References
- ^ Governorsindh.gov.pl
- ^ Biography at the British Council website. Retrieved on 26 May 2008
- ^ IAS-worldwide.org
- ^ Biography at the British Council website. Retrieved on 26 May 2008
- ^ Content-UK.cricinfo.com
- ^ English.ohmynews.com