List of people from Karachi District
Encyclopedia
Art and literature
- Ahmed AliAhmed AliAhmed Ali was an Indian novelist, poet, critic, translator, diplomat and scholar, who was responsible for writing Twilight in Delhi. Born in Delhi, India, he was involved in progressive literary movements as a young man...
- Co-founder Progressive Writer's Movement & Association, Founding Fellow Pakistan Academy of Letters, English novelist, Urdu short story writer, critic, poet, translator, editor, scholar, teacher, diplomat: established Pakistan's Embassy in Peking, 1951 and Pakistan's friendship with the People's Republic of China; and opened the Pakistan Embassy in Rabat, Morocco, 1958 - Abul Khair KashfiAbul Khair KashfiSyed Muhammad Abul Khair Kashfi was an author, researcher, critic, linguist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan.-Career:...
- critic, linguist, author, scholar - Abul Lais SiddiquiAbul Lais SiddiquiAbul Lais Siddiqui is an author, researcher, critic, linguist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan.-Career:...
- critic, linguist, author, scholar - Anwar MaqsoodAnwar MaqsoodAnwar Maqsood Hameedi commonly known as Anwar Maqsood Urdu: انور مقصود) is a Pakistani playwright, poet, television host, satirist, humorist, infrequent actor and painter. He has worked in the entertainment industry for over 35 years.-Life and career:Anwar Maqsood studied at the Gulbarga trust...
- drama writer, anchor, actor - Anwar Ahmed Zai - drama writer, author, educationist, linguist
- Ashfaq HussainAshfaq HussainAshfaq Hussain Zaidi, PP, is a leading modern Urdu poet and an author of more than 10 books of poetry and literary criticism...
- Urdu poet and television personality in Canada for Asian Television NetworkAsian Television NetworkAsian Television Network International Limited is a publicly traded Canadian broadcasting company, with 33 television channels in 9 languages, serving diverse South Asian cultural communities in Canada. ATN operates a South Asian Radio service on XM, available in Canada and the United States... - Aslam FarrukhiAslam FarrukhiDr. Aslam Farrukhi, PP, is a noted Urdu author, critic, poet, linguist, scholar and broadcaster of Pakistan. He is also known for children's writings. He remained associated as Professor and Chairman with Department of Urdu, University of Karachi for many years.- Life :Aslam Farrukhi was born on...
- writer, critic, linguist - Dilawer Figar - humorous poet, scholar
- Farman FatehpuriFarman FatehpuriSyed Dildar Ali commonly known as Prof. Dr. Farman Fatehpuri, SI, is the eminent Urdu linguist, researcher, writer, critic and scholar of Pakistan. He is widely regarded as the supreme living authority on life and work of Ghalib - the greatest ever Urdu poet...
- researcher, poet, critic, linguist - Fatima Surayya BajiaFatima Surayya BajiaFatima Surayya Bajia PP , is a renowned Urdu novelist, playwright and drama writer of Pakistan. She has been awarded various awards at home and abroad including Japan's highest civil award in recognition of her works...
- drama writer - Fehmida Riaz - writer, poet, activist
- Ghulam Mustafa KhanGhulam Mustafa KhanProf. Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan, PhD, D.Litt, SI, was a researcher, critic, linguist, author, scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics, educationist and religious and spiritual leader belonging to Naqshbandi order of Sufism...
- writer, critic, linguist, researcher, scholar, educationist - Habib JalibHabib JalibHabib Jalib was a Pakistani revolutionary poet. A left-wing activist and politician, he was a staunch democrat who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression.-Early life:...
- revolutionary poet, politician - Hakeem Muhammad SaidHakim SaidSir Hakim Muhammad Said , was a prominent and world acclaimed medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and a former Governor of Sindh Province of Pakistan from 1993 until 1996...
- pioneer of Eastern medicine, philanthropist - Hameed HaroonHameed Haroon-Introduction:Hameed Haroon is Chief Executive Officer of Dawn Media Group , Pakistan’s leading media conglomerate. The Group comprises Pakistan Herald Publications Limited, the printers and publishers of the Dawn newspaper and three leading magazines, the Herald Spider and Aurora ;...
- journalist, activist - Hasan AbidiHasan AbidiHasan Abidi was a noted Pakistani journalist, writer and a senior Urdu language poet.- Life :He was born on July 7, 1929 in Jaunpur, UP, and educated in Azamgarh and Allahabad and after the partition of India in 1947, he moved to Pakistan and settled in Karachi and associated with journalism and...
- scholar, poet, journalist - Hasan AskariHasan AskariMuhammad Hasan Askari was one of the most respected name among scholars, critics, writers and linguists of modern Urdu. He was an important voice within the modernist movement....
- philosopher, author, critic - Haseena MoinHaseena MoinHaseena Moin is a notable Pakistani dramatist, playwright and writer for radio and television.A native of Kanpur, the most populous city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Hassena Moin received her early education in her ancestral region and, after the partition of India, migrated...
- playwright, drama writer - Ibn-e-InshaIbn-e-InshaIbn-e-Insha was a Pakistani Leftist Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and columnist. Along with his poetry, he was regarded one of the best humorists of Urdu...
- poet, writer and humorist - Ibn-e-SafiIbn-e-SafiIbn-e-Safi was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad , a best-selling and prolific fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu. The word Ibn-e-Safi is an Arabian expression which literally means Son of Safi, where the word Safi means chaste or righteous...
- novelist, story writer - Iftikhar ArifIftikhar ArifIftikhar Hussain Arif, PP, SI, HI commonly known as Iftikhar Arif is an Urdu poet, scholar and littérateur from Pakistan. His style is romantic Urdu poetry. He has headed Academy Adbiyat, the Pakistan Academy of Letters and currently, he is the Chairman of Muqtadra Quami Zaban, the National...
- poet, critic, author - Intizar HussainIntizar HussainIntizar Hussain, SI, is eminent living Urdu fiction writer.- Biography :Intizar Hussain was born on December 7, 1923 in Dibai, Bulandshahr India but migrated to Pakistan in 1947. He did his masters in Urdu and later on in English literature. He writes short stories and novels in Urdu, and also...
- linguist, novelist, critic - Ishtiaq Hussain QureshiIshtiaq Hussain QureshiProf. Dr. Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi SP, HI was a noted historian, educationist and scholar of Pakistan as well as a prolific writer. He is regarded as the founding member of Muqtadra Qaumi Zaban and served as the first education minister of Pakistan...
- author, historian, educationist - Jameel JalibiJameel JalibiMuhammad Jameel Khan commonly known as Prof. Dr. Jameel Jalibi Ph.D., D.Litt, SI, HI, is a noted linguist, critic, writer, researcher, educationist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan...
- scholar, critic, linguist, former VC KU - Jamiluddin AaliJamiluddin AaliNawabzada Mirza Jamiluddin Ahmed Khan better known as Jamiluddin Aali , PP, HI, is a noted Urdu poet, critic, playwright, essayist, columnist, and scholar of Pakistan...
- poet, columnist, critic - Jon EliaJon EliaJaun Elia was a notable Pakistani Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer and scholar. He was widely praised for his unique style of writing. He was the brother of renowned journalist and psychoanalyst Rais Amrohvi and journalist and world-renowned philosopher Syed Muhammad Taqi, and husband of famous...
- poet, philosopher - Josh MalihabadiJosh MalihabadiJosh Malihabadi was a noted Urdu poet born in British India, who was an Indian citizen until 1958, when he emigrated to Pakistan and became a Pakistani citizen...
- poet, linguist, scholar - Khalique Ibrahim KhaliqueKhalique Ibrahim KhaliqueKhalique Ibrahim Khalique was a Pakistani documentary filmmaker and writer.- Life and Works :...
- journalist, poet, critic - Manzoor AhmadManzoor AhmadManzoor Ahmed is a Pakistani philosopher and scholar.Born in Rampur UP, and brought up in Karachi, Manzoor is well versed in many languages including, Arabic, English, Persian and Urdu. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of London and been head of many national and international...
- philosopher - Maulvi Abdul HaqMaulvi Abdul HaqMaulvi Abdul Haq was a scholar and linguist, who is also regarded as Baba-e-Urdu . He was a champion of the Urdu language and the demand for it to be made the national language of Pakistan.-Early life:...
- father of modern UrduUrduUrdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an... - Mohammad Abdul AhedMohammad Abdul AhedMohammad Abdul Ahed was an architect and painter from Pakistan. He is primarily known for designing State Bank of Pakistan building in Islamabad and the General Post Office, Karachi.-Books:...
- architect, educator, painter (1919–2001) - Mushtaq Ahmed Yousfi - author, humorist
- Mustafa ZaidiMustafa ZaidiMustafa Zaidi is remembered as one of the few great progressive Urdu poets of the twentieth century. His vast work and literary accomplishments remain popular and relevant today. He was born on 16 October 1930 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh , India to Syed Lakhte Hasnain and Binte Haider...
- poet - Nasim Amrohvi - Urdu poet, philosopher, and lexicographer
- Obaidullah AleemObaidullah AleemObaidullah Aleem was a modern poet of Urdu language. He is ranked among the best Ghazal writers of modern times.He was born in 1939 in Bhopal, India. His father lived in Sialkot and was from the Butt family. He received an MA in Urdu from the University of Karachi. He began work as a radio...
- journalist, poet - Pirzada QasimPirzada QasimProf. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui is a noted Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet scientist and educationist.He is serving as Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi.- Biography :...
- poet, author, educationist - Qaem AmrohviQaem AmrohviQaem Amrohvi Urdu:قائم امروہوی was a famous Urdu poet, philosopher and thinker. His verses are basically in the praise of Ahl al-Bayt ....
- poet, philosopher - Rais AmrohviRais AmrohviSyed Muhammad Mehdi, known as Rais Amrohvi was a noted scholar, Urdu poet and psychoanalyst of Pakistan, however he can not be classified as a psychoanalyst in a traditional sense, as he looked at psychology through a spiritual perspective rather than scientific.He was born on September 12,...
- journalist, poet, psychoanalyst - Raees WarsiRaees WarsiRaees Warsi is an Urdu poet, writer and lyricist from Pakistan. He has blended contemporary issues into classic rhyme. Where Urdu poetry was confined to the issues of love, romance and its tragedies till the early 20th century, Warsi and some other notable contemporary poetry have expanded Urdu...
- journalist, author, poet, founder of Urdu Markaz New York - SadequainSadequainSyed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi , Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, also often referred to as Sadequain Naqqash, was a world-renowned Pakistani artist, best known for his skills as a calligrapher and a painter...
- painter, calligraphist - Shaista Suhrawardy IkramullahShaista Suhrawardy IkramullahBegum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah , was a prominent Pakistani female politician, diplomat and author. She was the Ambassador of Pakistan to many countries.-Family and education:...
- writer, woman activist - Shaukat SiddiquiShaukat SiddiquiShaukat Siddiqui was a Pakistani writer of fiction who wrote in Urdu. He is known for his novels Khuda Ki Basti and Jangloos.- Life :...
- novelist, fiction writer - Sibte HassanSibte HassanSyed Sibt-e-Hasan was an eminent scholar, journalist and activist of Pakistan. He is regarded as the pioneer of Socialism and Marxism in Pakistan, as well as the moving spirit behind the Progressive Writers Association.- Life :Sibte Hasan was born on July 31, 1916 in Ambari Azamgarh Uttar...
- author, columnist, activist - Syed Qasim MahmoodSyed Qasim MahmoodSyed Qasim Mahmood Pakistani intellectual and Urdu short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher, translator and for most encyclopedist of Pakistan...
- author, researcher, editor, encyclopedist - Tabish DehlviTabish DehlviMasood-ul-Hasan Tabish, TI, was a renowned Urdu poet.-Biography:He was born on November 11, 1911 in a learned family of India. Started his career in 19, later joined All India Radio on 1939...
- poet - Zahida HinaZahida HinaZahida Hina is a noted Urdu columnist, essayist, short story writer, novelist and dramatist from Pakistan.- Life :...
- columnist, author, poet - Zaib-un-Nissa HamidullahZaib-un-Nissa HamidullahZaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah was a pioneer of Pakistani literature and journalism in English, and also a pioneer of feminism in Pakistan, West Pakistan till 1971. She was Pakistan's first female columnist , editor, publisher and political commentator...
- first female columnist of Pakistan - Zohra NigahZohra NigahZehra Nigah PP, is one of the foremost female Urdu poets from Pakistan. She was one of two female poets to gain prominence in the 1950s when the scene was dominated by men...
- poet - Zamir Ali BadayuniZamir Ali BadayuniZamir Ali Badayuni was a well-known critic and broadcaster on the Karachi literary scene in which he played an important role through his writing and his support for new trends and younger writers...
- critic
Armed forces
- Muhammad Mahmood AlamMuhammad Mahmood AlamAir Commodore Muhammad Mahmood Alam is a retired Pakistani fighter pilot, North American F-86 Sabre Flying ace and one-star general who served with the Pakistan Air Force...
- Pervez MusharrafPervez MusharrafPervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
- former President and Army Chief of Pakistan - Ft. Lt. Rashid MinhasRashid MinhasPilot Officer Rashid Minhas or Rashid Minhas Shaheed, NH, was a Pilot Officer in the Pakistan Air Force during the 1971 Pakistan-India War. Rashid Minhas, a newly commissioned officer at that time, is the only PAF officer who received the highest valor for his actions...
Shaheed - only PAF recipient of Nishan-e-HaiderNishan-e-HaiderNishan-e-Haider or Nishan-e-Hyder is the highest military decoration given by Pakistan . It was established in 1957 after Pakistan became a Republic, however, it was instituted retrospectively from Independence in 1947... - Vice Admiral Syed Mohammad AhsanSyed Mohammad AhsanVice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan HQA, SPk, DSO, was a senior three-star admiral who was the 4th Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan Navy from October 20, 1966 to August 31, 1969...
(Governor)
Bankers
- Agha Hasan AbediAgha Hasan AbediAgha Hasan Abedi also known as Agha Sahab was a banker and philanthropist who founded the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in 1972...
- banker and founder of the now-defunct Bank of Credit and Commerce InternationalBank of Credit and Commerce InternationalThe Bank of Credit and Commerce International was a major international bank founded in 1972 by Agha Hasan Abedi, a Pakistani financier. The Bank was registered in Luxembourg with head offices in Karachi and London. Within a decade BCCI touched its peak... - Ishrat Hussain - former Governor State Bank of Pakistan and incumbent Dean of Institute of Business AdministrationInstitute of Business Administration* Institute of Business Administration, Karachi is the oldest business school in pakistan and is in Karachi, Pakistan.* Institute of Business Administration, Sukkar is located in Sukkar, Sindh, Pakistan and is not affiliated in any manner with IBA Karachi....
- Shaukat AzizShaukat AzizShaukat Aziz is a world acclaimed Pakistani economist who was the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan from May 20, 2004 to 15 November 2007 in a joint military government led by General Pervez Musharraf. A Citibank executive, Aziz returned to Pakistan from the United States to be became Finance...
- former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Businessmen
- Agha Hasan AbediAgha Hasan AbediAgha Hasan Abedi also known as Agha Sahab was a banker and philanthropist who founded the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in 1972...
- banker, founder of BCCIBank of Credit and Commerce InternationalThe Bank of Credit and Commerce International was a major international bank founded in 1972 by Agha Hasan Abedi, a Pakistani financier. The Bank was registered in Luxembourg with head offices in Karachi and London. Within a decade BCCI touched its peak... - Nasir SchonNasir SchonNasir Schon is a business leader from Pakistan and the CEO of the Schon Group. He is also the Honorary Consul-General of Sierra Leone in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan....
- Schon Group - Rehan Allahwala - co-founder and CEO of Super Technologies; inventor of DIDXchange, Virtual Phone Line, and other IP communications and technologies products and services; founder of Mobile MondayMobile MondayMobileMonday is an open networking organisation for mobile industry professionals fostering cooperation and cross-border business development through virtual and live networking events to share ideas, best practices and trends from global markets...
Karachi - Safi Qureshi - co-founder and CEO of AST ResearchAST ResearchAST Research, Inc. was a personal computer manufacturer, founded in Irvine, California in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Qureshey and Thomas Yuen. AST's original business was the manufacture and marketing of a broad range of microcomputer expansion cards, later focusing on higher-density replacements...
; born and educated in KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
; now based in the US - Siddiq MemonSiddiq MemonSiddiq Memon is a Pakistani businessman born in Karachi, Sindh. He is the current Chairman of Traders Action Committee Pakistan....
- Chairman Traders Action Committee Pakistan - Abdul Razzak Tabba - Late Chairman Lucky Cement Limited
- Sikandar SultanSikandar SultanSikandar Sultan was born in Karachi and educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi and Saint Patrick's College, Karachi. He initially chose media as a profession and made commercial films and advertisements and arranged exhibitions....
, Managing Director of Shan Food Industries - Muhammad Amin Chapal, Chairman of Chapal Group
Debaters and orators
- Javed JabbarJaved JabbarJaved Jabbar is a legend of advertising in Pakistan, a famous politician, former information minister and an intellectual. He is father of renowned producer Mehreen Jabbar...
- orator, politician, Senator - Hussain Haqqani - leading Urdu debater, National College, Karachi; Ambassador of Pakistan to U.S.A.
- Orooj Ahmed Ali- Orator & leading English debator winning numerous prizes including first prize & Gold Medals in Karachi University's All-Pakistan Dr. Ziauddin Memorial Extempore English Debate, 1972 and NED University's All-Pakistan English Extempore Debate, 1973; Pakistan's Saltwater Angling Champion
- Raza RabbaniRaza RabbaniMian Raza Rabbani is a senior Pakistan's law-maker and a Senator from Sindh to the Parliament of the Pakistan, representing Sindh Province . He is current Minister of Inter-Provincial Co-Ordination...
- English debater, politician, Senator - Shah Jamshed Jami- debater, engineer
- Shahana Ahmed Ali- debater, corporate lawyer
Economists
- Akhtar Hameed KhanAkhtar Hameed KhanAkhtar Hameed Khan was a Pakistani development activist and social scientist credited for pioneering microcredit and microfinance initiatives, farmers' cooperatives, and rural training programmes in the developing world. He promoted participatory rural development in Pakistan and other developing...
- pioneer of microcreditMicrocreditMicrocredit is the extension of very small loans to those in poverty designed to spur entrepreneurship. These individuals lack collateral, steady employment and a verifiable credit history and therefore cannot meet even the most minimal qualifications to gain access to traditional credit...
and microfinanceMicrofinanceMicrofinance is the provision of financial services to low-income clients or solidarity lending groups including consumers and the self-employed, who traditionally lack access to banking and related services....
in Pakistan, founder of Orangi Pilot ProjectOrangi Pilot ProjectThe Orangi Pilot Project refers to a socially innovative project carried out in 1980s in the squatter areas of Orangi Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was initiated by Akhtar Hameed Khan, and involved the local residents solving their own sanitation problems... - Hammad SiddiqiHammad SiddiqiHammad Siddiqi is a U.S.A based Pakistani economist, banker and social commentator. He is the only son of former Pakistani politician Shahid Aziz Siddiqi and educationist and social worker Shabana Siddiqi...
- economist, banker - Ishrat Hussain - former Governor State Bank of PakistanState Bank of PakistanThe State Bank of Pakistan is the central bank of Pakistan. While its constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until January 1, 1974, when the bank was nationalized, the scope of its functions was considerably enlarged...
- Nawab Haider NaqviNawab Haider NaqviSyed Nawab Haider Naqvi is a noted economist and scholar of Pakistan.-Educational qualifications:* M.A., 1961 Yale University* Ph. D., 1966 Princeton University* Post-doctoral Fellow, 1969-70 Harvard University...
- former Director PIDE - M Faisal Panawala - economist, portfolio manager, analyst
Education
- Sir Amir Hussain Usmani Biology Teacher, Ph.D(Biological Sciences)
- Abul Khair KashfiAbul Khair KashfiSyed Muhammad Abul Khair Kashfi was an author, researcher, critic, linguist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan.-Career:...
- author, critic, linguist, scholar - Abul Lais SiddiquiAbul Lais SiddiquiAbul Lais Siddiqui is an author, researcher, critic, linguist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan.-Career:...
- author, critic, linguist, scholar - Anwar Ahmed Zai - drama writer, author, educationist, linguist
- Aslam FarrukhiAslam FarrukhiDr. Aslam Farrukhi, PP, is a noted Urdu author, critic, poet, linguist, scholar and broadcaster of Pakistan. He is also known for children's writings. He remained associated as Professor and Chairman with Department of Urdu, University of Karachi for many years.- Life :Aslam Farrukhi was born on...
- author, poet, critic, linguist, scholar - Ata ur Rahman - Chairman HEC, scientist
- Bernadette Louise DeanBernadette Louise Dean-Education:Dean did her schooling at St. Lawrence’s Girls School, Karachi and then studied at St. Joseph's College, Karachi.She completed an M.Sc at the University of Karachi. She earned her M.Ed from the Aga Khan University's Institute for Educational Development...
, former Principal of Kinnaird College, Lahore - Mary EmilyMary EmilyFrom 1972 to 1982 Sister Mary Emily FC of the Daughters of the Cross religious order, was the Principal of the St. Joseph's College , Pakistan. St. Joseph's is one of the leading Colleges in the country...
, recipient of the Sitara-e-Imtiaz for services to education - Farman FatehpuriFarman FatehpuriSyed Dildar Ali commonly known as Prof. Dr. Farman Fatehpuri, SI, is the eminent Urdu linguist, researcher, writer, critic and scholar of Pakistan. He is widely regarded as the supreme living authority on life and work of Ghalib - the greatest ever Urdu poet...
- real name: Syed Dildar Ali; author, critic, linguist, scholar - Norma FernandesNorma FernandesNorma Fernandes is a teacher from Karachi, Pakistan. She started off her career teaching at Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi. She is also an outstanding sportswoman, an accomplished drama artiste, and musician/pianist....
, Former Head Mistress of Karachi Grammar SchoolKarachi Grammar SchoolKarachi Grammar School is an independent, highly selective, coeducational, English-medium school in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Established in 1847 by the Reverend Henry Brereton, the first chaplain of Karachi, as a school for "English and Anglo-Indo children", it is the oldest private school in... - Ghulam Mustafa KhanGhulam Mustafa KhanProf. Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan, PhD, D.Litt, SI, was a researcher, critic, linguist, author, scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics, educationist and religious and spiritual leader belonging to Naqshbandi order of Sufism...
- author, critic, linguist, scholar, Sufi - Hakim Saeed - VC Hamdard University
- Ishtiaq Hussain QureshiIshtiaq Hussain QureshiProf. Dr. Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi SP, HI was a noted historian, educationist and scholar of Pakistan as well as a prolific writer. He is regarded as the founding member of Muqtadra Qaumi Zaban and served as the first education minister of Pakistan...
- VC Karachi University, author, historian, scholar - Jameel JalibiJameel JalibiMuhammad Jameel Khan commonly known as Prof. Dr. Jameel Jalibi Ph.D., D.Litt, SI, HI, is a noted linguist, critic, writer, researcher, educationist and scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics from Pakistan...
- linguist, scholar - Audrey JumaAudrey JumaAudrey Juma is the director of the Notre Dame Institute of Education in Karachi, Pakistan. She has taught at St. Joseph 's Convent School, St. Patrick's Girls School, St. Pius X Minor Seminary, St. Mary's Urdu High School and St. Lawrence's Girls School....
, Director of the Notre Dame Institute of EducationNotre Dame Institute of EducationThe Notre Dame Institute of Education in Karachi, is a teacher education facility in Pakistan.-History:NDIE opened in 1991 with 17 students in the Bachelor of Education programme. Average annual enrolments in the Bachelor of Education course are 55, with 30 in the Masters of Education...
, Karachi - Khalida GhousKhalida GhousKhalida Ghous or Khalida Ghaus is an eminent scholar of International Relations & Human Rights and a prominent activist from Pakistan, who holds the distinguished honour of being First Ph. D. in Human Rights from her country...
- human rights activist, scholar - Oswin MascarenhasOswin MascarenhasOswin Mascarenhas is a academic and educator from Karachi, Pakistan. St Patrick's High School and St. Patrick's College have the distinction of having had Prof. Mascarenhas as the only lay-person as principal of both institutions. He was well known for his contribution firstly to St. Patrick’s...
- principal St. Patrick's College 1971 – 1975 and principal St Patrick's High School 1993 – 2000 - Moinuddin AqeelMoinuddin AqeelMoinuddin Aqeel is an author, critic and linguist being an outstanding scholar of Urdu literature and Linguistics from Pakistan, who served the University of Karachi as Professor and Chairman of Urdu department. He also remained Director of the Bureau of Composition, Compilation and Translation,...
- author, critic, linguist, scholar - Moonis AhmarMoonis AhmarProf. Dr. Moonis Ahmar is an eminent scholar of International Relations and Conflict Resolution from Pakistan.-Education:...
- Nasim Amrohvi
- Pirzada Qasim Raza SiddiquiPirzada QasimProf. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui is a noted Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet scientist and educationist.He is serving as Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi.- Biography :...
- Chancellor Karachi University - Raziuddin SiddiquiRaziuddin SiddiquiDr. Professor Muhammad Raziuddin Siddiqui , , also known as Dr. Razi, was an eminent Pakistani theoretical physicist and a renowned mathematician who played an instrumental and an influential role in Pakistan's education system and Pakistan's integrated nuclear detterence development...
- physicist, mathematician, scholar - Shahid Aziz SiddiqiShahid Aziz SiddiqiNawabzada Shahid Aziz Siddiqi is a former senior Government official in Pakistan and Vice Chancellor of the Ziauddin Medical University...
- former Federal Secretary and Vice Chancellor Ziauddin University - Aileen SoaresAileen SoaresAileen Soares is a school teacher from Karachi, Pakistan. She was educated at St Joseph's Convent School . She has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Education degree both from the University of Karachi....
, teacher in St Joseph's Convent School (Karachi)St Joseph's Convent School (Karachi)St. Joseph's Convent School is a Catholic high school for girls located in Saddar Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.-History:In the year 1861, Monsignor Steins, Vicar Apostolic of Bombay passing through Belgium, called Mother Marie Therese, Superior General and founder of the Daughter of the Cross,...
for 50 years. - Talat A. WizaratTalat A. WizaratProf. Dr. Talat Ayesha Wizarat is a noted scholar of International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies from Pakistan. She remained the Chairperson of the Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, Pakistan and now teaches at the Institute of Business Administration ,...
- Syed Ahsan Rafi - Chancellor Preston Institute of Technology, Karachi
Journalists
- Ahmed Ali Khan - editor, Dawn
- Daniele MastrogiacomoDaniele MastrogiacomoDaniele Mastrogiacomo is an Italian-Swiss journalist and a war correspondent for la Repubblica newspaper....
- ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
journalist born in Karachi - Kamran KhanKamran Khan (journalist)Kamran Khan is a Pakistani investigative journalist, espionage and intelligence expert. Khan is the current director of the News Intelligence Unit , where he manages investigative reports for News International. Khan is the Pakistan's Geo TV's lead anchor during special news and landmark events...
- M A Zuberi - founder and editor Business Recorder, Karachi
- Mujahid BarelviMujahid BarelviMujahid Barelvi is a veteran journalist from Pakistan. He has a current, daily evening show “Doosra Pehlu” for CNBC Pakistan.Mujahid was the first Pakistani journalist to enter Kabul in 1979, after the Soviet Invasion. He was also the secretary of the Karachi Press Club for two years from 1987...
- Jawaid Bokhari - economic journalist, Muslim & Dawn
Law and judiciary
- Justice Ajmal MianAjmal MianAjmal Mian was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from December 23, 1997 to June 30, 1999.-Life:Born July 4, 1934 in Delhi, India Mr. Justice Ajmal Mian son of Mr...
- former Chief Justice of Pakistan - Makhdoom Ali KhanMakhdoom Ali KhanMakhdoom Ali Khan , is a practising Senior Advocate Supreme Court. Makhdoom Ali Khan is a former Attorney General of Pakistan, former Chairman Pakistan Bar Council, former member of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, former Board Member of the Federal Judicial Academy of Pakistan and a...
- former Attorney General of Pakistan - Mohammad HaleemMohammad HaleemHonourable Chief Justice Muhammad Haleem, LL.D. , HI, served as the Chief Justice of Pakistan from the period 1981 to 1989, the longest service of its kind in the history of the country. He was endorsed by successive regimes and has been celebrated as one of the foremost judicial authorities of...
- former Chief Justice of Pakistan - Naimatullah KhanNaimatullah KhanNiamthullah Khan was the Nazim of largest city of Pakistan, Karachi from August 2001-June 2005. He graduated from Punjab University with a Masters in Journalism and a Law Degree from Karachi University. He is lawyer by profession. He is the chairman of the biggest NGO of Pakistan, Alkhidmat...
- advocate - Justice Nasir Aslam ZahidNasir Aslam ZahidThe Honourable Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid , Barrister-at-Law, is one of the most respected names of Pakistani judiciary. Son of the first Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Mr...
- former Chief Juystice Sindh High Court & Justice Pakistan Supreme Court of Pakistan - Nazim Hussain SiddiquiNazim Hussain SiddiquiNazim Hussain Siddiqui served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, from December 31, 2003 to June 29, 2005.- Life :...
- former Chief Justice of Pakistan - Justice Saeeduzzaman SiddiquiSaeeduzzaman SiddiquiChief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui or Saeed-uz-zaman Siddiqui in Lukhnow, British India; is a Pakistani Jurist and legislator who formerly served as the Chief Justice of Pakistan at the Supreme Court of Pakistan...
- former Chief Justice of Pakistan - Sarmad Usmani- Chief Justice Sindh High Court, Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Justice Wajihuddin AhmedWajihuddin AhmedThe Honorable Right Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed , JD, is a retired and senior associate justice of the Pakistan Supreme Court and a former member of Pakistan's higher judiciary. He served as the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court and then, as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan...
- Chief Justice Sind High Court and Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan
Medicine
- Dr. Sohail Ansari - Consultant Physician, Chairman Essex TB Network, Chairman South East Essex Respiratory strategic Group, Governor American College of Chest Physicians, President Pakistan Essex Doctors Society, Examiner Royal College of Physicians (UK)
- Colin SaldanhaColin SaldanhaColin Saldanha is a Canadian Family Physician of Pakistani origin.-Early life:He obtained his M.B.B.S. Degree in Karachi, Pakistan in 1979 and interned with St. Joseph’s Health Centre at the University of Toronto...
, Canadian Family Physician of Pakistani origin
Actors and actresses
- Angela ThorneAngela ThorneAngela Thorne is an English actress who is best known for her roles in To the Manor Born and Anyone for Denis?-Early life:Angela Thorne was born in Karachi, British India, , in 1939...
- English actress - Anwar MaqsoodAnwar MaqsoodAnwar Maqsood Hameedi commonly known as Anwar Maqsood Urdu: انور مقصود) is a Pakistani playwright, poet, television host, satirist, humorist, infrequent actor and painter. He has worked in the entertainment industry for over 35 years.-Life and career:Anwar Maqsood studied at the Gulbarga trust...
- drama writer, anchor, actor - Bushra AnsariBushra Ansari-Early Life, education and family:Born in Karachi, Ansari is the daughter of eminent journalist and writer Ahmad Bashir. Bushra studied in Lahore at Lady Griffin School and then she did intermediate from famous Lahore College for Women University, completed her BA in 1977 from Waqarunnisa College...
- television host, actress and producer - Iqbal ThebaIqbal ThebaIqbal Theba is a Pakistani-American actor. Theba currently has a recurring role as Principal Figgins in the show Glee.-Life and career:Theba became a familiar face in the 1990s when he appeared in various TV shows and commercials in the United States....
- Pakistani-American television actor - Izhar QaziIzhar QaziIzhar Qazi was a famous two time Nigar award winning, Pakistani film and television actor and a playback singer, perhaps best known for his resemblance to the Indian film actor Amitabh Bachhan. Among his peers he was known for his modest lifestyle and honesty...
- film and TV actor - Jamshed AnsariJamshed AnsariJamsheed Ansari was a Pakistani film, television and radio actor.-Death:Ansari died of a brain tumour on August 24, 2005. Prayers were held at Baitul Mukarram Mosque, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi followed by burial at Khurshidpura Graveyard in Hub, Balochistan.-External links:...
- comedian - Margaret Lockwood - film and stage actress (1916-1990)
- Moin Akhtar - TV, film and stage actor, comedian and host
- Nadeem - film actor
- NiralaNiralaNirala is a Urdu word, its meaning is 'rare'.Nirala was a Pakistani comedian film star of the 1960s. He only appeared in the urdu films made in Pakistan. His very first film was Aur bhi gham hain...
- real name: Muzaffar Husain; comedian - Omer Sharif - comedian, writer, director, stage artist
- Rahat KazmiRahat KazmiRahat Kazmi is a famous Pakistani television actor, a talk-show anchor, a professional speaker and an academician. He is married to renowned Pakistani actress, producer and director Saira Kazmi, with whom he fell in love when he started his acting career. He has two children from Saira, Ali Kazmi...
- actor - Rauf LalaRauf Lala- Biography :Rauf Lala is a popular Pakistani comedian, actor, writer, and Producer. He Has been working for over three decades in Pakistani Media and Achieved a lot and is Well known for his Talent and Work....
- comedian/actor - Salim NasirSalim NasirSaleem Nasir was a Pakistani film and TV actor. He was born in Nagpur, India, with his experience in film and television acting, he developed mastery in artistic skills and built a career on based on his versatile...
- comedian/actor - Sultan RahiSultan RahiSultan Muhammad , popularly known as Sultan Rahi, in a Muslim family of Saharanpur, was a notable Pakistani film actor who was prominent in Pakistan in Punjabi films during the 1970s and 1980s. He was mostly popular among people in Punjab, Pakistan and among Sikh and Punjabi community of India...
- film actor - Syed KamalSyed KamalSyed Kamal was a Pakistani film and TV actor.Kamal was a popular film star of in the 1960s and the 1970s. Kamal, whose film Tauba became a success, has a striking resemblance with the Indian filmstar Raj Kapoor, and he is not evasive about this issue...
- film actor - Umer SharifUmer SharifUmer Sharif, TI is a Pakistani stand-up comedian, stage, film and television actor, writer, director and producer...
- humorous actor - Waheed MuradWaheed MuradWaheed Murad was a legendary Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. Waheed is considered to be one of the most famous and influential actors of subcontinent. Born in Sialkot, Pakistan, he was the only child of well-off film distributor Mr. Nisar Murad. He got early education from...
- film actor, director, producer - Zainab QayyumZainab QayyumZainab Qayyum is a Pakistani model, an actress and a TV host. She is considered to be one of the most talented stars in Pakistan...
- model, actress, TV host - Ghansham- classical dancer and pioneer dance teacher
- Sheema Kirmani- classical dancer, actor, founder Tehreke Niswan
Singers and musicians
- Adnan SamiAdnan SamiAdnan Sami is a British-born Pakistani-Indian- Canadian singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer of Pakistani origin. He currently holds Canadian citizenship and works and lives in Mumbai, India...
- Ahmed JahanzebAhmed JahanzebAhmed Jahanzeb Usmani is a Pakistani pop singer and composer. Famously known as AJ, he was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Jahanzeb is one of the few singers of the country, who have been trained in classical music and that is why he mostly sings soul stirring slow songs...
- Alamgir (pop singer)Alamgir (pop singer)Alamgir is a Pakistani pop singer of the 1970s, who is in fact one of the pioneers of the Urdu pop music in Pakistan. His style of singing is inspired by legendary playback singer Ahmed Rushdi.-Life & career:...
- Ali HaiderAli HaiderAli Haider is a former Pakistani singer and actor. He has had numerous hits in the early 90s such as Poorani Jeans. He also had a big hit later in the 1990s with Chand Sa Mukhra. Besides singing, he has acted in numerous TV serials on PTV. Among the successful dramas was Chand Sa Mukhra, which...
- Bilal Maqsood - pop singer, composer
- Faiz Ahmed FaizFaiz Ahmed FaizFaiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani intellectual, poet, and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language. He was a member of the Anjuman Tarraqi Pasand Mussanafin-e-Hind and an avowed Marxist. In 1962, he was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize by the Soviet Union...
- Faisal KapadiaFaisal KapadiaFaisal Kapadia is a member of the very popular Pakistani pop band Strings. Faisal was born on June 29, 1971 in Karachi, Pakistan. Growing up, he learned classical music, vocals, and guitar. He is married to Seema Kapadia and has 2 sons; Armaan and Gibran. He is a Ismaili by faith.Faisal Kapadia...
- singer - Faraz AnwarFaraz AnwarFaraz Anwar is a Pakistani guitarist, known for his solo instrumental work and his band Mizraab. He has been called "Pakistan's master of progressive rock."- Biography :...
- Guitarist, musician - Iqbal BanoIqbal BanoIqbal Bano , PP was a highly acclaimed female Ghazal singer from Pakistan. She was best known for her semi-classical Urdu ghazal songs and classical thumris, but also sang easy-listening numbers in 1950s films....
- Classical singer, ghazal, tuhmri - Junaid JamshedJunaid JamshedJunaid Jamshed is a Pakistani recording artist who gained fame as the frontman of the pop group, Vital Signs in 1987 with the hit song, "Dil Dil Pakistan", and remained in demand throughout the 1990s...
- Junoon (band)
- Lenny ZakatekLenny ZakatekLenny Zakatek also known as "The Voice" is a pop and rock singer and musician who has lived in London since the age of thirteen...
- English pop and rock star - Mehdi HassanMehdi HassanMehdi Hassan is a Pakistani ghazal singer and a former playback singer for Lollywood. He is famously known as the 'King of ghazal' . He has ruled the Pakistan film industry along with Ahmed Rushdi...
- Ghazal singer - Moin AkhterMoin AkhterMoin Akhtar was a Pakistani television, film and stage actor, as well as a humorist, comedian, impersonator, and a host. He was also a play writer, singer, film director and a producer....
- Munni BegumMunni BegumMunni Begum is a famous Pakistani ghazal Singer. Her real name is Nadira . She is based in Chicago, IL, USA.-Early life:Munni Begum was born in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. The youngest child of seven children, she first started taking music lessons from the famous singer Ustad Khwaja Ghulam...
- NadeemNadeemNadeem is a masculine given name. It has the meaning "friend", "close companion", or "confidant"...
- Naser MestarihiNaser MestarihiNaser Mestarihi is a Qatari born Jordanian-Pakistani guitarist based in Doha, Qatar who has been on the Qatari music scene since the age of 15...
- Hard rockHard rockHard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
musician. Family originally from Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, however they live in Karachi. - Nazia HassanNazia HassanNazia Hassan was an iconic Pakistani pop singer. Her song "Aap Jaisa Koi" from the Indian film Qurbani made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s, where she is admired and loved even today, years after her death...
- first female pop singer of Pakistan - Niazi Brothers
- Rahim Shah - Pashto, Urdu, Punjabi singer
- Runa LailaRuna LailaRuna Laila is a singer of the Indian subcontinent who is from Bangladesh. She started her career from Pakistan film industry and is effective in Ghazals also. She made a hit pair with famous singer Ahmed Rushdi after replacing Mala. She also has done numerous playbacks for movies in Bangladesh,...
- Bengali, Urdu - Sajjad AliSajjad AliSajjad Ali is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop singer, film actor, director and producer. He is trained in classical singing.- Early life and education :...
- pop singer of Pakistan; he also sings classicalIndian classical musicThe origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music and Persian music. The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music...
and semi-classical songsSemi-classical musicIn Pakistan, semi-classical music was derived from classical music combined with Pakistani film music and was specifically created for TV viewers. This generally refers to the music produced by Pakistan Television from 1964 to the late 1980s... - Salma AghaSalma AghaSalma Agha is a singer and actress from Pakistan who sang as well as acted in Indian films in the 1980s and the early 1990s. She won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award in 1982 for the ghazal "Dil ke Armaan" in Nikaah.-Early life:...
- Salman AhmadSalman AhmadSalman Ahmad is a Pakistani musician and former actor, who used to be a member of Vital Signs but left after their debut album due to creative differences. He went on to form Junoon, South Asia's biggest and longest-lasting rock band. While still enjoying the success of Junoon, he was involved in...
- Shehzad RoyShehzad RoyShehzad Roy is a singer and humanitarian from Karachi, Pakistan. With five hit albums under his belt, including the 2008 Qismat Apney Haath Mein , he is also the president and founder of Zindagi Trust, a non-profit charitable organization, that seeks to educate the underprivileged children of...
- singer - Sohail RanaSohail RanaSohail Rana is a Pakistani music composer for films. He was introduced by actor Waheed Murad in Pakistan film industry and gained popularity when singer Ahmed Rushdi sang his compositions in such films like Arman and Doraha. He is now based in Canada.-Early Life and career:Sohail Rana was born in...
- composer - Shanaz Begum- singer, Urdu, Bengali
- TalatTalat-People:*Mehmed Talat , Ottoman Turkish leader during World War I who rose to post of Grand Vizier in 1917.*Talat Mahmood , Indian popular singer and actor from Muslim community in Lucknow; best known as star playback performer of top ghazals for 50 years, starting in 1940*Talât Sait Halman ,...
- Waqar AliWaqar AliWaqar Ali is a Pakistani musician and singer in Pakistan. Ali has produced many albums and singles for the Pakistan film industry. His father is director Shafqat Hussein and he often works with his elder brother Sajjad...
- singer and musician - Zeba BakhtiarZeba BakhtiarZeba Bakhtiar is a Pakistani film and television actress and director. She made her television debut with a PTV Karachi centre play, Anarkali. She gained a lot of fame through her Bollywood debut, Henna...
- Zohaib HassanZohaib HassanZoheb Hassan is a self retired Pakistani pop icon, who left the music industry after the sad demise of his sister and sub-continental pop legend, Nazia Hassan.-Career:Zoheb Hassan was born on November 18, 1966....
- part of the first singing duo of the country
Philanthropists and social workers
- Abdul Sattar EdhiAbdul Sattar EdhiAbdul Sattar Edhi, NI , or Maulana Edhi, as he is often known, is a Pakistani philanthropist. He is head of the Edhi Foundation, the world's largest ambulance help service and charity. Together with his wife, Bilquis Edhi, he received the 1986 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service. He is also...
- philanthropist and founder of the Edhi FoundationEdhi FoundationThe Edhi Foundation is a non-profit social welfare program in Pakistan, founded by Abdul Sattar Edhi in 1951.Edhi is the head of the organization and his wife Bilquis, a nurse, oversees the maternity and adoption services of the foundation. Its headquarters are in Karachi, Pakistan.The Edhi... - Abdus Sattar Edhi
- Ansar BurneyAnsar BurneyAnsar Burney |Sindh]], Pakistan) is a leading Pakistani human rights and civil rights activist. He is a graduate of Masters and Law from Karachi University and honorary recipient of a PhD. in Philosophy...
- noted human rights activist and founder of the Ansar Burney Trust - Bilquis EdhiBilquis EdhiBilquis Bano Edhi Hilal-e-Imtiaz, , wife of Abdul Sattar Edhi, is a professional nurse and one of the most active philanthropists in Pakistan. She has been nicknamed, The Mother of Pakistan. She was born in 1947 in Karachi. She heads the Bilquis Edhi Foundation, and with her husband received the...
- philanthropist, founder of the Bilquis Edhi Foundation, wife of Abdul Sattar EdhiAbdul Sattar EdhiAbdul Sattar Edhi, NI , or Maulana Edhi, as he is often known, is a Pakistani philanthropist. He is head of the Edhi Foundation, the world's largest ambulance help service and charity. Together with his wife, Bilquis Edhi, he received the 1986 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service. He is also... - Fahmida RiazFahmida RiazFahmida Riaz is a well known Urdu writer, poet, and feminist of Pakistan. She is author of Godaavari, Khatt-e Marmuz, and Khana e Aab O Gil, the first translation of the Masnavi of Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi into Urdu.- Early life :...
- Hakim SaidHakim SaidSir Hakim Muhammad Said , was a prominent and world acclaimed medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and a former Governor of Sindh Province of Pakistan from 1993 until 1996...
- scholar, philanthropist, former Governor of Sindh - Nafis SadikNafis SadikDr. Nafis Sadik, currently Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General with additional responsibilities as Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia, and former head of the United Nations Population Fund .-Personal life:...
- United Nations - Abdul Razzak Tabba - Founder of Tabba Heart Institute and Tabba Dialysis
Political leaders and politicians
- Abdul Sattar AfghaniAbdul Sattar AfghaniAbdul Sattar Afghani was a politician from Karachi, Pakistan. He was twice elected mayor of Karachi and once a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan .-Mayor of Karachi:...
- ex-Mayor Karachi Metropolitan City - Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi - leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-PakistanJamiat Ulema-e-PakistanThe Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan is a political party in Pakistan. It is part of the Islamic Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, that won at the last legislative elections, 20 October 2002, 11.3 of the popular vote and 53 out of 272 elected members.This party belongs to the Sunni current, which in...
, founder of the World Islamic MissionWorld Islamic MissionThe World Islamic Mission is an international Muslim organisation of Sunni Muslims. It was started by Qaid-e-Ahle Sunnat Hazrat Shah Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi, Hazur Aalmi Muballigh e Islam Pir Syed Ma'roof Hussain Shah Arif Qadri Naushahi and Ra'ees-ul-Qalam Hazrat Allama Arshadul Qaudri in Holy... - Altaf HussainAltaf HussainAltaf Hussain is the founder and leader of the Muttahida Quami Movement . The MQM emerged as the third largest political party in the national assembly of Pakistan during 1988 and 1990 elections. The MQM secured representation in the parliamentary elections held in the northern areas of Pakistan...
- founder and Chairman of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) - Azeem Ahmed TariqAzeem Ahmed TariqAzeem Ahmed Tariq was the Chairman of the MQM . The party was formed to fight for the rights of the Mohajir people in Sindh, who were immigrants from India during the Indo-Pakistan split....
- former chairman of MQM - Benezir Bhutto - former Prime Minister
- Fakhruddin G. EbrahimFakhruddin G. EbrahimThe Honourable Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim , TI, is a retired Pakistani Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and Senior Advocate Supreme Court, and peace activist. Ebrahim also served as the interim Law Minister from 18 July 1993 till 19 October 1993, and interim Justice Minister 5...
- Governor, Law Minister, Attorney General - Farooq SattarFarooq SattarFarooq Sattar Pirwani is a politician from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Farooq Sattar is Deputy Convener and Parliamentary leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement , a political party in Pakistan. He has also served as Provincial Minister in the Sindh Cabinet for Local Bodies and is one of the senior...
- parliamentary leader of the MQM - Faisal Muhammed- Leader of Pakistan Muslim League.Karachi,
- Fatima JinnahFatima JinnahFatima Jinnah , was one of the figurative and pioneering woman figure in Pakistan Movement and was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. An active political figure in the movement for independence from the British Raj, she is commonly known in Pakistan as Khātūn-e...
- sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Madar-i-Millet - Imran FarooqImran FarooqImran Farooq was a Pakistani politician who was best known for his association with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement , a political party in Pakistan, of which he was a very senior member. He was also a founding member of the All Pakistan Muhajir Student Organization . Farooq held several positions in...
- co-founder of MQM - Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan - incumbent Governor of Sindh (2002 to present)
- Lal Krishna AdvaniLal Krishna AdvaniLal Kishanchand Advani known as Lal Krishna Advani is a Veteran Indian politician. A former president of the Bharatiya Janata Party , which is currently the major opposition party in the Indian Parliament. He also served as a Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004...
- leader of the Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
in IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... - Muhammed Ali Jinnah - founder of Pakistan
- Naimatullah KhanNaimatullah KhanNiamthullah Khan was the Nazim of largest city of Pakistan, Karachi from August 2001-June 2005. He graduated from Punjab University with a Masters in Journalism and a Law Degree from Karachi University. He is lawyer by profession. He is the chairman of the biggest NGO of Pakistan, Alkhidmat...
- former MayorNazimA nazim is the coordinator of cities and towns in Pakistan. Nazim is the title in Urdu of the chief elected official of a local government in Pakistan, such as a district, tehsil, union council, or village council....
of KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
city - Pervez MusharrafPervez MusharrafPervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
- General (Retd.) former Army Chief, military dictator and President of PakistanPresident of PakistanThe President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a... - Shahryar KhanShahryar KhanNawabzada Shahryar Mohammad Khan is a former career Pakistan diplomat who rose to the position of Foreign Secretary of Pakistan in 1990, and remained so till his retirement from service in 1994; he was later appointed as UN SRSG to Rwanda .Nawabzada Shahryar Muhammed Khan is descended from the...
- former Foreign Secretary and former Chairman Cricket Board in Pakistan - Shaukat AzizShaukat AzizShaukat Aziz is a world acclaimed Pakistani economist who was the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan from May 20, 2004 to 15 November 2007 in a joint military government led by General Pervez Musharraf. A Citibank executive, Aziz returned to Pakistan from the United States to be became Finance...
- former Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Pakistan - Syed Munawar Hasan - current Ameer of Jamat-e-Islami
- Syed Mustafa Kamal - former Nazim (Mayor) of Karachi
Religious leaders
- Aga Khan IIIAga Khan IIISir Sultan Muhammed Shah, Aga Khan III, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, PC was the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. He was one of the founders and the first president of the All-India Muslim League, and served as President of the League of Nations from 1937-38. He was nominated to represent India to...
- Imam Sultan Mohammed Shah - 48th Imam of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, President League of NationsLeague of NationsThe League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
, President All India Muslim League and GCSI, GCMG - Joseph CordeiroJoseph CordeiroJoseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro was the first Pakistani cardinal.-Education:He was educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi, the University of Bombay and Oxford University...
- former Archbishop of Karachi - Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui
- Muhammad Ilyas Qadri - founder of DawateIslami
- Nasim Amrohvi
- Qazi Hussain Ahmed
- Moulana Fazal-ur- Rehman
- Moulana Yousuf Ludhyanvi Shaheed (R.A)(Founder of Aalimi Majlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatma-e-Nabbuwat
- Moulana Tahir Ul Qadri(Chairman Tehreek Minhaj Ul Quran)
Scientists
- Abdul Qadeer KhanAbdul Qadeer KhanAbdul Qadeer Khan , also known in Pakistan as Mohsin-e-Pakistan , D.Eng, Sc.D, HI, NI , FPAS; more widely known as Dr. A. Q...
- metallurgist and founder of) Pakistan's nuclear programmePakistan and weapons of mass destructionPakistan began focusing on nuclear weapons development in January 1972 under the leadership of Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who delegated the program to the Chairman of PAEC Munir Ahmad Khan... - Ahmed MohiuddinAhmed MohiuddinDr. Ahmed Mohiuddin was a noted scientist, scholar and researcher of Pakistan....
- zoologist - Atta ur RahmanAtta ur RahmanAtta-ur-Rahman, D.Phil., TI, SI HI, NI, is a leading scientist and scholar in the field of organic chemistry from Pakistan, especially renowned for his research in the various areas relating to natural product chemistry...
- chemist - Muhammad Ali ShahMohammad Ali Shah (surgeon)Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali Shah is a Pakistani orthopaedic surgeon and member of the Pakistan Cricket Board governing board. He is currently the Provincial Sports Minister of Sindh. He was also the Chief de Mission for Pakistani athletes in the Commonwealth Games 2010.-Background:Dr. Shah was born on...
- orthopaedic surgeon - Pervez HoodbhoyPervez HoodbhoyDr. Prof. Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy , is a Pakistani nuclear physicist, essayist and political-defence analyst. He is the professor of nuclear and high-energy physics, and the head of the Physics Department at the Quaid-e-Azam University . He graduated and also received PhD from MIT and continues to...
- nuclear physicist - Raziuddin SiddiquiRaziuddin SiddiquiDr. Professor Muhammad Raziuddin Siddiqui , , also known as Dr. Razi, was an eminent Pakistani theoretical physicist and a renowned mathematician who played an instrumental and an influential role in Pakistan's education system and Pakistan's integrated nuclear detterence development...
- astrophysicist and mathematician - Salimuzzaman SiddiquiSalimuzzaman SiddiquiSalimuzzaman Siddiqui , HI, MBE, SI, D.Phil., FPAS, FRS. was a leading Pakistani scientist in Natural Product Chemistry. He is credited for pioneering the isolation of unique chemical compounds from the Neem , Rauwolfia, and various other flora. As the founder director of H.E.J...
- chemist - M. Shahid QureshiM. Shahid QureshiDr. Prof. Muhammad Shahid Qureshi or Shahid Qureshi, he is best known as Dr. M. Shahid Qureshi, is a Pakistani astrophysicist and a renowned astronomer. He is an academic and an eminent educationist from Pakistan who has published articles in the fields of astrophysics and astronomy...
- astrophysicist and mathematician - Ziauddin AhmedZiauddin AhmedSir Ziauddin Ahmed or Ziauddin Ahmed Zuberi or Dr. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ziauddin Ahmed was a Indian mathematician, logician, natural philosopher, politician, political theorist, versatile educationist and an eminent scholar who was the Rector of Aligarh Muslim University, India.-Early years:He...
Cricketers
- Abdul Kadir
- Anil DalpatAnil DalpatAnil Dalpat or Anil Dalpat Sonavaria was the first Hindu ever to play Test cricket for Pakistan. Dalpat was a lower-order batsman and wicket keeper, and represented Pakistan for a brief interval in the early 1980s, when Wasim Bari was injured...
- first HinduHinduHindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
to play for the country - Asad ShafiqAsad ShafiqSuperscript text Asad Shafiq is a Pakistani international cricketer. A right-hand batsman and occasional leg-break bowler, he made his One Day International debut against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup on 21 June 2010....
- Asif IqbalAsif Iqbal (cricketer)Asif Iqbal Razvi is a Pakistani cricketer who captained Pakistan and Kent CCC. He is now an ICC Match Referee....
- Basit AliBasit AliBasit Ali is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 19 Tests and 50 ODIs from 1993 to 1996. He was recognized by many to have a similar batting style as Javed Miandad. A right-hander, he has the relatively uncommon statistic of having a higher ODI than Test batting average...
- Danish KaneriaDanish KaneriaDanish Prabha Shanker Kaneria is a Pakistani cricketer . Danish Kaneria has continued the tradition of great Pakistani leg spin bowlers and possesses a very well disguised googly...
- second HinduHinduHindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
to play for the country - Faisal IqbalFaisal IqbalFaisal Iqbal is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler.-Early Life and Family:...
- Fawad AlamFawad AlamFawad Alam is a Pakistani first-class cricketer. He is primarily a left-handed batsman but bowls handy slow left-arm orthodox. His father Tariq had a long first class career in Pakistan.- Career :...
- Hanif MohammadHanif MohammadHanif Mohammad is a former Pakistan cricketer. He played for the Pakistani cricket team in 55 Test matches between 1952/53 and 1969/70 and averaged 43.98, with twelve hundreds....
- first Pakistani batsman to score a triple century - Iqbal QasimIqbal QasimMohammad Iqbal Qasim is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 50 Tests and 15 ODIs from 1976 to 1988.Qasim ended his career with 171 wickets in his 50 Test matches, at approximately 3.5 wickets a match. His accurate bowling saw his economy rate at a low 2.21...
- Jalal-ud-Din - in 1982 he took the first hat-trick in an ODI
- Javed MiandadJaved MiandadMohammad Javed Miandad Khan , popularly known as Javed Miandad , is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team...
- Kafeel JahangirKafeel JahangirKafeel Jahangir is a former Pakistani cricketer. Jahangir was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Karachi, Sind....
(1971-) - Hertfordshire and Minor Counties cricketer - Khalid LatifKhalid Latif (cricketer)Khalid Latif is a Pakistani cricketer.A right-handed opening batsman, Latif was captain of the Pakistani side which won the U-19 World Cup in 2004...
- Khurram ManzoorKhurram ManzoorKhurram Manzoor is a Pakistani international cricketer who has also played both Test cricket and One Day Internationals for his country. He is a right-hand opening batsman who also bowls off-spin and he made his first class debut in the 2003–04 season before representing Pakistan for the first...
- Mohsin KhanMohsin KhanMohsin Hasan Khan is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 48 Tests and 75 ODIs from 1977 to 1986 mainly as an opening batsman.-Life and Career:...
- Mohammad SamiMohammad SamiMohammad Sami is a Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket who is currently representing the Pakistan cricket team in Test cricket and Twenty20 cricket matches...
- right arm fast bowler - Mushtaq MohammadMushtaq MohammadMushtaq Mohammad is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1959 to 1979. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he is one of the most successful Pakistani all-rounders and went on to captain his country in nineteen Test matches...
- Rashid KhanRashid Khan (cricketer)Rashid Khan is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 29 ODIs from 1980 to 1985....
- Rashid LatifRashid LatifRashid Latif is a former Pakistani wicket keeper and a right handed batsman who represented the Pakistani cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International matches, between 1992 and 2003. He also served as the captain of the Pakistan cricket team in 2003...
- Saeed AnwarSaeed AnwarSaeed Anwar is a former Pakistani opening batsman. A left-hander, Anwar is most notable for scoring 194 runs against India in Chennai in 1997, then the highest, and now the joint second highest individual score in a One Day International.-Personal life:...
- Saleem YousufSaleem YousufSaleem Yousuf is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 32 Tests and 86 ODIs from 1982 to 1990. He was a wicket keeper. He made his highest Test score of 91 not out against England at Edgbaston in 1987...
- Sarfraz AhmedSarfraz AhmedSarfraz Ahmed is a Pakistani cricketer who captained Pakistan to victory at the Under 19 World Cup in 2006. He is a wicket-keeper and a right-handed batsman. He had played just 5 games for the Pakistan Under 19 cricket team before being selected as captain for the Under 19 Cricket World Cup...
- Shahid AfridiShahid AfridiSahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi , popularly known as Shahid Afridi , is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2011, Afridi played 27 Tests, 325 One Day Internationals, and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani national team...
- world record holder for the fastest ODI century - Shoaib MohammadShoaib MohammadShoaib Mohammad is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 45 Tests and 63 ODIs from 1983 to 1995.Shoaib is the son of former Pakistani cricketer Hanif Mohammad. Shoaib was a right-handed batsmen who represented the country until the mid 1990s...
- Sikandar BakhtSikander Bakht (cricketer)Sikander Bakht is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 26 Tests and 27 ODIs from 1976 to 1989. He is remembered for demolishing the Indian team for just 126 runs taking 8 wickets in the innings in the 2nd Test match of the 1979 tour of Pakistan to India.He was included in the team in place...
- Tauseef AhmedTauseef AhmedTauseef Ahmed is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 34 Tests and 70 ODIs from 1980 to 1993.He sported a trademark afro and moustache for most of his career....
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- Hassan SardarHassan SardarHassan Sardar is a former field hockey player and captain from Pakistan, who won the golden medal with the Men's National Hockey Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California....
- Islahuddin SiddiqueIslahuddin SiddiqueIslahuddin Siddiqui is a field hockey player from Pakistan. He was born on January 10, 1948 in Meerut, India.A right winger from Pakistan, he led Pakistan to Hockey World Cup glory in 1978...
- Hanif Khan
- Saleem Shervani
- Shahid Ali KhanShahid Ali KhanShahid Ali Khan is a retired field hockey goalkeeper from Pakistan, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and later became the Pakistan's goal keeping coach. Eight years later he was on the side that captured the bronze medal in...
- Sohail AbbasSohail AbbasSohail Abbas is a field hockey defender and penalty corner specialist from Pakistan. He is the highest scorer of goals in Hockey breaking Dhyan Chand's record 274 goals for the most goals scored in international competition, with his current goal tally at 328...
- Waseem Ferouz
- Safdar Abbas
SALTWATER BIG GAME FISHING
- Orooj Ahmed Ali Pioneer Offshore and Deep Sea angler and reigning Pakistan Saltwater Angling Champion having caught a 396 lbs Black Marlin in All-Pakistan Bill Fish Tournament, 5th December 1999, the heaviest fish caught on rod & reel in the Arabian Sea and Asian Waters.
Miscellaneous
- Arshad Ahmed Khan
- Aamir Liaquat HussainAamir Liaquat HussainAamir Liaquat Hussain is a politician and broadcaster from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Aamir Liaquat Hussain is also former State Minister for Religious Affairs, and an anchor of popular TV programme Aalim Online on Geo TV...
- Agha HilalyAgha HilalyAgha Hilaly was one of Pakistan's senior most diplomats who held several high offices in the Government of Pakistan, including Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States.-Career and Family Baxkground:...
- Arman SabirArman SabirArman Sabir is an investigative Pakistani journalist associated with the BBC Urdu Service, based in the capital city of Islamabad since 2009 when he was promoted to producer...
- Asif MujtabaAsif MujtabaMohammad Asif Mujtaba is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 25 Tests and 66 ODIs from 1986 to 1997. He is best known for hitting a Steve Waugh full toss on the last ball in an ODI at Hobart in 1992-93 for six, when Pakistan needed 7 runs to win, thereby tying the match...
- Asim KamalAsim KamalMohammad Asim Kamal is a test cricketer for the national team of Pakistan who scored 99 against South Africa on his Test debut....
- Atiq-uz-ZamanAtiq-uz-ZamanAtiq-uz-Zaman is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper. He played in one Test match in March 2000. He has played for a number of first-class sides in Pakistan as well as playing club cricket for St Annes CC in Lancashire...
- Bashir AhmadBashir AhmadBashir Ahmad may refer to:*Bashir Ahmad , Lollywood playback singer*Bashir Ahmad , Karachi-born Member of the Scottish Parliament*Bashir Ahmad , 'surprise' visitor to the U.S...
- Behroze SabzwariBehroze SabzwariBehroze Sabzwari is a Pakistani Film / Television actor.Behroze began his career from Radio Pakistan as a Radio presenter, In the late 1970s, he started his acting career by starring in a "Live" television children's play Dadajan Nanajan. Behroze has appeared in a number of television commercials...
- Chaudhry Muhammad AliChaudhry Muhammad AliChaudhry Muhammad Ali Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (Punjabi, ; (July 15, 1905 - December 2, 1980) was a Pakistani statesman who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956.-Early life:...
- Farahnaz IspahaniFarahnaz IspahaniFarahnaz Ispahani is currently serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and as a spokesperson for the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari. She is married to Husain Haqqani, the current Pakistan Ambassador to the United States, and is the granddaughter of Pakistan's first...
- Haroon Rasheed
- Hasan RazaHasan RazaHasan Raza is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. He initially was subject to something of a claim for an international cricketing record, as his debut performance was believed to have taken place at the age of 14 years and 227 days, then a...
- Humayun SaeedHumayun SaeedHumayun Saeed is a Pakistani actor, model and producer.-Family:Saeed, who hails from a family of wrestlers from Punjab, has four younger brothers, Babar, Amir, Adnan and Salman...
- Irfan YusufIrfan YusufIrfan Yusuf is an Australian lawyer, social commentator and author of the memoir Once Were Radicals: My years as a teenage Islamo-fascist.-Education and work:...
- Iskander Mirza
- Jahangir KhanJahangir KhanJahangir Khan, HI, is a former World No. 1 professional squash player from Pakistan, who is considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the game. During his career he won the World Open six times and the British Open a record ten times...
- Kamal WarsiKamal WarsiKamal Warsi a leftist activist and one of the accused of Jam saqi case. Warsi was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Kamal Warsi's family escaped from pograms and genocide in India and settled in Pakistan. Kamal Warsi got his education in Karachi. He is brother of Rauf Warsi a progressive journalist...
- Lady Abdullah HaroonLady Abdullah HaroonLady Abdullah Haroon , real name Nusrat Khanum, was a supporter of female education and female rights in the province of Sindh. She was born in a Shia family in Iran but later settled in Karachi where in 1914 she was married to local business man and politician Sir Abdullah Haroon...
- Muhammad Owais Raza Qadri
- Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
- Saud (actor)Saud (actor)Saud is a Pakistani film actor. He was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Saud started his career with Pervez Kaleem's film Gunnah in 1993. He was later cast by Syed Noor for his blockbuster film Hawain. Saud has worked in more than 150 movies...
- Shadab KabirShadab KabirMohammad Shadab Kabir Siddiqi is a Pakistani cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1996 to 2002....
- Sohail AbbasSohail AbbasSohail Abbas is a field hockey defender and penalty corner specialist from Pakistan. He is the highest scorer of goals in Hockey breaking Dhyan Chand's record 274 goals for the most goals scored in international competition, with his current goal tally at 328...
- Tazeen AhmadTazeen AhmadTazeen Ahmad is a British television and radio presenter and reporter. She used to present the Channel 4 late-night discussion programme on Islamic issues called Shariah TV and has been an investigative reporter for Channel 4's Dispatches....
- Wasim BariWasim BariWasim Bari is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 81 Tests and 51 ODIs from 1967 to 1984. Bari was a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman...
- Yousuf LudhianviYousuf LudhianviMaulana Muhammad Yousuf Ludhianvi was a Muslim scholar and Naib Amir of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat. He was born in EsaPur, Ludhiana, Eastern Punjab, India and was martyred in Karachi, Pakistan....