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[edit] Muhajir celebrities after independence
The mahjir means, immigrants. These peaple migrated to Pakistan from India at the time of partition of British India. It was either themselves or their parents or even their Grand parents who actually migrated. The name Mahajir is also used Politically in Pakistan.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Education
[edit] Art and literature
- Abdul Haq, Moulvi (Father of Modern Urdu)
- Abul Fazal Siddiqi
- Abul Khair Kashfi, Prof. Dr. (critic, linguist, Author, Scholar)
- Abul Lais Siddiqui, Prof. Dr. (critic, linguist, Author, Scholar)
- Abdul Qayyum
- Ada Jafery
- Afaq Siddiqi
- Afsar Amrohi
- Ahmed Hamdani
- Ahsan Danish (Poet)
- Ahsan Farooqi
- Aijazul Haq Quddusi
- Aish Amrohvi
- Akhtar Hameed Khan
- Akhtar Sheerani (Poet)
- Altaf Ali Barelvi
- Altaf Fatima (Novelist, Author)
- Anwer Inayatullah
- Arzu Lakhnavi (Poet)
- Ashraf Subuhi
- Aslam Farrukhi, Prof. Dr. (writer, critic, linguist)
- Athar Nafees
- Aziz Hamid Madni
- Bahar Koti (Poet)
- Behzad Lakhnavi
- Bismillah Niaz Ahmed
- Dilawer Figar (Humorous Poet)
- Ebarat Barelvi (Author, Poet, Critic)
- Farman Fatehpuri, Prof. Dr. (Researcher, Poet, Critic, linguist)
- Fatima Hasan
- Fehmida Riaz (Writer, poet, activist)
- Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Prof. Dr. (writer, critic, linguist, Researcher, Scholar, Educationist)
- Haider Dehlvi
- Hajra Masroor
- Hakeem Muhammad Saeed (Pioneer of eastern medicine, philanthropist)
- Hameed Haroon (Journalist, activist)
- Hasan Abidi (Scholar, poet, journalist)
- Haseena Moin (Playwright, drama writer)
- Hasnain Kazmi
- Himayat Ali Shair
- Ibn-e-Insha (Poet, writer and humorist)
- Ibn-e-Safi (Novelist, Story writer)
- Ibrahim Jalees
- Iftikhar Arif (Poet, critic, author)
- Intizar Hussain (Linguist, Novelist, Critic)
- Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (Author, Historian, Educationist)
- Ismat Chughtai (Story writer, poet)
- Jameel Jalibi (Scholar, critic, linguist, former VC KU)
- Jameel Naqvi
- Jamiluddin Aali (Poet, Columnist, Critic)
- Jon Elia (Poet, Philosopher)
- Josh Malihabadi (Poet, Linguist, Scholar)
- Karrar Hussain
- Khaleeq Ibrahim Khaleeq
- Khawaja Moinuddin
- Lais Qureshi
- Lutfullah Khan (Colomnist)
- Mahir-ul-Qadri (Critic, Linguist)
- Majnoon Gorakhpuri
- Manzoor Ahmad (Philosopher)
- Masood Ahmed Barkati
- Meerza Adeeb (Author, play writer)
- Mehmood Ahmed Barkati
- Mehmood Hussain (Educationist, Author)
- Meshar Badayuni (Poet)
- Mirza Jameel Ahmed (creator of Urdu Nastaliq for Computers)
- Mohsin Bhopali (Poet)
- Moinuddin Aqeel, Prof. Dr. (writer, critic, linguist)
- Mubarak Ali (Historian, Activist, Colomnist)
- Muhammad Hasan Askari (Philosopher, Author, Critic)
- Muhammed Ibrahim Khan (Poet, Journalist)
- Mullah Wahidi
- Mumtaz Shirin
- Mushaffaq Khawaja
- Mushtaq Ahmed Yousfi (Author, Humorist)
- Muslim Ziaee
- Mustafa Zaidi (Poet)
- Nasarullah Khan
- Naseem Ahrohvi
- Naseem Hijazi (Novlist)
- Nasir Kazmi (Poet)
- Nayyar Alvi
- Nazish Hyderi
- Niaz Fatehpuri (Author, Critic, Poet)
- Obaidullah Baig (Columnist, TV Producer)
- Prof. Pirzada Qasim (Poet, Author, Educationist)
- Qaem Amrohvi (Poet, Philosopher)
- Qamar Jalalvi (Poet)
- Qazi Akhtar Junagarhi (Journalist, writer)
- Raaz Muradabadi (Poet)
- Raghib Muradabadi (Poet)
- Rais Ahmed Jaferi
- Rais Amrohvi (Journalist, Poet, Psychoanalyst)
- Raizul Islam
- Raziq-ul-Khairi
- Rehman Kiani
- Amna Nazli
- Saba Akbarabadi (Poet)
- Sibte Hassan (Author, Columnist, Activist)
- Sadequain (Painter, Calligraphist)
- Sadiq-ul-Khairi
- Sahar Ansari, Prof. (Poet, Author, linguist)
- Sajjad Hussain
- Saima Khairi
- Saleem Ahmed
- Saqi Javed (Poet)
- Sarshar Siddiqi
- Sarwer Barabankvi
- Seemab Akbarabadi (Poet)
- Sehar Ansari (Poet, Linguist)
- Sehba Akhtar (Poet)
- Sehba Lakhnavi (Poet)
- Shabnam Romani (Poet)
- Shahid Ahmed Dehlvi (Linguist, poet, author)
- Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (Writer, woman activist)
- Shakeb Jalali (Poet,Journalist, story writer, columnist)
- Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Dr. (Researcher, Linguist, Author)
- Shokat Sabzwari
- Shokat Siddiqi
- Shokat Thanvi
- Shor Alig
- Syed Aaly Raza (Poet)
- Syed Muhammad Taqi (Poet, Philosopher, Journalist)
- Syed Qasim Mahmood(Writer,Editor,Researcher)
- Syed Sulaiman Nadvi]] (Islamic Scholar, Author, Biographer)
- Syed Waqar Ahmed Rizvi, Prof. Dr. (writer, critic, linguist)
- Tabish Dehlvi (Poet)
- Tahir Najmi (Senior Journalist)
- Waseem Barelvi (Scholar, Educationist)
- Zahida Hina (Colominst, Author, Poet)
- Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah (first female columnist of Pakistan)
- Zakir Ali Khan
- Ziauddin Ahmed Barney
- Zohra Nigar
[edit] Business and industry
[edit] Science and technology
[edit] Philanthropist and social activist
[edit] Economics
[edit] Law and judiciary
[edit] Metaphysics, spirituality and religion
[edit] Performing art and media
- Waheed Murad (Film actor, director, producer)
- Mohammad Ali (Film Actor)
- Mehdi Hassan (Ghazal Singer)
- Umer Sharif (Humorous Actor)
- Aziz Mian Qawwal
- Nadeem (Film actor)
- Moin Akhtar (TV, film and stage actor, comedian and host)
- Shakeel (Television Actor)
- Qazi Wajid (Television Actor)
- Alamgir (Pop Singer)
- Nazia Hasan (first female pop singe of Pakistan)
- Shoukat Hussain Rizvi (Film producer and director)
- Kamal Ahmed Rizi (Drama Writer)
- Fatima Surria Bajjya (Drama Writer)
- Anwer Maqsood (Drama Writer, Anchor, Actor)
- Nusrat Husain (Pop Musician)
- Faryal Gohar (Actress)
- Rahat Kazmi (Actor, Performer)
- Qasim Jalali (Drama director)
- Talat Hussain (Actor, Performer)
- Sheema Kirmani (Dancer, Theater Artist)
- Khalilullah Farooqui, (Radio Anchor, Creative Director)
- Hasan Zaidi (Kara Film Festival)
- Sultana Siddiqi (Hum TV)
- Riaz Khan (Pop Singer )
[edit] Sports
- Javed Miandad (Cricketer)
- Saeed Anwar (Cricketer)
- Asif Iqbal (Cricketer)
- Rashid Lateef (Cricketer)
- Muhammad Sami (Cricketer)
- Moin Khan (Cricketer)
- Mushtaq Mohammad (Cricketer)
- Fazal Mahmood (Cricketer)
- Hanif Mohammad (Cricketer)
- Shoaib Mohammad (Cricketer)
- Tauseef Ahmed (Cricketer)
- Basit Ali (Cricketer)
- Hassan Sardar (Hockey)
- Sadiq Mohammad (Cricketer)
- Iqbal Qasim (Cricketer)
- Mohsin Khan (Cricketer)
- Saleem Yousuf (Cricketer)
