List of Pakistanis

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Pakistan is the sixth most populous nation in the world. Below is a list of such people who belong or relate in some way to this nation. See Category:Pakistani people for an alphabetical list of Pakistanis with categories.

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[edit] Heads of State or Government

[edit] Martial Law Administrators

[edit] Other Major (Historical) Political Figures

[edit] Human Rights Activists and Philanthropists

[edit] Educationists and Scholars

  • Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Ph.D., Scholar, Critic, Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Anita Ghulam Ali, Former Minister for Education, Sindh and Managing Director of Sindh Education Foundation
  • Attash Durrani Ph.D., Linguist, Scholar, Critic, Pioneer of Urdu and Local Language Computing in Pakistan
  • Pirzada Qasim, Ph.D., Scholar, Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi, Karachi
  • Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, Ph.D., 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

[edit] Famous Social Scientists and Religious Scholars

Main article(s): List of Pakistani social scientists, List of Pakistani religious scholars

[edit] Famous Economists

[edit] Famous Scientists and Technologists

[edit] Famous Architects

  • A. R. Hye
  • Nayyar Ali Dada
  • Usama Bin Murad
  • Dr. Faisal Manzoor Arain
  • Habib Fida Ali
  • Kamil Khan Mumtaz
  • Naseeruddin Murat Khan

[edit] Military personalities

See also Category:Chiefs of Army Staff, Pakistan

[edit] Prominent Businessmen/Industrialists

Main article: List of Pakistani businessmen, List of Pakistani industrialists

  • Iqbal Ali Lakhani Tobacco, Consumer Goods, Internet, Media Lakson Group
  • Ghulam Muhammad A. Fecto Tractors, Sugar, Cement Fecto Group of Industries
  • Bashir Ali Mohammad Textiles, Energy, Banking Gul Ahmed Group
  • Mir Shakil ur Rehman Media Jang Group
  • Mian Mohammad Mansha Banking, Cement, Textiles Nishat Group
  • Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui CEO, Techcorp Group of Companies
  • Arif Habib Arif Builders
  • Nasir Husain Schon Group
  • Iqbal Ebrahim Textiles, Al-Karam Textile Mills (Pvt) Ltd
  • Rahil Pirani President Homeowners Assistance Group, Non Profit Foreclosure Prevention
  • Erfan Awan Chairman KB Holdings ((Properties, Logistics & Tourism))
  • Raja Saleem President,RGM Textile Weaving Mill.Former Vice President Fedration of Pakistan Chamber Of Commerce & Industry
  • Mian Sharafat Ali Chief Executive, Ramna Group of Industries.
  • Usman Awan Logistics
  • Ali Akbar Rizvi Steel,Automobil.
  • Uzair Qazi Business Development Expert, Avenir Technologies (Pvt) Ltd.
  • Adnan Asdar Ali Adnan Asdar & Associates
  • Ishtiaq Baig Vice Chairman, Baig Group of companies

[edit] Arts, Literature & Mass Media persons

[edit] Quranic Reciters

  • Qari Syed Ali Abid Naqvi, President's Award for Pride of Performance
  • Qari Shakir Qasmi
  • Qari Abdullah
  • Qari Asim Manzoor MEO
  • Qari Junaid Niazi
  • Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi

[edit] Writers & Poets

Main article(s): List of Pakistani writers, List of Urdu poets.

[edit] Actors and Actresses Film / TV / Stage

For a categoric listing of actors in film, see Category:Pakistani film actors
For a categoric listing of TV actors, see Category:Pakistan Television actors

[edit] Artists & Painters

Main article: List of Pakistani artists

[edit] Fashion

[edit] Notable Fashion Designers

Main article: List of Pakistani fashion designers

[edit] Models

Main article: List of Pakistani models

[edit] Journalists

Main article: List of Pakistani Journalists


  • Zarar Khan
  • Shahnawaz Farooqui
  • Arman Sabir - Journalist working for BBC and earlier he remained associated with daily Dawn for several years.
  • Surendar Valasai First English Media Journalist from Dalit communities of Pakistan
  • Hussain Mansoor, Investigative Journalist
  • Hamid Mir, Daily Jang Talk Shows in Geo Tv
  • Mushtaq Minhas, Journalist working for AAJ TV as its National Chief Reporter
  • Farhan Shabbir senior news anchor , ary one world
  • Sajjad Waqar Khan Anchor & Special Correspondent , TeleBiz, CNBC Pakistan, Ary one world, Geo Television
  • Inam Aziz- Highly influential campaigning journalist. Founding editor of the first Urdu paper in the UK.
  • Kashif Mardani Geo News
  • Fahad Hussain
  • Muhammad Nasir Zaidi Columnsit, writer, Media practitioner
  • Raza Mumtaz Rao
  • Mazhar Iqbal
  • Muhammad Ajmal Jami Reporter/Anchor Express news Television
  • Ali Hassan Correspondent BBC at Hyderabad
  • Sohail Sangi Founding Editor Awami Awaz, Weekly Aarsee, worked for BBC Urdu onlineas freelance, worked with Daily Dawn, visiting faculty Department of Mass COmmunication university of Sindh
  • Riaz Sohail worked as senior sub editor Daily kawish, BBC correspondent
  • Niaz Panhwar Daily Kawish Hyderabad
  • Aijaz Mangi scholar, journalist, Secretary Sindhi Adabi Board and popular column writer of Sindhi and Urdu newspapers.
  • Masood Mallhi Most papular Punjabi Presenter/Rj/Dj/Host/Producer & great broadcaster,
                     working with 106.2 HUM FM Lahore unit since jan 2005
                     contect to Mr.Masood Mallhi just dail +92 333 4740618 & mailing add mallhi@radio.fm

[edit] Musicians and Bands

Main article: List of Pakistani musicians

[edit] Video Jockies

[edit] Sports

[edit] Basketball

  • Syed Awais Ali Shah
  • Adnan Bin Murad
  • Muhammad Ashraf
  • Muhammad Azam
  • Majid Pervez
  • Muhammad Tanveer
  • Brig. Rasheed
  • Khalid Bashir
  • Akmal Shahid
  • Imran Afzal Khan
  • Muhammad Fareed
  • Falak Fareed
  • Muhammad Bakhsh
  • Khalid Mehmood
  • Agha Arshad
  • Saad Zia
  • Sylvester
  • Fazal
  • Shujaat
  • Muhammad Mushtaq


[edit] Cricket

[edit] Martial Arts

[edit] Hockey

[edit] Sailing

  • Munir Sadiq - won 3 gold medals and 2 silver medals in Asian Games in 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998

[edit] Snooker

[edit] Squash

[edit] Football

  • Yunus Changezi - was member of national football team, and remained coach of national football team.
  • Muhammad Essa - currently striker of the national football team.

[edit] Diplomats

[edit] Nabs

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Biography at the British Council website. Retrieved on 26 May 2008