List of people from Karachi District
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Famous people from the city of Karachi in Pakistan include:
- 'Sultan Mahommed Shah' Aga Khan III
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah - founder of Pakistan.
- Fatima Jinnah - sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Madar-i-Millet.
- Abdul Sattar Edhi - Philanthropist and founder of the Edhi Foundation
- Bilquis Edhi - Philanthropist, founder of the Bilquis Edhi Foundation, wife of Abdul Sattar Edhi
- Ansar Burney - noted human rights activist and founder of the Ansar Burney Trust
- Margaret Lockwood Film and Stage Actress 1916-1990
- Googie Withers CBE Film and Stage Actress
- Angela Thorne English Actress
- Pervez Musharraf - Current President b.1917
- Muhammad Ali Accounts Executive.
- Shaukat Aziz - 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan.
- Altaf Hussain -Politician, Founder and Chairman of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, living in self-exile in London.
- Lal Krishna Advani - leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in India
- Joseph Cordeiro - Former Archbishop of Karachi.
- Daniele Mastrogiacomo - Italian journalist born in Karachi.
- Hakim Mohammed Saeed - Noted scholar, philanthropist and former Governor of Sindh. Founder of the Hamdard Foundation.
- Agha Hasan Abedi - Banker and founder of the now-defunct Bank of Credit and Commerce International
- Hanif Mohammad - cricketer and the first Pakistani batsman to score a triple century. Made 334 not out against the West Indies cricket team.
- Mushtaq Mohammad - cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan cricket team.
- Javed Miandad - cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan cricket team.
- Saeed Anwar - Opening batsman for the Pakistan cricket team
- Rashid Latif - former Pakistan cricket team captain and wicket keeper.
- Danish Kaneria - a Hindu cricketer and leg spin bowler of the Pakistan cricket team.
- Mohammad Sami - A fast-bowling cricketer in the national team
- Ashfaq Hussain - Urdu poet and television personality in Canada for Asian Television Network.
- Safi Qureshi - Co-founder and CEO of AST Research. Born and educated in Karachi, he is now based in the US
- Waqqas Hanafi - Grand chef for King Abdullah of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Danish Thanvi - Famous Social worker in Sindh
- Noori Junaid - Famous for "helping people"
- Nazia Hassan - First Pop Singer of Pakistan.
- Zohaib Hassan - First Pop Singer of Pakistan/Brother of Late Nazia Hassan
- Lenny Zakatek - English Pop and Rock star
