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Abida Parveen
Abida Parveen (born 1954) (عابده پروين, ), is a Pakistani singer of Sindhi descent and one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music (Sufiana kalaam).
Abida Parveen (born 1954) (عابده پروين, ), is a Pakistani singer of Sindhi descent and one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music (Sufiana kalaam).
Abul Kalam Shamsuddin
Abul Kalam Shamsuddin (Bangla:আবুল কালাম শামসুদ্দীন) (November 3, 1897–1978) was a journalist, politician and littérateur.
Abul Kalam Shamsuddin (Bangla:আবুল কালাম শামসুদ্দীন) (November 3, 1897–1978) was a journalist, politician and littérateur.
Adil Salahuddin
Adil Salahuddin (born in 1944, Delhi) is Pakistan's foremost stamp designer with over 2000 stamp designs to his name.
Adil Salahuddin (born in 1944, Delhi) is Pakistan's foremost stamp designer with over 2000 stamp designs to his name.
Ahmad Hasan Dani
Professor Ahmad Hasan Dani (Urdu: احمد حسن دانی) FRAS, SI, HI (20 June 1920 – 26 January 2009), was a Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and linguist.
Professor Ahmad Hasan Dani (Urdu: احمد حسن دانی) FRAS, SI, HI (20 June 1920 – 26 January 2009), was a Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and linguist.
Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, PP, SI (Urdu: احمد ندیم قاسمی) (November 20, 1916 – July 10, 2006) was a legendary Urdu and English language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and ...
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, PP, SI (Urdu: احمد ندیم قاسمی) (November 20, 1916 – July 10, 2006) was a legendary Urdu and English language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and ...
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, PP, SI born Ahmad Shah Awan was a legendary Urdu and English language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author.
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, PP, SI born Ahmad Shah Awan was a legendary Urdu and English language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author.
Ahmed Faraz
Ahmed Faraz was a Pakistani urdu poet.
Ahmed Faraz was a Pakistani urdu poet.
Ahmed Rushdi
Ahmed Rushdi, SI, PP was a versatile Pakistani playback singer who worked in film music and was "an important contributor to the Golden Age of Pakistani film music."
Ahmed Rushdi, SI, PP was a versatile Pakistani playback singer who worked in film music and was "an important contributor to the Golden Age of Pakistani film music."
Ahsan Mubarak
Ahsan Mubarak, is a Pakistani geophysicist and nuclear seismologist who is renowned for his pioneering research on earthquake sciences, and seismic activities in Pakistan.
Ahsan Mubarak, is a Pakistani geophysicist and nuclear seismologist who is renowned for his pioneering research on earthquake sciences, and seismic activities in Pakistan.
Akbar S. Ahmed
Akbar Salahuddin Ahmed, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, or Akbar Ahmed, is currently the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University in Washington, D.C., the First Distinguished Chair of Mi...
Akbar Salahuddin Ahmed, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, or Akbar Ahmed, is currently the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University in Washington, D.C., the First Distinguished Chair of Mi...
Amir Ali Majid
Dr Amir Ali Majid is a legal scholar and author born in Gojra, Punjab, Pakistan.
Dr Amir Ali Majid is a legal scholar and author born in Gojra, Punjab, Pakistan.
Anna Suvorova
Anna A. Suvorova is a Russian Orientalist and art critic.
Anna A. Suvorova is a Russian Orientalist and art critic.
Annemarie Schimmel
Annemarie Schimmel, SI, HI, (April 7, 1922 – January 26, 2003) was a well known and very influential German Orientalist and scholar, who wrote extensively on Islam and Sufism.
Annemarie Schimmel, SI, HI, (April 7, 1922 – January 26, 2003) was a well known and very influential German Orientalist and scholar, who wrote extensively on Islam and Sufism.
Ansar Burney
Ansar Burney (انصار برنی; born 14 August 1956 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) is a leading Pakistani human rights and civil rights activist.
Ansar Burney (انصار برنی; born 14 August 1956 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) is a leading Pakistani human rights and civil rights activist.
Anwar Shamim
Air-Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim, (Urdu:شميم انور; born 1 October 1931) NI(M), SI(M), HI(M), SJ, is a retired four-star air-force general officer who was the 10th Chief of Air Staf...
Air-Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim, (Urdu:شميم انور; born 1 October 1931) NI(M), SI(M), HI(M), SJ, is a retired four-star air-force general officer who was the 10th Chief of Air Staf...
Arif Naqvi
Arif Naqvi is the CEO of Dubai-based investment bank Abraaj Capital, the leading private equity firm in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Arif Naqvi is the CEO of Dubai-based investment bank Abraaj Capital, the leading private equity firm in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Ashfaq Ahmed
Ashfaq Ahmed, PP, SI (Urdu: اشفاق احمد) (August 22, 1925 – September 7, 2004) was a distinguished writer, playwright, broadcaster, intellectual and spiritualist from Pakistan.
Ashfaq Ahmed, PP, SI (Urdu: اشفاق احمد) (August 22, 1925 – September 7, 2004) was a distinguished writer, playwright, broadcaster, intellectual and spiritualist from Pakistan.
Ata ul Haq Qasmi
Ata ul Haq Qasmi is a Pakistani columnist who has been writing Urdu columns for more than last 45 years in the leading newspapers with the name of "Rozan-e-Dewar Sey".
Ata ul Haq Qasmi is a Pakistani columnist who has been writing Urdu columns for more than last 45 years in the leading newspapers with the name of "Rozan-e-Dewar Sey".
Atta ur Rahman
Atta-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 ...
Atta-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 ...
Bano Qudsia
Bano Qudsia is a writer, intellectual, playwright and spiritualist from Pakistan who wrote Urdu novels and short stories.
Bano Qudsia is a writer, intellectual, playwright and spiritualist from Pakistan who wrote Urdu novels and short stories.
Bashir Ali Mohammad
Bashir Ali Mohammad (born February 6, 1947) is a business leader in Pakistan who is chairman of the Gul Ahmed Group and the Pakistan - Britain Advisory Council.
Bashir Ali Mohammad (born February 6, 1947) is a business leader in Pakistan who is chairman of the Gul Ahmed Group and the Pakistan - Britain Advisory Council.
Bob Woolmer
Robert Andrew Woolmer was an international cricketer, professional cricket coach and also a professional commentator.
Robert Andrew Woolmer was an international cricketer, professional cricket coach and also a professional commentator.
Christopher Shackle
Christopher Shackle (born 4 March 1942) is a retired Professor of Modern Languages of South Asia in the University of London, Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia, and also Pr...
Christopher Shackle (born 4 March 1942) is a retired Professor of Modern Languages of South Asia in the University of London, Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia, and also Pr...
Dr. G. Raza Bhatti
Atta-ur-Rahman, Ph.D., is a leading scientist and scholar in the field of Botany from Pakistan, especially renowned for his research in the various areas relating to Natural conservation and Bio...
Atta-ur-Rahman, Ph.D., is a leading scientist and scholar in the field of Botany from Pakistan, especially renowned for his research in the various areas relating to Natural conservation and Bio...
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Prof. Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan, PhD, D.Litt, SI, (September 23, 1912 – September 25, 2005) was a researcher, critic, linguist, author, scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics, educationist and...
Prof. Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan, PhD, D.Litt, SI, (September 23, 1912 – September 25, 2005) was a researcher, critic, linguist, author, scholar of Urdu literature and linguistics, educationist and...
Hermanegild Marcos Antonio Drago
Hermanegild Marcos Antonio Drago, was a Pakistani Catholic doctor who was revered across communal lines in the south of Pakistan, for his work in health, education and social welfare.
Hermanegild Marcos Antonio Drago, was a Pakistani Catholic doctor who was revered across communal lines in the south of Pakistan, for his work in health, education and social welfare.
Hiroji Kataoka
Hiroji Kataoka is a Japanese professor of Urdu at Daito Bunka University, where he also serves as dean of the Faculty of International Relations and director of the Institute of Contemporary Asi...
Hiroji Kataoka is a Japanese professor of Urdu at Daito Bunka University, where he also serves as dean of the Faculty of International Relations and director of the Institute of Contemporary Asi...
Iftikhar Arif
Iftikhar Hussain Arif, PP, SI, HI commonly known as Iftikhar Arif is an Urdu poet, scholar and littérateur from Pakistan.
Iftikhar Hussain Arif, PP, SI, HI commonly known as Iftikhar Arif is an Urdu poet, scholar and littérateur from Pakistan.
Intizar Hussain
Intizar Hussain, SI, is eminent living Urdu fiction writer.
Intizar Hussain, SI, is eminent living Urdu fiction writer.
Ishfaq Ahmad
Ishfaq Ahmad, D.Sc., Minister of State, SI, HI, NI, FPAS, is a Pakistani nuclear physicist, and well-known educationist and academic from Pakistan.
Ishfaq Ahmad, D.Sc., Minister of State, SI, HI, NI, FPAS, is a Pakistani nuclear physicist, and well-known educationist and academic from Pakistan.
Ismail Gulgee
Ismail Gulgee - The Gulgeez Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, was an award-winning, globally famous Pakistani artist born in Peshawar.
Ismail Gulgee - The Gulgeez Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, was an award-winning, globally famous Pakistani artist born in Peshawar.
Israr Ahmed
Israr Ahmed was a Pakistani Islamic theologian followed particularly in South Asia and also among the South Asian diaspora in the Middle East, Western Europe, and North America.
Israr Ahmed was a Pakistani Islamic theologian followed particularly in South Asia and also among the South Asian diaspora in the Middle East, Western Europe, and North America.
Jameel Jalibi
Muhammad Jameel Khan (Urdu: محمد جمیل خان) commonly known as Prof.
Muhammad Jameel Khan (Urdu: محمد جمیل خان) commonly known as Prof.
Javed Ashraf Bajwa
Brigadier General Javed Ashraf Bajwa is a retired Pakistan Army engineer officer.
Brigadier General Javed Ashraf Bajwa is a retired Pakistan Army engineer officer.
Khalid Abbas Dar
Khalid Abbas Dar, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance is a cultural icon, as well as a versatile actor, entertainer, mimic, one-man show, filmstar, host, playwright, director & theatre producer.
Khalid Abbas Dar, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance is a cultural icon, as well as a versatile actor, entertainer, mimic, one-man show, filmstar, host, playwright, director & theatre producer.
Khan Abdul Ghani Khan
Ghani Khan (Pashto: غني خان) (1996-1914) is widely considered as one of the best Pashto language poets of the 20th century, along with Ameer Hamza Shinwari.
Ghani Khan (Pashto: غني خان) (1996-1914) is widely considered as one of the best Pashto language poets of the 20th century, along with Ameer Hamza Shinwari.
Ludmila Vassilyeva
Ludmila Vassilyeva (born May, 23, 1942) is a Russian scholar at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.
Ludmila Vassilyeva (born May, 23, 1942) is a Russian scholar at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.
Mary Emily
From 1972 to 1982 Sister Mary Emily FC of the Daughters of the Cross religious order, was the Principal of the St. Joseph's College (Karachi), Pakistan.
From 1972 to 1982 Sister Mary Emily FC of the Daughters of the Cross religious order, was the Principal of the St. Joseph's College (Karachi), Pakistan.
Mehmood Bhatti
Mehmood Bhatti is an internationally acclaimed Pakistani French fashion designer based in Paris.
Mehmood Bhatti is an internationally acclaimed Pakistani French fashion designer based in Paris.
Mian Muhammad Mansha
Mian Muhammad Mansha ( میاں محمد منشاء) is a prominent industrialist and entrepreneur who is officially the richest man in Pakistan.
Mian Muhammad Mansha ( میاں محمد منشاء) is a prominent industrialist and entrepreneur who is officially the richest man in Pakistan.
Mohammad Ali Shah (surgeon)
Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali Shah (born 1946) is a Pakistani orthopaedic surgeon and member of the Pakistan Cricket Board governing board.
Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali Shah (born 1946) is a Pakistani orthopaedic surgeon and member of the Pakistan Cricket Board governing board.
Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi
Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi, Neuclear Physics.
Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi, Neuclear Physics.
Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari
Justice Diya al-'Ummah Hadhrat Shaykh Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari ( شیخ محمد کرم شاہ الأزهري), Sitara-e-Imtiaz, (1918–1998) was an eminent Sheykh (Spiritual Master) of ...
Justice Diya al-'Ummah Hadhrat Shaykh Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari ( شیخ محمد کرم شاہ الأزهري), Sitara-e-Imtiaz, (1918–1998) was an eminent Sheykh (Spiritual Master) of ...
Muhammad Munawwar Mirza
Muhammad Munawwar Mirza, was a prominent Iqbal scholar, historian, writer and intellectual from Pakistan.
Muhammad Munawwar Mirza, was a prominent Iqbal scholar, historian, writer and intellectual from Pakistan.
Muhammad Suhail Zubairy
Muhammad Suhail Zubairy is a Professor of Physics at the Texas A&M University and is the inaugural holder of the Munnerlyn-Heep Chair in Quantum Optics.
Muhammad Suhail Zubairy is a Professor of Physics at the Texas A&M University and is the inaugural holder of the Munnerlyn-Heep Chair in Quantum Optics.
Mukhtar Masood
Mukhtar Masood, SI, is a Pakistani writer and bureaucrat.
Mukhtar Masood, SI, is a Pakistani writer and bureaucrat.
Munir Niazi
Munir Ahmad, better known as Munir Niazi, SI was an Urdu poet from Pakistan who also produced poetry in the Panjabi language.
Munir Ahmad, better known as Munir Niazi, SI was an Urdu poet from Pakistan who also produced poetry in the Panjabi language.
Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi
Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi D.Litt, SI, HI is an Urdu satirical and humor writer from Pakistan.
Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi D.Litt, SI, HI is an Urdu satirical and humor writer from Pakistan.
Naseem Ashraf
Dr. Nasim Ashraf (نسيم أشرف) was the Chairman of the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), Pakistan and a Minister of State.
Dr. Nasim Ashraf (نسيم أشرف) was the Chairman of the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), Pakistan and a Minister of State.
Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai
Dr. Allamah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai (born 1917) is a Pakistani writer and poet, known for his work on Islam and the Burushaski language.
Dr. Allamah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai (born 1917) is a Pakistani writer and poet, known for his work on Islam and the Burushaski language.
Nawab Haider Naqvi
Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi is a noted economist and scholar of Pakistan.
Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi is a noted economist and scholar of Pakistan.
Nirmala Deshpande
Nirmala Deshpande was a noted Indian social activist who had embraced Gandhian philosophy.
Nirmala Deshpande was a noted Indian social activist who had embraced Gandhian philosophy.
Omar Kureishi
Omar Kureishi was a distinguished Pakistani writer.
Omar Kureishi was a distinguished Pakistani writer.
Rahimullah Yusufzai
Rahimullah Yusufzai (Yousafzai) is a Pakistani journalist.
Rahimullah Yusufzai (Yousafzai) is a Pakistani journalist.
Ralph Randles Stewart
Dr. Prof. Ralph Randles Stewart usually referred to as R. R. Stewart, was an American botanist who spent his career teaching and studying plants in Pakistan.
Dr. Prof. Ralph Randles Stewart usually referred to as R. R. Stewart, was an American botanist who spent his career teaching and studying plants in Pakistan.
Ralph Russell
Professor Ralph Russell SI (Urdu: رالف رَسَل) (born 21 May 1918, died 14 September 2008) was a British scholar of Urdu literature and a Communist.
Professor Ralph Russell SI (Urdu: رالف رَسَل) (born 21 May 1918, died 14 September 2008) was a British scholar of Urdu literature and a Communist.
Raziuddin Siddiqui
Dr. 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 influenti...
Dr. 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 influenti...
Reshma
Reshma, SI, is a renowned folk singer of Pakistan, who is popular in India too.
Reshma, SI, is a renowned folk singer of Pakistan, who is popular in India too.
Riazuddin (physicist)
Riazuddin, also spelled as Riaz-Uddin,, is a renowned and prominent Pakistani theoretical physicist and an eminent scientist, specializing in high-energy physics and nuclear physics.
Riazuddin, also spelled as Riaz-Uddin,, is a renowned and prominent Pakistani theoretical physicist and an eminent scientist, specializing in high-energy physics and nuclear physics.
Sadequain
Syed 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 ski...
Syed 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 ski...
Salim Mehmud
Dr. Salim Mehmud, also known as Salim Mehmood, is a Pakistani rocket scientist and a nuclear engineer.
Dr. Salim Mehmud, also known as Salim Mehmood, is a Pakistani rocket scientist and a nuclear engineer.
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, HI, MBE, SI, D.Phil, was a leading Pakistani scientist in Natural products Chemistry.
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, HI, MBE, SI, D.Phil, was a leading Pakistani scientist in Natural products Chemistry.
Samson Simon Sharaf
Brigadier-General Samson Simon Sharaf is a retired 1 star general officer in the Pakistan Army and a military scientist.
Brigadier-General Samson Simon Sharaf is a retired 1 star general officer in the Pakistan Army and a military scientist.
Shahid Karimullah
Admiral Shahid Karimullah, TI, SI, HI, NI, SJ, L'd'H LM, is the former four-star naval officer who, as Chief of Naval Staff, commanded Pakistan Navy from 2002 to 2005.
Admiral Shahid Karimullah, TI, SI, HI, NI, SJ, L'd'H LM, is the former four-star naval officer who, as Chief of Naval Staff, commanded Pakistan Navy from 2002 to 2005.
Shamsul-hasan Shams Barelvi
Shamsul-hasan Shams Barelvi (b.
Shamsul-hasan Shams Barelvi (b.
Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor, PP, SI, is an acclaimed Pakistani film and television producer, director, writer, lyricist and composer.
Shoaib Mansoor, PP, SI, is an acclaimed Pakistani film and television producer, director, writer, lyricist and composer.
Shoaib Sultan Khan
Shoaib Sultan Khan (SSK) is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of rural development programmes in Pakistan.
Shoaib Sultan Khan (SSK) is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of rural development programmes in Pakistan.
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
The Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third highest honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan.
The Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third highest honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan.
Syed Hussain Shah
Syed Hussain Shah (سيد حسين شاه) (born August 14, 1964) is a boxer from Pakistan, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Syed Hussain Shah (سيد حسين شاه) (born August 14, 1964) is a boxer from Pakistan, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
T. B. Irving
Thomas Ballantyne Irving (1914–2002), also known as Al-Hajj Ta'lim Ali Abu Nasr, was an American Muslim author, professor, and scholar, who produced the first American English translation of the...
Thomas Ballantyne Irving (1914–2002), also known as Al-Hajj Ta'lim Ali Abu Nasr, was an American Muslim author, professor, and scholar, who produced the first American English translation of the...
Takeshi Suzuki
Takeshi Suzuki was a Japanese professor of Urdu.
Takeshi Suzuki was a Japanese professor of Urdu.
Takeshi Suzuki (academic)
Takeshi Suzuki was a Japanese professor of Urdu.
Takeshi Suzuki was a Japanese professor of Urdu.
Tariq Pervez
Tariq Pervez (born 30 December 1948), a Pakistani policeman, was the director-general of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency from 2005 till the end of 2008.
Tariq Pervez (born 30 December 1948), a Pakistani policeman, was the director-general of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency from 2005 till the end of 2008.