List of Muhajir people

This is a list of notable Muhajir people. Muslims that migrated mainly from North India and Hyderabad after the independence of Pakistan in 1947.

Political

 * Aamir Liaquat Hussain
 * Abida Sultan, former crown princess, Bhopal
 * Abul A'la Maududi, founder of Jamaat-e-Islami
 * Afaq Ahmed, founder and leader of Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan
 * Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi, leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan, founder of the World Islamic Mission
 * Ali Rashid, MQM
 * Ali Zaidi
 * Altaf Hussain, founder and leader of MQM
 * Amir Khan, senior deputy convener of MQM
 * Azeem Ahmed Tariq, former chairman of (MQM)
 * Babar Khan Ghauri, (MQM)
 * Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman
 * Faisal Sabzwari, (MQM)
 * Farooq Sattar, former mayor of Karachi, MNA, convener of MQM
 * Moinuddin Haider, ex army general, governor, interior minister
 * Fatima Jinnah, co-founder of Pakistan
 * Fauzia Wahab, secretary-general of the Central Executive Committee of PPP
 * Gholam Mujtaba
 * Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola, ambassador, governor, minister
 * Haider Abbas Rizvi (MQM)
 * Hammad Siddiqui (former MQM)
 * Imran Farooq co-founder of MQM
 * Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar, former prime minister of Pakistan
 * Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan, former governor of Sindh province
 * Josh Malihabadi
 * Mubashir Hassan, co-founder of PPP
 * Mamnoon Hussain, Former President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
 * Naimatullah Khan, former mayor of Karachi City
 * Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk
 * Princess Sarvath El Hassan, Princess of Jordan
 * Qadeeruddin Ahmed (governor, judge)
 * Rahimuddin Khan, general (retd.) former military governor of Sindh, Balochistan province
 * Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
 * Shaukat Aziz, former prime minister and finance minister of Pakistan
 * Sheikh Liaquat Hussain
 * Syed Aminul Haque
 * Syed Amir-uddin Kedwaii
 * Syed Ali Abbas Jalalpuri
 * Sheikh Salahuddin
 * Faisal Raza Abidi (ex-senator, ex-PPP)
 * Syeda Shehla Raza, PPP, current Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly
 * Taj Haider
 * Liaquat Ali Khan
 * Nasreen Jalil, Governor of Sindh
 * Syed Munawar Hasan, EX Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
 * Farahnaz Ispahani
 * Sadiq Khan, mayor of london
 * Muhammad Hashim Gazdar

Bureaucrats

 * Ikramullah- Pakistan's first foreign secretary considered to be founder of foreign office.
 * Rizwan Ahmed- secretary to Government of Pakistan (Federal Secretary)
 * Agha Shahi
 * Sahabzada Yaqub Khan- prince of former Rampur State. Ex-foreign minister of Pakistan.
 * Shahryar Khan- former foreign secretary and present chairman Cricket Board in Pakistan. Prince of former Bhopal State and Kurwai State.
 * Agha Hilaly
 * Zafar Hilaly
 * Abul Hassan Isphani
 * Zafrul Ahsan Lari
 * Abul Hasan Quraishi

Journalists

 * Ahfaz-ur-Rahman
 * Arman Sabir
 * Atif Tauqeer
 * Azhar Abbas
 * Kamran Khan
 * Mujahid Barelvi
 * Shahzeb Khanzada
 * Syed Saleem Shahzad
 * Waseem Badami

Science and technology

 * Abdul Qadeer Khan (metallurgist and founder of Pakistan's Nuclear Programme)
 * Ahmed Mohiuddin (zoologist)
 * Abdul Hameed Nayyar (nuclear physicist)
 * Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist)
 * Faheem Hussain (theoretical physicist)
 * Hafeez Hoorani (particle physicist)
 * Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi (nuclear physicist)
 * Pervez Hoodbhoy (nuclear physicist)
 * Raziuddin Siddiqui (astrophysicist and mathematician)
 * Salimuzzaman Siddiqui (HI, MBE, SI, D.Phil.), (scientist in natural products chemistry, founder of H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry
 * M. Shahid Qureshi (astrophysicist and mathematician)
 * Ishrat Hussain Usmani (founder of Atomic Energy Commission of Pakistan)
 * Ishfaq Ahmad (Pakistan Atomic Energy, Nishan-e-imtiaz)
 * Abdur Rahman Hye, architect, first Chief Architect of the Government of West Pakistan.
 * Asifa Akhtar Biologist Gene therapist
 * Mohammad Sajjad Alam
 * Javed Jabbar

Armed forces

 * FS Hussain
 * Masroor Hosain
 * Shamim Alam Khan
 * Pervez Musharraf (ex-President)
 * Rahimuddin Khan
 * Athar Abbas
 * Shahid Karimullah (Ambassador)
 * Akhtar Abdur Rahman
 * Moinuddin Haider (ex-Governor of Sindh and Federal Interior Minister)
 * Syed Mohammad Ahsan (Governor)
 * Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui
 * Muhammad Mahmood Alam
 * Mirza Aslam Baig
 * Syed Shahid Hamid
 * Syed Arifullah Hussaini (Commander Pakistan Fleet)
 * Shahid Aziz
 * Asim Munir (general)

Education

 * Abu Bakr Ahmad Haleem (Vice Chancellor Karachi University)
 * Abdul Wahab (educationist), Vice Chancellor Karachi University
 * Abul Khair Kashfi (author, critic, linguist, scholar)
 * Abul Lais Siddiqui (author, critic, linguist, scholar)
 * Farman Fatehpuri (real name: Syed Dildar Ali; author, critic, linguist, scholar)
 * Ghulam Mustafa Khan (author, critic, linguist, scholar, Sufi)
 * Hakim Saeed (Vice Chancellor Hamdard University)
 * Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (Vice Chancellor Karachi University, author, historian, scholar)
 * Jameel Jalibi (linguist, scholar)
 * Aslam Farrukhi (author, poet, critic, linguist, scholar)
 * Rehmat Farrukhabadi (historian, critic, author)
 * Khalida Ghous (human rights activist, scholar)
 * Mahmud Hussain (Vice Chancellor)
 * Dr. Mohammad Ajmal Khan
 * Moinuddin Aqeel (author, critic, linguist, scholar)
 * Nomanul Haq (International scholar, Intellectual historian)
 * Nasim Amrohvi
 * Pirzada Qasim (Vice Chancellor Karachi University, scientist, author, poet, scholar)
 * Raziuddin Siddiqui (physicist, mathematician, scholar)
 * Shahid Aziz Siddiqi (former Federal Secretary, Vice Chancellor Ziauddin University)
 * Sulaiman Shahabuddin, President of Aga Khan university
 * S. Akbar Zaidi, executive director of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
 * Shakil Auj
 * Syed Ali Abbas Jalalpuri
 * Khurshid Ahmad

Arts and literature

 * Ahmed Ali, Pioneer of Urdu short stories
 * Sibt-e-Jaafar Zaidi (soazkhuwan)
 * Abdul Haq, Moulvi (father of modern Urdu)
 * Abul Khair Kashfi, Prof. Dr. (critic, linguist, author, scholar)
 * Abul Lais Siddiqui, Prof. Dr. (critic, linguist, author, scholar)
 * Altaf Fatima (novelist, author)
 * Anwar Maqsood (drama writer, anchor, actor)
 * Aslam Farrukhi, Prof. Dr. (writer, critic, linguist)
 * Rehmat Farrukhabadi (historian, critic, author)
 * Bushra Rahman, writer
 * Dilawer Figar (humorous poet, scholar)
 * Farman Fatehpuri, Prof. Dr. (researcher, poet, critic, linguist)
 * Fatima Surayya Bajia (drama writer)
 * Fehmida Riaz (writer, poet, activist)
 * Ghazi Salahuddin (writer, literary figure, and the scholar of political science)
 * Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Prof. Dr. (writer, critic, linguist, researcher, scholar, educationist)
 * Hakeem Muhammad Saeed (pioneer of Eastern medicine, philanthropist)
 * Hameed Haroon (journalist, activist)
 * Hasan Abidi (scholar, poet, journalist)
 * Muhammad Hasan Askari (philosopher, author, critic)
 * Haseena Moin (playwright, drama writer)
 * Ibn-e-Safi (novelist, story writer)
 * Iftikhar Arif (poet, critic, author)
 * Intizar Hussain (linguist, novelist, critic)
 * Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (author, historian, educationist)
 * Jamil Jalibi (scholar, critic, linguist, former VC KU)
 * Jamiluddin Aali (poet, columnist, critic)
 * Jaun Elia (poet, philosopher)
 * Josh Malihabadi (poet, linguist, scholar)
 * Kamila Shamsie (novelist, story writer)
 * Khalique Ibrahim Khalique (journalist, poet, critic)
 * Manzoor Ahmad (philosopher)
 * Mubarak Ali (historian, activist, columnist)
 * Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi (author, humorist)
 * Mustafa Zaidi (poet)
 * Muzaffar Warsi (poet)
 * Nasim Amrohvi (poet, author, linguist, scholar, activist, journalist, educator, philosopher)
 * Obaidullah Aleem (journalist, poet)
 * Obaidullah Baig ( scholar, Urdu writer/novelist, columnist, media expert & documentary filmmaker)
 * Parveen Shakir (poet, author, scholar)
 * Pirzada Qasim (poet, author, educationist)
 * Rais Amrohvi (journalist, poet, psychoanalyst)
 * Raees Warsi (journalist, author, poet, founder of Urdu Markaz New York)
 * Sadequain (painter, calligraphist)
 * Shafiq-ur-Rahman (humorist)
 * Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (writer, woman activist)
 * Shakeb Jalali (poet, journalist, story writer, columnist)
 * Shakeel Badayuni (news reader)
 * Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Dr. (researcher, linguist, poet, author)
 * Shaukat Siddiqui (novelist, fiction writer)
 * Shaukat Thanvi (writer, humourist)
 * Sibte Hassan (author, columnist, activist)
 * Tabish Dehlvi (poet)
 * Zahida Hina (columnist, author, poet)
 * Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah (first female columnist of Pakistan)
 * Zehra Nigah (poet)
 * Zamir Ali Badayuni (critic)
 * Junaid Jamshed (Religious figure, former pop star)

Philanthropists

 * Abdul Sattar Edhi
 * Hakim Said, medical researcher
 * Irfan Pardesi, entrepreneur and philanthropist
 * Agha Hasan Abedi, banker and philanthropist
 * Ramzan Chippa

Social activists

 * Abdul Sattar Edhi
 * Ansar Burney
 * Fahmida Riaz
 * Nafis Sadik (United Nations)
 * Akhtar Hameed Khan
 * Sabeen Mahmud
 * Muhammad Jibran Nasir

Economics

 * Agha Hasan Abedi (banker)
 * Akhtar Hameed Khan (pioneer of microcredit and microfinance in Pakistan, founder of Orangi Pilot Project)
 * Imtiaz Alam Hanfi (former governor State Bank of Pakistan)
 * Ishrat Husain (former governor State Bank of Pakistan)
 * Nawab Haider Naqvi (former director PIDE)
 * Shaukat Aziz (economist, ex prime minister)
 * Syed Salim Raza (former governor State Bank of Pakistan)
 * Zahid Hussain (first governor State Bank of Pakistan)
 * M. Shahid Alam

Business

 * Agha Hasan Abedi (UBL; BCCI; FAST; GIK)
 * Ameena Saiyid (Oxford University Press)
 * Hakim Said (Hamdard Pakistan)
 * Sikandar Sultan (Shan Foods Industries)
 * Syed Ali Raza
 * Mirza Mehdy Ispahani
 * Mohammad Zahoor

Law and judiciary

 * Ajmal Mian (former Chief Justice of Pakistan)
 * Alvin Robert Cornelius (first chief justice of Pakistan)
 * Haziqul Khairi (former chief justice of Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan)
 * Hamoodur Rahman (former chief justice of Pakistan)
 * Majida Rizvi (first woman judge in Pakistani superior judiciary)
 * Makhdoom Ali Khan (former attorney general for Pakistan)
 * Mohammad Haleem (former chief justice of Pakistan)
 * Naimatullah Khan (advocate)
 * Nasir Aslam Zahid (former Pakistan Supreme Court judge)
 * Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (former chief justice of Pakistan)
 * Qadeeruddin Ahmed (former justice of Pakistan)
 * Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui (former chief justice and governor of Pakistan)
 * Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada (former attorney general for Pakistan and foreign minister; former advisor to prime minister)
 * Wajihuddin Ahmed (Chief Justice Sind High Court and Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan)
 * Zahirul Hasnain Lari

Metaphysics, spirituality and religion

 * Amin Ahsan Islahi
 * Israr Ahmed
 * Junaid Jamshed
 * Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui
 * Muhammad Abdul Wahhab, Ameer Tableegi Jamaat Pakistan
 * Muhammad Rafi Usmani, Darul Uloom Korangi Karachi
 * Muhammad Taqi Usmani, Darul Uloom Korangi Karachi
 * Nasim Amrohvi* Muntakhib al-Haqq, Dean of Islamic Studies, University of Karachi, and Jurisconsult to the Federal Shariat Court
 * Sulaiman Nadvi
 * Maulana Maududi
 * Muhammad Hamidullah

Performing art and media

 * Imran Abbas, actor and model
 * Adeel Hussain (actor)
 * Ali Haider (singer)
 * Alamgir Haq (singer)
 * Amjad Sabri (Qawwal)
 * Anwar Maqsood (drama writer, anchor, actor)
 * Arij Fatyma (actress)
 * Ahmed Ali Butt (singer, comedian)
 * Asim Raza (film producer and director)
 * Aziz Mian (Qawwal)
 * Behroze Sabzwari (comedian, actor)
 * Bilal Maqsood (pop singer, composer)
 * Faisal Kapadia (pop singer, composer)
 * Fawad Khan (actor, pop singer)
 * Fatima Surayya Bajia (drama writer)
 * Habib Wali Mohammad (Ghazal singer and industrialist)
 * Izhar Qazi (film and TV actor)
 * Jamshed Ansari (comedian)
 * Khalida Riyasat (actress)
 * Komal Rizvi (singer, actress)
 * Lehri (film comedian)
 * Mahira Khan (actress)
 * Ayeza Khan (actress)
 * Maheen Rizvi (actress, model)
 * Mehdi Hassan (Ghazal Singer)
 * Mehnaz Begum (singer)
 * Mir Zafar Ali (two-time Oscar Award winner, visual effects specialist)
 * Moin Akhtar (actor)
 * Nadeem (actor)
 * Nadia Ali (singer)
 * Naveen Naqvi (anchor)
 * Naveen Waqar (actress)
 * Nazia Hassan (first female pop singer of Pakistan)
 * Nirala (real name: Muzaffar Husain; comedian)
 * Nisar Bazmi music director
 * Qazi Wajid (comedian)
 * Riz Ahmed (actor, rapper and Emmy award winner)
 * Salim Nasir (comedian/actor)
 * Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (film director, producer, editor, and a supporting actor)
 * Shakeel Siddiqui (TV, film and stage actor, comedian)
 * Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (filmmaker) (two-time Oscar & Emmy awards winner)
 * Shehroz Sabzwari (actor)
 * Shoaib Mansoor (television producer, television director, writer, musician, lyricist, film director, record producer)
 * Syed Kamal (actor)
 * Talat Hussain (actor)
 * Umer Sharif (comedian)
 * Zoheb Hassan (singer)
 * Zubaida Tariq (chef, herbalist, cooking expert)
 * Sana Javed, (actress)
 * Talha Younus (singer)
 * Aiman Khan (actor)
 * Minal Khan (actor)
 * Annie Ali Khan (model)
 * Shehzad Roy (singer)

Cricketers

 * Saeed Anwar (cricketer)
 * Asif Iqbal (cricketer)
 * Basit Ali (cricketer)
 * Faisal Iqbal (cricketer)
 * Hanif Mohammad (cricketer)
 * Mushtaq Mohammad (cricketer)
 * Sadiq Mohammad (cricketer)
 * Wazir Mohammad (cricketer)
 * Shoaib Mohammad (cricketer)
 * Asif Mujtaba (cricketer)
 * Iqbal Qasim (cricketer)
 * Moin Khan (cricketer)
 * Mohammad Sami (cricketer)
 * Khalid Latif (Cricketer)
 * Javed Miandad (cricketer)
 * Shahzaib Hassan (cricketer)
 * Khurram Manzoor (cricketer)
 * Rashid Latif (cricketer)
 * Saadat Ali (cricketer)
 * Ashraf Ali (Cricketer)
 * Sadiq Mohammad (cricketer)
 * Saleem Yousuf (cricketer)
 * Sarfraz Ahmed (Cricketer)
 * Sikandar Bakht (Cricketer)
 * Tauseef Ahmed (cricketer)
 * Fawad Alam (cricketer)
 * Asad Shafiq (cricketer)
 * Saud Shakeel (cricketer)
 * Sharjeel Khan (cricketer)
 * Rumman Raees (cricketer)
 * Danish Aziz (cricketer)
 * Faisal Iqbal (cricketer)
 * Azam Khan (cricketer)
 * Nadeem Khan (cricketer)
 * Tariq Haroon (cricketer)
 * Hasan Raza (cricketer)

Hockey players

 * Hanif Khan (Hockey Player)
 * Kashif Jawad (hockey)
 * Islahuddin (hockey)
 * Sohail Abbas (hockey)

Medicine

 * Dr. Adeebul Hasan Rizvi (Head of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation)
 * Hakim Said, medical researcher
 * Muhammad Ali Shah (orthopaedic surgeon)
 * Ziauddin Ahmed (Ziauddin Chain of Hospitals, Ziauddin Medical University

Fictional characters

 * Kamala Khan, Ms. Marvel