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Some
Sindhi personalities/dignitaries
who born in Sindh / Sindhi families &
earned
international fame/reputation
Compiled by: Mohammad Khan Sial <
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KARACHI,
SINDH: [SindhWeek.Com Report] Here is a list of some Sindhi
personalities / dignitaries
who born in Sindh
/ Sindhi families
and earned international fame / reputation. Ex-Pakistan
President
dictator General (R) Musharraf [racist & chauvinist]
sometime back, claimed that Sindhis
are not 'capable' to become
I. G. Police or federal secretary.
As a rejoinder to the
racist, chauvinist & ex-army dictator,
London-based the World Sindhi
Congress (WSC) had
asked racist & chauvinist Army General to tender his
unconditional
apology
to people of
Sindh for his remarks
based
on 'racial discrimination' against
them.
RELIGIOUS FIGURE:
01. Imam Abu Hanifa. Chief of Hanfia religious way of life. He belonged to Jatt tribe in Sindh
UNITED
NATIONS (UN):
01. Sir Sultan Agha Soem (III) - President, League of Nation
(Predecessor UN)
02. Iqbal Akhund, Permanent Representative in UN
03. Munir Akram, Permanent Representative in UN
04. Hussain Haroon, Permanent Representative in UN
GOVERNOR
GENERALS, PRESIDENT & PRIME MINISTERS:
01. Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of Pakistan &
Governor General.
(He born in Jherruk village, near Thatta, in
Sindh)
02. Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, President of Pakistan
03. Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan and
Chairman, 2nd.
Islamic Summit Conference.
04. Mohammad Khan Junejo, Prime Minister of Pakistan.
05. Shaheed Ms Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan
(twice)
06. Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
07. L. K. Advani, Deputy Prime Minister of India
08. Mohammadmian Soomro - Acting President of Pakistan
09. Mohammadmian Soomro - Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
10. Asif Ali Zardari - President of Pakistan & Co-Chairman,
ruling Pakistan Peoples
Party (PPP)
FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER OF THE MUSLIM WORLD
& PAKISTAN:
01. Martyr Ms Benazir Bhutto
FIRST WOMAN SPEAKER OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE MUSLIM
WORLD & PAKISTAN:
01. Mrs Fahmida Mirza
JUDGES:
01. Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of
Pakistan
02. Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, chief Justice, Supreme Court of
Pakistan (PCO)
03. Justice Ghulam Ali Nana
04. Justice & Governor Chainani (India)
05. Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
06. Justice Z. Channa
07. Justice Abdul Hafiz Shaikh
08. Justice Rana Bhagwandas
THINKERS &
JURISTS:
01. Allama I. I. Kazi (Imdad Ali Imam Ali Qazi) - Thinker,
Jurist & ex-Vice Chancellor, University
of Sindh
02. Abdul Hafeez Pirzado, international jurist
03. A. K. Brohi, international jurist (Allah Bux Karim Bux
Brohi)
04. Ghulam Ali Memon, Advocate
05. Barrister Azizullah Shaikh
06. Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
07. Nooruddin Sarki, Advocate
08. Ram Jethmalani, Advocate (India)
09. Abdul Mujib Pirzado
CHAIRMEN / SPEAKERS
SENATE & NATIONAL ASSEMBLY:
01. Mrs Fahmida Mirza, Speaker National Assembly and also Acting
President
01. Mohammadmian Soomro, Chairman, Senate
02. Illahi Bux Soomro, Speaker, National Assembly
03. Abdul Fataah Memon, Deputy Speaker National Assembly
(Nawabshah)
04. Syed Zafar Ali Shah, Deputy Speaker, National Assembly
AMBASSADORS:
01. Abdul Kadir Sanjrani
02. Abdul Razaak Soomro
03. Pir Ali Mohammad Rashdi
04. Mohammad Saleh Korejo
05. Najummuddin Shaikh
06. Abdul Fataah Memon (Larkana)
07. Kazi Mohammad Akbar
08. Khursheed Junejo
DEFENCE MINISTERS:
01. Mohammad Ayub Khuhro
02. Mir Ali Mohammad Talpur
03. Mir Hazar Khan Bajrani
04. Aftab Sho'aban Mirani
05. Syed Ghous Ali Shah
NATIONALISTS:
01. G. M. Syed - veteran politician
02. Sobhho Gayanchandani
03. Abdul Hameed Jatoi
04. Mohammad Ibrahim Joyo
05. Rasool Bux Palijo
06. Haider Bux Jatoi
07. Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto
PAKISTAN /
INDIAN AIR FORCE & INDIAN NAVY:
01. Air Marshal (Retired) Mohammad Azim Daudpoto
02. Admiral R. K. Tahiliani (India).
03. Air Vice Marshal Bhavnani (Recently promoted - India)
ARMY GENERALS (OLD DAYS):
01. Shah Behaaro
02. Shaheed Hosh Mohammad Sheedi
03. Shaheed Daryaa Khan
(Note: No Sindhi reached to the rank of 'General' in Islamic
Republic of Pakistan
since its inception i.e. Aug 1947
till date)
EDUCATIONISTS:
01. Khanbahadur Hassan Ali Effendi
02. Mohammad Bin Umar Daudpoto
03. Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah
04. Mazharul Haq Siddiqui
05. Dr Gurbaxani
06. H. M. Khawaja
07. Sadhu Waswani (India)
08. Allama I. I. Kazi
09. Syed Panah Ali Shah
10. Wali Mohammad Hassan Ali
11. Noor Mohammad (Hyderabad)
12. Prof. Ram Panjwani
13. Hassan Ali Abdul-ur-Rehman (ex-VC University of Sindh)
14. Wali Mohammad Hassan Ali Effendi
15. Panaah Ali Shah
RESEARCH SCHOLARS:
01. Dr Nabi Bux Baloch
02. Gangaram Samrat (India)
03. Rahimdad Molai Sheedai
04. Pir Hussamuddin Shah Rashidi
05. Pir Ali Mohammad Rashdi
WRITERS:
01. Mirza Qaleech Beg
02. Pir Hussamuddin Shah Rashidi.
03. Pir Ali Mohammad Rashidi
04. Mohammad Ibrahim Joyo
05. Rasool Bux Palijo
06. Sirajul Haq Memon
07. Amar Jaleel (Abdul Jalil Qazi)
08. Jamal Abro
09. Mohan Kalpna (Sindh & India)
10. Ms Noorul Hudaa Shah
11. Abdul Kadir Junejo
12. Ali Ahmed K. Brohi
13. Gobind Malhi (Sindh & India)
14. A. J. Uttem (Sindh & India)
15. Ms Sundri Uttem (Sindh & India)
16. Kirat Baabani (Sindh & India)
17. Bhagwan S. Gidwani (Sindh & India)
18. Mohammad Usman Diplai
19. Ghulam Mohammad Giraami (Sindhi Adabi Board)
20. Altaf Shaikh
21. Abdul Wahid Aaresar
22. Hashoo Kewalramani (Sindh & India).
23. Ejaz Mangi
23. Ms Popti Hiranandani (Sindh & India)
24. Shaikh Ayaz
25. Hari Motwani Sindhi
26. Kako Bhairu Mall
27. Aftab Kazi, PhD
28. Lokram Dodeja
29. Dr Motilal Jotwani
30. Kalyan Adwani
31. Dr Gurbuxani
32. A. T. Shahani
33. Gul Agha
34. Agha Saleem
35. Dr Moti Prakash
36. Shaukat Shoro
37. Mohammad Khan Sial
38. Laxman Komal Bhatia
POETS:
01. Shah Abdul Lateef Bhittai
02. Hazrat Sachal Sarmast
03. Chen Rai Saami
04. Khalefo Nabi Bux
05. Shaikh Ayaz
06. Ustaad Bukhari
07. Narayen Shiyaam (Sindh & India)
08. Shamsherul Haidri
09. Allah Bux Abojho
10. Abdul Hussain Saangi
11. Niaz Hamayooni
12. Tanvir Abbasi
13. Yousaf Shaheen Daudpoto
14. Makhdoom Mohammad Zaman Talibul Maula
15. Mirza Qaleech Beg
POLICE:
01. Bashir Siddiqui, Inspector General of Police, Sindh
INTELLECTUALS:
01. Mohammad Ibrahim Joyo
02. Sobhho Gayyanchandani
03. Rasool Bux Palijo
04. Professor Ram Panjwani (Sindh & India)
05. Wattayo Faqir
06. Hafeez Qureshi Senior
07. Allama I. I. Kazi
JOURNALISTS:
01. Shaikh Abdul Majeed Sindhi
02. Pir Ali Mohammad Rashdi
03. Pir Hussamuddin Shah Rashdi
04. Shaikh Abdul Raheem
05. Shaikh Ali Mohammad
06. Karim Bux Nizamani
07. Qazi Abdul Majeed 'Abid'
08. Mohammad Usman Diplai
09. Qazi Mohammad Akbar
10. Maulana Deen Mohammad Wafai
11. Laxman Komal (Sindh & India)
12. Hari Motwani (Sindh & India)
13. Persu Kewalramanani (Sindh & India)
14. Khair Mohammad Nizamani
15. Qadir Nizamani (PPI)
16. Maulana Abdul Waahid Sindhi
17. Kako Gurdas Wadhwani
18. Lalchand Amardino Lal Juggtiani (Sindh & India)
19. Hasaram Pumnani (Sindh & India)
20. Maharaj Haroomal Premchand Sharcua (Sindh & India)
21. Comrade Ghulam Mohammad Leghari
22. Moharram Ali Bhatti
SINDHI / ENGLISH
NEWSPAPERS:
01. Daily Ibrat, Hyderabad (Qzai Abdul Majeed Abid)
02. Daily Kawish, Hyderabad (Ali Qazi)
03. Daily Aftab, Hyderabad (Shaikh Ali Mohammad)
04. Daily Hilal-e-Pakistan, Karachi (Sirajul Haq Memon)
05. Daily Awami Awaz, Karachi (Imdad Odho)
06. Daily Al-Waheed, Karachi (Shaikh Abdul Majeed Sindhi -
Pakistan Movement)
07. Daily Barsaat, Karachi (Yousuf Shaheen Daudpoto)
08. Online English "Sindh Today. Net", Karachi (Now defunct)
(Aamir Sial)
SINGERS:
01. Ustad Manzoor Ali Khan
02. Master Chandar (Sindh & India)
03. Ms Bhagwanti Nanwani (India)
04. Ms Abida Parveen
05. Ms Mai Bhagi
06. Ms Jiwani Bai
07. Ms Shazia Khushk
08. Ustad Mohammad Ibrahim
09. Ustad Mohammad Jumman
10. Professor Ram Panjwani (Sindh & India)
11. Shaheed Kunwar Bhagat Ram
12. Allan Faqir
13. Mohan Bhaggat
14. Ms Zarina Baloch.
15. Ms Rubina Qureshi.
16. Mahesh Chandar (Sindh & India)
17. Sono Khan Baloch
18. Abdul Ghafoor
19. Mohan Bhagat
20. Ms Hamira Channa
21. Arshad Jawed
MUSICIANS / COMPOSERS/ MURLI / ALGHOZA-NAWAZ:
01. Ahmed Chhagla (who composed music of Pakistan's national
anthem)
02. Misri Khan Jamali, Alghoza-Nawaz
03. Khamiso Khan, Alghoza-Nawaz
04. Mithaa Khan, Gharreay-Nawaz
05. Iqbal Jogi, Murli-Nawaz
MISS UNIVERSE:
01. Ms Uketa Mukhi, Miss World (India)
FILM INDUSTRY:
01. Saaqi (Baloch)
02. Aksheay Kumar (India) (Half-Sindhi)
03. Ms Amisha Patel (India)
04. Ms Sangeeta Bajlani (India)
05. Ms Babita Shevdassani
06. Gope Kamlani (Comedian) (India)
07. Israani (Comedian) (India)
08. Mustafa Qureshi (Villain)
09. Ms Sadhna Shivdassani (India)
10. Ravi Vaswani (Comedian) (India)
11. Aftab Shivdassni (India)
12. Fardin Khan (His mother Ms Sundri is Sindhi)
13. Ms Pritti Jhanghiani
14. Malak Anokho (Comedian)
NOTE: Renowned super star of Indian Hindi films Amitab Bachan
has also spent his childhood in Dighri, (Mirpur Khas) in Sindh (as
per renowned Sindhi Indian journalist
Mr Laxman Komal Bhatia)
FILM PRODUCERS / DIRECTORS:
01. Ramesh Sippy (Sho'ala fame (India)
02. Gopal P. Sippy (India)
03. Govind Nihalani (Award winner - two times) (India)
04. Hussain Shah Fazlani (Producer)
05. Ramesh Taurani (Producer) (India)
06. Arjun Hingorani (Director) (India)
PRIVATE SINDHI TV CHANNELS:
01. Sindh TV & Sindh TV News (Dr Abdul Karim Rajpar)
02. KTN, KTN News & Kashish Music Channel (Ali Qazi)
03. Awaz (Sikandar Jatoi)
04. Dharti (Mohammad Younus)
TV / RADIO ARTISTS / BROADCASTERS:
01. Noor Mohammad Lashari
02. Mahmood Siddiqi
03. Ghazala Rafique
04. Ms Atteqa Odho
05. Shafi Mohammad Shah
06. Saleh Mohammad Shah
07. Mahboob Aalam
08. Abdul Karim Baloch
09. Miss Shah Bibi (Newscaster - Radio)
10. Saleem Memon (Newscaster)
11. Hiro Thakur (Newscaster) (India)
12. Ms Mehtab Akbar Rashdi (TV Compare).
13. Manzoor Qureshi
14. Ms Asha Chand (Dubai)
HAARI (PEASANTS) LEADERS:
01. Haider Bux Jatoi (Founder of 'Jeay Sindh' slogan).
02. Kazi Faiz Mohammad
03. Comrade Azhar Jatoi
04. Comrade Abdul Kadir Mewa Khan Khokhar (founder of Sindh Hari
Movement).
05. Jethal Ram
06. Jamshed Mahta
07. Shaikh Abdul Majeed Sindhi
08. G. M. Syed (Ghulam Murteza Syed)
09. Comrade Ghulam Mohammad Leghari
10. Maulvi Nazir Hussain Jatoi
11. Mohammad Amin Khoso
12. Arbab Noor Mohammad Palijo
13. Qadir Bux Nizamani
14. Jamalludin Bukhari
15. Mohammad Amin Khoso
16. Jethmal
17. Jamshed Niserwanji
SOCIAL WORKERS:
01. Miskeen Jehaan Khan Khoso
02. Ghulam Mohammad Wassan
03. Khan Mohammad Panhwar
04. Jam Saqi
05. Dada Lekhraj - Founder of Brahamakumaris (India)
06. Mir Rasool Bux Talpur
07. Qazi Mohammad Bux Dhamrah (Nawabshah)
08. Comrade Mir Mohammad Talpur
09. Qazi Faiz Mohammad
10. Begum Zeenat Abdullah Channa
11. Begum Khadija Daudpoto
12. Dr Suleman Shaikh (SGA)
13. Abdul Sattar Edhi
13. Ms Bilqis Edhi
BUREAUCRATS / TECHNOCRATS
01. Abdullah Channa
02. S. K. Baloch
03. Usman Ali Essani
04. Allah Dino Siyal
05. Noor Mohammad Siyal
06. Noor Mohammad Baloch
07. Ali Nawaz Memon (World Bank)
08. Abdul Kadir Siddiqui
09. A. G. N. Kazi
10. Abdullah Memon
BUSINESSMEN:
01. Hinduja family (India)
02. Hari Leela family (Hong Kong/India)
03. Ram Baxani (Dubai/India)
04. Abdullah Haroon
05. Dr. Hiranandani, world class contractor (India)
06. Shri Dilip Lakhi (Mumbai - India)
NOTE: Sindhi entrepreneurs like Chanrais, Chellarams, Jashanmals
also have made their
fortune in Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai,
London, Africa etc.
PAKISTAN MOVEMENT:
01. Mohammad Ali Jinnah - Founder of Pakistan (born in
Jherruck, (now Thatta District) Sindh on Dec 25, 1876).
02. G. M. Syed (who presented Pakistan Resolution in Sindh
Assembly in 1943)
03. Shaikh Abdul Majid Sindhi
04. Abdullah Haroon
05. Hakeem Mayaaz (Nawabshah)
06. Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto (Played major role in 'Separation of
Sindh from Bombay Movement' (now Mumbai)
07. Raees Ghulam Mohammad Khan Bhurgari
08. Khanbahadur Mohammad Ayub Khuhro
09. Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayyatullah
10. Khanbahadur Allah Bux Soomro
11. Syed Miran Mohammad Shah
12. Mohammad Hashim Gazdar
SINDHI RULERS (OLD DAYS):
01. Shahinshah Mohammad Akbar - The Great Mughal Emperor of
United India. He was born in Umerkot, Sindh. His mother namely
Ms Hameeda Begum was Sindhi girl who belonged to Paat [Now
District Dadu]- a small town of Sindh which was known as 'Centre
of knowledge' in those days. His father King Hamayoon got
married with Ms Hameeda Begum (Sindhi girl) when he was living
in exile in
Sindh.
02. Shaheed Maharaja Dahar
03. Dodo Soomro
04. Jam Nando
05. Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro
06. Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
07. Shaheed Ms Benazir Bhutto
SINDHI SHAHEEDS (MARYTRS):
01. Shaheed Maharaja Dahar.
02. Shaheed Dodo Soomro
03. Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
04. Shaheed Ms Benazir Bhutto
05. Shaheed Hosh Mohammad Sheedi (Hoshoo)
06. Shaheed Hemu Kalaani
07. Shaheed Rooplo Koolahi
08. Shaheed Daryaa Khan
09. Shaheed (Mrs) Mai Bakhtawar
10. Shaheed Makhdoom Bilawal
11. Shaheed Shah Enayyat
12. Shaheed Bhagat Kanwar Ram
13. Shaheed Pir Subagatullah Shah Pagaaro
14. Shaheed Allah Bux Soomro
15. Shaheed Abdul Razaak Soomro (Moro)
HISTORICAL LOVE-STORIES:
01. Moomal Raano
02. Sassaui Punhunn
03. Sohni Mehaar
04. Leela Chanesar
SYMBOLS OF PATRIOTISM:
01. Ms Maruee - Legend character
02. Hosh Mohammad Sheedi Shaheed
MISCELLANEOUS:
Unlimited:
01. Governors
02. Chief Ministers
03. Chief Justice of Sindh High Court
04. Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan
05. Federal ministers
06. Provincial ministers
07. Politicians / Advocates
08. TV & Radio Producers / Artists
09. Journalists
ARTISTS:
01. Zafar Kazmi
02. Khuda Bux Abro
NEWSCASTERS / BROADCASTERS:
01. Miss Shah Bibi (News Reader Radio Pakistan)
02. Miss Iqbal Soomro (News Reader Radio Pakistan)
03. Miss Veena Shirangi (Newsreader & Broadcaster AIR)
04. Hero Thakur (Newsreader & Broadcaster AIR)
05. Saleem Memon (TV Newscaster)
PHOTOGRAPHER:
01. Ayaz Rashdi
PIA CHIEFS:
01.Air Marshal Mohammad Azim Daudpoto (Managing Director &
Chairman)
02. Dr Mir Mohammad Shah (Managing Director)
HISTORIANS:
01. Molai Sheedai
02. Pir Hussamuddin Shah Rashdi
03. Gangaram Samrat (India)
04. Dr Nabi Bux Khan Baloch
05. K. R. Malkani Historian & Lt. Governor (India)
06. Kako Bhairumall
SINDHI
WRESTLERS:
01. Sher Mirbahar
02. Nooruddin Babburu
03. Saman Shah
STAGE / FILM COMEDIANS:
01. Qadir Bux Mithoo
02. Mohammad Mashkro
03. Gope Kamlani (Sindh / India)
04. Gordharan Eisrani (Jaipur - India)
05. Bhuddo Advani (Sindh / India)
06. Malak Anokho
INDIGENOUS INTELLECTUALS (SUGHARRE):
01. Beero Faqir
02. Mohammad Malook Abbasi
SPIRITUAL
LEADERS:
01. Pir Pagaaro Sabghattullah Shah Rashdi
02. Pir Pagaaro (Present)
02. Makhdoom Talebul Mola
03. Asaram Bapu (Guru) (India)
04. Sadhu Waswani (India) |