Sindh: Motherland

Some Sindhi personalities/dignitaries who born in Sindh / Sindhi families & earned international fame/reputation Compiled by: Mohammad Khan Sial < [email protected] >

 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)