List of people from Punjab, Pakistan

This is a list of notable Pakistanis from Punjab.

Religious and spiritual figures

Mian Mir Mausoleum in Lahore, Punjab

• Shah Hussain, Sufi saint (1538–1599)
• Waris Shah, Sufi poet, mystic philosopher
• Mian Mir, saint revered by Sikhs and Muslims

National figures

Sir Muhammad Iqbal, national poet of Pakistan was born in Sialkot and is resting in Lahore

• Allama Muhammad Iqbal, national poet
• Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (1893–1985), politician, diplomat, international jurist

Pakistan Armed Forces

Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed, was born in Kunjah, Gujrat District and was awarded Nishan-e-Haider for his bravery in Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Punjab province has most Nishan-e-Haiders of any province of Pakistan

• Muhammad Sarwar, recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider (NH)
• Raja Aziz Bhatti, recipient of NH
• Muhammad Akram, recipient of NH
• Shabbir Sharif, recipient of NH
• Sawar Muhammad Hussain, recipient of NH
• Muhammad Mahfuz, recipient of NH
• Nur Khan, Air Chief Marshal who participated in the military government of Pakistan from 1965 to 1969
• Muhammad Khan, army colonel, writer, columnist

Politicians

Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, was born in Lahore, he is the only Pakistani to become prime minister of Pakistan for three terms

• Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, former Army Chief of Staff and former President of Pakistan (1977–1988)
• Nawaz Sharif, three term Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, former President of Pakistan
• Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, politician
• Yousaf Raza Gillani, former Prime Minister of Pakistan (Pakistan Peoples Party)
• Shahbaz Sharif, current Chief Minister of Punjab province
• Qamar Zaman Kaira, former Minister (Pakistan Peoples Party)
• Aitzaz Ahsan, advocate (Pakistan Peoples Party)
• Javed Hashmi, politician
• Shah Mehmood Qureshi, politician PTI
• Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan, longest serving parliamentarian of Pakistan from 1951 to 1999
• Malik Allahyar Khan (1927–2007), former member of parliament
• Amir Mohammad Khan, Nawab of Kalabagh, Governor of East Pakistan
• Malik Ata Muhammad Khan, feudal lord
• Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, former President of Pakistan (PPP)
• Jamshed Dasti, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
• Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, current president of PML(Q)
• Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, first Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan, former Chief Minister of Punjab (2002–2007)
• Zulfiqar Ali Khosa, politician, former Governor of Punjab
• Ishaq Khan Khakwani, politician
• Abdul Latif Khalid Cheema, politician, religious figure
• Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, scholar, politician, orator

Writers and authors

• Ibn-e-Insha, poet, writer (travelogues, humor)
• Chaudhry Afzal Haq, writer, politician
• Agha Shorish Kashmiri, writer, leader of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam
• Faiz Ahmad Faiz, poet

Sportspersons

Imran Khan born in Lahore to a family hailing from Mianwali was the captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team which won 1992 Cricket World Cup

• Imran Khan, chairman PTI, cricketer, politician and philanthropist
• Ajaz Akhtar, cricketer
• Abdul Khaliq, Asian Fastest Man, recipient of Pride of Performance (Presidential Award)
• Shoaib Akhtar, cricketer
• Abdul Razzaq, cricketer
• Wasim Akram, cricketer and sports presenter
• Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer
• Inzamam-ul-Haq, cricketer
• Waqar Younis, cricketer and sports presenter
• Shahnaz Sheikh, hockey player
• Shoaib Malik, cricketer

Intellectuals

Dr. Abdus Salam, the first Pakistani to win a Nobel prize was born in Jhang, he won that prize for his achievements in Physics

• Abdus Salam, physicist and Nobel Prize winner
• Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan, landowner, agriculturalist, philanthropist, civil engineer
• Muhammad Sharif, scientist
• Dr Humayon Dar, globally renowned Islamic banking and finance expert

Film and TV artists

Veena Malik became famous for her nude photo-shoots for international magazines^[1]

• Sultan Rahi, actor
• Saeed Khan Rangeela, actor, comedian
• Veena Malik, actress, model

Singers

• Noor Jehan, singer and actress
• Alam Lohar, folk singer
• Arif Lohar, folk singer (son of Alam Lohar)
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Qawwali singer
• Atif Aslam, pop singer and film actor

Others

• Mirza Aziz Akbar Baig, lawyer, former Vice-Chairman of Pakistan Bar Council
• Bhagat Singh, revolutionary (1907–1931)

References

1. "Pakistani actress Veena Malik vows to return home despite death threats over FHM nude photo". Telegraph.co.uk. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2016.