List of people from Karachi explained
This is a list of notable people from the city of Karachi in Pakistan, also known as Karachiites:
Armed forces
Art and literature
- Minocher K. Spencer Parsi author and spiritual healer from Karachi (born October 4, 1888 Pune, India)
- Jamiluddin Aali - poet, columnist, critic (born 1926 in Delhi)
- Mohammad Abdul Ahed - architect, educator, painter (1919-2001)
- Manzoor Ahmad - philosopher (born 1934)
- Obaidullah Aleem - journalist, poet (1939-1998)
- Ahmed Ali - novelist, poet, critic, translator, diplomat and scholar (1910 in New Delhi - 1994 in Karachi)
- Nasim Amrohvi - Urdu poet, philosopher, and lexicographer (1908-1987)
- Rais Amrohvi - journalist, poet, psychoanalyst (1914-1988)
- Iftikhar Arif - poet, critic, author (born 1943)
- Hasan Askari - philosopher, author, critic (1919-1978)
- Zamir Ali Badayuni - critic (1941-2003)
- Fatima Surayya Bajia - drama writer (born 1930)
- Tabish Dehlvi - poet (1911-2004)
- Jon Elia - Arsalan Kachaliya's favorite poet, philosopher (1931-2002)
- Aslam Farrukhi - writer, critic, linguist (born 1923)
- Farman Fatehpuri - researcher, poet, critic, linguist (1926-2013)
- Dilawar Figar - humorous poet, scholar (1929 Badaun, UP - 1998 Karachi)
- Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah - first female columnist of Pakistan (1921-2000)
- Maulvi Abdul Haq - father of modern Urdu (1872-1961)
- Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee - Urdu poet, writer, journalist, broadcaster, translator, critic, researcher, linguist and lexicographer
- Hameed Haroon - journalist, activist
- Sibte Hassan - author, columnist, activist (1916-1986)
- Zahida Hina - columnist, author, poet (born 1946)
- Ashfaq Hussain - Urdu poet and television personality in Canada for Asian Television Network (born 1951)
- Intizar Hussain - linguist, novelist, critic (born 1923)
- Ibn-e-Insha - poet, writer and humorist (1927 Phillaur, Punjab, British India - 1978 London, England)
- Ibn-e-Safi - novelist, story writer (1928 Nara, district of Allahabad, UP, British India - 1980 Karachi)
- Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah - writer, activist (1915-2000)
- Farhat Ishtiaq - writer, author and screenwriter (born June 23, 1980)
- Siddiq Ismail - religious Hamd and Naat reciter (born 1954)
- Qamar Jalalvi - poet (1887 Jalali, Aligarh, India - 1968 Karachi)
- Jameel Jalibi - scholar, critic, linguist, former VC KU (born 1929)
- Abul Khair Kashfi - critic, linguist, author, scholar (1932 Kanpur, British India - 2008 Karachi)
- Khalique Ibrahim Khalique - journalist, poet, critic (1926-2006)
- Ghulam Mustafa Khan - writer, critic, linguist, researcher, scholar, educationist (1912-2005)
- Josh Malihabadi - poet, linguist, scholar (1894-1982)
- Anwar Maqsood - drama writer, anchor, actor (born 1935 Hyderabad State)
- Haseena Moin - playwright, drama writer
- Zehra Nigah - poet
- Pirzada Qasim - poet, author, educationist (born 1943)
- Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi - author, historian, educationist (1903-1981)
- Fahmida Riaz - writer, poet, activist (born 1946 Meerut, UP, British India)
- Sadequain - painter, calligraphist (1930 Amroha, British India - 1987 Karachi)
- Hakeem Muhammad Said - pioneer of Eastern medicine, philanthropist (1993-1994)
- Abul Lais Siddiqui - critic, linguist, author, scholar
- Shaukat Siddiqui - novelist, fiction writer (1923-2006)
- Raees Warsi - journalist, author, poet, founder of Urdu Markaz New York (born 1963)
- Mushtaq Ahmed Yousfi - author, humorist (born 1923)
- Mustafa Zaidi - poet (1930-1970)
Bankers
Businessmen
- Abdul Razzak Yaqoob, Chairman of the ARY Group
- Ahmed Dawood, industrialist, philanthropist and founder of Dawood Group
- Agha Hasan Abedi - banker, founder of BCCI
- Bashir Ali Mohammad, Gul Ahmed Group
- Hussain Haqqani - leading Urdu debater, National College, Karachi; Ambassador of Pakistan to U.S.A.
- Jahangir Siddiqui, owner of JS Group
- Javed Jabbar - orator, politician, Senator
- Malik Riaz - Pakistani business tycoon who is the founder of Bahria Town.
- Monis Rahman - Founder & CEO of Naseeb Networks
- Rafiq M. Habib - Group chairman of the renowned ‘House of Habib’, chairman of Habib Insurance Company Ltd.
- Raza Rabbani - English debater, politician, Senator
- Sadruddin Hashwani - Founder and chairman of Hashoo Group.
- Safi Qureshi - co-founder and CEO of AST Research; born and educated in Karachi; now based in the US
- Sikandar Sultan - Managing Director of Shan Food Industries
Debaters and orators
Economists
Education
- Anita Ghulam Ali - educationist
- Nasim Amrohvi
- Moinuddin Aqeel - author, critic, linguist, scholar
- Bernadette Louise Dean - former Principal of Kinnaird College, Lahore
- Mary Emily - recipient of the Sitara-e-Imtiaz for services to education
- Aslam Farrukhi - author, poet, critic, linguist, scholar
- Farman Fatehpuri - real name Syed Dildar Ali; author, critic, linguist, scholar
- Khalida Ghous - human rights activist, scholar
- Yolande Henderson - high school teacher
- Jameel Jalibi - linguist, scholar
- Abul Khair Kashfi - author, critic, linguist, scholar
- Matin Ahmed Khan - academic, marketing expert and management educator, Dean and Director of the Institute of Business Administration
- Ghulam Mustafa Khan - author, critic, linguist, scholar, Sufi
- Anthony Theodore Lobo - founder of many schools
- Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi - VC Karachi University, author, historian, scholar
- Ata ur Rahman - Chairman HEC, scientist
- Hakim Saeed - VC Hamdard University
- Abul Lais Siddiqui - author, critic, linguist, scholar
- Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui - Chancellor, Karachi University
- Raziuddin Siddiqui - physicist, mathematician, scholar
- Shahid Aziz Siddiqi - former Federal Secretary and Vice Chancellor, Ziauddin University
- Norma Fernandes - former Headmistress (Kindergarten/Junior Section) of the Karachi Grammar School
Journalists
Law and judiciary
Performing arts
Actors and comedians
- Aamina Sheikh - model, actress
- Adeel Hussain - model, actress
- Adnan Jaffar - television, film actor
- Ahad Raza Mir - actor
- Aijaz Aslam - actor
- Aiman Khan - actress
- Aiza Khan - actress, model
- Alizeh Shah - model, actress
- Angela Thorne - English actress
- Anwar Maqsood - drama writer, anchor, actor
- Ather Shah Khan Jaidi Writer comedian
- Ayaz Samoo - comedian, actor
- Azfar Rehman - actor
- Babar Ali - actor
- Behroze Sabzwari - film actor
- Bilal Abbas Khan - actor
- Bushra Ansari - actress, comedian
- Danish Nawaz - actor
- Danish Taimoor - actor
- Fahad Mustafa - actor
- Fawad Khan - actor
- Fatima Effendi - model, actress
- Hina Altaf - actress
- Hina Dilpazeer - actress, TV host, model
- Humayun Saeed - actor, model and producer
- Iman Vellani - Pakistani-Canadian television actor
- Iqbal Theba - Pakistani-American television actor
- Iqra Aziz - model, actress
- Izhar Qazi - film and TV actor
- Jamshed Ansari - comedian
- Kaveeta - actress
- Kumail Nanjiani - comedian
- Mashal Khan - actress
- Madiha Imam - model, actress
- Mahira Khan - television, film actor
- Margaret Lockwood - film and stage actress (1916-1990)
- Mawra Hocane - model, actress
- Mehwish Hayat - actress, model
- Minal Khan - actress
- Mohib Mirza - actor
- Moin Akhter - TV, film and stage actor, comedian and host
- Momal Sheikh - actress
- Muneeb Butt - actor
- Nadeem - film actor
- Nadia Hussain - model, actress
- Nirala (real name Muzaffar Hussain) - comedian
- Ramsha Khan - model, actress
- Rauf Lala - comedian, actor
- Sajid Hasan - actor
- Salim Nasir - comedian, actor
- Sami Shah - comedian, writer
- Sana Javed - model, actress
- Sangeeta - actress, filmmaker, director
- Saud Qasmi - actor
- Shehroz Sabzwari - actor
- Somy Ali, actress and activist
- Syed Kamal - film actor
- Syra Yousuf - model, actress
- Talat Hussain - television actor, director
- Umer Sharif - comic actor
- Urwa Hocane - actress
- Yasir Nawaz - actor
- Yumna Zaidi - actress
- Zafar Karachiwala, Indian actor, ancestors from Karachi
- Zainab Qayyum - model, actress, TV host
- Zhalay Sarhadi - model, actress
Singers, musicians and music & directors
Dancers
- Sheema Kermani social activist, theater director and exponent of Bharatnatyam dance.
Philanthropists and social workers
Politicians and bureaucrats
Religious leaders and scholars
Scientists
Sportspersons
Badminton players
Footballer
Hockey players
Sprinters
Swimmer
Historical personalities
- Mai Kolachi incumbent name of Karachi is derived from this fisher woman.
Miscellaneous
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Visual Karachi: From Paris of Asia, to City of Lights, to Hell on Earth. Nadeem F. Paracha. dawn.com. 10 March 2016.
