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List Of Memon People
This list contains the name of some notable Memon people, Memons. A *Abdool Razack Mohamed *Abdul Gaffar Billoo *Abdul Rashid Godil *Abdul Razzak Yaqoob *Abdul Sattar Edhi *Abdullah Haroon *Aboobaker Osman Mitha *Adamjee Haji Dawood *Ahmed Dawood *Ahsan Bawa *Aqeel Karim Dhedhi *Altaf Khanani *Arif Habib *Ashraf W. Tabani B *Bantva Memons *Bilquis Edhi G *Ghulam Mohammad A. Fecto I *Iqbal Sacranie *Irfan Pardesi M *Mahmoud Haroon *Maria Memon *Ilyas Qadri, Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Qadri *Muhammad Umar Memon *Marvi Memon *Masood Parekh N *Nisar Memon T *Tiger Memon S *Sanam Saeed *Salman Iqbal *Salim Makani *Saud Memon *Siddiq Ismail *Sharjeel Memon Y *Yakub Memon References {{Reflist Memon people, * Lists of people by ethnicity, Memon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memon People
The Memon are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that originated in the Sindh region of Pakistan. The majority of the Memon people around the world follow the Hanafi fiqh of Sunni Islam. The Memon people have cultural similarities with the Khoja, Khatri (Vohra), and Gujarati peoples. Memon people speak the Memoni language as their first language. Some consider the Memon language to be a dialect of the Sindhi language. The Memon language shares vocabulary with the Sindhi language, Kutchi language and Gujarati language. Today, the Memon people are connected through globally recognized organisations such as the World Memon Organisation (WMO) and International Memon orgnisation (IMO). Sindhi Memons and Kutchi Memons are related ethnic groups. History Sindhi, Gujarati origins Memon lineage traces back to Lohanas of Lahore and Sindh, who practiced Hinduism. The origin of the name comes from Mu'min (, "believer" in Arabic) and later evolved to present name Memon. The Memon community was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghulam Mohammad A
Ghulam ( ar, غلام, ) is an Arabic word meaning ''servant'', ''assistant'', ''boy'', or ''youth''. It is used to describe young servants in paradise. It is also used to refer to slave-soldiers in the Abbasid, Ottoman, Safavid and to a lesser extent, Mughal empires, as described in the article ''Ghilman'', which is the plural form of the word. It is traditionally used as the first element of compounded Muslim male given names, meaning ''servant of ...'', mostly in Persian (where it is pronounced ) and in Urdu. In both Persian and Urdu, the particle ''al-'' is not used with ''ghulam'' (unlike compounds formed with '' ʿabd''; e.g. ''Gholammohammad'', ''Gholamhoseyn'', ''Gholamali''... and ''Abd al-Muhammad'', ''Abd al-Husayn'', ''Abd al-Ali''...). Since the 20th century, ''Ghulam'' has also been used as an independent given name and surname. People with the given name (not in compound) *Ghulam Bombaywala, Pakistani-American restaurateur * Ghulam Ali Chowdhury (1824–1888), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim Makani
Salim, Saleem or Selim may refer to: People * Salim (name), or Saleem or Salem or Selim, a name of Arabic origin * Salim (poet) (1800–1866) *Saleem (playwright) (fl. 1996) *Selim I, Selim II and Selim III, Ottoman Sultans *Selim people, an ethnic group of Sudan *Salim, birth name of Mughal Emperor Jahangir Fictional characters * Saleem, in '' Corner Shop Show'' * Selim Bradley, in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' * Pasha Selim, in Mozart's opera '' Die Entführung aus dem Serail'' * Saleem Sinai, in ''Midnight's Children'' * Salim Othman, in ''House of Ashes'' Places * Salim, Iran (other) * Salem, Ma'ale Iron, or Salim, Israel * Salim, Syria * Selim, Yenipazar, Turkey * Selim (District), Kars, Turkey ** Selim railway station * Salim, Nablus, West Bank Other uses * ''Salim'' (film), a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film * ''Saleem'' (film), a 2009 Telugu film * Selim (horse) (1802–1825), 19th-century Thoroughbred racehorse * Salim Group, an Indonesian con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Iqbal
Salman Iqbal ( ur, ) is a Pakistani media businessman and media mogul. He became the CEO of ARY Digital Network in 2014 after the death of Abdul Razzak Yaqoob. In addition, Iqbal is the owner of the ARY Group, that was started by his Uncle Abdul Razzak Yaqoob and publisher of the Newsweek Middle East. He is the owner of the PSL team Karachi Kings Karachi Kings ( ur, ; sd, ڪراچي ڪنگز) (abbreviated as KK) is a Pakistani professional franchise Twenty20 cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, P .... In 2017, he was listed among The 500 Most Influential Muslims. Awards References {{DEFAULTSORT:Iqbal, Salman Businesspeople from Dubai Pakistani businesspeople Pakistani expatriates in the United Arab Emirates People from Karachi Memon people Pakistani people of Gujarati descent Pakistan Super League franchise owners Pakistani mass media owners University of Housto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanam Saeed
Sanam Saeed (born 2 February 1985) is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Urdu cinema and television. She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid's ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' for which she received numerous accolades including Lux Style Awards for Best Television Actress. A graduate of film and theatre studies at Lahore, Saeed made her television debut in the 2010 romance ''Daam'', Saeed had her first commercial success with the 2013 romantic series ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai''. She rose to prominence by featuring as the female lead in several top-grossing television series, including ''Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu'' (2013), ''Talkhiyaan'' (2013), ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' (2013) and ''Kadoorat'' (2013), ''Kahin Chand Na Sharma Jaye'' (2013), ''Ek Kasak Reh Gayi'' (2015), ''Firaaq'' (2014)—and received critical recognition for playing antagonist type in the 2015 family drama ''Diyar-e-Dil'', that earned her a nomination for Best Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Memon
Ibrahim Mushtaq Abdul Razzaq Memon (born 24 November 1960), better known by the nickname Tiger Memon, is a gangster and terrorist, reputed to be one of the masterminds behind the 1993 Mumbai bombings. He is wanted by Interpol and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is a former member of D-Company, a gang led by Dawood Ibrahim. He got the nickname ''Tiger'' after helping a petty drugs and weapons smuggler to evade the crime branch of Mumbai Police by driving his car recklessly over 100 km/h on one-way roads. He has been sanctioned under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act in the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control. 1993 Bombay bombings Memon's role as the prime accused in the blasts was confirmed by a Special Court set up under the terms of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act after the conviction of the others accused in the case. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisar Memon
Nisar Memon (born 31 December 1942; ur, نثار میمن, sd, نثار ميمڻ ) is a politician from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He was a member of the Senate of Pakistan, belonging to Pakistan Muslim League (Q) during the Pervez Musharraf regime in Pakistan.Soomro, Wasim condole with Nisar Memon Dawn (newspaper), Published 19 October 2005, Retrieved 22 March 2019 His daughter, , was a member of the . Background Nisar Memon holds a Master of Science deg ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masood Parekh
Masoud (; ) is a given name and surname, with origins in Persian and Arabic. The name is found in the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Russia, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and China. Masoud has spelling variations possibly due to transliteration, including Masud, Massoud, Massoude, Massudeh, Masood, Masʽud, Mashud, Messaoud, Mesut, Mesud, or Mosād. Given name Masoud * Masoud Kazerouni, 14th-Century Persian physician * Masoud Barzani, President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region * Masoud (musician), Iranian music producer, artist, and DJ * Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer * Masoud Bastani, Iranian journalist Mas'ud * Masud I of Ghazni, ''sultan'' of the Ghaznavid Empire from 1030 to 1040 * Masud Hai Rakkaḥ, Chief rabbi of Tripoli Other variations of spellings * Messaoud Bellemou, Algerian musician * Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, Mauritanian politician * Moshood K. O. Abiola, late politician and philanthropist from Nigeria * Masood S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvi Memon
Marvi Memon ( ur, ; born 21 July 1972) is a Pakistani politician who recently served as Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme, from February 2015 until June 2018. She had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from March 2008 to June 2011 and again from June 2013 to May 2018. Early life and education Memon was born in July 1972 in Karachi, Pakistan to Nisar Memon. Memon studied in Karachi, Kuwait City and Paris, She then enrolled in the London School of Economics from where she completed her BSc (Econ.) Honors in International Relations in 1993. Professional career Prior to joining politics, Memon worked as an intern at DAWN, Newsline, Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, International Union for Conservation of Nature and the United States embassy in Islamabad. After graduating from the London School of Economics, Memon worked as a banker at Citibank where she specialized in Marketing and Quality Management before moving to launch Trakker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Umar Memon
Muhammad Umar Memon (Urdu: محمد عمر میمن) Professor Emeritus of Urdu Literature and Arabic Studies, (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Memon was an accomplished scholar, translator, Urdu Short Story writer, and the editor of ''The Annual of Urdu Studies''. Memon retired from the University of Wisconsin after 38 years of service but remained active as a scholar: besides working on translation of Urdu works into English, he served on the editorial board of '' Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies'' and was also an advisor to the Urdu Project. Biography Memon was born in Aligarh, India in 1939. In 1954, his family moved to Karachi, Pakistan where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees. After his graduation, he taught at Sachal Sarmast College and Sind University. In 1964 he won a Fulbright scholarship to the United States. This move enabled him to earn a master's degree from Harvard University and eventually a doctorate in Islamic Studies from UCLA. Memo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilyas Qadri
Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri ( ur, ), known as ''Attar'' (), is a Sufi Islamic preacher, Muslim scholar and founding leader of Dawat-e-Islami. He is based in Karachi, Pakistan. Qadri is the author of Faizan-e-Sunnat. Family background His Kutchi Memon forefathers were from the village of Kutyanah in Junagarh, India. His father served the Hanafi Memon Mosque in Pakistan in various capacities for many years. After the formation of Pakistan, his parents migrated to Pakistan. They first came to Hyderabad and then moved to Karachi. Biography Ilyas Qadri was born on 12 July 1950 in a Memoni family in Karachi, Pakistan. He is a Sufi scholar of the Qadri Rizvi order and founder of Dawat-e-Islami, a global organization of Sunnis spread over 195+ countries. Qadri studied for 22 years from Grand Mufti of Pakistan Muhammad Waqaruddin Qadri at Darl Uloom Amjadia, Karachi. Qadri is a leader and a founder of the Qadiri-yya, Rizviyya, Attariyya branch of the Qadriyya Sufi order. He h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Memon
Maria Memon ( ur, ) is a Pakistani TV journalist, newscaster, currently working as an anchor for ARY News. Before joining the news media, she graduated with a degree in software engineering from Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan. Professional career A software engineer turned journalist, Maria Memon is currently working as an anchor for ARY News. She started her journalism career as a junior reporter from the Karachi Bureau and was promoted as the mainstream news anchor in a very brief span of time. Maria has worked as a coordinator for Najam Sethi's show on Geo News, after the show was canceled, she worked as a field reporter for Geo News in 2008. Maria later worked at Geo News as an anchor and has hosted the ''Meray Mutabiq'' show with TV journalists Hassan Nisar and Sohail Warraich. After seven years of association with Geo until 2015, Maria Memon too joined the much-hyped newly launched channel Bol TV in 2015, and then she too left before the channel went on air. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
