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People From Abbottabad
{{Orphan, date=March 2022 This is the list of notable people who were born, lived or grew up in Abbottabad. Politicians * Ali Khan Jadoon * Abdul Jamil Khan * Azam Khan Swati * Farooq Haider Khan * Haider Zaman Khan * Javed Iqbal Abbasi * Muhammad Azhar Jadoon * Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani * Murtaza Javed Abbasi * Nazir Ahmed Abbasi * Raja Sikander Zaman * Sabrina Singh Sports Cricket * Yasir Hameed * Mohammad Naeem * Fawad Ahmed * Fawad Khan (cricketer) * Junaid Khan (cricketer) Media and Entertainment * Afzal Khan (actor) * Manoj Kumar * Nimmi Nawab Bano (18 February 1933 – 25 March 2020), better known by her stage name Nimmi, was an Indian screen actress who achieved stardom in the 1950s and early 1960s in Hindi films. She was one of the leading actresses of the "golden era" of Hin ... Abbottabad District People from Abbottabad District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbottabad
Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth largest in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population. It is about north of Islamabad-Rawalpindi and east of Peshawar, at an elevation of . Kashmir lies a short distance to the east.People of Abbotabad speak HINDKO dialect of Following the Second Anglo-Sikh War, The British had annexed the entire Punjab region up to Peshawar. Abbottabad was founded in the early 1850s, by a British military officer in the Bengal Army of British Raj, James Abbott and replaced Haripur, as Hazara's capital. On the 9th of November 1901, the British established a North-West Frontier Province from the north-western districts of The Punjab, this meant that Abbottabad was now a part of the newly formed province. Following the Announcement of Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina Singh
Sabrina Singh (born 1988) is an American administrator who has served as the Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary in the Department of Defense since April 2022. Singh previously served as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary for Vice President Kamala Harris in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2022. Career She is an alumna of the USC School of International Relations. Singh started her career as the press assistant at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. She served as the Press Secretary to Kamala Harris, the current Vice President of the United States, when Harris was California's senator. Earlier, Singh was appointed as a National Spokesperson for Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign. She has also served as the National Press Secretary for Cory Booker 2020 presidential campaign. She was the Communications Director in Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. Singh has served as the Deputy Communications Director for the Demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimmi
Nawab Bano (18 February 1933 – 25 March 2020), better known by her stage name Nimmi, was an Indian screen actress who achieved stardom in the 1950s and early 1960s in Hindi films. She was one of the leading actresses of the "golden era" of Hindi cinema. She gained popularity by playing spirited village belle characters, but has appeared in diverse genres such as fantasy and social films. Her best performances are considered to be in the films ''Sazaa'' (1951), India's first technicolor film ''Aan'' (1952), ''Uran Khatola'' (1955), ''Bhai-Bhai'' (1956), ''Kundan'' (1955), ''Mere Mehboob'' (1963), ''Pooja Ke Phool'' (1964), ''Akashdeep'' (1965), and '' Basant Bahar'' (1956). Raj Kapoor changed her name from Nawab Bano to "Nimmi". Early life Nawab Bano was born in Agra to a Muslim family. Her mother was a singer and an actress, known as Wahidan. She was well connected within the film industry. Nimmi's father, Abdul Hakim, worked as a military contractor. Nimmi's birth forename o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Kumar
Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname Bharat Kumar. He is the recipient of a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards, in varied categories. Early life Kumar was born into a Hindu Brahmin family Abbottabad, a town in the North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan). His original birth name was Harikrishan Giri Goswami. When he was 10, his family had to migrate from Jandiala Sher Khan to Delhi due to the Partition Career When he was young, he admired actors Dilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar and Kamini Kaushal and decided to name himself Manoj Kumar, after Dilip Kumar's character in ''Shabnam''. After making a little-noticed début in ''Fashion'' in 1957, Kumar landed his first leading role in ''Kaanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afzal Khan (actor)
Afzal Khan (Urdu: افضل خان), better known as Jan Rambo, is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and comedian. He rose to fame by playing a janitor nicknamed ''Jan Rambo'' on PTV's famous comedy show ''Guest House'' (1991). He later assumed ''Jan Rambo'' as his unofficial screen name taken from the Sylvester Stallone character John Rambo. People on the TV stage set had nicknamed him ''Jan Rambo'' due to his striking resemblance to the Hollywood actor. Career Afzal Khan began his acting career from stage dramas in Islamabad. He acted in a few plays by PTV that were aired only in Islamabad and Peshawar.Profile of actor Afzal Khan on tv.com.pk website Retrieved 14 June 2020 He has made the record of signing the most number of featured films in a single day, that is 26. He has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junaid Khan (cricketer)
Mohammad Junaid Khan ( ps, ; born 24 December 1989) is a Pakistani international cricketer who bowls left arm fast. He is the first player from Swabi to qualify for the Pakistan national cricket team. His cousin, the leg-spinner Yasir Shah, followed his path later. After an injury to Sohail Tanvir on the eve of the 2011 World Cup, Khan was called up as his replacement, with no experience in international cricket. Khan did not play in the tournament, and later made his One Day International debut in April 2011. In June that year Khan represented Lancashire County Cricket Club in English domestic cricket. In August 2018, he was one of 33 players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Career Sighting No cricketer had come from Swabi before and Khan didn't take an interest in cricket initially. He played with tape-ball and was introduced to hard ball set up by his cousin. At age 16 he was measured as the fastest bowler in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fawad Khan (cricketer)
Fawad Khan (born 20 November 1986) is a Pakistani first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...er. References 1986 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Abbottabad cricketers Federally Administered Tribal Areas cricketers People from Bannu District Peshawar cricketers Peshawar Panthers cricketers {{Pakistan-cricket-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fawad Ahmed
Fawad Ahmed ( ps, ; born 5 February 1982) is a Pakistan-born Australian cricketer. He was granted Australian citizenship in July 2013. In August and September 2013, he played for the Australian cricket team in both a T20I and an ODI series against England. He is the cousin of Pakistani international cricketers Junaid Khan (cricketer), Junaid Khan and Yasir Shah. Career Born in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Ahmed began playing cricket for Swabi District in local competitions. Playing as a right-arm leg spinner, he made his first-class cricket, first-class debut for Abbottabad cricket team, Abbottabad in 2005, playing two matches before being dropped from the side. Ahmed resumed playing first-class cricket in 2009, playing for Pakistan Customs cricket team, Pakistan Customs in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, and later that year also played three further matches for Abbottabad. His best bowling figures, 6/109, were taken for Pakistan Customs against the Karachi cricket teams, Karac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Naeem (cricketer, Born 1990)
Mohammad Naeem (born 4 September 1990) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who plays for Abbottabad cricket team The Abbottabad cricket team, also known as the Falcons, was a Pakistani first-class cricket team from Abbottabad. Their home ground was the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium in Pakistan. The team played in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy competition, making .... References External links * 1990 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Abbottabad cricketers Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricketers Cricketers from Mardan Water and Power Development Authority cricketers {{Pakistan-cricket-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasir Hameed
Yasir Hameed Qureshi (Urdu: یاسر حمید قریشی) (born 28 February 1978) is a former Pakistani cricketer, who played 25 Tests and 56 ODIs for Pakistan. He scored two centuries on his Test debut against Bangladesh, becoming only the second player to do so just after Lawrence Rowe. Personal life Born in Peshawar, he's originally from Kukmang, Abbottabad District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Cricket career Domestic career In September 2007, Yasir Hameed played a major role in defeating Australia A in a comprehensive 3–0 defeat while representing Pakistan A. He scored two centuries out of the three matches and was given good support by Naved Latif and Taufeeq Umar while the bowlers also did well in the series. He was the leading run-scorer for Federally Administered Tribal Areas in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 459 runs in seven matches. International career During his first thirty One Day International innings, he scored more runs than any other batsman, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Sikander Zaman
Raja Sikandar Zaman Khan (Urdu/Pashto: راجہ سکندر زمان ; born 1935 died 16 March 2007) was a Pakistani politician and the former Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. During a 50-year political career he served as Minister, Senior Minister, Federal Minister of Pakistan, and opposition leader in the NWFP Assembly for a long time. His first political office was in the 1960s as a member of the Abbottabad District Council. Early life and education He was born in Khanpur. His father Sultan Capt. Raja Haider Zaman Khan was active in politics. He received his early education from Burn Hall School in Abbottabad and Aligarh University Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a public central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. Muhammadan Anglo-Orienta .... Career He started his political career as Member of the Abbottabad District Council in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Khan Jadoon
Ali Khan Jadoon is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. Political career He was elected as the nazim of Abbottabad district council in April 2018. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-16 (Abbottabad-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 152,203 votes and defeated Malik Mohabbat Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N). Family Son: Saad Ullah Khan Jadoon Father: Amman Ullah Jadoon Cousin: Noman Sohrani Baloch Education He studied at BeaconHouse Abbottabad Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ... References Living people Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Year of birth missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
