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Shaista Jaheen
Shaista ( fa, شایسته, ps, شایسته) is a given name of Pashtun origin. The name is given to females. The name originates from the Pashto word, ''Shaist'' ( ps, شایست), meaning “beauty”. Through Pashtun influence, this name can be found across Central and South Asia, along with some parts of the Middle East. Notable people with this name include: * Shaista Aziz, English journalist * Shaista Khan, Mughal subahdar of Bengal * Shaista Lodhi, Pakistani actress * Shaista Nuzhat, Punjabi linguist * Shaista Pervaiz, Pakistani politician * Shaista Shameem, Fijian lawyer * Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Pakistani politician * Shaista Wahab, Afghan author See also *Shaista Khan Mosque, a mosque in Dhaka built by Shayesta Khan *Shaistaganj Upazila Shayestaganj ( bn, শায়েস্তাগঞ্জ), also spelt Shaistaganj, is an upazila (sub-district) of Habiganj District in northeastern Bangladesh, part of the Sylhet Division. There is one Paurasava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashtun
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically referred to as Afghans () or xbc, αβγανο () until the 1970s, when the term's meaning officially evolved into that of a demonym for all residents of Afghanistan, including those outside of the Pashtun ethnicity. The group's native language is Pashto, an Iranian language in the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. Additionally, Dari Persian serves as the second language of Pashtuns in Afghanistan while those in the Indian subcontinent speak Urdu and Hindi (see Hindustani language) as their second language. Pashtuns are the 26th-largest ethnic group in the world, and the largest segmentary lineage society; there are an estimated 350–400 Pashtun tribes and clans with a variety of origin theories. The total popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashto
Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan alongside Dari,Constitution of Afghanistan ''Chapter 1 The State, Article 16 (Languages) and Article 20 (Anthem)''/ref> and it is the second-largest provincial language of Pakistan, spoken mainly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the northern districts of Balochistan. Likewise, it is the primary language of the Pashtun diaspora around the world. The total number of Pashto-speakers is at least 40 million, (40 million) although some estimates place it as high as 60 million. Pashto is "one of the primary markers of ethnic identity" amongst Pashtuns. Geographic distribution A national language of Afghanistan, Pashto is primarily spoken in the east, south, and southwest, but also in some northern and western parts of the country. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaista Aziz
Shaista Aziz ( ur, شائستہ قوال; born 1978) is an English journalist, writer, stand-up comedian, Labour Party politician, councillor for Rose Hill and Iffley in Oxford City Council, and former international aid worker of Kashmiri- Pakistani descent. Early life Aziz's father arrived in Britain from Kashmir, Pakistan, at the age of 16. She is her parents' only daughter with two younger brothers. Aziz was born and brought up in Oxford, and read for a BA degree in English literature and Women's studies at university. Shaista Aziz Journalism career Aziz has worked as a newsroom journalist for Al Jazeera's English news website in Doha, Qatar, a broadcast journalist and producer for the BBC and has written for '' New Internationalist magazine''. As well as media specialist for Oxfam, Shaista Aziz Amnesty International, Save the Children and Islamic Relief. She has travelled and worked all over the world from Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen to Haiti, Tajikistan, Burm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaista Khan
Mirza Abu Talib (22 November 1600 – 1694), better known as Shaista Khan, was a general and the subahdar of Mughal Bengal. A maternal uncle to the emperor Aurangzeb, he acted as a key figure during his reign. Shaista Khan initially governed the Deccan, where he clashed with the Maratha Ruler Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. However, he was most notable for his tenure as the governor of Bengal from 1664 to 1688. Under Shaista Khan's authority, the city of Dhaka and Mughal power in the province attained its greatest heights. His achievements include constructions of notable mosques such as the Sat Gambuj Mosque and masterminding the conquest of Chittagong. Shaista Khan was also responsible for sparking the outbreak of the Anglo-Mughal War with the English East India Company. Early life According to the diary of William Hedges, the first governor of the East India Company in Bengal, the birthday of Shaista Khan was on 22 November. Khan was of Persian origin. His grandfather Mirz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaista Lodhi
Shaista Lodhi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television host, and actress. Early life and education Lodhi was born in Karachi on 26 November 1977 to Ali Gohar Lodhi and Roshan Taj Lodhi. She grew up in a family with three brothers (Amir Lodhi, Tahir Lodhi and Sahir Lodhi). In 2000, she completed her MBBS from Jinnah Sindh Medical University. Television career Shaista started her career as a VJ in 2001. She was then asked to fill in as a host on a private TV channel. She was the host of the morning show ''Good Morning Pakistan'', which aired on ARY Digital. At the end of September 2010, she joined GEO and hosted the morning show ''Utho Jago Pakistan'' on the same channel. The show was suspended on 15 May 2014 by the channel administration after alleged blasphemy during the show and she left Pakistan because of fears for her safety. Shaishta then moved to South Africa with her three children and returned to Pakistan in 2015. She made her comeback in morning shows by hosting ''Sitare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaista Nuzhat
Shaista Nuzhat ( pa, (Shahmukhi)) (born 1960s) is a Punjabi poet, writer, linguist, and researcher on Punjabi language and literature. She is founder director of the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (PILAC) in Lahore. Biography Early life and education Shaista belongs to Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. She gained a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of the Punjab, Lahore. She is popularly known as a poet in Punjabi and Urdu, a columnist, and a writer, and has been prominent in public speaking. Career Shaista started her career as a lecturer in philosophy and later as a journalist. She has worked as a sub-editor in various national daily newspapers. She holds the portfolio of a public sector official and bureaucrat, working with the Government of Pakistan. She is alumni of National Institute of Management (NIM), Lahore and attended 12th Senior Management Course (SMC). PILAC Shaista has worked to promote Punjabi language, literature, art and culture. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaista Pervaiz
Shaista Pervaiz Malik () is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since December 2021. Previously she was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to October 2021. Political career She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in 2013 Pakistani general election. She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim .... She vacated seat in October 2021 to contest NA 133 by elections. She contested NA-133 By polls held on 5 December 2021 and won by margins of 14,4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaista Shameem
Shaista Shameem, a Fijian lawyer, the director of the Fiji Human Rights Commission (FHRC) from 2002 to 2007, and its director and chairperson from 2007 to 2009. A graduate of the University of the South Pacific, she holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Waikato and a Masters in Law from the University of Auckland. She also holds a Doctorate in Juridical Science. After working in the media and as a sociology lecturer in New Zealand, Shameem returned to Fiji and was involved in the constitutional case of ''Chandrika Prasad v the State'' which reinstated the 1997 Constitution following the coup d'état of 2000 led by George Speight. She served in 2004-05 as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Use of Mercenaries and has since 2005 been a member of the UN Working Group on Mercenaries. In 2005 Shameem was invited to assist a UN assessment of the courts in Timor-Leste, but was prevented from visiting the territory. In 2009 she was elected chair of the Working Group. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (22 July 1915 – 11 December 2000) was a Pakistani Bengali, Bengali Pakistani politician from Bengal, diplomat and author. She was the first Muslim woman to earn a PhD from the University of London. She was Pakistan's ambassador to Morocco from 1964 to 1967, and was also a delegate to the United Nations. Family and education Ikramullah was born as Shaista Akhtar Banu Suhrawardy into the Suhrawardy family to Hassan Suhrawardy and his wife Sahibzadi Shah Banu Begum. Sahista's mother was Nawab Abdul Latif's granddaughter. She studied at Loreto College, Kolkata. She was also the first Muslim woman to earn a PhD from the University of London. Her doctorate thesis, "Development of the Urdu Novel and Short Story", was a critical survey of Urdu literature.Begum Shaista Ikramullah storyofpakistan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaista Wahab
Shaista Wahab has written Dari language books. Her book ''A Brief History of Afghanistan'' was published in 2007. Wahab was a librarian and professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha where she coordinated the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection in the Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library Archives & Special Collections. An oral history specialist, she served as a consultant to the Afghanistan Unveiled' (2002-2003) film project by Independent Lens, which was later picked up by PBS. References External links Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection Archives & Special Collections, Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library, University of Nebraska at Omaha The University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha or UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally kno ... Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection Bibliography, Volume I: Pashto and Dari Titles Linco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaista Khan Mosque
Shaista Khan Mosque ( bn, শায়েস্তা খাঁর মসজিদ) is a historically significant architectural monument situated by the Buriganga River at Mitford Area in old Dhaka, Bangladesh. The mosque is an architecture of Mughal period. The mosque was built by Mughal Subahdar of Bengal, Shaista Khan. History Subahdar Shaista Khan built this small mosque at the bank of river Buriganga. Shaista Khan was the Mughal subahdar who ruled the Bengal from 1664 to 1688. The exact date of the building of this mosque is not known, but it is assumed that it was built when Subahdar Shaista Khan first came to Dhaka in 1664. It is supposed to be built between 1663 and 1678, the first viceroyalty of Khan.Muntassir Mamoon, ''Dhaka: Smriti Bismritir Nagari (1st Khandha)'', 2008, Ananya publisher, , pg-258 During the British period the mosque was seriously damaged by an accidental fire. Recently the mosque has been repaired and has lost its original look. An old inscription ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
