Akhtar Hussain may refer to:
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Akhtar Hussain (musician)
Akhtar Hussain Khan (1900 – 12 June, 1974) was a classical vocalist and musician belonging to one of the major vocal ''gharanas'' (musical traditions) of Hindustani classical music – the Patiala Gharana. He was the only son as well as a stude ...
(1900-1972), Indian classical musician
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Akhtar Hussain (field hockey)
Akhtar Hussain ( ur, اختر حسین) (23 August 1926 – 9 November 1987) was a field hockey player, who won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics for India and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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(1926–1987), field hockey player who represented both India and Pakistan at the Summer Olympics
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Akhtar Hussain Malik
Akhtar ( fa, links=no, ) means "star" in Persian. It is a unisex name. It is also a common surname. A variant spelling is Akhter.
Notable people with the given name or surname include:
Given name Akhtar
* Akhtar Aly Kureshy Pakistani lawyer a ...
(before 1947 - 1969), Pakistani general
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Akhter Husain (1902–1983), Pakistani statesman and civil servant
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Akhtar Hussain (umpire)
Akhtar Hussain (date of birth unknown, died 24 August 1973) was a Pakistani cricket umpire. He stood in three Test matches between 1959 and 1968.
See also
* List of Test cricket umpires
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(died 1973), Pakistani cricket umpire
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