Bajwa ( pa, ਬਾਜਵਾ ; ) is a

Jat The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and su ...

surname and tribe name commonly found among the

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Punjab region Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...

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Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. Notable people bearing the Bajwa name, who may or may not be affiliated with the clan, include: *

Arjan Bajwa Arjan Bajwa (born 3 September 1979) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi and Telugu films. He is credited as Deepak in Telugu films where he started his career. He made a breakthrough in Bollywood with the critically acclaimed 2007 fi ...

(born 1979), Indian actor and model * Asif Bajwa (born 1969), Pakistani field hockey player * Asim Saleem Bajwa, Pakistani former military officer * Charanjit Kaur Bajwa (born 1959), Indian politician * Dean Bajwa (born 1983), Pakistani lawyer and enreprenuer *

Javed Ashraf Bajwa Brigadier Javed Ashraf Bajwa ( pa, جاوید اشرف باجوا; ur, جاوید اشرف باجوہ) is a retired Pakistan Army engineer officer. Brigadier Javed Ashraf Bajwa was Commander of Frontier Works Organisation (FWO). Bajwa was a ...

, Pakistani military officer * Jugpreet Singh Bajwa (born 1994), Indo-Canadian singer *

Neeru Bajwa Neeru Bajwa (born 26 August 1975) is a Canadian actress, director and producer who has mainly worked in Punjabi and Hindi films. She started her career in 1998 with Dev Anand's Bollywood film '' Main Solah Baras Ki'' and then moved on to work ...

(born 1982), Indo-Canadian actress *

Poonam Bajwa Poonam Bajwa is an Indian actress and model who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She made her acting debut in 2005 with the Telugu film '' Modati Cinema'', after that she was featured in more Telugu film, such as ''Boss'' ( ...

, Indian actress * Pratap Singh Bajwa (born 1957), Indian politician *

Qamar Javed Bajwa General Qamar Javed Bajwa ( ur, ; born 11 November 1960) is a retired Pakistani army general who served as the tenth Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan from 29 November 2016 to 29 November 2022. In 2018 he was ranked 68th in the ''Forbes' ...

(born 1960), Pakistani military officer * Rupa Bajwa (born 1976), Indian writer *

Sonam Bajwa Sonampreet Bajwa (born 16 August 1989) is an Indian model and actress who predominantly appears in Punjabi language, Punjabi language films. In addition to few Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. She participated in the F ...

(born 1989), Indian model and actress *

Surinder Singh Bajwa Surinder Singh Bajwa (c. 1955 – 21 October 2007) was the Deputy Mayor of Delhi. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected councilor for the Anand Vihar ward in April 2007.

(–2007), Indian politician *

Tariq Bajwa Tariq Bajwa is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as the Finance Secretary and Economic Affairs Secretary of Pakistan. Bajwa also served as the 19th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and the 20th Chairman of th ...

, Pakistani civil servant * Tariq Mahmood Bajwa, Pakistani politician *

Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. He is a Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) and represents Fatehgarh Churian. He heads the Ministries of Rural Development Now Animal Husband ...

, Indian politician *

T. S. Bajwa T.S. Bajwa is a politician and was a member of the Parliament of India representing Jammu and Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Parliament), with term ending on 25 November 2008. He resign from Jammu and Kashmir People's Democr ...

, Indian politician *

Varinder Singh Bajwa Shri Varinder Singh Bajwa, a politician from Shiromani Akali Dal party,is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Punjab (India), Punjab in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Career Varinder began his political ...

, Indian politician

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