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Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pak ...

, Pakistan. It does not necessarily mean that they were born in the city or were even nationals of the country. * Huma Batool, First female chairperson of an airline in Pakistan *

Barkat Ali Ludhianwi Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat Ali (ابو انیس محمد برکت علی لودھیانوی) (27 April 1911 – 26 January 1997) was a Muslim Sufi who belonged to the Qadri spiritual order. He was the founder of the non-political, non-profit, r ...

, Sufi of Pakistan *

Sohail Abbas ) Lambda Velorum (λ Velorum, abbreviated Lambda Vel, λ Vel), officially named Suhail , is a star in the southern constellation of Vela. With a mean apparent visual magnitude of 2.21, this is the third-brightest star in the constell ...

, Famous Announcer Of Radio Pakistan FM.93 People's Colony No.2 * Abdullah Ghafoor, Famous Soical Mansoorabad and Architecture Person. *

Amjad Saqib Muhammad Amjad Saqib, (Punjabi, ur, ; 1 February 1957) is a Pakistani social entrepreneur, development practitioner, former civil servant and author. He is the founder and executive director of Akhuwat Foundation, which is the world's largest ...

, Pakistani social entrepreneur, development practitioner, author and a former civil servant *

Rufin Anthony Rufin Anthony (12 February 1940 – 17 October 2016) was a Pakistani Roman Catholic bishop. Early life Anthony was born in Khushpur, Lyallpur District, British India (now in Faisalabad District, Pakistan). He completed his primary and secondary ...

, Roman Catholic priest and bishop *

Teji Bachchan Teji Harivansh Rai Srivastava Bachchan (''née'' Tejwant Kaur Suri; 12 August 1914 21 December 2007) was an Indian social activist, the wife of Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and mother of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. Biography Teji w ...

, Indian social activist and the late mother of

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...

Hari Singh Dilbar Hari Singh Dilbar (c. 1929 – 3 May 2017) was a well-known Indian Punjabi language writer and poet. Born around 1929 in Layallpur, British Punjab (present-day Faisalabad, Pakistan) Dilbar has been writing and reciting poems since 1943. Ear ...

, Indian writer and poet in the Punjabi language *

Jassi Lailpuria Jassi Singh Lailpuria is a Pakistani singer-songwriter from Faisalabad. A Punjabi singer of pop and bhangra music, he is best known for his song ''Sohna Pakistan''. Personal life and career Jassi is from Faisalabad, Pakistan. He is married and ...

, Pakistani singer *

Naqsh Lyallpuri Jaswant Rai Sharma (24 February 1928 – 22 January 2017), popularly known by his pen name Naqsh Lyallpuri, was an Indian ghazal and Bollywood film lyricist. He is best known for the songs "Rasm-e-Ulfat Ko Nibhayen" (''Dil Ki Rahen'', 1973), "Tu ...

, pen name of Jaswant Rai Sharma, Indian ghazal and Bollywood film lyricist * Abrar Ul Haq, Pakistani musician *

Dildar Hussain Dildar Hussain (born 1957) is a Pakistani percussionist and tabla player. He is known for being the left handed tabla player for late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a renowned Qawwali singer. Dildar Hussain played tabla for him in his qawwali-singing gr ...

, tabla player *

Lal Chand Yamla Jatt Lal Chand Yamla Jatt (28 March 1910 – 20 December 1991) was a noted Indian folk singer in the Punjabi-language. His trademark was his soft strumming of the tumbi and his turban tying style known traditionally as "Turla". Many consider him to ...

, Indian folk singer * John Joseph, Roman Catholic priest and bishop *

Prithviraj Kapoor Prithviraj Kapoor (born Prithvinath Kapoor; 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was an Indian actor who is also considered to be one of the founding figures of Hindi cinema. He was associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and establish ...

, Indian actor, director, producer *

Arfa Karim Arfa Abdul Karim Randhawa ( pa, ‎; 2 February 1995 – 14 January 2012) was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy who became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in 2004. She was submitted to the Guinness Book of Worl ...

, computer prodigy * Muhammad Fazal Karim, Pakistani politician of

Sunni Ittehad Council The Sunni Ittehad Council, formed in 2009, is an alliance of Islamic political and religious parties in Pakistan which represents followers of the Barelvi (Sufi) school of Sunni Islam. The current chairman of the main 'M' faction is Sayyid Ma ...

Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan ( ur, ) (December 25, 1952 – September 7, 2003) was a Pakistani musician, who played the harmonium in Qawwali music. He was also a member of a well-known family of Qawwali musicians, the Qawwal Bacchon gharana (Delhi g ...

, Qawwali and ghazal singer * Fateh Ali Khan, Qawwali singer *

Iqrar Ahmad Khan Iqrar Ahmad Khan (born 8 December 1953) is a Pakistani agricultural scientist and a professor of Horticulture at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in Pakistan. Early life and education Iqrar Ahmad Khan was born on 8 December 1953 in S ...

, agricultural scientist *

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( pa, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. He was primarily a singer of qawwali — a form of Sufi music, Sufi devotional music. ...

, Qawwali singer *

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ( Punjabi, ; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani Singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the biggest and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Kha ...

, Qawwali singer *

Rana Muhammad Akram Khan Rana Muhammad Akram Khan ( ur, رانا محمد اکرم خاں) is a Pakistani lawyer and zamindar. He is former chairman executive of the Punjab Bar Council (PBC). Education and background Khan was born in Chiraghabad, Faisalabad (Pakist ...

, former chairman of the

Punjab Bar Council The Punjab Bar Council ( ur, ) is a deliberative assembly of lawyers in Punjab. It is established by Parliament of Pakistan and consists of 75 members elected from different constituencies of Punjab. Its main functions are to promote and sugges ...

Naz Khialvi Muhammad Siddique ناز خیالوی (12 December 1947 – 12 December 2010), pen name Naz Khialvi, was a Pakistani lyricist and radio broadcaster, who is mainly known for his Sufi verse ''Tum Ek Gorakh Dhanda Ho'' (You are a Puzzle), later sung ...

, lyricist, poet and radio broadcaster *

Master Sunder Singh Lyallpuri Sunder Singh Lyallpuri ( pa, ਸੁੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਲਾਇਲਪੁਰੀ; 1878 - 3 March 1969) was a leading Sikh member of the Indian independence movement, a general of the Akali Movement, an educationist, and journalist. Lyallpuri pl ...

, Indian independence movement leader, educationist and journalist * Mala, ghazal and playback singer *

Khalid Maqbool Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool Vohra, ( Punjabi and ur, ) (born 1948) is Pakistani military officer who served as Governor of Punjab between October 2001 and May 2008. He is the longest serving Governor of Punjab in Pakistani history. ...

, lieutenant general and politician *

Zia Mohyeddin Zia Mohyeddin (; born 20 June 1931) is a British-Pakistani actor, producer, director and television broadcaster who has appeared in both Pakistani cinema and television as well as in British cinema and television throughout his career. Zia M ...

, artist, actor *

Ifti Nasim Ifti Nasim (1946 – July 22, 2011) was a gay Pakistani American poet. Having moved to the United States to escape persecution for his sexual orientation, he became known locally for establishing Sangat, an organization to support LGBT south-Asi ...

, poet *

Hassan Nisar Hassan Nisar ( Punjabi, Urdu: ; born 5 July 1951) is a Pakistani journalist, newspaper columnist, TV news analyst Swarn Noora Swarn Noora is a Sufi singer from Amritsar, Punjab, India. She has performed at major festivals in India. She also became a resident of Bootan Mandi in Jalandhar. She is the grandmother of the famous Sufi singers of Punjab, Nooran Sisters. Ea ...

, Indian Sufi singer; grandmother of the famous Sufi singing duo

Nooran Sisters The Nooran Sisters are Sultana Nooran (born 14 June 1992) and Jyoti Nooran (born 24 February 1994) who are a devotional Sufi singing duo from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. Born to a family of Sufi musicians, they perform Sham Chaurasia gharana cla ...

Resham Resham is a Pakistani film and television actress and model. She made her film debut with ''Jeeva'' in 1995, and was a leading actress of Lollywood during the 1990s. Her notable film credits include ''Jeeva'' (1995), ''Ghunghat'' (1996), ''D ...

, Pakistani film actress *

Abdul Rauf Rufi Abdul Rauf Roofi ( ur, ) is a Naat Khawan from Pakistan. Career He likes to use a lot of musical instruments including the Arab percussion drums and traditional Pakistani Tabla , Dholak and Dafli ( Daf ) when reciting Naats.

, Naat Khawan *

Arjan Singh Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC (15 April 1919 – 16 September 2017) was a senior air officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the 3rd Chief of the Air Staff from 1964 to 1969, leading the Air Force through the Indo-Pak ...

, marshal and only officer of the Indian Air Force to be promoted to five-star rank *

Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal ( pa, ; – 21 September 1857), widely known as Nawab of Jhamra, was a Punjabi Muslim chieftain of the Kharal tribe. He led rebellion in the Bar region of Punjab against the British East India Company in the War of Indepe ...

Freedom activist *

Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was a charismatic Indian revolutionary* * who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer * * in what was to be retaliation for the death of an Indian nationa ...

, Indian revolutionary socialist *

Grahanandan Singh Grahanandan Singh (18 February 1926 in Lyallpur, British India – 7 December 2014 in New Delhi, India) was an Indian field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with t ...

, Indian field hockey player *

Tariq Teddy Tariq Teddy (12 August 1976 – 19 November 2022) was a Pakistani theatre comedian in Punjab, known for his quick, sharp replies. Teddy performed in Punjabi stage dramas and acted in the film ''Salakhein''. He was from Faisalabad. His comedi ...

, television actor and stand-up comedian * Nabeel Zafar, television actor and producer fame bulbulay *

Sakhawat Naz Sakhawat Naz ( pa, ) is a Pakistani stand-up comedian and actor from Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. He is best known for his work in Pakistan theatre. Naz's television work includes appearances in ''Khabarnaak'' and ''Mazaaq Raat''. He is often c ...

, television actor and stand-up comedian

Players

Rameez Raja Ramiz Hasan Raja ( ur, ; born 14 August 1962) is a Pakistani cricket administrator, commentator, YouTuber, and former cricketer who served as the 35th Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board between September 2021 and December 2022. As a pla ...

, Pakistani cricketer * Aqeel Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer *

Shahbaz Ahmed Shahbaz Ahmad (Urdu: شہباز احمد) (born September 1, 1968) is a former field hockey player from Pakistan who is also known by his nickname as "Shahbaz Ahmed Senior". He was born in to Arain family. Career He is considered to be among ...

, Pakistani hockey player *

Saeed Ajmal Saeed Ajmal SI ( Punjabi, ; born 14 October 1977) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer, who played all forms of the game. He is a right-arm off-spin bowler who bats right handed. At domestic level in Pakistan he represented Fai ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Moeen Akhtar Moin Akhter (also: "معین اختر" Moin Akhtar), (24 December 1950 – 22 April 2011) was a Pakistani television, film and stage artist, humorist, comedian, impersonator, Master of Ceremonies, host, writer, singer, director and producer who ...

, Pakistani cricketer * Naeem Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer * Muhammad Asif, snooker player *

Shahid Nazir Shahid Nazir (Urdu: شاہد نذیر) (born 4 December 1977) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his Test debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura in 1996, and immediately received much criticism from the spectators whose local favour ...

, Pakistani cricketer * Asif Ali, Pakistani cricketer *

Wasim Haider Wasim Haider (born 6 June 1967, in Faisalabad) is a former Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who played three One Day International matches during the 1992 Cricket World Cup and for PIA and Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Pun ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Mohammad Talha Mohammad Talha (born 15 October 1988) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has gained an increasing reputation in Pakistani for quick bowling, eventually leading to selection for the international squad for t ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Misbah-ul-Haq ; born 28 May 1974) is a former Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer. Misbah captained Pakistan in all formats and is former head coach and former chief selector of the Pakistan national team. A late bloomer, Misbah was a midd ...

, Pakistani cricketer

Politicians

* Rana Asif Tauseef, politician * Rana Zahid Tauseef, politician * Rana Sanaullah Khan, politician *

Malik Muhammad Nawaz Malik Muhammad Nawaz (born on 2 January 1964) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018. Early life and education He was born on 2 January 1964 in Faisalabad. He has graduated in ...

, politician * Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali, politician *

Muhammad Saleem Bajawa Muhammad Saleem Bajwa is a Pakistani politician. Elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-76 (Jhang-IV), he served as an adviser to the Chief Minister, Nawaz Sharif, during the period 1985–1988. References

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, politician *

Shahbaz Bhatti Clement Shahbaz Bhatti (9 September 19682 March 2011), popularly known as Shahbaz Bhatti, was a Pakistani politician who was elected as a member of the National Assembly from 2008. He was the first Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs from N ...

, politician * Khawaja Muhammad Islam, politician *

Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi Chaudhary Muhammad Afzal Sahi (born 1 November 1949) is a member of the Sahi Jat family at Faisalabad and is a Pakistani politician. He is the son of Chaudhry Nawab Khan Sahi, a famous landlord of Sahianwala. He got his early education from ...

, son of Chaudhry Nawab Khan Sahi, a famous landlord of Sahianwala *

Ghulam Rasool Sahi Ghulam Rasool Sahi (; born 9 July 1944) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018. Early life He was born on 9 July 1944. in Faisalabad. He recei ...

, politician *

Madan Lal Khurana Madan Lal Khurana (15 October 1936 – 27 October 2018) was an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Delhi from 1993 to 1996. He also served as Governor of Rajasthan in 2004. He was the Union Minister of Parliamentary affairs and Touri ...

, Former

Chief Minister of Delhi The chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the head of government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. According to the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is the National Capital Territory of Delhi's ''de ...

Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri (10 April 1917 – 27 May 2013) was an Indian politician. He was the oldest surviving member of the founding Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Political activist Prior to the Partition of India ...

, politician of the Communist Part of India *

Sunder Singh Lyallpuri Sunder Singh Lyallpuri ( pa, ਸੁੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਲਾਇਲਪੁਰੀ; 1878 - 3 March 1969) was a leading Sikh member of the Indian independence movement, a general of the Akali Movement, an educationist, and journalist. Lyallpuri pl ...

, politician and Indian independence activist

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