Makhdoom ( ar, مخدوم, meaning ''one who is served'' and sometimes spelled Makhdum, bn, মখদুম, Mokhdum) is an Arabic word meaning "Teacher of
Sunnah
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." It is a title for
Pirs, in
South
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Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...
and
Central Asia
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People with the title Makhdoom
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Makhdoom Yahya Maneri
Makhdoom Yahiya Maneri ( ur, , hi, Makhdoom) was an Indian Sufi saint of the 13th century. His tomb in courtyard of a mosque, located in Maner, 29 km from Patna, Bihar, India.
Biography
His complete name is Kamaaluddin Yahya Maneri. He wa ...
(1263 - 1379 AD) – a mystic who lived in
Bihar Sharif
Bihar Sharif is the headquarters of Nalanda district and the fifth-largest sub-metropolitan area in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. Its name is a combination of two words: ''Bihar'', derived from '' vihara'' (meaning monastery), also the nam ...
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Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahangasht (1308- 1384 AD) - a world-traveling Sufi Saint who was spiritual master of king Firoz Shah Tughlaq, Ashraf Jahangir Simnani and 80 makhdooms of his time.
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Hamza Makhdoom
Hamza Makhdoom, popularly known as Makhdoom Sahib (c. 1494 – c. 1576), was a Sufi mystic living in Kashmir. He is sometimes referred to as Mehboob-ul-Alam (literally, "beloved of the world") and Sultan-ul-Aarifeen (literally, "king among tho ...
– a mystic from
Kashmir
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(d. 1563 AD)
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Makhdoom Mian Mir – a Sufi mystic from
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
who laid first foundation of the
Golden Temple in
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
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Makhdoom Ali Mahimi
Makhdoom Ali Mahimi Shafi'i (1372–1431 A.D) was a saint and scholar of international repute. He lived during the time of the Tughlaq dynasty and that of Sultan Ahmed Shah of Gujarat, and was married to the Sultan's sister. He is widely acknowl ...
– a
Sufi
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...
saint from the
Konkan
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in
India
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Makhdoom Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani – a former
Prime Minister of Pakistan
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Makhdoom Muhammad Ameen Faheem – a former
Pakistan
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i politician and leader of
PPP
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Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat – a Pakistani politician affiliated with
PML-Q
The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ur, ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League") is a Conservative nationalist political party in Pakistan. As of the 2018 parliamentary election, it has a re ...
and former
Interior Minister of Pakistan
Interior may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''Interior'' (Degas) (also known as ''The Rape''), painting by Edgar Degas
* ''Interior'' (play), 1895 play by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck
* ''The Interior'' (novel), by Lisa See
* Interior de ...
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Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi – a Pakistani politician, and central leader of
PML-N
The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right and liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party ...
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Makhdoom Ali Khan
Makhdoom Ali Khan ( ur, مخدوم علی خان ; born 9 January 1954), is a practising Senior Advocate Supreme Court. Makhdoom Ali Khan is a former Attorney General of Pakistan, former chairman Pakistan Bar Council, former member of the Law a ...
– a former
Attorney General of Pakistan
The Attorney-General for Pakistan is the chief law officer and legal advisor of the Government of Pakistan and enjoys rights of audience before Parliament. The Attorney-General, who serves as Pakistan's public prosecutor, is nominated by the Prime ...
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Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar
Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar (; born 7 July 1967) is a Pakistani politician who recently served as Pakistan's Federal Minister for Industries & Production. Previously, he has served as Federal Minister of Economic Affairs, Federal Minister of Nat ...
– a Pakistani politician, former
Minister for Industries & Production of Pakistan
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Makhdoom Mohiuddin
Makhdoom Mohiuddin, or Abu Sayeed Mohammad Makhdoom Mohiuddin Khudri, (4 February 1908 – 25 August 1969) was an Urdu poet and Marxist political activist of India who founded the Progressive Writers Union in Hyderabad and was active with the ...
– an
Urdu poet
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and
Marxist
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politician from
India
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Sayed Makhdoom Raheen
Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen (Persian language, Persian: سید مخدوم رهین) is a Persian language, Persian author and an Afghan politician. He is an ethnic Tajiks, Tajik and is a dual citizen (holds American citizenship).
Life
He was bor ...
– an ambassador of
Afghanistan
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to India and former Information Minister of Afghanistan
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Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi ( ur, ; born 22 June 1956) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 29th Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022. He previously held the post from 2008 to 2011. He has been a member of the Nationa ...
– a Pakistani politician, former
Foreign Minister of Pakistan
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Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talib-ul-Mola
Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talibul Moula (4 October 1919 – 11 January 1993; Sindhi: مخدوم محمد زمان طالب المولا) was a Pakistani politician, scholar and poet. He was the 17th ''Sajjadah Nasheen'' of Ghous-ul-Haq Makhdoom Sar ...
– the founding member of
Pakistan Peoples Party
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and famous
Sindhi poet
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Makhdoom Shahabuddin
Makhdoom Shahabuddin (Urdu, Saraiki: ; born 7 April 1947) is a Pakistani politician and was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (February 2008 to May 2013) who has held federal ministerial portfolios for finance, health and textiles. ...
– a Pakistani politician
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Ammar Aziz
Ammar Aziz is a Pakistani documentary filmmaker and poet. He's a recipient of the International Federation of Film Critics Award. His debut feature length film A Walnut Tree had its world premiere at IDFA and North American premiere at Hot Docs ...
- a Pakistani filmmaker
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Shah Makhdum
‘Abd al-Quddūs Jalāl ad-Dīn ( ar, عبد القدوس جلال الدين), best known as Shah Makhdum ( bn, শাহ মখদুম), and also known as Rupos, was a Sufi Muslim figure in Bangladesh. He is associated with the spread of Is ...
- a Sufi saint from
Shahzadpur in
Bangladesh
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Shah Makhdum Rupos - a Sufi saint from the
Varendra
Varendra ( bn, বরেন্দ্র), also known as Barind ( bn, বারিন্দ, link=no), was a region of North Bengal, now mostly in Bangladesh and a little portion in the Indian state of West Bengal.
It formed part of the Pundrav ...
in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
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References
Social groups of Pakistan
Titles in Pakistan
Titles in Bangladesh
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