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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. ...

. It does not necessarily mean that they were born in the city or were even nationals of the country.

Historical

Masud Sa'd Salman Mas'ud-i Sa'd-i Salmān ( fa, مسعود سعد سلمان) was an 11th-century Persian poet of the Ghaznavid empire who is known as the prisoner poet. He lived from ca. 1046 to 1121. Early life He was born in 1046 in Lahore to wealthy parents ...

Abu-al-Faraj Runi Abul Faraj Runi ( fa, ابوالفرج رونی), born in Lahore, was an 11th-century Persian court poet who wrote ''Mathnawi''. His family came from Nishapur in Khorasan. He was a contemporary of Masud Sa'ad Salman. He died at the turn of the ...

Nur Jahan Nur Jahan, born Mehr-un-Nissa P ersian: نورجهان (; – 18 December 1645) was the wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir from 1620 until his death in 1627. Nur Jahan was born Mehr-un-Nissa, as the daughter of a Mirza Ghi ...

Ustad Ahmad Lahori Ustad Ahmad Lahori ( fa, ) was an architect from the South Asia-based Mughal Empire, who is said to have been the chief architect of the Taj Mahal in Agra, built between 1632 and 1648 during the rule of the Emperor Shah Jahan. Its architecture ...

* Wazir Khan *

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...

Rulers

Jahangir Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until he died in 1627. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. Ear ...

, Mughal Emperor , buried near Lahore *

Shah Jahan Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan I (; ), was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658. Under his emperorship, the Mugha ...

, Mughal Emperor * Maharaja

Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He s ...

, first ruler and founder of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab *

Kharak Singh Kharak Singh (22 February 1801 – 5 November 1840) was the second Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire and his consort, Maharani Datar Kaur. He succeeded his father on 27 June ...

, Maharaja of Sikh Empire *

Nau Nihal Singh Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh (9 March 1821 – 5 November 1840) was the third Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He was the only son of Maharaja Kharak Singh and his consort, Maharani Chand Kaur. He was known as Yuvraj Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh. He was also kn ...

, Maharaja of Sikh Empire *

Duleep Singh Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh, GCSI (4 September 1838 – 22 October 1893), or Sir Dalip Singh, and later in life nicknamed the "Black Prince of Perthshire", was the last ''Maharaja'' of the Sikh Empire. He was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's youngest son, ...

, Maharaja of Sikh Empire

Actors and filmmakers

Artists

Abdur Rahman Chughtai Abdur Rahman Chughtai (21 September 1894 – 17 January 1975) was a painter artist and intellectual from Pakistan, who created his own unique, distinctive painting style influenced by Mughal art, miniature painting, Art Nouveau and Islami ...

Ajaz Anwar Ajaz Anwar ( ur, اعجاز انور; born 1946) is a Pakistani painter. He was a gold medalist at Punjab University, and he completed his M.A. in Fine Arts from Punjab University. Later, he went to teach at National College of Arts Lahore. ...

Amrita Sher-Gil Amrita Sher-Gil (30 January 1913 – 5 December 1941) was a Hungarian-Indian painter. She has been called "one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century" and a pioneer in modern Indian art. Drawn to painting from an ear ...

Anna Molka Ahmed Anna Molka Ahmed (13 August 1917 – 20 April 1994) was a Pakistani artist and a pioneer of fine arts in the country after its independence in 1947. She was a professor of fine arts at the University of the Punjab in Lahore. Early life an ...

Bhai Ram Singh Bhai Ram Singh (1858–1916) was one of pre-partition Punjab's foremost architects, dominating the scene for nearly two decades from the 1890s. Amongst his works is the Durbar Room, Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, England; Lahore Museum an ...

, architect *

Nayyar Ali Dada Nayyar Ali Dada ( ur, نیر علی دادا) (born 11 November 1943) is a Pakistani architect.

, architect *

Rashid Rana Rashid Rana ( ur, ) is a Pakistani artist. He has been included in numerous exhibitions in Pakistan and abroad with his works in Abstraction (art), abstractions on canvas, collaborations with a billboard painter, photographic/video performanc ...

, artist *

Salima Hashmi Salima Hashmi ( ur, ; born 1942) is a Pakistani painter artist, former college professor, anti-nuclear weapons activist and former caretaker minister in Sethi caretaker ministry. She has served for four years as a professor and the dean of Nat ...

* Shakir Ali, artist, art teacher, former head of the National College of Arts in Lahore *

Shahzia Sikander Shahzia Sikander (born 1969, in Lahore, Pakistan) is a Pakistani-American visual artist. Sikander works across a variety of mediums, including drawing, painting, printmaking, animation, installation, performance and video. Sikander currently lives ...

, artist *

Sir Ganga Ram Rai Bahadur Sir Ganga Ram (born Ganga Ram Agarwal; 13 April 1851 – 10 July 1927) was an Indian civil engineer and architect. His extensive contributions to the urban fabric of Lahore, then in colonial India and now in modern Pakistan, caused ...

, philanthropist, architect, civil engineer, and agriculturist *

Zahoor ul Akhlaq Zahoor ul Akhlaq (4 February 1941 – 18 January 1999) was a pioneering artist from Pakistan. He is known for his approach to painting, sculpture, design and architecture, as well as his teaching at the NCA (National College of Arts) in Laho ...

Businessmen

* Michael Chowdry, businessman * Shahid Khan, richest person of Pakistani birth * Mian Muhammad Mansha * Syed Babar Ali

Economists

Salman Shah Salman Shah (Urdu: سلمان شاہ) is a Pakistani economist who serves as Advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab on Economic Affairs and Planning & Development. Previously, he has served as the caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan. He ...

, economist *

Shahid Javed Burki Shahid Javed Burki ( ur, ) is a Pakistani-American professional economist who has served as Vice President of the World Bank and as de facto Finance Minister of Pakistan on a caretaker basis. He has written extensively on economic developm ...

Ishrat Hussain Ishrat Husain is a Pakistani banker and economist who served as the dean of the Institute of Business Administration (2008-2016) and the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (1999-2006). He presently serves as Advisor to Prime Minister Imran ...

Lawyers

* Justice Sir

Mian Shah Din Mian Shah Din (2 April 1868 - 2 July 1918) was a Punjabi lawyer and politician in British India. In October, 1908 he was the first Muslim appointed a judge of the Chief Court of the Punjab, now known as the Lahore High Court. ...

, the first Muslim judge of the Punjab Chief Court *

Akhtar Aly Kureshy Akhtar Aly Kureshy ( ur, ) (born 15 November 1963) is a Pakistani lawyer, advisor and senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan who served as Assistant Attorney-General for Pakistan. He remained Assistant Advocate General Punjab, a ...

* Akram Sheikh *

Ahmad Awais Ahmad Awais (Urdu: احمد اویس) is a senior Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan, who also served as Advocate General Punjab 2018–2019, in the PTI Government 2018, he remained the President of Lahore High Court Bar Association, Lahore 200 ...

Asrar-ul-Haq Mian Asrar-ul-Haq Mian (Urdu: اسرار الحق میاں) was a Pakistani lawyer and Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was the 15th President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. He previously served as three-time m ...

S M Zafar Syed Muhammad Zafar ( ur, سید محمد ظفر; 6 December 1930 – 19 October 2023) was a Pakistani human rights activist, lawyer (Senior Advocate Supreme Court), and politician who was a member of the Senate of Pakistan. For some time, he w ...

Asma Jahangir Asma Jilani Jahangir ( ur, , ''ʿĀṣimah Jahāṉgīr''; 27 January 1952 – 11 February 2018) was a Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist who co-founded and chaired the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Jahangir was known ...

Allah Bukhsh Karim Bukhsh Brohi Allah Bukhsh Karim Bukhsh Brohi ( ur, ; sd, الھ بخش ڪريم بخش بروھي; 1915 – 1987) known as A.K. Brohi) was a prominent Pakistani politician and lawyer. He originated from Shikarpur in Sindh. He was the first partner, ...

Aitzaz Ahsan Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan ( ur, ; born 27 September 1945) is a Pakistani politician and lawyer. He served two times as the Leader of the House in the Senate of Pakistan from 1994 to 1997 and again from 2012 to 2015. He also served as the Leader o ...

, barrister of

Gray's Inn The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London. To be called to the bar in order to practise as a barrister in England and Wale ...

Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri ( sd, عبدا لغفورڀرڳڙي) (January 1921 - 10 February 2015), was a lawyer, writer and politician from Larkana, Pakistan. Early life Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri was born on 1 January 1921, in the village of Ghulam Nabi ...

Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, TI ( Urdu: فخر الدين جى ابراهيم; February 12, 1928 – January 7, 2020) was a Pakistani judge, a legal expert and senior most lawyer. He was appointed as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of Pakista ...

Babar Awan Zaheer-ud-din Babar Awan ( ur, ظہیر الدین بابر اعوان; born 27 January 1958; SI), is a Pakistani politician, senior lawyer, author, analyst, columnist, and leftist writer who served as Adviser to Prime Minister for Parliamen ...

* Hamid Khan * Syed Ali Zafar *

Ashtar Ausaf Ali Ashtar Ausaf Ali (born 19 June 1956) is a Pakistani lawyer who twice served as the Attorney General for Pakistan from 2016 to 2018, and in 2022. In his first term, he co-drafted the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, Twenty ...

Khalid Ranjha Khalid Ranjha is a Pakistani lawyer and a politician from Punjab, Pakistan. He also served as Federal Law Minister of Pakistan in 2002 and a member of the Senate of Pakistan. He remained Advocate General Punjab, Judge Lahore High Court and th ...

Liaqat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan ( ur, ; 1 October 1895 – 16 October 1951), also referred to in Pakistan as ''Quaid-e-Millat'' () or ''Shaheed-e-Millat'' ( ur, lit=Martyr of the Nation, label=none, ), was a Pakistani statesman, lawyer, political theoris ...

, barrister of

Inner Temple The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as the Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court and is a professional associations for barristers and judges. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wal ...

Latif Khosa Muhammad Latif Khosa (Punjabi and ur, ) is a politician representing Pakistan People's Party who has been the Governor of Punjab from 2011 until 2013. He is a lawyer by profession, having been a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of Pakis ...

, barrister of

Lincoln's Inn The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. (The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn.) Lincoln ...

* Mumtaz Mustafa *

Mahmud Ali Kasuri Mian Mahmud Ali Kasuri (1910–1987) was a prominent Pakistani opposition politician, human rights advocate and lawyer who became a Senior Advocate Supreme Court. He joined the He served in the Indian National Congress (INC) Party before Pakistan's ...

* Mirza Aziz Akbar Baig *

Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan is a Pakistani politician and lawyer who had been the member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023. He served as the deputy speaker of the Punjab Assembly fr ...

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 ...

Rana Arif Kamal Noon Rana Arif Kamal Noon ( ur, ) is a Pakistani advocate. He was elected as chairman executive, Punjab Bar Council for the term 2009–10. He was previously elected as Member Punjab Bar Council from Lodhran. Rana Arif Kamal made it clear in his era t ...

Rashid Rehman Rashid Rehman (13 October 1958 – 7 May 2014) was a prominent Pakistani lawyer and a regional coordinator for the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). He was well known for his work with clients who were poor or who were charged under Pa ...

* Shakeel ur Rahman Khan *

Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada Sharifuddin Pirzada () NI (12 June 1923 – 2 June 2017) was a noted Pakistani Barrister who served as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Personal life Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada was born in the city of Burhanpur, in what is to ...

, barrister of

. * Sahibzada Ahmed Raza Khan Kasuri *

Wasim Sajjad Wasim Sajjad ( ur, ; born 30 March 1941) is a Pakistani conservative politician and lawyer who served as the acting president of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms and as the Chairman of the Senate between 1988 and 1999. Born in Ja ...

Dhanish * Zafar Mehmood Mughal *

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourt ...

, barrister of

Salman Aslam Butt Salman Aslam Butt is a Lahore based lawyer & advisor, who was born & grew up in Lahore. He was appointed as the 31st Attorney General for Pakistan in 2014 and representedthe Nawaz Sharif Government. He also presented Nawaz Sharif in the Panama ca ...

Sportspersons

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi ( Punjabi, ; born 17 Mar 1980) is a Pakistani professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He is the only Pakistani player ever to reach a Grand Slam final, having done so in both men's and mixed doubles at the ...

, tennis player * Muhammad Ahmed, footballer * Rehan Butt, hockey player *

The Great Gama Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt (22 May 1878 – 23 May 1960), commonly known as ''Rustam-e-Hind'' (Hindi-Urdu for ''Rostam of Hindostan'') and by the ring name The Great Gama, was a pehlwani wrestler and strongman in British India. In the ear ...

* Zubair Jhara, wrestler

Cricketers

* Aamer Sohail *

Abdul Hafeez Kardar Abdul Hafeez Kardar PP, HI ( ur, ) (17 January 1925 – 21 April 1996) was a Pakistani cricketer, politician and diplomat. He was the first captain of the Pakistan cricket team. He is one of the only three players to have played Test crick ...

, Pakistan's first official cricket captain * Abdul Qadir *

Abdul Razzaq ʻAbd al-Razzāq (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الرزاق) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Razzāq'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to ...

* Abid Ali *

Adnan Akmal Adnan Akmal (Urdu, pa, ; born 13 March 1985) is a former international Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who plays for Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd Cricket Team and has represented his country at U-17 level. He ...

* Ahmed Shehzad * Ali Naqvi * Anam Amin *

Asif Masood Syed Asif Masood Shah ( ur, آصف مسعود شاہ; born 23 January 1946) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 16 Test matches and 7 One Day Internationals from 1969 to 1977. He was educated at Islamia College Lahore Government ...

* Ata-ur-Rehman *

Azhar Ali Azhar Ali ( ur, ; born 19 February 1985) is a Pakistani former international cricketer. He also captained Pakistan national team in Test and ODI cricket. Ali made his Test debut for Pakistan against Australia in the first Test at Lord's in ...

* Babar Azam * Bismah Maroof *

Fazal Mahmood Fazal Mahmood PP, HI (18 February 1927 – 30 May 2005) was a Pakistani international cricketer. He played in 34 Test matches and took 139 wickets at a bowling average of 24.70. The first Pakistani to pass 100 wickets, he reached the landm ...

* Gul Mohammad *

Humayun Farhat Humayun Farhat ( ur, ہمایوں فرحت; born 24 January 1981) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team in 2001 as a wicket-keeper in his only Test cricket match. He is one of two br ...

* Ijaz Ahmed * Ikramullah Sheikh *

Imam-ul-Haq Imam-ul-Haq ( ur, ; born 22 December 1995) is a Pakistani international cricketer. On his One Day International (ODI) debut against Sri Lanka, he became the second batsman for Pakistan, and thirteenth overall, to score a century on debut. In A ...

* Imran Butt *

Imran Farhat Imran Farhat ( ur, , born 20 May 1982) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played for Pakistan national cricket team between 2001 and 2013. He usually opened the batting in most of his international innings. In January 2021, ...

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...

* Imtiaz Ahmed *

Kamran Akmal Kamran Akmal (Urdu, pa, ; born 13 January 1982) is a Pakistani former cricketer, who played for Pakistan as a right-handed batsman & wicketkeeper. He started his international career in November 2002 with a Test match at Harare Sports Club. ...

Khan Mohammad Khan Mohammad ( Punjabi, ur, ) (1 January 1928 – 4 July 2009) was a cricket player who was a member of Pakistan's first Test team that played against India in 1952. Born in Lahore, Punjab, he was educated at the city's Islamia College. He p ...

* Mahmood Hussain * Mohammad Hussain * Mohammad Khalil *

Mohammad Yousuf Mohammad Yusuf, Muhammad Yousuf and other spellings, may refer to: Politicians * Mohammad Yusuf (politician), prime minister and foreign minister of Afghanistan * Mohammad Yousef, a governor of Daykundi of Province, Afghanistan * Muhammad Yusuf ...

Mudassar Nazar Mudassar Nazar (Urdu: مدثر نذر; born 6 April 1956) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer with a career in Test cricket for Pakistan and in league cricket in Pakistan and England. He was an opening batsman who played 76 test and ...

* Nashra Sandhu *

Nasir Jamshed Nasir Jamshed ( ur, ناصر جمشید; born 6 December 1989) is a former Pakistani cricketer, who is currently banned for ten years for his involvement in spot-fixing. Previously, he represented Pakistan national cricket team in One Day Int ...

Saad Nasim Saad Nasim ( Punjabi, ur, سعد نسيم; born 29 April 1990) is a Pakistani International cricketer. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and also a legbreak spin bowler. He has played domestic cricket for WAPDA cricket team, Pakistan ...

Saleem Altaf Syed Saleem Altaf Bokhari (born 19 April 1944, Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 21 Tests and 6 ODIs from 1967 to 1978. An opening bowler, Saleem Altaf played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1963-64 to 1978-79. ...

Saleem Malik Saleem Malik (Urdu: ) (born 16 April 1963), is a Pakistani former cricketer. He played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 1981/82 and 1999, at one stage captaining the side. He was a right-handed wristy middle order batsman who was ...

Salman Butt Salman Butt (, born 7 October 1984) is a former Pakistani cricketer and captain who played for Pakistan national cricket team between 2003 and 2010, before getting banned for five years for his involvement in 2010 spot-fixing scandal. He had ...

Sami Aslam Sami Aslam (born 12 December 1995) is a Pakistani cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2015 and 2017 before joining Major League Cricket. He was a left-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm off spin bowler. He ...

Saqlain Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq BND ( ur, ; born 29 December 1956) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer who, as of February 2022, is the head coach of the Pakistani national cricket team. Regarded as one of the best spin bowlers in t ...

Sarfraz Nawaz Sarfraz Nawaz Malik ( Punjabi, ur, ) (born 1 December 1948) is a former Pakistani Test cricketer and politician, who was instrumental in Pakistan's first Test series victories over India and England. Between 1969 and 1984, he played 55 Tests a ...

* Shafiq Ahmed * Sidra Nawaz *

Taufeeq Umar Taufeeq Umar ( Punjabi: توفیق عمر, born 20 June 1981) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2001 and 2014. Umar was a regular Test opening batsman for three seasons, before being dropped ...

* Umer Akmal *

Usman Salahuddin Usman Salahuddin ( ur, ; born 2 December 1990) is a Pakistani international cricketer who was selected to play against the West Indies for the May 2011 series. Salahuddin averages 36 in List A cricket and 47 in First-class cricket. He represente ...

Usman Qadir Usman Qadir ( ur, ; born 10 August 1993) is a Pakistani cricketer. He was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in November 2020. Persona ...

Wahab Riaz Wahab Riaz (Urdu, pa, ; born 28 June 1985) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman. He frequently bowls at speeds of around 90 mph (144.8 km/h) and has reached . His all round performance i ...

Waqar Hasan Waqar Hasan Mir ( ur, وقارحسن; 12 September 1932 – 10 February 2020) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 21 Test matches from 1952 to 1959, and the last surviving member of Pakistan's inaugural Test squad. He scored 1,071 runs in ...

Wasim Akram Wasim Akram HI (; born 3 June 1966) is a Pakistani cricket commentator, coach, and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Akram is widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, and several crit ...

Waqar Younis Waqar Younis Maitla HI (Punjabi, ur, ; born 16 November 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who captained Pakistan national cricket team. A right-arm fast bowler, Waqar Younis is regarded as one of the great ...

Zafar Gohar Zafar Gohar (born 1 February 1995) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in November 2015. Career He made his One Day International debut for Pakistan against England on 17 November 2015. In ...

* Zulqarnain Haider

Journalists

Ahmed Rashid Ahmed Rashid (Urdu:; born 1948 in Pakistan) is a journalist and best-selling foreign policy author of several books about Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia. Life and career Ahmed Rashid was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He attended Ma ...

Agha Shorish Kashmiri Agha Shorish Kashmiri (1917–1975; ) was a Pakistani scholar, writer, debater, and a leader of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam party. He was a figure of the freedom movement in the British Raj, as well as the chief editor of the weekly ''Chattan'' m ...

Janbaz Mirza Janbaz Mirza (born Mirza Ghulam Nabi Janbaz) was a writer, poet, and journalist from Pakistan. He played a role in the Pakistan Movement and was the leader and official historian of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam party. He joined the Ahrar Party in 1 ...

* Kamran Shahid *

Khushwant Singh Khushwant Singh (born Khushal Singh, 2 February 1915 – 20 March 2014) was an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician. His experience in the 1947 Partition of India inspired him to write ''Train to Pakistan'' in 1956 (made ...

, novelist and journalist * Muhammad Farooq * Mazhar Ali Khan, Socialist journalist *

Hamid Mir Hamid Mir ( ur, حامد میر; born 23 July 1966) is a Pakistani journalist, columnist and writer. Born in Lahore to a journalistic family, Mir initially worked as a journalist with Pakistani newspapers. He has hosted the political talk show ' ...

* Hassan Nisar, columnist and anchor person *

Naeem Baig Naeem Baig ( ur, ) (born 1952) is a Pakistani short story writer. He has written short stories (afsanas) in Urdu Urdu (;"U ...

, novelist and short story writer. * Olive Christian Malvery, investigative journalist. *

Sohail Warraich Suhail Warraich (born 8 November 1961) is a Pakistani journalist, television host, analyst and media personality. Warraich's most popular programme is Ek Din Geo k Sath on Geo News every Saturday and Sunday. He also shares his opinions on ...

* Arif Nizami, Pakistan Today

Medical professionals

Amna Buttar Amna Buttar (born 1962) is a Pakistani American medical doctor and former member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Pakistan. She is currently working as clinical associate professor of medicine and geriatrics at the NYU Langone Health. Bi ...

- medical doctor * Farid Ahmad Khan - Pakistani doctor and plastic surgeon who served as Chairman and Dean of Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex from 2015-2018, and Registrar of

King Edward Medical University King Edward Medical University (KEMU) () is a public medical university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1860, the university is named after King Edward VII. Established by the British Raj, named as Lahore Medical School. In 1868 ...

from 2011-2015.

Music and Dance

* Abrar ul Haq *

Ali Azmat Ali Azmat Butt (born 20 April 1970) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as the lead singer for the influential Sufi Rock band Junoon and for his subsequent solo career. In 2001, he became part of the first ...

Ali Zafar Ali Zafar ( pa, ; born 18 May 1980) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, model, actor, producer, screenwriter and painter. Zafar started out on Pakistani television before becoming a popular musician. He later also established a career in Bol ...

Amanat Ali Khan Ustad Amanat Ali Khan ( ur, ; ; 1922 – 18 September 1974) was a Pakistani classical vocalist from the Patiala gharana tradition of music and is widely regarded as one of the finest classical and ''ghazal'' singers of all time. Togethe ...

* Annie Khalid *

Meesha Shafi Meesha Shafi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani-born Canadian singer, actress and model.Asad Amanat Ali Khan Asad Amanat Ali Khan ( ur, ; ; 25 September 1955 – 8 April 2007) was a Pakistani classical vocalist and ''ghazal'' singer belonging to the Patiala Gharana tradition of music. In a career spanning 32 years, Khan sang over 1,000 songs for P ...

Atif Aslam Atif Aslam is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He has recorded many songs in both Pakistan and India, and is known for his vocal belting technique. Aslam predominantly sings in Urdu, but has also sung in Hindi, ...

* Bilal Khan, singer *

Farida Khanum Farida Khanum (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani classical singer from the city of Kolkata West Bengal. She is also known by her honorific title ''Malika-e-Ghazal'' (The Queen of Ghazal) in both Pakistan and India. Early life She was born in the fall of ...

Ghulam Ahmed Chishti Ghulam Ahmed Chishti (Punjabi, ur, ), (often abbreviated to G.A. Chishti) (Punjabi, ur, ), (17 August 1905 – 25 December 1994) was a Pakistani music composer, attributed as being one of the founders of Indian and Pakistani film music. He ...

Humera Arshad Humaira Arshad or Humera Arshad (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani pop singer from Lahore born in 1975. Career She started her career as an actress in PTV Home's television series Ainak Wala Jin (a PTV Home, PTV show for childre ...

* Inayat Hussain, composer *

Iqbal Bahu Iqbal Bahu ( ur, ; 4 September 1944 – 24 March 2012) was a Pakistani sufi and a folk singer. He is considered one of the greatest folk singers in subcontinent. Early life and career Iqbal Bahu was born as Muhammad Iqbal in Gurdaspur, Briti ...

Iqbal Bano Iqbal Bano ( ur, ; born 1928 in Delhi – died 21 April 2009 in Lahore) was a ghazal singer from Pakistan. She was known for her semi-classical Urdu ghazal songs and classical thumris, but also sang easy-listening numbers in the 1950s films. Iq ...

Irene Perveen Irene Perveen also spelled as Irene Parveen is a Pakistani playback singer from the 1960s, who mainly sang for Pakistani films. She gained popularity for her film song, "''Tumhi ho mehboob mere''" for movie ''Aaina'' (1966). Early life Irene w ...

* Jawad Ahmad *

Khwaja Khurshid Anwar Khwaja Khurshid Anwar (21 March 1912 − 30 October 1984) was a Pakistani filmmaker, writer, director and music composer who earned recognition in both India and Pakistan. He is credited as being one of the most original and inventive music di ...

* Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak *

Malika Pukhraj Malika Pukhraj (Punjabi, ur, ملكہ پکھراج ) (1912 – 2004) was a highly popular Ghazal and folk singer of Pakistan. She was generally known as "Malika", meaning "The Queen", publicly. She was extremely popular for her rendition ...

Musarrat Nazir Musarrat Nazir Khawaja ( ur, ; born 13 October 1937) is a Pakistani singer and film actress, who acted in many Urdu and Punjabi films. She, many years later, also sang solo, mostly wedding and folk songs. Early life Her parents were a Punjab ...

Noor Jehan Noor Jehan ( Punjabi: ) (born () Allah Rakhi Wasai ; 23 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan),Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema,'' British Film Institute, Oxford University Pres ...

(Madam) *

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 devotional music. Sometimes ...

O. P. Nayyar Omkar Prasad Nayyar (16 January 1926 – 28 January 2007) was an Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the most rhythmic and melodious music directors of the Hindi film industr ...

, film music director and composer *

Rashid Attre Abdul Rasheed Attra (15 February 1919 – 18 December 1967), also known as Rasheed Attre, was a Pakistani film score composer.Shafqat Amanat Ali Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan ( ur, ; ; born 26 February 1965) is a Pakistani pop and classical singer, songwriter, and composer belonging to the Patiala Gharana tradition of music. He was the lead vocalist of the Pakistani pop rock band Fuzön ...

Shamshad Begum Shamshad Begum (Hindi: शमशाद बेगम, IAST: ''Śamśād Bēgam''; 14 April 1919 – 23 April 2013) was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry. Notable for her distinctive voice and r ...

Shiraz Uppal Shiraz Uppal ( ur, شیراز اپل; born 29 January 1975) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter and music producer. His popular songs are “Tu Kuja Man Kuja”, “Tera Te Mera”, "Raanjhanaa",“Mann Ja Ve”, “Roya Re”, Rabba", “Saiyan ...

, singer and songwriter *

Tahira Syed Tahira ( ar, طاهرة) is an Arabic name for females. There are several Semitic variations that include connotations given in Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is traditionally a given name in Muslim. It is the female variant of male name Tahir. Tahi ...

Waris Baig Waris Baig ( pa, ) is a Pakistani film playback singer. Early life and career Waris Baig was born in Lahore. He completed his education at Government College Lahore. His first music album was released in 1989 called “Music 89”. He sta ...

Sahir Ali Bagga Sahir Ali Bagga (born 10 April 1980) is a Pakistani singer, music director and composer from Lahore, who composes music for Lollywood and other independent singers.Saieen Zahoor Saieen Zahoor Ahmed or Ali Saain Shafiu ( Punjabi: سائیں ظہور, born 1936) is a leading Punjabi Sufi musician from Pakistan. He has spent most of his life singing in Sufi shrines, and didn't produce a record until 2006, when he was nom ...

, Sufi singer and dancer *

Zayn Malik Zain Javadd Malik ( ; born 12 January 1993), known mononymously as Zayn, is an English pop and R&B singer. Zayn auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition television series ''The X Factor'' in 2010. After being eliminate ...

, British singer-songwriter of Pakistani descent whose father is from Lahore.

Politicians and Government Officers

* Fakir Syed Azizuddin , minister during Sikh rule * Mumtaz Daultana , Punjabi politician * Sir Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot , Muslim League leader and politician * Sir

Mian Muhammad Shafi Sir Mian Muhammad Shafi, (10 March 1869 – 7 January 1932) was a lawyer and politician from British India.Jahanara Shahnawaz Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz (7 April 1896 – 27 November 1979) was a politician and Muslim League activist. She was the daughter of Sir Muhammad Shafi. Her husband was Mian Shah Nawaz. She studied at Queen Mary College, Lahore, British Ind ...

, Muslim League lady activist *

Syed Amjad Ali Syed Amjad Ali ( ur, سید امجد علی; 5 July 1907 – 5 March 1997) was a Pakistani politician and a civil servant during the British Raj era, who served as the 3rd Minister of Finance (Pakistan) from 1956 to 1958 and as Pakista ...

, senior politician and former Finance Minister of Pakistan *

Qamar Zaman Kaira Qamar Zaman Kaira ( ur, ; born 5 January 1960) is the former Minister of Information and Mass-Media Broadcasting in the Government of Pakistan. He is Incumbent advisor on Kashmir Affairs to current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Before headi ...

Moonis Elahi Chaudhry Moonis Elahi ( ur, ; born 12 April 1976) is a Pakistani politician from Punjabi Jatt Warraich family. who has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since October 2018. He was Minister for Water Resources (Pakistan) ...

* Chaudhry Tahir Mahmood Chahal Jatt * Aitizaz Ahsan *

Hafiz Muhammad Saeed Hafiz Muhammad Saeed ( ur, , born 5 June 1950) is a Pakistani Islamist who co-founded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based Islamist militant organization that is designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council, Ind ...

, amir of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah *

, former

Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Paki ...

, Chairman

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...

– former cricketer *

Khawaja Saad Rafique Khawaja Saad Rafique (; born 4 November 1962) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since October 2018 and the current federal minister for Railways. A leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Na ...

* Maleeha Lodhi *

Malik Ghulam Muhammad Sir Malik Ghulam Muhammad ( ur, ; 20 April 1895 – 29 August 1956), was a Pakistani politician and financier who served as the third governor-general of Pakistan, appointed in this capacity in 1951 until being dismissed in 1955 due to healt ...

, Governor-General of Pakistan from 1951 until 1955 *

Naeem Bokhari Syed Naeem Altaf Bokhari ( Punjabi, ) is a Pakistani lawyer and television personality. Previously, he has hosted ''Khabarnaak'' on a Pakistani news channel Geo News. On 23 November 2020, He has been appointed Chairman of Pakistan Television C ...

, Pakistani TV personality and a Senior Advocate Supreme Court * Master Taj-uj-Din Ansari (leader of Majlis-e-Ahrar) *

Sheikh Hissam-ud-Din Sheikh Hissam-ud-Din was a figure in the history of Indian subcontinent and a leader of All India Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam. After the partition of India he left politics and struggle for Khatm-e-Nubuwwat movement with Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari, ...

(leader of Majlis-e-Ahrar) *

Mazhar Ali Azhar Mazhar Ali Azhar (13 March 1895 – 4 November 1974) was a politician in British India and later Pakistan, and one of the founders of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam. He was elected three times to the Punjab Assembly, took part in the Madhe Sahaba Agi ...

(Founder of

Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam ( ur, مجلس احرارلأسلام), also known in short as Ahrar, is a religious Muslim political party in the Indian subcontinent that was formed during the British Raj (prior to the Partition of India) on 29 Dece ...

Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...

Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan ( ur, نواب زاده نصر الله خان) (13 November 1916 – 27 September 2003) was a senior politician in British India and later Pakistan. He was also a prominent Urdu poet. He was the only West Pakistani to ...

(Secretary General

Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam ( ur, مجلس احرارلأسلام), also known in short as Ahrar, is a religious Muslim political party in the Indian subcontinent that was formed during the British Raj (prior to the Partition of India) on 29 Dece ...

, 1945) *

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi language, Punjabi: ; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime ...

, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, leader of the

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Teh ...

Princess Sarvath El Hassan Princess Sarvath al-Hassan (born Sarvath Ikramullah on 24 July 1947) is a Jordanian royal and the wife of Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan. She was born in Calcutta on 24 July 1947, to a prominent Muslim family of the Indian subcontinent. ...

(resident), Crown Princess of Jordan for over 30 years, wife of Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan *

Raza Rabbani Mian Raza Rabbani ( Punjabi, Urdu:; born 23 July 1953) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 7th Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan from March 2015 to March 2018. He has been elected a senator six times since 1993 from the Sindh Province ...

Shahbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...

* Abdul Sattar Ranjoor, politician who lived briefly in Lahore

Scholars

Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (14 October 1840 – 22 March 1899), also known as Gottlieb William Leitner, was a British orientalist. Early life and education Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner was born in Pest, Hungary, on 14 October 1840 to a Jewish fam ...

, Orientalist scholar and early educationalist of British Punjab * Alfred Cooper Woolner, Sanskrit scholar *

John Lockwood Kipling John Lockwood Kipling (6 July 1837 – 26 January 1911) was an English art teacher, illustrator and museum curator who spent most of his career in India. He was the father of the author Rudyard Kipling. Life and career Lockwood Kipling was b ...

curator, artist and ethnologist, also father of Rudyard Kipling *

Allama Mashriqi Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi ( ur, ; August 1888 27 August 1963), also known by the honorary title Allama Mashriqi (), was a British Indian, and later, Pakistani mathematician, logician, political theorist, Islamic scholar and the founder of th ...

, mathematician, political theorist, Islamic scholar, founder of the

Khaksar movement The Khaksar movement ( ur, ) was a social movement based in Lahore, Punjab, British India, established by Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi in 1931, with the aim of freeing India from the rule of the British Empire. The Khaksars opposed the partiti ...

* Alamgir Hashmi, English and Comparative Literature scholar, author, literary editor and scholarly editor (social sciences and humanities) *

Ayesha Jalal Ayesha Jalal (Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani-American historian who serves as the Mary Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University, and was the recipient of the 1998 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Family and early life Ayesha Jala ...

, South Asian Historian * Ishtiaq Ahmed, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Stockholm University and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore, author of prize winning book, The Punjab Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed, 2012, 2014 *

Muhammad Sharif Mian Muhammad Sharif ( Punjabi, ur, ;18 November 1919 – 19 October 2004) was a Pakistani businessman who is known as the co-founder of Ittefaq Group and founder of Sharif Group. Two of his three sons, Nawaz and Shehbaz became Prime Mini ...

, Pakistani cosmologist *

Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri ( ur, ‎; born 19 February 1951) is a Pakistani–Canadian Islamic scholar and former politician who founded Minhaj-ul-Quran International and Pakistan Awami Tehreek. He was also a professor of international cons ...

, Founder

Minhaj-ul-Quran Minhaj-ul-Quran International ( ur, ) (or MQI) is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) founded by Shaykh-ul-Islam Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri in 1980 in Lahore, Pakistan. Its headquarters is based in Lahore, Pakistan and has branches ...

, religious Scholar, Islamic

hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...

compiler, Author *

Nergis Mavalvala Nergis Mavalvala (born 1968) is a Pakistani-American astrophysicist. She is the Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she is also the Dean of the university's School of S ...

, Pakistani-American astrophysicist, dean of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Science *

Israr Ahmed Israr Ahmad ( ur, اسرار احمد; 26 April 1932 – 14 April 2010) was a Pakistani Islamic theologian, philosopher, and Islamic scholar who was followed particularly in South Asia as well as by South Asian Muslims in the Middle East, We ...

, Pakistani Muslim religious scholar, founder of the Tanzeem-e-Islami *

Syed Jawad Naqvi Syed Jawad Naqvi ( ur, ; born 1952) is a Pakistani philosopher, scholar, Religious Leader, Quranic interpreter and theologian of Twelver Shi'ism, Twelver Shia. Early life and family details He was born on 5 March 1952 in a village named Thipr ...

, Pakistani Religious leader, Islamic scholar, Quranic interpreter and theologian of

Twelver Shia Twelver Shīʿīsm ( ar, ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة; '), also known as Imāmīyyah ( ar, إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa Islam, comprising about 85 percent of all Shīʿa Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers t ...

. *

Javed Ahmad Ghamidi Javed Ahmad Ghamidi ( ur, , translit=Jāvēd Aḥmad Ghāmidī; April 7, 1952) is a Pakistani philosopher, educationist, and scholar of Islam. He is also the founding President of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and its sister organisat ...

, Pakistani Muslim theologian, Koran scholar, educationist *

Sara Suleri Sara Goodyear ( Suleri; June 12, 1953 – March 20, 2022) was a Pakistan-born American author and professor of English at Yale University, where her fields of study and teaching included Romantic and Victorian poetry and an interest in Edmund ...

, author, professor of English at Yale University since 1983 * Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, winner of

Nobel Prize in Physics ) , image = Nobel Prize.png , alt = A golden medallion with an embossed image of a bearded man facing left in profile. To the left of the man is the text "ALFR•" then "NOBEL", and on the right, the text (smaller) "NAT•" then " ...

, astrophysicist *

Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi Shaheed, ( ur, ), (16 February 1948 – 12 June 2009) was a Sunni Islamic cleric from Pakistan who was well known for his moderate and anti-terrorist views.Syed Afzal Haider legal expert and scholar of Islamic jurisprudence *

Syed Waqar Jaffry Syed Waqar ul Qounain Jaffry (; born 1978) is a Pakistani academic and researcher in the field of computer science and artificial intelligence. He is a full Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Director of National Centre of Artificial Intellige ...

Pakistani academic and researcher in the field of

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

and

artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech re ...

Ghulam Ahmed Pervez Ghulam Ahmad Parwez ( pa, ; 1903–1985), widely known as Allama Parwez, was a pioneer of Quranic doctrine from pre-Independence India and later Pakistan. He attempted to rationally interpret Quranic themes, by challenging the established Sun ...

, Pakistani Muslim theologian, Koran scholar, Talu-e-Islam *

Asghar Zaidi Asghar Zaidi () is a social policy analyst and population ageing researcher. He is the 4th and current Vice Chancellor and 31st head of the Government College University Lahore (GCU), serving since October 2019. Previously, he served as the Pr ...

- Vice Chancellor GCU *

Abdul Hafeez Mirza Abdul Hafeez Mirza (2 October 1939 – 17 November 2021) was a Pakistani tourism worker, cultural activist and an educationist. He worked as general manager at Tourism Development Corporation Punjab (TDCP), and served as a Consultant for Touris ...

- Pakistani writer, tourism worker, educationist and cultural activist.

Writers and poets

Hakim Ahmad Shuja Hakim Ahmad Shuja MBE (; sometimes written as 'Hakeem Ahmed Shujah' and 'Hakim Ahmad Shuja Pasha') (4 November 1893 – 4 January 1969), was a famous Urdu and Persian poet, playwright, writer, film writer and lyricist, scholar and mysti ...

, poet, dramatist, writer and scholar *

Chaudhry Afzal Haq Chaudhry Afzal Haq (1891–8 January 1942) was born in a Muslim family, a writer, humanitarian, leader and co-founder of Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam, and a senior political figure in the history of Indian subcontinent. He worked to help the poor an ...

(writer, politician, historian, Novelist) * Abdul Hameed, Urdu fiction writer *

(writer, historian) *

Muhammad Asim Butt Muhammad Asim Butt (Urdu: محمد عاصم بٹ) is an Urdu novelist, short story writer, translator, researcher, editor, critic and journalist. He has published three novels and two collections of short stories along with a number of books tr ...

(Urdu novelist, short story writer, translator, researcher, editor, critic and journalist) *

(writer, historian) *

Wasif Ali Wasif Wasif Ali Wasif (15 January 1929 – 18 January 1993) was a teacher, writer, poet and sufi from Pakistan. Early life Wasif was the son of Malik Muhammad Arif Abbasi and received his early education in Khushab before going to Jhang to study. E ...

(conversationalist, writer, Sufism) * Amjad Islam Amjad writer, poet and teacher *

Amrita Pritam Amrita Pritam (; 31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. A prominent figure in Punjabi literature, she is the recipient of the 1956 Sahitya Akademi Award. Her body of wo ...

, woman Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist *

Ashfaq Ahmed Ashfaq Ahmed Khan ( ur, ; 22 August 1925 – 7 September 2004) was a writer, playwright and broadcaster from Pakistan. His works in Urdu included novels, short stories and plays for television and radio of Pakistan. He received the President's ...

, writer, playwright, broadcaster *

Bapsi Sidhwa Bapsi Sidhwa ( ur, بیپسی سدھوا; born 11 August 1938) is a Pakistani novelist of Gujarati Parsi Zoroastrian descent who writes in English and is a resident in the United States. She is best known for her collaborative work with Ind ...

, novelist in English, author of '' Cracking India'', ''The Crow Eaters'', ''Ice Candy Man'' and ''

Water Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a ...

'' *

Bano Qudsia Bano Qudsia ( ur, ‎; 28 November 19284 February 2017), also known as Bano Aapa, was a Pakistani novelist, playwright and spiritualist. She wrote literature in Urdu, producing novels, dramas plays and short stories. Qudsia is best recognized ...

, novelist, playwright and spiritualist * Daniyal Mueenuddin *

Enver Sajjad Anwar Sajjad, more commonly known as Enver Sajjad (27 May 1935 – 6 June 2019) was a Pakistani playwright and fiction writer. Because he was a novelist, playwright, actor, director, producer, voice-over artist, columnist, painter, dancer an ...

Muzaffar Warsi Muzaffar Warsi (23 December 1933 – 28 January 2011; ur, مظفر وارثی) was a Pakistani poet, essayist, lyricist, and a scholar of Urdu. He began writing more than five decades ago. He wrote a rich collection of na`ats, as well as seve ...

, Urdu poet *

Faiz Ahmed Faiz Faiz Ahmad ''Faiz'' (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984; Urdu, Punjabi: فیض احمد فیض) was a Pakistani poet, and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated Pakistani Urdu writers of his time. Out ...

, poet in Urdu,

Lenin Peace Prize The International Lenin Peace Prize (russian: международная Ленинская премия мира, ''mezhdunarodnaya Leninskaya premiya mira)'' was a Soviet Union award named in honor of Vladimir Lenin. It was awarded by a pane ...

recipient *

Habib Jalib Habib Jalib (24 March 1928 - 12 March 1993; Urdu, Punjabi: ) was a Pakistani revolutionary poet, left-wing activist who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz said that he was the poet of ...

Imtiaz Dharker Imtiaz Dharker (born 31 January 1954) is a Pakistan-born British full time poet, artist, and video film maker. She won the Queen's Gold Medal for her English poetry and was appointed Chancellor of Newcastle University from January 2020. In 201 ...

Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar ( ur, ) is a Pakistani writer, director, Urdu poet, lyricist and occasional actor known for writing such dramas as ''Pyarey Afzal'' (2013), ''Sadqay Tumhare'' (2014) and most recently the top-rated '' Meray Paas Tum H ...

Krishan Chander Krishan Chander (23 November 1914 – 8 March 1977) was an Indian Urdu and Hindi writer of short stories and novels. Some of his works have also been translated in English. He was a prolific writer, penning over 20 novels, 30 collections o ...

Persian poet from the Ghaznavid period *

Moeen Nizami Moeen or Moein or Moien is a given name and surname. It is a Quranic name which means: helper, supporter, or provider of refuge. Notable persons with the name include: Persons with the given name * Moein (singer) (born 1951), Iranian singer * Mo ...

Urdu and Persian writer, poet, and scholar *

Moniza Alvi Moniza Alvi (born 2 February 1954) is a Pakistani-British poet and writer. She has won several well-known prizes for her verse. Life and education Moniza Alvi was born in Lahore, Pakistan, to a Pakistani father and a British mother. Her father ...

Mohsin Hamid Mohsin Hamid ( ur, محسن حامد; born 23 July 1971) is a British Pakistani novelist, writer and brand consultant. His novels are '' Moth Smoke'' (2000), '' The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' (2007), ''How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia'' (2 ...

Muneer Niazi Munir Ahmed Niazi, ( pa, ) (9 April 1923– 26 December 2006) was an Punjabi and Urdu poet from Pakistan. He also wrote for newspapers, magazines and radio. In 1960, he established a publication institute, ''Al-Misal''. He was later asso ...

* Qasim Mahmood *

Muhammad Iqbal Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( ur, ; 9 November 187721 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...

, philosopher, politician, poet *

Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. ...

, English short-story writer, poet, novelist (resided in Lahore) * Alamgir Hashmi, English poet, essayist, fiction writer (born in Lahore) *

Saadat Hasan Manto Saadat Hasan Manto (; Punjabi, ur, , ; 11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and author born in Ludhiana, who was active in British India and later, after the 1947 partition of India, in Pakistan. Writing ma ...

, short story writer in Urdu * Qayyum Nazar, Urdu Language poet * Khadija Mastoor, Urdu feminist writer *

Hajra Masroor Hajra Masroor ( ur, ; born 17 January 1930, died 15 September 2012) was a Pakistani writer. Masroor established herself with her short fiction stories, known as afsana in Urdu literature. Her elder sister, Khadija Mastoor was also an acc ...

, Urdu feminist writer *

Ali Arshad Mir Ali Arshad Mir ( pa, ; January 1, 1951 – October 16, 2008) was an epic Punjabi poet and writer, sometimes described as the "Homer of Punjab". His works have been translated into languages such as Urdu and English. In the 1970s, his ''Interna ...

, Punjabi poet and writer *

Vijay Kumar Chopra Vijay Kumar Chopra (born 31 January 1932, in Lahore) is the chief executive officer and editor in chief of the Punjab Kesari print news organisation. He is involved in social welfare work and has received a Padma Shri award (Literature & Educ ...

Writer *

Tariq Ali Tariq Ali (; born 21 October 1943) is a Pakistani-British political activist, writer, journalist, historian, filmmaker, and public intellectual. He is a member of the editorial committee of the ''New Left Review'' and ''Sin Permiso'', and con ...

, British-Pakistani writer and

Communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...

, Urdu novelist and translator * Amjad Islam Amjad

Others

Ali Hujwiri Abu 'l-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. ʿUthmān b. ʿAlī al-Ghaznawī al-Jullābī al-Hujwīrī (c. 1009-1072/77), known as ʿAlī al-Hujwīrī or al-Hujwīrī (also spelt Hajweri, Hajveri, or Hajvery) for short, or reverentially as Shaykh Syed ʿAlī al- ...

, Data Ganj-Baksh, patron

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 of Lahore *

Mian Mir Baba Sain Mir Mohammed Sahib (c. 1550 – 22 August 1635), popularly known as Mian Mir or Miyan Mir, was a famous Sindhi Sufi Muslim saint who resided in Lahore, specifically in the town of ''Dharampura'' (in present-day Pakistan). He was a di ...

, Qadiri Sufi saint *

Madho Lal Hussain Shah Hussain ( pa, ; ; 1538–1599), also known as Madhoo Lal Hussain, was a 16th-century Punjabi Muslim Sufi poet who is regarded as a pioneer of the Kafi form of Punjabi poetry. He lived during the ruling periods of Mughal emperors Akb ...

(Shah Hussain), Sufi poet *

Bamba Sutherland Princess Bamba Sutherland (29 September 1869 – 10 March 1957) was the last surviving member of the family that had ruled the Sikh Empire in the Punjab. After a childhood in England, she settled in Lahore, the capital of what had been her fathe ...

, last Sikh princess of the Punjab *

Kamran Lashari Kamran Lashari is a retired Pakistani civil servant of the Pakistan Administrative Service who served in BPS-22 grade as the Petroleum Secretary of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Sindh. Lashari is best known for his five-year stint as chairman of ...

* Ayesha Mumtaz, PCS officer * Tahira Mazhar Ali , women's rights and political activist *

Pappu Samrat Shaukat Hussain Samrat ( ur, ) best known by his screen name Pappu Samrat ( ur, ) is a Pakistani veteran choreographer. He has choreographed for music videos, stage shows and has done about more than seventy films including '' Mujhe Chaand Cha ...

, choreographer *

Guru Ram Das Guru Ram Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮ ਦਾਸ, pronunciation: ; 24 September 1534 – 1 September 1581) was the fourth of the ten Ten Gurus of Sikhism, Gurus of Sikhism. He was born in a family based in Lahore. His birth n ...

, 4th Sikh Guru *

Yousuf Salahuddin Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name ...

, socialite, philanthropist, ex-politician *

Laeeq Ahmed Laeeq Ahmed Khan (29 October 1933 27 January 2014; sometimes spelled Laiq Ahmed) was a Pakistani commentator, broadcaster, educationist, and radio and television presenter. He hosted television programmes broadcast by PTV such as 1970 genera ...

(1933–2014), commentator, broadcaster, television presenter * Anarkali, quasi-legendary Mughal

concubine Concubinage is an interpersonal and sexual relationship between a man and a woman in which the couple does not want, or cannot enter into a full marriage. Concubinage and marriage are often regarded as similar but mutually exclusive. Concubi ...

and aesthetic

muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...

, after whom the Anarkali Bazaar is also named {{DEFAULTSORT:People from Lahore

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