Shuja ( ar, شجاع, ur, شجاع, bn, সুজা) is a surname and male given name.
Notable people with this name include:
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Shuja al-Khwarazmi
Shuja al-Khwarazmi also known as Umm Jaʽfar ( ar, أم جعفر) or Umm al-Mutawakkil ( ar, أم المتوكل) was the Umm walad of eighth Abbasid dynasty, Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim and mother of al-Mutawakkil.
Shuja was the concubine of Abb ...
, was the mother of Abbasid caliph
Al-Mutawakkil
Abū al-Faḍl Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad al-Muʿtaṣim bi-ʾllāh ( ar, جعفر بن محمد المعتصم بالله; March 822 – 11 December 861), better known by his regnal name Al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh (, "He who relies on God") was t ...
(r. 847–861)
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Ahmad Shuja Pasha (born 1952), Pakistani general
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Badruddoza Ahmed Shuja, Bangladeshi politician
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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 ...
(1893–1969)
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Kashif Shuja
Kashif Shuja, ( ur, کاشف شجاع; born 20 July 1979 in Abbottabad, Pakistan) is a former professional squash player who represented New Zealand.
Biography
Kashif Shuja is a Pakistan-born Kiwi from Taupo, New Zealand. Kashif was national ...
(born 1979), Pakistani squash player
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Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman, Pakistani politician
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Shah Shuja (Mughal prince)
Shah Shuja (23 June 1616 – 7 February 1661) was the second son of the Mughal Empire, Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal. He was the governor of Bengal and Odisha and had his capital at Dhaka, in present day Bangladesh.
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(1616–1661)
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Shah Shujah Durrani
''Padshah Sultan'' Shah Shuja Durrani (Pashto/Dari: ; November 1785 – 5 April 1842) was ruler of the Durrani Empire from 1803 to 1809. He then ruled from 1839 until his death in 1842. Son of Timur Shah Durrani, Shuja Shah was of the Sadduzai ...
(1785–1842)
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Shakir Shuja Abadi
Shakir Shujabadi ( ur, ) is a prominent Saraiki-language poet (born 25 February 1954) in Shujabad, a small city near Multan, Pakistan . In 2007, he received his first presidential award. In 2017, he received his second presidential award. His f ...
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Shuja Haider
Shuja ( ar, شجاع, ur, شجاع, bn, সুজা) is a surname and male given name.
Notable people with this name include:
* Shuja al-Khwarazmi, was the mother of Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil (r. 847–861)
* Ahmad Shuja Pasha (born ...
, Pakistani musician
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Shuja Haider (cricketer)
Shuja Haider (born 31 May 1994) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for 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 ...
(born 1994), Pakistani cricket player
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Shuja Khanzada
Shuja Khanzada ( ur, ; 28 August 1943 – 16 August 2015) was a Pakistani politician and Pakistan Army colonel, who served as the Home Minister of Punjab from 2014 until his assassination on 16 August 2015.
As an army officer, Khanzada f ...
(1943–2015), Pakistani politician and colonel
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Shuja ud-Din
Shuja ud-Din (born 12 September 1913) was an Afghan field hockey player who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (Germa ...
(born 1913), Afghan field hockey player
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Shuja ul Mulk
Shuja ul Mulk is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007.
References
Living people
1968 births
Pashtun people
Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) politicians
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, Pakistani politician
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Shuja ul-Mulk
His Highness Sir Shuja ul-Mulk KCIE (1 January 1881 – 13 October 1936) was the Mehtar (from fa, ) of the princely state of Chitral, and reigned it for 41 years until his death in 1936. He belonged to the royal Katur dynasty, which rule ...
(1881–1936)
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Shuja ul-Mulk Jalala
Shuja ul-Mulk Jalala (born 1952), also known as Ghulam Rasul, is a politician in Afghanistan. He is the governor of Kunar Province, appointed by President Hamid Karzai on July 15, 2013 after a suggestion by the Independent Directorate of Local Go ...
(born 1952), Afghan politician
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Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula (b. – d. ) was the Subedar and Nawab of Oudh and the Vizier of Delhi from 5 October 1754 to 26 January 1775.
Early life
Shuja-ud-Daula was the son of the Mughal Grand Vizier Safdarjung chosen by Ahmad Shah Bahadur. Unlike ...
(1732-1775)
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Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan ( bn, সুজাউদ্দীন মুহম্মদ খাঁন, fa, ) was the Nawab of Bengal. He married Zainab un-nisa Begum and Azmat un-nisa Begum, the daughters of Murshid Quli Khan by Nasiri Banu Beg ...
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Shuja-ul-Mulk
Shuja-ul-Mulk is a Pakistani politician who served as a member of Senate of Pakistan
Senate of Pakistan or Aiwān-e-Bālā Pākistān ( ur, , , literally "Pakistan upper house"), is the upper legislative chamber of the bicameral legislat ...
, Pakistani politician
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Usman Shuja
Usman Shuja, is an American cricketer and the opening fast bowler for team USA. He is currently the leading wicket taker for the US in 50-over international games. He represented USA in ICC Division 5, Division 4 and Division 3. He was the high ...
, American cricket player
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Shuja Noori, Afghan Activist
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