Waris may refer to:
People
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Abdul Majeed Waris (born 1991), Ghanaian footballer
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Manmohan Waris (born 1967), Indian Punjabi folk/pop singer
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Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood, (born Rosalyn Rushbrook in 1942, later Rosalyn Kendrick) is a British author of some forty books on Islam and other subjects.
Biography
Maqsood was born in London in 1942. She graduated from the University of Hull in 19 ...
(born 1942), British author
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Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi
Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi (died 11 May 2008) was a Shia muslim cleric from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Family background
Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi was father of Waris Hasan.
His last name " Naqvi" indicates he is one of the direct desc ...
(died 2008), Indian Shia cleric
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Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Singh Ahluwalia (Hindi: वारिस सिंह अहलूवालिया, Punjabi: ਵਾਰਿਸ ਸਿੰਘ ਆਹਲੂਵਾਲੀਆ, born 1974) is an Indian-American designer and actor based in New York City. His compan ...
(born 1974), Indian-American designer and actor
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Waris Ali Mirza
Sayyid Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur ( bn, ওয়ারিস আলী মির্জা; 14 November 1901 – 20 November 1969) was the last Nawab of Murshidabad before a prolonged interregnum caused by a succession dispute within the fami ...
(1901–1969), last Nawab of Murshidabad
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Waris Ali Shah
Waris Ali Shah (1817–1905) was a Sufi saint from Dewa, Barabanki, India, and the founder of the Warsi Sufi order. He traveled to many places specially Europe and the west and admitted people to his spiritual order. He belongs to the 26th gene ...
(1819–1905), Indian saint
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Waris Baig, Pakistani singer
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Waris Dirie (born 1965), Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist
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Waris Hussein (born 1938), British-Indian television and film director
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Waris Shah (1722–1798), Punjabi poet
Other uses
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Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu", Punjabi poem
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Waris Shah, Punjabi folklore
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Kot Waris, Pakistani village
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''Waris'' (serial), a 1979 Pakistani television drama serial broadcast on PTV
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Waris Jari Hantu'', 2007 Malaysian horror film
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Waris language, Papuan language
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''Waris'' (1969 film) a Hindi language film
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Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris'', a 2006 Punjabi language film
See also
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Varis
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Wari (disambiguation)
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