Waris may refer to:
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Abdul Majeed Waris
Abdul Majeed Waris (born 19 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cypriot club Anorthosis and the Ghanaian national team.
Club career
Born in Tamale, Waris started his career at the Ghanaian Right to ...
(born 1991), Ghanaian footballer
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Manmohan Waris
Manmohan Waris (born 3 August 1967) is an Indian Punjabi folk/pop singer. He is the elder brother of record producer Sangtar and singer Kamal Heer. Waris is considered one of the most gifted singers of Punjabi folk music.
Career
Manmohan Waris ...
(born 1967), Indian Punjabi folk/pop singer
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Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood (born 1942), British author
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Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi (died 2008), Indian Shia cleric
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Waris Ahluwalia (born 1974), Indian-American designer and actor
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Waris Ali Mirza (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 gen ...
(1819–1905), Indian saint
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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 ...
, Pakistani singer
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Waris Dirie Waris may refer to:
People
*Abdul Majeed Waris (born 1991), Ghanaian footballer
*Manmohan Waris (born 1967), Indian Punjabi folk/pop singer
*Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood (born 1942), British author
*Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi (died 2008), Indian ...
(born 1965), Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist
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Waris Hussein
Waris Hussein (''né'' Habibullah; born 9 December 1938) is a British-Indian television and film director. At the beginning of his career he was employed by the BBC as its youngest drama director. He directed early episodes of ''Doctor Who'', inc ...
(born 1938), British-Indian television and film director
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Waris Shah
Waris Shah ( pa, ; ; 1722–1798) was a Punjabi Sufi poet of the Chishti order, known for his contribution to Punjabi literature. He is primarily known as the author of ''Heer Ranjha'' .
Background
Waris Shah was born in Jandiala Sher Khan ...
(1722–1798), Punjabi poet
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Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu
Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu (English: "Today I Invoke Waris Shah" or "I Say Unto Waris Shah", Punjabi: , ਅੱਜ ਆਖਾਂ ਵਾਰਸ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਨੂੰ) is a famous dirge by the renowned Punjabi writer and poet Amrita Pritam (1919-200 ...
", Punjabi poem
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Heer Ranjha
''Heer Ranjha'' (or ''Heer and Ranjha'') ( pnb, , ਹੀਰ ਰਾਂਝਾ ) is one of several popular tragic romances of Punjab, other important ones being "Sohni Mahiwal", "Mirza Sahiban" and " Sassi Punnhun". There are several poetic na ...
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Waris Shah
Waris Shah ( pa, ; ; 1722–1798) was a Punjabi Sufi poet of the Chishti order, known for his contribution to Punjabi literature. He is primarily known as the author of ''Heer Ranjha'' .
Background
Waris Shah was born in Jandiala Sher Khan ...
, Punjabi folklore
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Kot Waris
Kot Waris is a small village about 8 Kilometers from Ghakhar Mandi, Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and depende ...
, Pakistani village
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''Waris'' (serial), a 1979 Pakistani television drama serial broadcast on PTV
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Waris Jari Hantu
''Waris Jari Hantu'' (Ghost Finger's Heir) is a 2007 Malaysian horror film directed by Shuhaimi Baba. The film won Rusdi Ramli, one of its lead actors, The Best Actor award at the 20th Malaysia Film Festival.
Plot
Tok Wan Rimau (Azean Irdawat ...
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Waris language
Waris or Walsa is a Papuan language of northern New Guinea.
It is spoken by about 2,500 people around Wasengla (), Doponendi ward, Walsa Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, and also by about 1,500 across the border in Waris Distri ...
, 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
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Varis
Varis is both a surname and a given name. In Finnish the word literally means "raven". Notable people with the name include:
Surname
*Agnes Varis (1930–2011), American businesswoman
* Kaisa Varis (born 1975), Finnish cross-country skier and bia ...
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Wari (disambiguation)
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