Warsi or Warisi () is a surname found among
South Asian
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s. Numerous disciples of
Waris Ali Shah both Muslims and Hindus, add ''Warisi'' or ''Warsi'' to their names.
It may refer to:
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Waris Ali Shah - Founder of Warsi Sufi order
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Anil Shukla Warsi (born 1957), Indian politician
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Arshad Warsi (born 1966), Indian actor
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Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (born 1971), British politician
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Kamal Warsi, Pakistani leftist activist
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Muzaffar Warsi (1933–2011), Pakistani Urdu poet
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Nisha Warsi (born 1995), Indian field hockey player
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Perween Warsi (born 1956), British-Indian entrepreneur
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Raees Warsi (born 1963), Pakistani-American Urdu poet
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Ram Ekbal Singh Warsi
Ram Ekbal Singh Warsi ( – 10 October 2016), also spelled Ram Iqbal Worsi, was an Indian freedom fighter, social thinker from Bhojpur, Bihar. Warsi was the name of his native village, which he added to his last name.
Biography
Ram Eqbal wor ...
(1922–2016), Indian freedom fighter and politician
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M J Warsi, Indian linguist, researcher and author
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Warsi Brothers, Indian qawwali musical group
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Ehsanulla Khan Warsi
See also
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Warisi (king), 11th-century Hausa king in what is now northern Nigeria
References
{{surname, Warsi
Indian surnames
Surnames of Indian origin
Urdu-language surnames
Nisbas
Sunni Sufi orders