Wasti or Wasiti is a toponymic surname originating from the city of Wasit, Iraq. Twelver Shias in India and Pakistan descending from

Zayd ibn Ali Zayd ibn Zayn al-Abidin ( ar, زيد بن زين العابدين; 695–740), also spelled Zaid, was the son of Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, and great-grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He led an unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Calipha ...

also carry the surname along with Zaidi. Notable people bearing the name include: * Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wasiti, 11th-century Arab writer * Hamza El Wasti, Moroccan professional footballer * Laila Wasti, Pakistani actress * Maria Wasti, Pakistani actress * Nasir Wasti, Pakistani cricketer * Rizwan Wasti, Pakistani radio broadcaster * Tahira Wasti, Pakistani writer * Wajahatullah Wasti, Pakistani cricketer *

Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti ( ar, يحيى بن محمود الواسطي) was a 13th-century Iraqi-Arab painter and calligrapher, noted for his illustrations of al-Hariri's ''Maqamat''. Biography Al-Wasiti was probably born in Wasit واسط ...

, 13th-century Arab painter and calligrapher

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