Ahuja is a surname, mainly in the

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

region. It is held by

Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

and Sikhs of the Arora Khatri communities. It means "descendant of Ahu".

Notable people

Administration

Deepak Ahuja Deepak Prabhu Ahuja is an Indian-American financial executive working in the life sciences industry who previously worked in the automotive manufacturing industry. He is best known for being the former CFO of Tesla. Ahuja holds a bachelor's degr ...

, former CFO at Tesla *

Kiran Ahuja Kiran Arjandas Ahuja (born June 17, 1971) is an American attorney and activist serving as the director of the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM). She served as the chief of staff to the OPM director from 2015 to 2017. She assumed t ...

, American attorney serving as the director of the United States Office of Personnel Management *

Sudhir Ahuja Sudhir R. “Sid” Ahuja is the senior vice president of product development at Caregility, a New Jersey-based Telehealth company, and a Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Stevens Institute of Technology. He is a Bell Labs Fellow holding 23 patents an ...

, vice president of joint ventures at Alcatel-Lucent *

Sanjiv Ahuja Sanjiv Ahuja is a telecommunications executive, the chairman and CEO of Tillman Global Holdings. On 15 June 2016 his company, Apollo Towers Myanmar, began drawdowns on a $250 million loan from the United States Overseas Private Investment Corp ...

, chairman and CEO of Tillman Global Holdings

Armed Forces

Ajay Ahuja Sqn Ldr Ajay Ahuja ( – ) was a fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force who was killed during the Kargil War between India and Pakistan in 1999. His MiG-21 was hit by a surface-to-air missile fired by the Pakistan Army near the town of Kargil i ...

, Indian fighter pilot martyred during Kargil War

Art

Ameena Ahmad Ahuja Ameena Ahmad Ahuja is an Indian painter, calligrapher, writer and linguist, known for her Urdu poetry-inspired art works. Biography Ameena Ahmad Ahuja was born to a British mother and Nuruddin Ahmed, a barrister and litterateur. She did her tra ...

, Indian painter, calligrapher, writer and linguist *

Mequitta Ahuja Mequitta Ahuja (born 1976) is a contemporary American feminist painter of African American and South Asian descent who lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Ahuja creates works of self-portraiture that combine themes of myth and legend with personal iden ...

, contemporary painter * Naman Ahuja, art historian and curator *

Sachin Ahuja Sachin Ahuja is an Indian music producer and music composer. Films * Yaariyan (2008 film) * Pooja Kiven AA * Jora 10 Numbaria ''Jora 10 Numbaria'' is a 2017 Punjabi film written and directed by Amardeep Singh Gill. Plot A traumatic chi ...

, Indian music producer and music composer * Varun Ahuja, Indian composer, singer-songwriter and a multi-instrumentalist

Athletics

* Davinder Ahuja, badminton bronze medalist in 1974 Asian Games *

Neha Ahuja Neha Ahuja (born September 27, 1981) is an Indian alpine skier who represented India in the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Torino, Italy. Ahuja was also the flag bearer in the opening and closing ceremonies. She has achieved several milestones i ...

, Indian alpine skier and first Indian woman to have qualified for the Winter Olympics * Suraj Ahuja, former captain of the India national under-19 cricket team

Bollywood

* Arun Kumar Ahuja, Indian actor *

Govinda Ahuja Govind Arun Ahuja (born 21 December 1963) is an Indian actor, comedian, dancer, and former politician, who has appeared in more than 165 Hindi-language film and established himself one of most popular actors in India. Govinda is known for his ...

, Indian actor *

Shiney Ahuja Shiney Ahuja (born 15 May 1973) is an Indian actor in Bollywood films. He won the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' in 2006 and then followed with several hit films like ''Gangster'', '' Woh Lamhe'', '' Life in a ...

, Indian actor *

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja Sonam Kapoor Ahuja (; born 9 June 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She has won a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award, and from 2012 to 2016, she appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list based on her income and ...

, Indian actress

Journalism

Anjana Ahuja Anjana Ahuja ( अंजना आहूजा ) is a British Indian science journalist and a former columnist for ''The Times''. She is now a contributing writer at the ''Financial Times''. She also contributes to ''The Daily Telegraph'', ''Pros ...

, British Indian science journalist and a former columnist for ''The Times'' *

Maneet Ahuja Maneet Ahuja (born 1984) is an American author, journalist, television news producer, and hedge fund specialist. She is a producer of CNBC's morning business news program, ''Squawk Box''. Her 2012 book, ''The Alpha Masters: Unlocking the Genius o ...

, American author, journalist, television news producer

Politics

* Gyan Dev Ahuja, BJP politician * Hargun Das Ahuja, Pakistani politician

Science, medicine and academia

* Kamal Ahuja, physiologist and the managing and scientific director of JD Healthcare * M. M. S. Ahuja, Indian physician and endocrinologist * Narendra Ahuja, Indian-American computer scientist * Nita Ahuja, surgeon and the Chair of the Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine * Ravindra K. Ahuja, Indian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur and CEO of Optym *

Sunil Kumar Ahuja Sunil Kumar Ahuja (born March 13, 1961) is a professor of Medicine, Microbiology, Immunology & Biochemistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and an expert on the role of immunogenetics on HIV pathogenesis. Ahuja is ...

, professor of Medicine, at the University of Texas *

V. K. Ahuja V. K. Ahuja is a Senior Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, India He is presently serving as Director of Indian Law Institute (Deemed to be University), New Delhi, India, he has also served as Vice-Chancellor of National Law U ...

, professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi and is presently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of National Law University, Assam

Social work

* Jagdish Lal Ahuja, Indian social worker

References

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