This is a list of notable people who are the subject of a Wikipedia article and were born in or are associated with Islamabad, Pakistan.

Politics

Jamshed Ayaz Khan Major General (R) Jamshed Ayaz Khan, HI(M) ( ur, ) was a Pakistani defence and security analyst and retired military general who has served as the president of the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) think tank. Khan was also the Additional Secr ...

– major general (

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...

) *

Tridev Roy Raja Tridiv Roy ( ur, ; bn, ত্রিদিব রায়; 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦: 𑄖𑄳𑄢𑄨𑄘𑄨𑄝𑄴 𑄢𑄧𑄠𑄴; sometimes spelled Tridev Roy, (14 May 1933 – 17 September 2012) was a Pakistani politician, diplomat ...

– politician and writer * Wasim Sajjad – former Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan *

Anjum Aqeel Khan Anjum Aqeel Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. Early life Khan started his career as a school teacher. He then became a real estate agent, and later a real estate develope ...

– politician *

Nayyar Hussain Bukhari Nayyar Hussain Bukhari ( ur, ; born 23 December 1952), is the senior senator from Islamabad and senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) who served as the 6th Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, in office from 12 March 2012 to 12 Mar ...

– former Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan *

Asad Umar Asad Umar ( ur, ; born 18 September 1961) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since September 2013. He served as the Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initi ...

– Former Finance Minister

Sports

Zeeshan Abbasi Zeeshan Abbasi ( ur, ذیشان عباسی) (born July 12, 1982 Ayubia, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is a Pakistani blind cricketer who plays for the Pakistan blind cricket team in national and international matches. He is the captain of national team. Ab ...

– blind cricketer * Shoaib Akhtar – cricketer * Usman Khawaja – Australian cricketer * Muhammad Musa – cricketer * Muhammad Qasim - footballer * Ijaz-ur-Rehman – ten-pin bowler *

Adnan Saleem Adnan Saleem (born 18 December 1976) is an English cricketer. Saleem is a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm Fast. He was born in Islamabad. Saleem made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 2002 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Northa ...

– cricketer * Imad Wasim – cricketer

Media and entertainment

Imran Abbas Syed Imran Abbas Naqvi (born 15 October 1982), professionally known by his stage name Imran Abbas, is a Pakistani actor and model who works predominantly in Urdu television. Abbas made his acting debut with ''Umrao Jaan Ada'' in 2003 and lat ...

– singer and actor *

Hamza Ali Abbasi Hamza Ali Abbasi (Urdu/ pa, ; born 23 June 1984) is a Pakistani film and television actor and director. He is known for his roles as Afzal in the drama serial ''Pyarey Afzal'', and as Salahuddin in the drama serial ''Mann Mayal''. In 201 ...

– actor, director and producer *

Kashif Abbasi Kashif Abbasi ( Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani journalist, television talk show host and anchorperson based in Islamabad. He hosts the current political talk show ''Off the Record'' on the news channel ARY News.

– journalist and news anchor *

Tariq Amin Tariq Amin is a Pakistani hairdresser, celebrity wardrobe stylist, hair stylist and media personality. He has salons in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. Amin graduated with a business degree from the College of Boca Raton, Florida in 1983. His wor ...

– hairdresser and stylist * Osman Khalid Butt – actor and writer * Faakhir – musician *

Hareem Farooq Hareem Farooq ( ur, ; born 26 May 1992) is a Pakistani theatre, film and television actress and a film producer, known for her work in the serial ''Diyar-e-Dil'' and ''Pawnay 14 August''. She co-produced ''Janaan'' followed by her 2018 film '' ...

– producer and actor *

Agha Iqrar Haroon Agha Iqrar Haroon ( ur, آغا اقرار ہارون (russian: Ага АКрар Харун ; born August 16, 1965) is a Pakistani research journalist and political analyst and author of a book �How does Superclass Rule Nations? —A Case Study fr ...

– journalist * Mawra Hocane – actress and lawyer *

Urwa Hocane UrwaTul Wusqua Hussain, better known by her stage name Urwa Hocane (born 2 July 1991) is a Pakistani actress, model and VJ (media personality), media personality. She made her acting debut with ''Khushboo Ka Ghar'' as Rukhsana in 2012. Hocane is ...

– VJ, actress and producer * Talat Hussain – journalist * Yasir Hussain – actor and host *

Madiha Iftikhar Madiha Iftikhar (Urdu: مدیحہ افتخار) (born on 5 February 1985 is a Pakistani TV drama actress and model.Shamoon Ismail Shamoon Ismail (Urdu, ) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist known for his signature blend of "Punjabi and blues". Early life Shamoon Ismail was born and raised in Islamabad, Pakistan. He has spent most ...

– singer, songwriter and composer *

Umair Jaswal Umair Jaswal is a Pakistani actor, singer-songwriter and music producer from Islamabad. He was also lead vocalist of the rock band ''Qayaas''. Umair is the brother of singers Yasir Jaswal and Uzair Jaswal. Personal life Jaswal, whose fa ...

– singer and actor * Uzair Jaswal – singer and actor * Yasir Jaswal – director *

Khushhal Khan Khushhal Khan was a son of Karim Khan a descendant of Tansen Tansen ( – 26 April 1589), also referred to and commonly known as Sangeet Samrat () , was a Hindustani classical musician. Born in a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family, he learnt a ...

– singer and actor *

Ali Rehman Khan Ali Rehman Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu films, television series and theater plays. Khan has won two Hum Awards and has been nominated twice at the Lux Style Awards for his acting prowess. Born and raised in Islamabad ...

– actor *

Ashiq Khan Ashiq Khan (ASHIQ KHAN]; born 7 June 1993) Early life Ashiq Khan was born on 7 June in Doha, Qatar. His father is from Peshawar, Pakistan, but moved to Doha in 1970. According to Khan, his father served in the Pakistan Army, and then served ...

– film actor and filmmaker *

Nadia Khan Nadia Khan (born 22 May 1971) is a Pakistani television actress, presenter and producer. She is best known for the ''Nadia Khan Show'', a morning TV programme, and for OutStyle, her YouTube channel. She is known for her role in the PTV series ...

– morning show host, actor, vlogger and producer *

Shamil Khan Shamil Khan ( ur, ; also known as ''Shamyl''; born March 1978 in Islamabad) is a Pakistani film and television actor known for his role in the Punjabi language film ''Larki Punjaban''. He also appears in the Hum TV serial ''Sadqay Tumhare ...

– film and TV actor *

Zarnish Khan Zarnish Khan is a Pakistani television actress. She is known for her appearance in Urdu television serials. Khan has played a role of Alizeh in '' Susraal Mera'' (2015) for which she received Hum Award for Best Soap Actress. Later she played ...

– actor * Usman Mukhtar – director, actor and cinematographer * Momina Mustehsan – singer *

Mariyam Nafees Mariyam Nafees ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television actress. She made her television debut in Hum TV's ''Diyar-e-Dil'' as Zarminey and later appeared as Tabinda in ''Kuch Na Kaho''. her husband name Career Mariyam started her career in ''Diyar-e-D ...

– actor * Adil Omar – musician and rapper * Rumer – musician and songwriter *

Saleem Safi Saleem Safi (Urdu, ps, ; born 7 March 1968) is a Pakistani journalist, columnist talk show host. He specializes in foreign policy, terrorism, Kashmir conflict, Afghanistan conflict and the politics of Pakistan. He is associated with Jang Me ...

– journalist and columnist *

Ali Saleem Ali Saleem (Urdu: علی سلیم), best known by his alter-ego Begum Nawazish Ali, is a Pakistani television host, actor, scriptwriter and impressionist. He became a contestant in Bigg Boss 4 in 2010. He broke into the mainstream audiences thr ...

– TV actor and host * Farrukh Saleem – journalist and columnist *

Asma Shirazi Asma Shirazi is one of the most senior Pakistani journalists known for her bravery and effort, she is a political commentator who hosts a primetime current-affairs show on '' Aaj News''. Early life and education Born in Islamabad in 1976, Shi ...

– journalist *

Marvi Sirmed Marvi Sirmed is a Pakistani political commentator, journalist, and human rights activist. She is a social democrat. Early life and education Marvi Sirmed was born in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan on 11 June 1970. Her paternal family was agricult ...

– journalist and columnist

Sciences and literature

Zaheer Ahmad Zaheer Ahmad ( ur, ) was a Pakistani American medical doctor who was credited as being the founder and chief executive of the Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad. In 2011, he came under media attention when the United States accused him of ...

– physician and philanthropist * Zafar Ishaq Ansari – Muslim scholar * Muhammad Asim Butt – Urdu novelist * Ahmad Hasan Dani – archaeologist and historian * Abdul Rashid (agriculturist), Abdul Rashid – nuclear and bio-scientist * Rahman Syed – entomologist and professor * Mansha Yaad – writer

Other

* Sadruddin Hashwani – businessman * Julius Salik – activist

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