Velshi is an Indian (
Khoja
The Khoja are a caste of Muslims mainly members of the Nizari Ismaʿiliyyah sect of Islam with a minority of followers of Shia Islam originating the western Indian subcontinent, and converted to Islam from Hinduism by the 14th century by the Pe ...
) surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ali Velshi (born 1969), Canadian journalist and host of MSNBC's ''
Velshi''; son of Murad Velshi
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Murad Velshi (born 1935), businessman in Africa and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; father of Ali Velshi
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Alykhan Velshi (born 1984), Canadian lawyer, policy analyst and ministerial assistant
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Rumina Velshi, Canadian engineer and civil servant, President of the
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
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Mandate and history
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission was established under the 1997 '' Nuclear Safety and Control Act'' with a ma ...
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Surnames of Indian origin
Gujarati-language surnames
Khoja Ismailis