List of Kashmiri people
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This is an incomplete list of notable persons of Kashmiri origin.
Administrators, diplomats, bankers and jurists
- Amitabh Mattoo (1962- ), Vice Chancellor, Jammu University
- Birbal Dhar (early 19th century), invited Maharaja Ranjit Singh to Kashmir
- Braj Kumar Nehru (1909–2001), ambassador of India to the United States (1961–1968) and Governor of Assam (1968–1973)
- Durga Prasad Dhar (1918–1975), ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, and politician
- Farah Pandith (1969- ), U.S. State Department Special Representative
- Mehraj Mattoo (1961- ), Global Head, Commerzbank AG, London
- Mirza Pandit Dhar, prominent Kashmiri during the rule of Azim Khan
- Mohan Lal (1812–1877), diplomat in the First Anglo-Afghan War, and writer
- Munir Butt (1940- ), former British diplomat
- M. L. Madan, Veterinarian, Scientist, Administrator. Vice Chancellor (Akola and Mathura Universities); Deputy Director General (DDG)- Animal Sciences, Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR); Joint Director, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI). Creator of World's First IVF Buffalo Calf.
- Neel Kashkari (1973- ), Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability in the United States Department of the Treasury
- P. K. Kaul, ambassador of India to the United States (1986–1989)
- Purushottam Narayan Haksar (1913–1998),[1] political strategist
- Rameshwar Nath Kao (1918–2002), first chief of the Research and Analysis Wing,[2] India's intelligence agency (from 1969–1977)
- Tej Bahadur Sapru (1875–1949), lawyer, political and social leader during the British Raj
- Triloki Nath Khoshoo (1927–2002), secretary of the Department of Environment in the Indira Gandhi Government, and environmentalist
- T.N. Kaul (1913-2000), ambassador of India to USA (1973-1976),[3] Soviet Union & Iran. Foreign Secretary, Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990), ambassador of India to the United States (1949–1952), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953), politician, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru[4]
Armed forces
- Aziz Khan (1947- ), General in the Pakistan Army, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Brij Mohan Kaul, commanded the Indian forces in the Sino-Indian War
- Kapil Kak, retired Air Vice Marshal in the Indian Air Force
- Mohammed Amin Naik, Major General in the Indian Army
- Mushaf Ali Mir, Air Chief Marshal (1947–2003) was Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force (2000-2003)
- Rashid Minhas, Pilot Officer (1951–1971) is the only PAF officer to receive the highest valor award, the Nishan-e-Haider
- Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan (1913–1978), freedom fighter, officer in the Indian National Army, known as Fateh-e-Bhimber (Liberator of Bhimber)
- Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan (1945-), retired Major General of the Pakistan Army
- S. K. Kaul (1934- ), Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force, former Chief of Air Staff (India) (1993–1995)
- Tapishwar Narain Raina (1921–1980), Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1975–1978)
- Tahir Rafique Butt, Air Chief Marshal is the current Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (2012 -)
Authors and poets
- Agha Shahid Ali (1949–2001), poet
- Alla Rakha Khan (1919–2000) Indian tabla player
- Amin Kamil, Kashmiri poet & short story writer
- Basharat Peer (1977- ), author
- Chandrakanta (1938- ), novelist and short story writer
- Dina Nath Walli alias Al-mast Kashmiri (1908-2006), poet as well as renowned water color artist
- Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911–1984) influential left-wing intellectual, famed revolutionary poet, notable member Progressive Writers' Movement, recipient Lenin Peace Prize by Soviet Union
- Gita Sahgal, (1956- ) writer, journalist, film director, human rights activist.
- Habba Khatun 16th century poetess, known under the name Zoon (the Moon) because of her immense beauty
- Hari Kunzru (1969- ), British novelist of Kashmiri descent[5]
- Jaspreet Singh, novelist and playwright
- Khalid Hasan (1935–2009) writer, senior Pakistani journalist and diplomat.
- Krishan Chander (1914–1977) Urdu and Hindi Afsaana Nigaar, or short story writer
- Krishna Hutheesing (1907–1967), author, and sister of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Manju Kak, short story writer
- Maqbool Shah Kralawari (1820–1876), lyricist
- Meeraji (1912–1949) an eminent Urdu poet, lived the life of a bohemian and worked only intermittently
- Mahmud Gami (1765–1855), composed a version of the story of Yusuf and Zulaikha
- Ghulam Ahmad (1885–1952), poet, better known by the pen name Mahjoor
- Momin Khan Momin (1800-1851) Indian poet known for his Urdu ghazals
- Moti Lal Kemmu (1933- ), playwright
- Moti Lal Saqi (1936–1999), poet, writer, folklorist and researcher
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) famous Muslim poet and philosopher. Commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal
- Nayantara Sahgal (1927- ), Indo-Anglian writer, novelist
- Prem Nath Dar (1914–1976) Urdu language short story writer from the Kashmir Valley, member Progressive Writers' Movement
- Rehman Rahi, Kashmiri poet
- Saadat Hasan Manto (1912–1955), famous short story writer, member Progressive Writers' Movement
- Salman Rushdie (1947- ), novelist and essayist
- Santha Rama Rau (1923- ), travel writer
- Shivkumar Sharma (1938- ) Indian Santoor player, Santoor being a folk instrument from Kashmir
- S.L. Sadhu (1917–), Scholar, Professor, poet, writer, folklorist and Historian
- Pamposh Bhat, (1958- ), author and environmentalist
- Qudrat Ullah Shahab (1917–1986) eminent Urdu writer and civil servant from Pakistan, best known for his autobiography Shahabnama
- Zinda Kaul (1884–1965), poet, also known as Masterji
Royalty
- Karan Singh (1931- ), son of Maharaja Hari Singh, diplomat, and politician
- Khwaja Abdul Ghani and his Dhaka Nawab Family reigned in Dhaka from mid 19th century to mid 20th century
- Lalitaditya Muktapida, emperor of Kashmir (724-760)
- Maharaja Hari Singh (1895–1961), the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
- Raja Sukh Jivan, king of Kashmir (1754–1762)
ganlal nakaib, kashmiri poet. highly educated teach
Philosophers and historians
- Abhinavagupta, (ca. 950-1020), one of India's greatest philosophers, mystics and aestheticians
- Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920 – 2009), intellectual, archaeologist, historian, linguist
- Anandavardhana (820-890), philosopher and author of the Dhvanyaloka
- Bhaskara, notable writer on the Kashmir Shaivism
- Bhatta Kallata, a notable Shaivite thinker
- Gopi Krishna (1903–1980), writer and mystic
- Jonaraja (15th century), historian and poet
- Kalhana (12th century), historian and author of Rajatarangini
- Kshemaraja (10th century), philosopher and a disciple of Abhinavagupta
- Lalleshwari (1320–1392), saint-poetess
- Prajna Bhatta (16th century), historian
- Somananda (875-925) a teacher of Kashmir Shaivism
- Shrivara (15th century), historian
- Subhash Kak (1947- ), writer, philosopher, and computer scientist
- Utpaladeva, a teacher of Kashmir Shaivism
- Vasugupta (860-925), author of the Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta
Politicians
- Abdul Ghani Lone (1932–2002), lawyer, politician and founder of the People's Conference
- Abdul Qayyum Khan Former Chief minister NWFP Pakistan
- Agha Shorish Kashmiri scholar, writer, debater, and leader of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, figure of the freedom movement of undivided India
- Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad (1907–1972), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1953–1963)
- Bilal Nazki (1947- ), Chief Justice in India
- Birbal also Maheshdas Bhat (1528–1586), was the Grand Vizier (Wazīr-e Azam) of the Mughal court in the administration of Emperor Akbar
- Birbal Dhar leader in the Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule in the early 19th century
- Deepa Kaul (1944- ), former minister, social worker and human rights defender
- Farooq Abdullah (1936- ), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1982–1984, 1986–1990, 1996–2002), son of Sheikh Abdullah
- Ghulam Ahmad Ashai, educator, reformer, a founder of the University of Kashmir
- Ghulam Muhammad Sadiq, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1964–1965), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–1971)
- Ghulam Mohammad Shah (1920–2009)), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1984–1986)
- Ghulam Nabi Azad (1949- ), former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Hashim Qureshi, (1953-), Chairman Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party
- Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), Prime Minister of India, daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Ishaq Dar Ex Federal Minister Pakistan
- Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964), first Prime Minister of independent India
- Khwaja Shams-ud-Din (1922–1999), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1963–1964)
- Khawaja Muhammad Asif MNA Sailkot PML-N
- Kailash Nath Katju (1887–1968), freedom fighter, Prominent lawyer, participated in INA trials, former governor, chief minister of several Indian states, cabinet minister under Jawaharlal Nehru
- Maulana Mazhar Ali Azhar (1895–1974) one of founders, leader of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, political figure in the history of Sub-Continent
- Mehbooba Mufti (1959- ), female politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha
- Mehtab Ahmed Khan Ex Chief Minister NWFP Pakistan
- Maqbool Butt (1938–1984), co-founder of the JKLF Party
- Mirwaiz Maulvi Farooq (d. 1990), chairman of the Aawami Action Committee
- Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, (1929- ), former governor of Bihar and of Madhya Pradesh, State Railway Minister
- Motilal Nehru (1861–1931), Indian independence activist, president of the Indian National Congress
- Muhammad Farooq Rehmani (1938-), Chairman of the Peoples Freedom League, former Convener of the Hurriyat Conference
- Mufti Muhammad Sayeed (1936- ), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (2002–2005)
- Muzaffar Baig (1946- ), Deputy Chief Minister, Finance Minister, Law Minister, Tourism Minister of Jammu & Kashmir (2002–2008)
- Nazir Ahmed (1958- ), member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom
- Nawaz Sharif (1949- ), former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Omar Abdullah (1970- ), Current Chief Minister Jammu And Kashmir, member of the 14th Lok Sabha, son of Farooq Abdullah
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), Prime Minister of India, son of Indira Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Ram Chandra Kak (1893–1983), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during 1945–47 and an eminent archaeologist
- Ruhollah Khomeini, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Mostafavi Moosavi Khomeini (1902–1989 ) First Supreme Leader of Iran, His Grandfather was from Kashmir
- Rahul Gandhi[6][7] General Secretary of Indian National Congress[8] & Chairperson of Indian Youth Congress (INC), Member of Indian Lok Sabha from Amethi, Son of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
- Raja Mummtaz Hussain Rathore (d. 1999), former Prime Minister and Speaker of Azad Kashmir
- Saif-ud-din Soz (1937- ), long-time member of the Parliament of India, former Union Minister of Environment & Forests, former Minister of Water Resources, President JKPCC
- Saifuddin Kitchlew (1888–1963), freedom fighter and politician
- Sadiq Ali (1952- ), politician, poet, writer, and environmentalist
- Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (1915–2003), founder and first President of Azad Kashmir
- Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan (1934- ), politician, former prime minister and former president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- Sardar Sayab Khalid (1940- ), former Speaker of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
- Shehbaz Sharif, Chief Minister Punjab Pakistan.
- Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad Ex Federal Information Minister Pakistan
- Shabir Shah (1953- ), Founder of the Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party. Known as Nelson Mandela of Indian Administered Kashmir
- Syed Mir Qasim, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1971–1975)
- Syed Ali Shah Geelani (1929- ) Prominent figure in Jammu & Kashmir, Member Jamait-e-Islami, Founder and Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat J&K, Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference
- Sheila Kaul (1915- ), former Indian governor and cabinet minister, social reformer, and educationist
- Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1948–1953), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1975–1977, 1977–1982)
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990) Indian diplomat and politician
Saints
- Bhagwan Gopinath (1898–1968), a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India
- Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini First Supreme Leader of Iran, his Grandfather hailed from Kashmir
- Hamza Makhdum (d.1563), poet, Sufi saint and social reformer
- Lalleshwari (1320–1392), a mystic of the Kashmiri Shaivism sect and at the same time a Sufi saint
- Mian Muhammad Bakhsh (1830–1907), Sufi saint, and poet
- Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani Persian Sūfī of the Kubrāwī order, had a major influence in shaping the culture of the Kashmir valley
- Swami Lakshman Joo Raina (1907–1991), scholar of Kashmir Shaivism
- Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali (1377–1440) Famous Kalahari saint who belonged to the Rishi order
sardar Muhammad anwar khan advocate ex president jammu Kashmir national awami party.a top leader and intelectual in the region have a vision of independent Kashmir. addressed in European parliament. Belgium Brussels for peaceful solution of Kashmir struggled for socialist society and equality among the masses
Scholars and educationists
- Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920 – 2009), Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and prolific linguist
- Patañjali, compiler of the Yoga Sūtras, an important collection of aphorisms on Yoga practice
- Kailas Nath Kaul (1905–1983), Indian botanist, agricultural scientist, agronomist, and educationist
- Braj Kachru (1932- ), researcher in English linguistics
- Omkar N. Koul (1941- ), researcher in linguistics, language education, communication, and comparative literature
- Ravinder Kumar (1933–2001), historian
- Jaishree Odin, post-modern literary theorist, professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Hawaii
- Giridhari Lal Pandit, historian of science, professor of philosophy
- Lalita Pandit, poet, professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
- Balajinnatha Pandita (1916–2007), Sanskrit scholar, expert on Kashmir Shaivism
- Saleem Ali (academic) (1973-) Pakistani American scholar, known for his work on environmental conflict resolution, profiled in Forbes magazine in September, 2009 as "The Alchemist."
- Salima Hashmi Pakistani artist, cultural writer, painter, and an anti-nuclear weapon activist
- Gita Sahgal (1956- ) writer and journalist on issues of feminism, fundamentalism, and racism, director of prize-winning documentary films, women's rights and human rights activist
- M. L. Madan, Veterinarian, Scientist, Administrator. Vice Chancellor (Akola and Mathura Universities); Deputy Director General (DDG)- Animal Sciences, Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR); Joint Director, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI). Creator of World's First IVF Buffalo Calf.
Sportsmen
- Suresh Raina (1986- ), member of the Indian national cricket team
- Vivek Razdan (1967- ), member of the Indian Cricket Team
- Mehrajuddin Wadoo (1984- ), member of the Indian national football team and East Bengal FC
- Munir Dar, Member of Pakistan National hockey Team.
- Aleem Dar, International cricket empire.
- Haroon Rasheed Dar (1953- ), former Pakistani cricketer, remained manager Pakistan Cricket team, credited for discovery of Waqar Younis and Shahid Afridi
- Sana Mir (1986- ) is a female Pakistani cricketer and captain of the Pakistan women's team
Visual and performing artists
- Abid Kashmiri, actor
- Anupam Kher (1955 -), actor
- Anwar Shemza (1928-1985) artist and writer in Pakistan, later in UK. Published Urdu novels and books of poetry, wrote plays performed on Radio Pakistan
- Asif Raza Mir Pakistani actor, drama producer and director
- Asim Butt (artist) (1978–2010) Pakistani painter and sculptor, member of the Stuckism International Art Movement
- Bansi Kaul (1949 - ), theater director
- Bhajan Sopori, Indian Santoor player, awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1993 and the Padma Shri in 2004
- Farhan Saeed (1984- ) former lead vocalist of the Pakistani Jal (band)
- Ghulam Hassan Sofi (1932-2009) singer and harmonium player of traditional music of Kashmir
- Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz, proponent of Kashmiri Sufi Music
- Ghulam Nabi Sheikh, singer and composer
- Ghulam Rasool Santosh (1929–1997), painter
- Hadiqa Kiani (1974- ) -Pakistani singer-songwriter, and philanthropist
- Haroon (singer) (1973- ) is a pop singer, composer, musician and producer
- Hina Khan (1986 - ), actress
- Omkar Nath Dhar (Jeevan), actor
- Katrina Kaif (1984- ) model, actress[9]
- Khawaja Khurshid Anwar (1912-1984) filmmaker, writer, director and music composer who gained extreme popularity both in India and Pakistan
- Kiran Kumar, actor
- Kunal Khemu, actor
- Maanvi Gagroo (1985- ), actor
- Mani Kaul (1950-2011), Indian Film Maker,[10] winner of filmfare critics award for best movie
- Mahesh Bhatt (1948- ), Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
- Manohar Kaul (1925- ), painter
- Muzammil Ibrahim (1984- ), model, actor
- Mushtaq Kak (1961- ), theater director
- Malika Pukhraj (1912–2004), highly popular Ghazal and folk singer in Pakistan
- Mekaal Hasan (1972- ) prominent Pakistani musician and record producer, leader and composer for Mekaal Hasan Band
- Mukesh Bhatt (1952- ), Indian film producer, younger brother of director Mahesh Bhatt
- Mohit Raina, Indian actor
- Mohit Suri (1981- ) Indian film director, most known for his films Kalyug (2005) and Awarapan (2007)
- Nanabhai Bhatt (1915–1999) film director and producer of Bollywood and Gujarati cinema, well known for fantasy and mythological films
- Neerja Pandit, singer, Kashmiri Folk Music, Hindi Film & Television Music
- Pran Kishore, Kashmiri drama writer
- Pushkar Bhan, Padamashree, a radio actor & drama writer
- Pooja Bhatt (1972- ) Indian film actress, model, film producer and director
- Raj Begum, singer, awarded the Padma Shri in 2002
- Raj Zutshi,[11] Indian Bollywood & TV Actor[12]
- Ratan Parimoo (1936- ), art historian, and painter
- Salima Hashmi Pakistani artist, painter, cultural writer
- Samina Peerzada (1955- ) well-known Pakistani television & film actress, director
- Shaan Shahid (1971- ) Pakistani actor, writer and director, one of the leading actors of Pakistan
- Soni Razdan Indian TV actor and director, Bollywood acress[13]
- Qazi Touqeer (1985- ), singer in Kashmiri and Hindi languages; Fame Gurukul Finalist
- Joanna Lumley (1964-), famous British Actress and producer who was born in Srinager Kashmir
- Hugh Keays-Byrne (1947-), is an English character actor who moved to Australia in 1973
- Vic Sarin (1945-), is an Indian-born Canadian/American film director, producer and screenwriter.
- Sanjay Suri , actor
- SapruDk sapru , actor
- Priti Sapru , actor
- Gauri Pradhan , actor
- Alla Rakha , actor
- Aamir Bashir , actor
See also
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