List of Indian muslims


 * This is an incomplete list, which can or may never satisfy any subjective standard for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.

List of notable Muslims of independent India'''

Arts

 * A. R. Rahman
 * Salim Khan
 * Abrar Alvi
 * Ayesha Takia
 * Mohammed Rafi
 * Saroj Khan
 * Farah Khan
 * Salma Arastu
 * M. F. Husain
 * Bismillah Khan
 * Ghulam Sadiq Khan
 * Ali Akbar Khan, musician
 * Amjad Ali Khan
 * Aslam Farshori
 * Begum Akhtar
 * Javed Jaffrey
 * Saeed Jaffery
 * Jagdeep
 * Johnny_Walker_(actor)
 * Meena Kumari
 * Katrina Kaif
 * Madhubala
 * Sajid Khan
 * Ayaan Ali Khan
 * Amaan Ali Khan
 * Vilayat Khan
 * Zakir Hussain, musician
 * Iqbal Khan
 * Shah Rukh Khan
 * Aamir Khan
 * Dilip Kumar
 * Naseeruddin Shah
 * Salman Khan
 * Shabana Azmi
 * Eijaz Khan
 * Prem Nazir
 * Waheeda Rahman
 * Zeenat Aman
 * Tabassum Hashmi/Tabu
 * Farida Jalal
 * Jalal Agha
 * Mammooty
 * Kabir Khan
 * Sanjay Khan
 * Feroz Khan
 * Shafi Inamdar
 * Talat Mahmood
 * Anwar
 * Kushboo
 * Mohammad Aziz
 * Shabbir Kumar
 * Talat Aziz
 * Naushad
 * Salman Khan
 * Ghulam Haider
 * Kamal Amrohi
 * Nimmi
 * Nargis
 * K Asif
 * K A Abbas
 * Sohail Khan
 * Ghulam Abbas Khan
 * Jyothika
 * Saif Ali Khan
 * Soha Ali Khan
 * Fardeen Khan
 * Zayed Khan
 * Resul Pookutty

Sports

 * Football
 * Syed Nayeemuddin


 * Badminton
 * Syed Modi


 * Field hockey
 * Mohammed Shahid
 * Zafar Iqbal (hockey player)
 * Mohammed Riaz
 * Aslam Sher Khan
 * Saba Anjum Karim


 * Basket ball
 * Gulam Abbas Moontasir


 * Tennis
 * Sania Mirza
 * Zeeshan Ali
 * Asif Ismail
 * Akhtar Ali


 * Table tennis
 * Mir Khasim Ali


 * Volleyball
 * Abdul Basith


 * Shooting
 * Moraad Ali Khan


 * Weightlifting
 * Mohammed Asdullah


 * Cricket
 * Nazir Ali
 * Mohammad Nissar
 * Gul Mohammad
 * Abdul Aziz
 * Nawab of Pataudi Sr.
 * Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
 * Abid Ali
 * Ghulam Ahmed
 * Syed Kirmani
 * Arshad Ayub
 * Ghulam Parkar
 * Mushtaq Ali
 * Salim Durrani
 * Abbas Ali Baig
 * Rashid Patel
 * Mohammad Azharuddin
 * Saba Karim
 * Iqbal Siddiqui
 * Mohammed Kaif
 * Zaheer Khan
 * Irfan Pathan
 * Wasim Jaffer
 * Munaf Patel
 * Yusuf Pathan

Coaching
 * Ilyas Babar
 * Akhtar Ali
 * Syed Naeemuddin
 * Fatima Bano (Wrestling Coach)

Presidents of India

 * Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
 * Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
 * Zakir Hussain

Vice-Presidents of India

 * Zakir Hussain (politician)
 * Mohammad Hamid Ansari
 * Muhammad Hidayatullah

Governors of the states

 * Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
 * Ali Yavar Jung
 * Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan
 * Asaf Ali
 * Justice Fatima Beevi
 * Gulsher Ahmad
 * Idris Hasan Latif,Air Chief Marshal
 * Mohammad Yunus Saleem
 * Mohammed Fazal
 * Mohammed Usman Arif
 * Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
 * Sajjad Zaheer
 * Saiyid Nurul Hasan
 * Khurshed Alam Khan
 * Sikander Bakht
 * Syed Sibtey Razi
 * Sadiq Ali

Ministers

 * Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
 * Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
 * A.B.A. Gani Khan Choudhury,
 * CK Jaffer Sheriff,
 * Abdul Rehman Antulay,
 * Asaf Ali
 * Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
 * Mohammed Usman Arif
 * Saiyid Nurul Hasan
 * Maulana Azad
 * Khurshed Alam Khan
 * Kamaluddin Ahmed
 * Ghulam Nabi Azad
 * Mohsina Kidwai
 * Omar Abdullah
 * Sikander Bakht
 * Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
 * P. M. Sayeed
 * Salman Khurshid
 * Rasheed Masood
 * Tariq Anwar
 * Arif Beg
 * Captain Mohd. Ayub Khan
 * Arif Mohammad Khan
 * Mohammad Yunus Saleem
 * Justice M.C. Chagla
 * E Ahamed

Chief Ministers

 * Abdul Rehman Antulay, Maharashtra
 * Abdul Gafoor, Bihar
 * Barkatullah Khan, Rajasthan
 * Anowara Taimur, Assam
 * C.H. Mohammed Koya, Kerala
 * Ghulam Nabi Azad, J&K
 * Omar Abdullah, J&K
 * Syed Mir Qasim, Jammu & Kashmir
 * Farooq Abdullah, Jammu & Kashmir
 * Sheikh Abdullah, Jammu & Kashmir
 * Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, Jammu & Kashmir

Members of Parliament

 * Zafar Ali Naqvi
 * Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
 * Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi from Hyderabad
 * Asaduddin Owaisi, MIM party

Other politicians

 * Saifuddin Kitchlew, barrister and freedom fighter
 * Begum Aizaz Rasul, first woman to Chair a Legislative Council, 1939
 * Najma A. Heptulla, former Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha
 * Abdul Samad Siddiqui, Member of Parliament Rajya-sabha and Prominent Educationist, (RAICHUR City, Karnataka)
 * Ahmed Patel,leader of Indian National Congress Party
 * Rafiq Zakaria,former deputy leader of Congress Party.
 * Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi
 * Mahmood A. Madani, Member of Parliament & General Secretary, Jamiat Ulama-I-Hnd
 * P M Aboobacker, Former Kerala PWD Minister and Leader of Muslim League and Indian National League.
 * Shaikh Shamim Ahmed  Ex. MLA and   Senior Congress Leader from Bombay.

Judiciary & Law

 * Chief Justice of India
 * Muhammad Hidayat Ullah
 * Mirza Hameedullah Beg
 * A. M. Ahmadi


 * Attorney
 * Syed Shabbar Hasan Abidi


 * Judge Supreme Court of India
 * Fatima Beevi
 * Faizanuddin
 * S.Saghir Ahmad
 * S.S.M.Quadri
 * V.Khalid
 * Altamas Kabir
 * Aftab Aalam


 * Chief Justice, High Court
 * Mahommed Ali Currim Chagla
 * Justice Bashir Ahmad Khan
 * Syed Mahmood Quadri
 * Firasat Hussain
 * Iftiqar Ahmed
 * Badruddin Siddiqui
 * Doulat Khan


 * Jurists
 * Tahir Mahmood, Member, Law Commission of India

Military

 * Abdul Hamid
 * Lt. General Zameerud-din Shah
 * Idris Hasan Latif
 * M. A. Zaki,Lt Gen
 * Brigadier Mohammad Usman
 * Rajiq Khan
 * Sqn Ldr Zafar Ali Shah
 * Lt Hanifudeen

Administration (Civil service)

 * Zafar Saifullah
 * Abid Hussain
 * Wajahat Habibullah

Diplomats

 * Asaf Ali
 * Mohammad Yunus
 * Idris Hasan Latif

Science

 * A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
 * Salim Ali
 * Obaid Siddiqui
 * Dr.Qaiser Baqri
 * Dr. Husain Zaheerex DG CSIR
 * Syed Zahoor Qasim
 * Faizan Ahmad
 * Ahmad Raza khan

Medicine

 * Dr. C.M. Habibullah
 * Dr. Syed Ziaur Rahman

Unani Medicine

 * Hakim Ajmal Khan
 * Hakim Syed Karam Husain
 * Hakim Abdul Hameed
 * Professor Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman

Academia

 * Abad Ahmad
 * Mirza Saiyyedain
 * Furqan Qamar
 * Iftikhar Alam Khan
 * Mushirul Hasan
 * Md Afshar AlamJamia Hamdard ,New delhi
 * Professor Nawab Ali Khan Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Economists

 * Abid Hussain
 * H Abdul Raqeeb
 * Prof. Mohd Muzammil, Lucknow
 * Prof Ali Muhammad Khusro
 * F.R. Faridi
 * Dr. A.A. Islahi
 * Dr. Mohammed Galib Hussain

Industry and business

 * Azim Premji
 * Mohd.Ateeq (Chairman & Founder ARC Industries)
 * Sahil Khan (CMD S.K.Group)
 * Yusuf Hamied
 * Mohd Arshad (Founder & CEO, Cherisys Technologies)
 * Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala

Islamic scholars

 * Mufti Muhammad Ashraf Ali Rector, Darul Uloom Sabeelur Rashad, Bangalore
 * Md.Asad Hussain Nadwi Okhla, New Delhi
 * Abdul Haq AnsariJamat-e-Islami Hind
 * baderuddin Ahmed Al Mazahiri Hyderabad
 * Jalaluddin Umri Jamat-e-Islami Hind
 * Mufti Mukarram Ahmad
 * Maulana Mansur Ahmed Aslam Chennai
 * Abul Fazl Syed Mahmood Quadri
 * S Ameen ul Hasan Jamat-e-Islami Hind
 * Sheikh Aboobacker Ahmad
 * Syed Ameen Mian Qaudri
 * Shibli Nomani
 * Yusuf Islahi
 * Zakir Naik aka kafir naik

Award winners
Gallantry Awards Param Vir Chakra
 * Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid, (4 Grenadiers)

Maha Vir Chakra
 * Mohammed Ismail: 1947-48 Operation
 * Lt.Col Salim Caleb: 1965 Indo Pak War
 * Mohammed Usman: Indo-Pakistan War

Shaurya Chakra
 * Rifleman Raiece Ahmad Ganaie, Jammy & Kashmir Light Infantry/50 Rashtriya Rifles
 * Havildar Mohammad Maroof: 23 Rajput Regiment,
 * Havildar Abrahim: Jammu And Kashmir Light Infantry/47 Rashtriya Rifles
 * Rifleman Riyaz Ahmad Bhat: Assam Regiment/35 Rashtriya Rifles

Civil awards

 * Bharat Ratna
 * Bismillah Khan
 * Zakir Hussain (politician)
 * Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
 * A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
 * Padma Vibhushan
 * 2006: Prof. Obaid Siddiqui [Science and Engineering]: Karnataka.
 * 2001: Amjad Ali Khan [Art(Indian Classical Instrumental Music)]: Delhi
 * 2000: Vilayat Khan [Classical music]


 * Padma Bhushan
 * 2006:
 * Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan [Art]: Maharashtra
 * Ghulam Mustafa Khan [Art]: Maharashtra
 * Sabri Khan: Delhi


 * 2005:
 * Azim Premji: Bangalore
 * Prof. Irfan Habib: Aligarh
 * Qurattulain Hyder: Noida UP
 * Dr. Sardar Anjum: Panchkula, Haryana
 * Syed Mir Qasim: New Delhi
 * Dr. Yusuf Khwaja Hamied: Mumbai


 * 2003:
 * Naseeruddin Shah [Art(Cinema)]: Mumbai


 * 2002:
 * Habib Tanvir: New Delhi
 * Ismail Merchant [Art(Cinema)]: Mumbai
 * Zakir Hussain: Mumbai


 * 2001:
 * Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh [Social Work]: Nagpur


 * 2000:
 * Begum Kudsia Aizaz Rasul [Social Work]
 * Maulana Wahiduddin Khan [Public Affairs]


 * 1965:
 * Mohammad Mujeeb: Delhi


 * Padma Shri
 * 2009:
 * Shamsur Rahman Faruqi [Literature?]: Uttar Pradesh
 * 2007:
 * Mujtaba Hussain [Literature and Education]Andhra Pradesh
 * 2006:
 * Fatma Rafiq Zakaria [Literature and Education]: Maharashtra
 * Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman, Unani: Uttar Pradesh
 * Mehmood Dhaulpuri [Art]: Delhi
 * Mehmooda Ali Shah [Literature and Education]: Jammu & Kashmir
 * Rashid Khan [Art]: West Bengal
 * Sania Mirza [Sport]: Hyderabad
 * Dr. Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain [Science and Engineering]:Andhra Pradesh
 * Shahnaz Husain [Trade and Industry]: Delhi


 * 2005:
 * Amin Kamil: Srinagar
 * Ghulam Sadiq Khan: New Delhi
 * Mehrunnisa Parvez: Bhopal
 * Muzaffar Ali: Lucknow
 * Shah Rukh Khan: Mumbai
 * Shameem Dev Azad: New Delhi


 * 2004:
 * Prof. Asifa Zamani: Lucknow
 * Syed Shah Mohammed Hussaini: Gulberga, Karnataka


 * 2003:
 * Aamir Khan [Art(Cinema)]: Mumbai
 * Manzoor Ehtesham : Bhopal
 * Ustaad Shafaat Ahmed Khan: Delhi


 * 2002:
 * Abdul Lateef Khan: Bhopal
 * Fazal Mohammad : Agra
 * Muzaffer Hussain: Mumbai
 * Raj Begum: Jammu & Kashmir


 * 2001:
 * Jeelani Bano [Literature and Education]: Hyderabad
 * Lt. Gen.(Retd.) Mohammad Ahmad Zaki [Civil Service]: Hyderabad
 * Khalid A.H. Ansari [Literature and Education(Journalism)]: Mumbai
 * Dr. C.M. Habibullah [Medicine(Gastro-Entrology)]: Hyderabad
 * Amir Raza Hussain [Art(Cinema)]:
 * M. Tayab Khan [Art(Craftsmanship)]: Jodhpur
 * Prof. Mohammad Shafi [Science and Engineering(Geography)] : Aligarh


 * 2000:
 * A.R. Rehman [Music]
 * Abdul Rarman Rahi [Education]


 * Dronacharya Award*
 * 1990 : Syed Naeemuddin (Football)
 * 1994 : Md. Ilyas Babar (Athletics)
 * 2000 : S. M. Arif (Badminton)
 * 2005: Ismail Baig (Rowing)


 * Shilp Guru
 * Rehana Begum


 * 1995 Zoe Ansari Award by the Maharashtra State Urdu Academy
 * Ali Sardar Jafri

Sahitya Akademi Award

 * 1950s
 * 1955 Maal aur Mashiyat (Philosophical treatise) Zafar Hussain Khan [Urdu]
 * 1956 Qaumi Tehzib Ka Masala (A survey of Indian culture) S. Abid Hussain [Urdu]
 * 1957 Mir Taqi Mir (Literary criticism) K.A. Faruqui [Urdu]
 * 1958 Sat Sangar (Short stories) Akhtar Mohi- ud- Din (Ghulam Mohiud- Din- Akhtar Wani) [Kashmiri]
 * 1958 Atish-i-Gul (Poetry) `Jigar Muradabadi' (Ali Sikandar) [Urdu]
 * 1959 Urdu Drama aur Stage (History of Urdu drama and stage) Syed Masud Hasan Rizvi [Urdu]


 * 1960s
 * 1961 Nauroz-i-Saba (Poetry) A. Rahman Rahi [Kashmiri]
 * 1961 Diwan-i-Ghalib (A critical edition of Ghalib's poetry) Imtiyaz Ali `Arshi' [Urdu]
 * 1962 Yadein (Poetry) Akhtar ul-Iman [Urdu]
 * 1963 Aandhi Mein Chiragh (Sketches) K.G. Saiyidain [Urdu]
 * 1967 Laveh Te Praveh (Poetry) Amin Kamil [Kashmiri]
 * 1967 Patjhar Ki Awaz (Short stories) Qurratulain Hyder [Urdu]
 * 1969 Ka `Shri Zab': Ny Hund Alleqavaad Phera (Linguistic study) Abdul Khaliq Tak Zainageri [Kashmiri]
 * 1969 Bisat-Raqs (Poetry) Makhdum Mohiuddin [Urdu]


 * 1970s
 * 1970 Adhunikata O Rabindranath (Literary criticism) Abu Sayeed Ayyub [Bengali]
 * 1970 Lahoo Ke Phool (Novel) Hayatullah Ansari [Urdu]
 * 1970 Maqualaat (Essays) Mohiuddin Hajini [Kashmiri]
 * 1971 Ghalib ki Shakhsiyat aur Shairi (Literary criticism) Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqui [Urdu]
 * 1972 Suyya (Play) Ali Mohammad Lone [Kashmiri]
 * 1972 Aghari Atmar Kahini (Novel) Syed Abdul Malik [Assamese]
 * 1974 Nazar aur Nazariya (Literary criticism) Ale Ahmed Suroor [Urdu]
 * 1975 Gaashir Munaar (Essays) Ghulam Nabi Khayal [Kashmiri]
 * 1975 Awara Sajde (Poetry) Kaifi Azmi [Urdu]
 * 1976 Khak-e-Dil (Poetry) * Jan Nisar Akhtar [Urdu]
 * 1978 Hafiz aur Iqbal (Criticism) Yusuf Husain Khan [Urdu]
 * 1979 Nawa-e-Awara (Poetry) Gulam Rabbani Taban [Urdu]
 * 1979 Partavistan (Poetry) Marghoob Banihali [Kashmiri]


 * 1980s
 * 1980 Iqbal Ki Terah Nazmen (Literary criticism) A.A. Ansari [Urdu]
 * 1984 Essay (Essays) Mohd. Zaman Azurdah [Kashmiri]
 * 1984 Iqbal Ki Nazari-o-Amali Sheriyat (Criticism) Masud Husain Khan [Urdu]
 * 1985 Lole Vetsar (Poetry) Mirza G.H. Beg Arif [Kashmiri]
 * 1986 Tanquidi Afkar (Literary criticism) Shamsur Rahman Faruqi [Urdu]
 * 1987 Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai (Poetry) A. M. K. Shahryar [Urdu]
 * 1987 Awaz-i-Dost (Poetry) Mir Ghulam Rasool Nazki [Kashmiri]
 * 1988 Pun-Te-Paap (Novel) Ghulam Nabi Gauhar [Kashmiri]
 * 1988 Aatish-e-Chinar (Autobiography) *Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah [Urdu]


 * 1990s
 * 1990 Do Gaz Zameen (Novel) Abdus Samad [Urdu]
 * 1990 Kashur Sarmaya (Poetry) Fazil Kashmiri [Kashmiri]
 * 1991 Achhre Tsange (Poetry) Ghulam Nabi Tak Naazir [Kashmiri]
 * 1991 Identity Card (Novel) Salahuddin Pervez [Urdu]
 * 1992 Chautha Aasmaan (Poetry) Mohammed Alvi [Urdu]
 * 1992 Amaar (Poetry) Shafi Shaida [Kashmiri]
 * 1993 Kenh Natu Kenh (Essays) Syed Rasool Pompur [Kashmiri]
 * 1993 Daivathinte Kannu (Novel) N. P. Mohammed [Malayalam]
 * 1994 Pichhle Mausam Ka Phool (Poetry) Mazhar Imam [Urdu]
 * 1994 Kaeji Raath (Play) Sajood Sailani [Kashmiri]
 * 1994 Aleek Manush (Novel) Syed Mustafa Siraj [Bengali]
 * 1995 Naar Hatun Kazal Wanas (Poetry) M. Farooq Nazki [Kashmiri]
 * 1996 Fire Area (Novel) Ilyas Ahmad Gaddi [Urdu]
 * 1997 Nai Che Nallan (Poetry) Rafiq Raaz [Kashmiri]
 * 1997 Chaivu Narkali (Novel) Thoppil Mohamed Miran [Tamil]
 * 1998 Mahjoor Shinasi (Criticism) Mohammad Yousuf Taing [Kashmiri]
 * 1998 Khoya Hua Sa Kuch (Poetry) Nida Fazli [Urdu]
 * 1999 Aas (Poetry) Bashir Badr [Urdu]
 * 1999 Vahrat (Poetry) Rashid Nazki [Kashmiri]
 * 1999 Aalapanai (Poetry) S. Abdul Rahman [Tamil]


 * 2000s
 * 2000 Sookhi Tahni Par Hariyal (Poetry) Mohd. Idrees Ambar Bahraichi [Urdu]
 * 2001 Gharano (Novel) Abdul Vaheed ‘Kamal’ [Rajasthani]
 * 2001 Taoos Chaman Ki Maina (Short stories) Naiyer Masud [Urdu]
 * 2001 Rikhah (Poetry) *Mohiud- Din- Gowhar [Kashmiri]
 * 2002 Pursaan (Criticism) Naji Munawar [Kashmiri]
 * 2003 Baad-E-Saba Ka Intizar (Short Stories) Syed Muhammad Ashraf [Urdu]
 * 2004 Sada Te Samandar (Poetry) Gh. Nabi Firaq [Kashmiri]
 * 2004 Shikasta Buton Ke Darmiyan (Short Stories) Salam Bin Razzak [Urdu]
 * 2005 Ret par khema (Memoirs) Jabir Hussain [Urdu]
 * 2005 Yath Miani Joye (Poetry) Hamidi Kashmiri [Kashmiri]
 * 2009 Thrikkottoor Novellakal (Novel) U. A. Khader [Malayalam]