This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2010) |
- 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[1]
- 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[2][3]
- 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
- Majid Abdul Wahab Bawazir
- 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)
Politics
Presidents of India
Vice-Presidents of India
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
- rafiq alam
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[9]
- 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
- 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[12]
- 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
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
- 2006:
- 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
- 2005:
- 2003:
- Naseeruddin Shah [Art(Cinema)]: Mumbai
- 2003:
- 2002:
- Habib Tanvir: New Delhi
- Ismail Merchant [Art(Cinema)]: Mumbai
- Zakir Hussain: Mumbai
- 2002:
- 2001:
- Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh [Social Work]: Nagpur
- 2001:
- 2000:
- Begum Kudsia Aizaz Rasul [Social Work]
- Maulana Wahiduddin Khan [Public Affairs]
- 2000:
- 1965:
- Mohammad Mujeeb: Delhi
- 1965:
- 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
- 2009:
- 2005:
- Amin Kamil: Srinagar
- Ghulam Sadiq Khan: New Delhi
- Mehrunnisa Parvez: Bhopal
- Muzaffar Ali: Lucknow
- Shah Rukh Khan: Mumbai
- Shameem Dev Azad: New Delhi
- 2005:
- 2004:
- Prof. Asifa Zamani: Lucknow
- Syed Shah Mohammed Hussaini: Gulberga, Karnataka
- 2004:
- 2003:
- Aamir Khan [Art(Cinema)]: Mumbai
- Manzoor Ehtesham : Bhopal
- Ustaad Shafaat Ahmed Khan: Delhi
- 2003:
- 2002:
- Abdul Lateef Khan: Bhopal
- Fazal Mohammad : Agra
- Muzaffer Hussain: Mumbai
- Raj Begum: Jammu & Kashmir
- 2002:
- 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
- 2001:
- 2000:
- A.R. Rehman [Music]
- Abdul Rarman Rahi [Education]
- 2000:
- 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]
References
This article uses Creative Commons licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors).