Warsi or Warisi () is a surname found among South Asian Muslims. Numerous disciples of Waris Ali Shah, both Muslims and Hindus, add Warisi or Warsi to their names. Notable people with the name include:
Waris Ali Shah (1817–1905), Indian Sufi saint, founder of Warsi Sufi order Syed Imran Ali Warsi, Pakistani field hockey player Anil Shukla Warsi (born 1957), Indian politician Arshad Warsi (born 1966), Indian actor Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (born 1971), British politician Kamal Warsi, Pakistani leftist activist Muzaffar Warsi (1933–2011), Pakistani Urdu poet Nisha Warsi (born 1995), Indian field hockey player Perween Warsi (born 1956), British-Indian entrepreneur Raees Warsi (born 1963), Pakistani-American Urdu poet Ram Ekbal Singh Warsi (1922–2016), Indian freedom fighter and politician M J Warsi, Indian linguist, researcher and author Warsi Brothers, Indian qawwali musical group See also Warisi (king), 11th-century Hausa king in what is now northern Nigeria
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