The following is a list of notable Hazarewals (members of the Hindko, Gojri, Kohistani and Pashto speaking mix ethnolinguistic group), who have origins in the Hazara region of Pakistan:
Actors
Afzal Khan Rambo
Artists
Jasleen Dhamija
Authors
Qateel Shifai, Urdu poet Daud Kamal Sagar Sarhadi (Indian Writer)
Judiciary Bashir Jehangiri Swati, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Ejaz Khan Arghushal Swati, current Chief Justice of the Baluchistan High Court Abdul Hakeem Khan Lughmani Swati, former Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Former Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court Muhammad Raza Khan Swati, former Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court Ejaz Afzal Khankhail Swati, former Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court and acting Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri Swati, justice of Islamabad High Court
Journalist Reham Khan Swati, BBC journalist
Military
Anwar Shamim, Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force Zahirul Islam Abbasi (Pakistan Army Major General) Noman Bashir, Chief of Naval Staff Prem Nath Hoon, retired Indian Army general Muhammad Ayub Khan, Field Marshal of Pakistan
Music
Ali Azmat
Politicians
Khan Khudadad Khan Swati, notable figure in Pakistan Independence Movement, member of All India Muslim league, 1st Minister of Health West Pakistan and ex-Royal Chief of Siran Valley Prince Muhammad Nawaz Khan Swati, MNA of Battagram, current royal "Chief Of Allai Valley" Sardar Haider Zaman Khan, leader of the Hazara province movement, former Nazim (counselor) of Abbottabad District, and former Provincial Minister in NWFP Assembly Ghulam Ghaus Hazarvi Swati, ex-MNA of Hazara II, Islamic scholar and religious leader Asghar Khan, Pakistani Air Force commander, later politician Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed Khan Tanoli, Nawab of Amb (princely state), Chief of Tanawal, ex-Member National Assembly of Pakistan Bashir Khan Jehangiri Swati, 17th Chief Justice of the Pakistan Supreme Court Azam Khan Swati, government minister, senator and businessman Iqbal Khan Jadoon, politician, Chief Minister NWFP Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan Swati, MLA(1937) of Indian National Congress from Mansehra & government minister Amanullah Khan Jadoon, government minister Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob, former member of the National Assembly from Abbottabad and 16th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Nawab-Zada Wali Muhammad Khan Swati, MPA of Battagram Waji Uz Zaman Khan Swati, ex-MPA, current royal Chief of Agror Valley Mansehra Sardar Muhammad Aslam Khan, former senator and president of the Pakistan Peoples Party; three-time president of the District Bar Association Abbottabad Haji Muhammad Yousaf Khan Swati, former minister, 7 times elected MPA from Battagram Sardar Muhammad Idrees, member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 to 2007 and 2013 to 2018 Sardar Aurangzeb, 3 time member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi, companion of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding member and first president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan as well as the first recipient of Nishan-e-Imtiaz Gohar Ayub Khan, politician Murtaza Javed Abbasi FMR Deputy Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan Mufti Kifayat Ullah Swati, ex-MNA of Mansehra III Sardar Raza Khan, Chief Election Commissioner Pakistan, Chief justice Peshawar High Court Abdul Jamil Khan Abdul Hakeem Khan Swati, ex-Governor of Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa Salahuddin Tirmizi, former Corps Commander Haroon Khan Badshah, ex-minister of Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa & Khan of Sum Mushtaq Ghani, Governor And Speaker KPK Ali Khan Jadoon, MNA from Abbottabad Saleh Muhammad Khan Swati, ex-MNA of Mansehra Babar Saleem Khan Swati, speaker KPK Assembly, MPA of Mansehra City Ayub Khan, 2nd President of Pakistan Mehtab Abbasi Omar Ayub Khan, politician Laiq Muhammad Khan Swati, ex-MNA of Mansehra cum Torghar, ex- MPA of Torghar Salman Bashir Munir Khan Lughmani Swati, MPA Tehsil Balakot, advocate Prince Zubair Khan Swati, MPA Tehsil Battagram Ajaz Khan Swati, MPA Karachi V Faheem Khan Swati, MNA Karachi III Sardar Muhammad Yousuf Gujjar former federal Minister of Religious Affairs
Religious figures Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar Swati (1914–2009), Hindustani Deoband Ulema Maulana Sufi Abdul Hameed Khan Swati (1917–2008), Islamic scholar, writer, Imam, lecturer and founder of Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala Sardar Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi, founding member of the religious Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan party (JUP) and companion of Muhammad Ali Jinnah Mufti Kifayat Ullah Swati, religious scholar and politician Jawad Naqvi, Islamic scholar, philosopher, religious leader and Qur'an interpreter Muhammad Muneeb-ur-Rehman, chairman of Ruet-e-hilal committee, Pakistan Ghulam Ghaus Hazarvi Swati, ex-MNA and Islamic scholar and religious leader
Revolutionaries and freedom fighters
Jalal Baba, prominent leader of All India Muslim League Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan, prominent Leader of All India National Congress Khan Khudadad Khan Swati, introduced All-India Muslim League in Hazara, fighter of Pakistan Independence Movement, member of All India Muslim league, former Minister of Health West Pakistan and ex-Chief of Siran Valley Sardār Bostan Khan Tareen, Pashtun warrior against the Sikh Khalsa and British administration
Royalty
Nawab Salahuddin Saeed Khan Tanoli, last "Nawab of Amb State" and elected five times MNA. Khan Wajhi Uz Zaman Khan Swati, current royal "Chief of Agror Valley", Mansehra Khan Khudadad Khan Swati, former "Chief of Siran Valley", Mansehra Prince Muhammad Nawaz Khan Swati, current royal "Khan of Allai Valley", current MNA of Battagram. Haji Muhammad Yousaf Khan Swati, 7 times elected MPA from Battagram, current royal "Khan of Trand"
Scientists and academics
Mohammed Naseer Khan, Pakistani physicist Omar Asghar Khan, founder of Qaumi Jamhoori Party and ex Minister of Environment Abdul Jamil Khan Arghushal Swati (SI), former federal Minister for Population and Welfare, ex- DG Health Pakistan, founding principal Ayub Medical College and Frontier Medical College, ex-president Pakistan Medical Dental Council, Sitara e Imtiaz
Sportspersons
Cricket
Yasir Hameed Abrar Ahmed Swati Haris Rauf Sana Mir, captain of Pakistan women's national team
Football
Qayyum Changezi Younus Changezi Rajab Ali Muhammad Ali Shah
References