This is a list of notable Muhajir people. Muslims that migrated mainly from North India and Hyderabad after the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
Political Aamir Liaquat Hussain (1971–2022), politician and television Abida Sultan (1913–2002), former crown princess of Bhopal Abul A'la Maududi (1903–1979), founder of Jamaat-e-Islami Afaq Ahmed (born 1962), founder and leader of Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan Afzal Haq Chaudhary Leader, Majlas-e Ahrar Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi (1926–2003), leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan, founder of the World Islamic Mission Ali Rashid, politician Ali Zaidi (born 1952), politician Altaf Hussain (born 1953), founder and leader of MQM Amir Khan, senior deputy convener of MQM Azeem Ahmed Tariq, former chairman of (MQM) Babar Khan Ghauri, (MQM) Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman Faisal Sabzwari, (MQM) Farooq Sattar, former mayor of Karachi, MNA, convener of MQM Moinuddin Haider, ex army general, governor, interior minister Fauzia Wahab, secretary-general of the Central Executive Committee of PPP Gholam Mujtaba Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola, ambassador, governor, minister Haider Abbas Rizvi (MQM) Hammad Siddiqui (former MQM) Imran Farooq co-founder of MQM Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar, former prime minister of Pakistan Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan, former governor of Sindh province Josh Malihabadi Mubashir Hassan, co-founder of PPP Mamnoon Hussain, Former President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Barrister Muhammad Hanif Khan, Rana Former Federal Minister of Finance, PPP. Naimatullah Khan, former mayor of Karachi City Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk Princess Sarvath El Hassan, Princess of Jordan Pervez Mushrraf, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Qadeeruddin Ahmed (governor, judge) Rahimuddin Khan, general (retd.) former military governor of Sindh, Balochistan province Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan Shaukat Aziz, former prime minister and finance minister of Pakistan Sheikh Liaquat Hussain Syed Aminul Haque Syed Amir-uddin Kedwaii Syed Ali Abbas Jalalpuri Sheikh Salahuddin Faisal Raza Abidi (ex-senator, ex-PPP) Syeda Shehla Raza, PPP, current Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly Taj Haider Liaquat Ali Khan Syed Munawar Hasan, EX Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Farahnaz Ispahani Sadiq Khan, mayor of london Muhammad Hashim Gazdar
Bureaucrats Ikramullah- Pakistan's first foreign secretary considered to be founder of foreign office. Rizwan Ahmed- secretary to Government of Pakistan (Federal Secretary) Agha Shahi Sahabzada Yaqub Khan- prince of former Rampur State. Ex-foreign minister of Pakistan. Shahryar Khan- former foreign secretary and present chairman Cricket Board in Pakistan. Prince of former Bhopal State and Kurwai State. Agha Hilaly Zafar Hilaly Abul Hassan Isphani Zafrul Ahsan Lari Abul Hasan Quraishi Journalists Ahfaz-ur-Rahman Arman Sabir Atif Tauqeer Azhar Abbas Kamran Khan Mujahid Barelvi Shahzeb Khanzada Syed Saleem Shahzad Waseem Badami
Science and technology Abdul Qadeer Khan (metallurgist and founder of Pakistan's Nuclear Programme) Ahmed Mohiuddin (zoologist) Abdul Hameed Nayyar (nuclear physicist) Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist) Faheem Hussain (theoretical physicist) Hafeez Hoorani (particle physicist) Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi (nuclear physicist) Raziuddin Siddiqui (astrophysicist and mathematician) Salimuzzaman Siddiqui (HI, MBE, SI, D.Phil.), (scientist in natural products chemistry, founder of H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry M. Shahid Qureshi (astrophysicist and mathematician) Ishrat Hussain Usmani (founder of Atomic Energy Commission of Pakistan) Ishfaq Ahmad (Pakistan Atomic Energy, Nishan-e-imtiaz) Abdur Rahman Hye, architect, first Chief Architect of the Government of West Pakistan. Asifa Akhtar Biologist Gene therapist Mohammad Sajjad Alam Javed Jabbar
Armed forces Pervez Musharraf (ex-president) Mirza Aslam Beg (COAS) Syed Shahid Hamid (Founder of Inter-Services Intelligence) Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Sher Ali Khan Pataudi Abrar Hussain (general) (Won Hilal-i-Jur'at, second highest Pakistani Military Award, for Battle of Chawinda) Shamim Alam Khan Muzaffar Hussain Usmani (Ex-Corp Commander Karachi) S. G. M. M. Peerzada Moinuddin Haider Athar Abbas Shahid Aziz Mirza Hamid Hussain Shafaat Ullah Shah Nadeem Raza Javed Alam Khan Jamshed Ayaz Khan Zafar H. Naqvi FS Hussain MM Alam Masroor Hosain Haider Raza Saeedullah Khan Inamul Haque Khan S. M. Ahsan (Governor, Commander of Navy) Syed Arifullah Hussaini (Commander Pakistan Fleet) Muzaffar Hassan Saeed Mohammad Khan Shahid Karimullah Shamoon Alam Khan Ahmad Zamir Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami K. M. Hussain
Education
Abu Bakr Ahmad Haleem (Vice Chancellor Karachi University) Abdul Wahab (educationist), Vice Chancellor Karachi University Abul Khair Kashfi (author, critic, linguist, scholar) Abul Lais Siddiqui (author, critic, linguist, scholar) Farman Fatehpuri (real name: Syed Dildar Ali; author, critic, linguist, scholar) Ghulam Mustafa Khan (author, critic, linguist, scholar, Sufi) Hakim Saeed (Vice Chancellor Hamdard University) Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (Vice Chancellor Karachi University, author, historian, scholar) Jameel Jalibi (linguist, scholar) Aslam Farrukhi (author, poet, critic, linguist, scholar) Rehmat Farrukhabadi (historian, critic, author) Khalida Ghous (human rights activist, scholar) Mahmud Hussain (Vice Chancellor) Dr. Mohammad Ajmal Khan Moinuddin Aqeel (author, critic, linguist, scholar) Nomanul Haq (International scholar, Intellectual historian) Nasim Amrohvi Pirzada Qasim (Vice Chancellor Karachi University, scientist, author, poet, scholar) Raziuddin Siddiqui (physicist, mathematician, scholar) Shahid Aziz Siddiqi (former Federal Secretary, Vice Chancellor Ziauddin University) Sulaiman Shahabuddin, President of Aga Khan university S. Akbar Zaidi, executive director of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Shakil Auj Syed Ali Abbas Jalalpuri Khurshid Ahmad
Arts and literature
Ahmed Ali, Pioneer of Urdu short stories Sibt-e-Jaafar Zaidi (soazkhuwan) Abdul Haq, Moulvi (father of modern Urdu) Abul Khair Kashfi, Prof. Dr. (critic, linguist, author, scholar) Abul Lais Siddiqui, Prof. Dr. (critic, linguist, author, scholar) Altaf Fatima (novelist, author) Anwar Maqsood (drama writer, anchor, actor) Aslam Farrukhi, Prof. Dr. (writer, critic, linguist) Rehmat Farrukhabadi (historian, critic, author) Bushra Rahman, writer Dilawer Figar (humorous poet, scholar) Farman Fatehpuri, Prof. Dr. (researcher, poet, critic, linguist) Fatima Surayya Bajia (drama writer) Fehmida Riaz (writer, poet, activist) Ghazi Salahuddin (writer, literary figure, and the scholar of political science) Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Prof. Dr. (writer, critic, linguist, researcher, scholar, educationist) Hakeem Muhammad Saeed (pioneer of Eastern medicine, philanthropist) Hameed Haroon (journalist, activist) Hasan Abidi (scholar, poet, journalist) Muhammad Hasan Askari (philosopher, author, critic) Haseena Moin (playwright, drama writer) Ibn-e-Safi (novelist, story writer) Iftikhar Arif (poet, critic, author) Ishtiaq Ahmed ( Author) Intizar Hussain (linguist, novelist, critic) Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (author, historian, educationist) Jamil Jalibi (scholar, critic, linguist, former VC KU) Jamiluddin Aali (poet, columnist, critic) Jaun Elia (poet, philosopher) Jawayd Anwar (poet, writer) Josh Malihabadi (poet, linguist, scholar) Kamila Shamsie (novelist, story writer) Khalique Ibrahim Khalique (journalist, poet, critic) Manzoor Ahmad (philosopher) Mubarak Ali (historian, activist, columnist) Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi (author, humorist) Mustafa Zaidi (poet) Muzaffar Warsi (poet) Nasim Amrohvi (poet, author, linguist, scholar, activist, journalist, educator, philosopher) Obaidullah Aleem (journalist, poet) Obaidullah Baig ( scholar, Urdu writer/novelist, columnist, media expert & documentary filmmaker) Parveen Shakir (poet, author, scholar) Pirzada Qasim (poet, author, educationist) Rais Amrohvi (journalist, poet, psychoanalyst) Raees Warsi (journalist, author, poet, founder of Urdu Markaz New York) Sadequain (painter, calligraphist) Shafiq-ur-Rahman (humorist) Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (writer, woman activist) Shakeb Jalali (poet, journalist, story writer, columnist) Shakeel Badayuni (news reader) Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Dr. (researcher, linguist, poet, author) Shaukat Siddiqui (novelist, fiction writer) Shaukat Thanvi (writer, humourist) Sibte Hassan (author, columnist, activist) Tabish Dehlvi (poet) Zahida Hina (columnist, author, poet) Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah (first female columnist of Pakistan) Zehra Nigah (poet) Zamir Ali Badayuni (critic) Junaid Jamshed (Religious figure, former pop star)
Philanthropists Abdul Sattar Edhi Hakim Said, medical researcher Agha Hasan Abedi, banker and philanthropist Ramzan Chippa
Social activists Abdul Sattar Edhi Ansar Burney Fahmida Riaz Nafis Sadik (United Nations) Akhtar Hameed Khan Sabeen Mahmud Muhammad Jibran Nasir
Economics Agha Hasan Abedi (banker) Akhtar Hameed Khan (pioneer of microcredit and microfinance in Pakistan, founder of Orangi Pilot Project) Imtiaz Alam Hanfi (former governor State Bank of Pakistan) Ishrat Husain (former governor State Bank of Pakistan) Nawab Haider Naqvi (former director PIDE) Shaukat Aziz (economist, ex prime minister) Syed Salim Raza (former governor State Bank of Pakistan) Zahid Hussain (first governor State Bank of Pakistan) M. Shahid Alam
Business Agha Hasan Abedi (UBL; BCCI; FAST; GIK) Ameena Saiyid (Oxford University Press) Hakim Said (Hamdard Pakistan) Sikandar Sultan (Shan Foods Industries) Syed Ali Raza Mirza Mehdy Ispahani Mohammad Zahoor
Law and judiciary Ajmal Mian (former Chief Justice of Pakistan) Alvin Robert Cornelius (first chief justice of Pakistan) Haziqul Khairi (former chief justice of Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan) Hamoodur Rahman (former chief justice of Pakistan) Majida Rizvi (first woman judge in Pakistani superior judiciary) Makhdoom Ali Khan (former attorney general for Pakistan) Mohammad Haleem (former chief justice of Pakistan) Naimatullah Khan (advocate) Nasir Aslam Zahid (former Pakistan Supreme Court judge) Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (former chief justice of Pakistan) Qadeeruddin Ahmed (former justice of Pakistan) Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui (former chief justice and governor of Pakistan) Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada (former attorney general for Pakistan and foreign minister; former advisor to prime minister) Wajihuddin Ahmed (Chief Justice Sind High Court and Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan) Zahirul Hasnain Lari Metaphysics, spirituality and religion
Amin Ahsan Islahi Israr Ahmed Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui Muhammad Abdul Wahhab, Ameer Tableegi Jamaat Pakistan Rafi Usmani, Darul Uloom Korangi Karachi Taqi Usmani, Darul Uloom Korangi Karachi Nasim Amrohvi* Muntakhib al-Haqq, Dean of Islamic Studies, University of Karachi, and Jurisconsult to the Federal Shariat Court Sulaiman Nadvi Maulana Maududi Muhammad Hamidullah Allama Rasheed Turabi Naseer Turabi
Performing art and media
Imran Abbas, actor and model Adeel Hussain (actor) Ali Haider (singer) Alamgir Haq (singer) Amjad Sabri (Qawwal) Anwar Maqsood (drama writer, anchor, actor) Arij Fatyma (actress) Ahmed Ali Butt (singer, comedian) Asim Raza (film producer and director) Aziz Mian (Qawwal) Behroze Sabzwari (comedian, actor) Bilal Maqsood (pop singer, composer) Bilal Abbas Khan(actor) Faisal Kapadia (pop singer, composer) Fawad Khan (actor, pop singer) Fatima Surayya Bajia (drama writer) Habib Wali Mohammad (Ghazal singer and industrialist) Hasina Moin (writer: Ankahi, Tanhaiyan,etc. Iqbal Bano (Pakistani singer) Izhar Qazi (film and TV actor) Jamshed Ansari (comedian) Khalida Riyasat (actress) Komal Rizvi (singer, actress) Lehri (film comedian) Mahira Khan (actress) Ayeza Khan (actress)