List of Kashmiri people
This is an incomplete list of notable persons of Kashmiri origin. Those who specifically identify as Kashmiri Pandits are shown in List of Kashmiri Pandits.
Activists
- Parveena Ahanger Cofounder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) and was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.
Administrators, diplomats, bankers and jurists
- Amitabh Mattoo[1] (1962– ), Vice Chancellor, Jammu University, Noted thinker & writer, Padma Shri awardee
- Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir state 1953 to 1964.
- Birbal Dhar (early 19th century), invited Maharaja Ranjit Singh to Kashmir
- Braj Kumar Nehru (1909–2001), ambassador of India to the United States (1961–1968) and Governor of Assam (1968–1973)
- Durga Prasad Dhar (1918–1975), ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, and politician
- Farah Pandith (1969– ), U.S. State Department Special Representative
- Farooq Abdullah, Former Cabinet Minister and Former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir
- M. L. Madan, Veterinarian, Scientist, Administrator.
- Masood Khan, Career Diplomat and President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
- Markandey Katju, (1946-), Former Judge at the Supreme Court of India
- Mehraj Mattoo (1961– ), British Investment Banker, Economist, Harvard Fellow
- Mirza Pandit Dhar, prominent Kashmiri during the rule of Azim Khan[2]
- Mohan Lal (1812–1877), diplomat in the First Anglo-Afghan War, and writer
- Munir Butt (1940– ), former British diplomat
- Neel Kashkari (1973– ), Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability in the United States Department of the Treasury
- P. K. Kaul (1929-2007), ambassador of India to the United States (1986–1989)
- Purushottam Narayan Haksar (1913–1998),[3] political strategist
- Rameshwar Nath Kao (1918–2002), first chief of the Research and Analysis Wing,[4] India's intelligence agency (from 1969–1977)
- Sheikh Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982), Leader of the National Conference, Prime Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir after its accession to India in 1947.
- T.N. Kaul (1913–2000), ambassador of India to USA (1973–1976),[5] Soviet Union & Iran. Foreign Secretary, Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
- Tej Bahadur Sapru (1875–1949), lawyer, political and social leader during the British Raj
- Triloki Nath Khoshoo (1927–2002), secretary of the Department of Environment in the Indira Gandhi Government, and environmentalist
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990), ambassador of India to the United States (1949–1952), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953), politician, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru[6]
Militants
- Burhan Wani, ex Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen
- Farooq Ahmed Dar, former Kashmiri muslim militant who claimed responsibility of killing over twenty-two people, mostly Kashmiri Pandits, during the 1990 Kashmiri Pandit genocide.[7]
- Muhammad Ahsan Dar, founder and ex Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen
- Yasin Malik, president of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
Armed forces
- Brij Mohan Kaul, commanded the Indian forces in the Sino-Indian War
- Colonel Anil Kaul, VrC, Indian Army
- Mahendra Nath Mulla
- Mohammed Amin Naik, Major General in the Indian Army
- Mushaf Ali Mir, Air Chief Marshal (1947–2003) was Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force (2000–2003)
- S. K. Kaul (1934– ), Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force, former Chief of Air Staff (India) (1993–1995)
- Tahir Rafique Butt, Air Chief Marshal is the current Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (2012 -)
- Tapishwar Narain Raina (1921–1980), Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1975–1978)
Authors and poets
- Abdul Ahad Azad,prominent Kashmiri poet
- Agha Shahid Ali,(1949-2001) Internationally acclaimed Poet
- Amin Kamil (1924-2014), Kashmiri poet & short story writer
- Basharat Peer (1977– ), author
- Chandrakanta (1938– ), novelist and short story writer
- Dina Nath Walli alias Al-mast Kashmiri (1908–2006), poet as well as renowned water color artist
- Ghulam Ahmad (1885–1952), poet, better known by the pen name Mahjoor
- Ghulam Nabi Firaq (1922-), A poet, writer and an educationist
- Habba Khatun 16th century poet, known under the name Zoon (the Moon) because of her immense beauty
- Hakeem Manzoor (1937–2006) a prominent Urdu writer, poet & administrator. He has written more than 15 booksincluding Na Tamaam, Barf Ruton Ki Aag and Lahu Lamas Chinar.
- Hari Kunzru (1969– ), British novelist of Kashmiri descent[8]
- Khalid Hasan (1935–2009) writer, senior Pakistani journalist and diplomat.
- Krishna Hutheesing (1907–1967), author, and sister of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Mahmud Gami (1765–1855), composed a version of the story of Yusuf and Zulaikha
- Manju Kak, short story writer
- Maqbool Shah Kralawari (1820–1876), lyricist
- Meeraji (1912–1949) an eminent Urdu poet, lived the life of a bohemian and worked only intermittently
- Momin Khan Momin (1800–1851) Indian poet known for his Urdu ghazals
- Moti Lal Kemmu (1933– ), playwright
- Moti Lal Saqi (1936–1999), poet, writer, folklorist and researcher
- Muhammad Din Fauq (1877-1945) writer and first journalist of Kashmir.
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) famous Muslim poet and philosopher. Commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal
- Nayantara Sahgal (1927– ), Indo-Anglian writer, novelist
- Nyla Ali Khan, Professor, writer, granddaughter of Sheikh Abdullah.
- Pamposh Bhat, (1958– ), author and environmentalist
- Rasul Mir, also known as the John Keats of Kashmir.
- Rehman Rahi, Kashmiri poet
- S.L. Sadhu (1917–), Scholar, Professor, poet, writer, folklorist and Historian
- Saadat Hasan Manto (1912–1955), famous short story writer, member Progressive Writers' Movement
- Salman Rushdie (1947– ), novelist and essayist
- Santha Rama Rau (1923– ), travel writer
- Sheikh Showkat Hussain (1954– ), author and political analyst
- Shivkumar Sharma (1938– ) Indian Santoor player, Santoor being a folk instrument from Kashmir
- Zinda Kaul (1884–1965), poet, also known as Masterji
Philosophers and historians
- Abhinavagupta, (ca. 950–1020), one of India's greatest philosophers, mystics and aestheticians
- Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920–2009), intellectual, archaeologist, historian, linguist
- Anandavardhana (820–890), philosopher and author of the Dhvanyaloka
- Bhaskara, notable writer on the Kashmir Shaivism
- Bhatta Kallata, a notable Shaivite thinker
- Gopi Krishna (1903–1980), writer and mystic
- Jonaraja (15th century), historian and poet
- Kalhana (12th century), historian and author of Rajatarangini
- Kshemaraja (10th century), philosopher and a disciple of Abhinavagupta
- Kumarajiva (4th n 5 century CE), Buddhist scholar in China
- Lalleshwari (1320–1392), saint-poet
- Prajna Bhatta (16th century), historian
- Shrivara (15th century), historian
- Somananda (875–925) a teacher of Kashmir Shaivism
- Subhash Kak (1947– ), writer, philosopher, and computer scientist
- Utpaladeva, a teacher of Kashmir Shaivism
- Vasugupta (860–925), author of the Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta
Politicians
- Abdul Ghani Lone (1932–2002), lawyer, politician and founder of the People's Conference
- Abid Hassan Minto Pakistani lawyer and politician
- Agha Shorish Kashmiri scholar, writer, debater, and leader of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, figure of the freedom movement of undivided India
- Asiya Andrabi (1963), Chief Of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Prominent among Kashmiri separatist leaders
- Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad (1907–1972), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1953–1963)
- Begum Akbar Jahan Abdullah, Politician, wife of Sheikh Abdullah
- Birbal also Maheshdas Bhat (1528–1586), was the Grand Vizier (Wazīr-e Azam) of the Mughal court in the administration of Emperor Akbar
- Birbal Dhar leader in the Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule in the early 19th century
- Deepa Kaul (1944– ), former minister, social worker and human rights defender
- Farooq Abdullah (1936– ), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1982–1984, 1986–1990, 1996–2002), son of Sheikh Abdullah.
- G. N. Ratanpuri (1954–), Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from J&K National Conference
- Ghulam Ahmad Ashai, educator, reformer, a founder of the University of Kashmir
- Ghulam Mohammad Shah (1920–2009)), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1984–1986)
- Ghulam Muhammad Sadiq, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1964–1965), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–1971)
- Ghulam Nabi Azad (1949– ), former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Hashim Qureshi, (1953–), Chairman Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party
- Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), Prime Minister of India, daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister of Pakistan
- Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964), first Prime Minister of independent India
- Kailash Nath Katju (1887–1968), freedom fighter, lawyer, participated in INA trials, former governor, chief minister of several Indian states, cabinet minister under Jawaharlal Nehru
- Khawaja Muhammad Asif MNA Sailkot PML-N
- Khawaja Saad Rafique Pakistani Minister of Railways
- Khwaja Shams-ud-Din (1922–1999), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1963–1964)
- Kiran Imran Dar,Politician and MNA Of PMLN
- Maqbool Butt (1938–1984), co-founder of the JKLF Party
- Masarat Alam, Separatist leader
- Maulana Mazhar Ali Azhar (1895–1974) one of founders, leader of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, political figure in the history of Sub-Continent
- Mehbooba Mufti (1959– ), female politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha
- Mirwaiz Maulvi Farooq (d. 1990), chairman of the Aawami Action Committee
- Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, (1929– ), former governor of Bihar and of Madhya Pradesh, State Railway Minister
- Motilal Nehru (1861–1931), Indian independence activist, president of the Indian National Congress
- Mufti Muhammad Sayeed (1936– 2016), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (2002–2005)
- Muzaffar Baig (1946– ), Deputy Chief Minister, Finance Minister, Law Minister, Tourism Minister of Jammu & Kashmir (2002–2008)
- Nawaz Sharif (1949– ), incumbent Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Neel Kashkari (1973- ), American banker and politician
- Omar Abdullah (1970– ), former Chief Minister Jammu And Kashmir, member of the 14th Lok Sabha, son of Farooq Abdullah
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), Prime Minister of India, son of Indira Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Ram Chandra Kak (1893–1983), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during 1945–47 and an eminent archaeologist
- Ruhollah Khomeini, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Mostafavi Moosavi Khomeini (1902–1989 ) First Supreme Leader of Iran, His grandfather was from Kashmir
- Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Politician, Guerilla Freedom Fighter and Former President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
- Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan, Politician
- Sadiq Ali (1952– ), politician, poet, writer, and environmentalist
- Saif-ud-din Soz (1937– ), long-time member of the Parliament of India, former Union Minister of Environment & Forests, former Minister of Water Resources, President JKPCC
- Saifuddin Kitchlew (1888–1963), freedom fighter and politician
- Shabir Shah (1953– ), Founder of the Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party. Known as Nelson Mandela of Indian Administered Kashmir
- Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad Ex Federal Information Minister Pakistan
- Shehbaz Sharif, Chief Minister Punjab Pakistan.
- Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1948–1953), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1975–1977, 1977–1982)
- Sheila Kaul (1915– ), former Indian governor and cabinet minister, social reformer, and educationist
- Syed Ali Shah Geelani (1929– ) Prominent figure in Jammu & Kashmir, Member Jamait-e-Islami, Founder and Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat J&K, Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference
- Syed Mir Qasim, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1971–1975)
- Usman Dar,Pakistan Tehrek e Insaf leader from Sialkot
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990) Indian diplomat and politician. Sister of Jawaharlal Nehru
Royalty
- Khwaja Abdul Ghani and his Dhaka Nawab Family reigned in Dhaka from mid 19th century to mid 20th century
- Lalitaditya Muktapida, emperor of Kashmir (724–760)
Saints, mystics and philosophers
- Bhagwan Gopinath (1898–1968), a mystic and saint
- Lal Ded (1320–1392), a Shaivite saint
- Mian Muhammad Bakhsh (1830–1907), a Sufi saint and poet
- Rupa Bhawani (ca. 1620 – ca. 1720), a mystic from the Saahib clan of Kashmiri Pandits
- Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali (1377–1440), a famous saint who belonged to the Rishi order
- Swami Lakshman Joo (1907–1991), a scholar of Kashmir Shaivism
Scholars and educationists
- Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920–2009), Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and prolific linguist
- Balajinnatha Pandita (1916–2007), Sanskrit scholar, expert on Kashmir Shaivism
- Braj Kachru (1932– ), researcher in English linguistics
- Giridhari Lal Pandit, historian of science, professor of philosophy
- Hakeem Ali Mohammad (1906–1987), Unani Medicine scholar, physician expert on Unani Medicine
- Idrees ul haq[9][10] (1988– ), Electrical engineer, young innovator, Social worker, Educationist.
- Jaishree Odin, post-modern literary theorist, professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Hawaii
- Kailas Nath Kaul (1905–1983), Indian botanist, agricultural scientist, agronomist, and educationist
- Lalita Pandit, poet, professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
- Nyla Ali Khan, Professor, writer, granddaughter of Sheikh Abdullah.
- Omkar N. Koul (1941– ), researcher in linguistics, language education, communication, and comparative literature
- Patañjali, compiler of the Yoga Sūtras, an important collection of aphorisms on Yoga practice
- Ravinder Kumar (1933–2001), historian
- Sa'id al-Afghani (1911–1997), half-Kashmiri half-Syrian professor of Arabic
- Samsar Chand Kaul (1883-1977), teacher, author and ornithologist of Kashmir
- Vijay Vaishnavi - Researcher and scholar in the computer information systems field
Athletes
- Abid Nabi (1985- ), once regarded as fastest bowler in India
- Aleem Dar, International cricket empire
- Amad Butt Pakistani Cricketer
- Asif Dar, boxer
- Awais Zia Pakistani Cricketer.
- Haroon Rasheed Dar (1953– ), former Pakistani cricketer.
- Mehrajuddin Wadoo (1984– ), member of the Indian national football team and East Bengal FC
- Munir Dar (field hockey)
- Munir Dar, Member of Pakistan National hockey Team
- Nauman Anwar Pakistani Cricketer
- Nida Dar, Pakistani cricketer
- Parvez Rasool (1989 -) first Kashmiri cricketer to play for India National Cricket team, India A and for Sahara Pune Warriors and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League
- Salman Butt former Pakistan test captain
- Sana Mir (1986– ), female Pakistani cricketer and captain of the Pakistan women's team
- Sikandar Raza Pakistani-Zimbabwean Cricketer
- Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer
- The Great Gama, famous wrestler
- Usman Khawaja, Pakistani-Australian cricketer
- Usama Mir Pakistani cricketer
- Vivek Razdan (1967– ), member of the Indian Cricket Team
Visual and performing artists
- Aamir Bashir, actor[11]
- Abhay Sopori, Indian Santoor player, composer & musician
- Abid Kashmiri, actor
- Ali Azmat, Musician
- Alla Rakha, actor
- Anupam Kher (1955 -), actor
- Anwar Shemza (1928–1985) artist and writer in Pakistan, later in UK. Published Urdu novels and books of poetry, wrote plays performed on Radio Pakistan
- Bansi Kaul (1949 – ), theater director
- Bhajan Sopori, Indian Santoor player, awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1993 and the Padma Shri in 2004
- D.K. Sapru (1916–1979), actor
- Ghulam Hassan Sofi (1932–2009) singer and harmonium player of traditional music of Kashmir
- Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz, proponent of Kashmiri Sufi Music
- Ghulam Nabi Sheikh, singer and composer
- Ghulam Rasool Santosh (1929–1997), painter
- Hina Khan (1986– ), actress
- Katrina Kaif Bollywood Actress
- Khalid Abbas Dar, artist
- Khawaja Khurshid Anwar (1912–1984) filmmaker, writer, director and music composer who gained extreme popularity both in India and Pakistan
- Kiran Kumar, actor
- Kunal Khemu, actor
- Malika Pukhraj (1912–2004), highly popular Ghazal and folk singer in Pakistan
- Mani Kaul (1950–2011), Indian Film Maker,[12] winner of Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie
- Manohar Kaul (1925– ), painter
- MC Kash Kashmiri hip hop artist
- Mekaal Hasan (1972– ) prominent Pakistani musician and record producer, leader and composer for Mekaal Hasan Band
- Mohit Raina, Indian actor
- Mohit Suri (1981– ) Indian film director, most known for his films Kalyug (2005) and Awarapan (2007)
- Mushtaq Kak (1961– ), theater director
- Muzammil Ibrahim (1984– ), model, actor
- Nanabhai Bhatt (1915–1999) film director and producer of Bollywood and Gujarati cinema, well known for fantasy and mythological films
- Neerja Pandit, singer, Kashmiri Folk Music, Hindi Film & Television Music
- Omkar Nath Dhar (Jeevan), actor
- Pran Kishore, Kashmiri drama writer
- Priti Sapru, actor
- Pushkar Bhan, Padamashree, a radio actor & drama writer
- Qazi Touqeer (1985– ), singer in Kashmiri and Hindi languages; Fame Gurukul Finalist
- Raj Begum, singer, awarded the Padma Shri in 2002
- Raj Zutshi, Indian Bollywood & TV Actor[13]
- Ratan Parimoo (1936– ), art historian, and painter
- Samina Peerzada (1955– ) Pakistani television & film actress, director
- Sandeepa Dhar, actor
- Soni Razdan Indian TV actor and director, Bollywood actress[14]
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- ↑ Mitra, Ashok (12 December 1998). "The P N Haksar story". Rediff. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ↑ Sainis, Sunil. "Rameshwar Nath Kao (1918–2002)". Bharak Rakshak. Retrieved 2006-05-14.
- ↑ washington DC (Official Website), Embassy of India (24 Jun 2012). "Ambassadors of India to United States".
- ↑ President of 62nd session, General Assembly of United Nations. "Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (India)". Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ↑ Pandita, Rahul (2013), Our Moon Has Blood Clots: The Exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits, Random House India, pp. 45–, ISBN 978-81-8400-390-1
- ↑ "I am all three ... 'aari, Haah-ri, Hari". tehelka. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "Budding Innovator". Kashmir Life. Archived from the original on 2013-05-30.
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- ↑ "Life after 'A Wednesday'". The Hindu. 6 September 2008.
- ↑ "Noted filmmaker Mani Kaul dead". ibnlive.in. 6 Jul 2011.
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