List of Kashmiri people
This is an incomplete list of notable persons of Kashmiri origin.
Activists
- Parveena Ahanger, Co-founder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.
- Parvez Imroz, Kashmiri human rights lawyer and a civil rights activist.
- Mushtaq Pahalgami, Social Activist, Environmentalist, President Himalayan Welfare Organization, Pahalgam
- Khurram Parvez, Kashmiri human rights activist.
- Ayub Thakur, (1948 – 2004) Kashmiri political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM),
- Shehla Rashid, Political and civil rights activist.
Administrators, diplomats, bankers and jurists
- Amitabh Mattoo[1] (1962– ), Vice Chancellor, Jammu University, thinker & writer, Padma Shri awardee
- Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir 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 and Kashmir
- Haji Gokool Meah, industrialist and businessman in Trinidad and Tobago
- 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, Kashmiri during the rule of Azim Khan[2]
- Mohan Lal (1812–1877), diplomat in the First Anglo-Afghan War, and writer
- Neel Kashkari (1973– ), Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability in the US 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)
- Shah Faesal IAS topper (2009),One of the youngest and most dynamic minds in state bureaucracy, an iconic figure among Kashmiri youth
- 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.
- V. N. Kaul Comptroller and Auditor General of India (2002-2008).
- 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]
Armed forces
- Brij Mohan Kaul, commanded the Indian forces in the Sino-Indian War
- Asghar Khan, Pakistan First Air Force Chief Air Marshal
- General Aziz Khan, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in the Pakistan Army
- 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) 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, Kashmiri poet
- Agha Shahid Ali, (1949-2001) Poet
- Amin Kamil (1924-2014), Kashmiri poet & short story writer
- Basharat Peer (1977– ), author
- Bilhana, 11th century poet
- Marghoob Banihali, Kashmiri poet from Banihal, Kashmir.
- 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-), poet, writer and educationist
- Habba Khatun 16th century poet, known as Zoon (the Moon) because of her immense beauty
- Hakeem Manzoor (1937–2006) an Urdu writer, poet & administrator. He has written more than 15 books including Na Tamaam, Barf Ruton Ki Aag and Lahu Lamas Chinar.
- Hari Kunzru (1969– ), British novelist of Kashmiri descent[7]
- 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) Urdu poet, lived the life of a bohemian and worked only intermittently
- Mirza Waheed British Novelist born and raised in Kashmir.
- Momin Khan Momin (1800–1851) Indian poet known for his Urdu ghazals
- Moti Lal Kemmu (1933– ), playwright
- Muhammad Din Fauq (1877-1945) writer and first journalist of Kashmir.
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) 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), 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
- Zulfiqar Naqvi Urdu poet and English lecturer, from Mendhar Tehsil, Jammu and Kashmir
- Bill Koul (1962- ), author, philosopher, columnist, editor and professional engineer
Businesspeople and industrialists
- Farooq Kathwari (born 1944) is an American businessman who is currently the CEO of Ethan Allen .
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, writer on the Kashmir Shaivism
- Bhatta Kallata, a Shaivite thinker
- Gopi Krishna (1903–1980), writer and mystic
- Prem Nath Bazaz Kashmiri politician, scholar and author
- 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, Kashmiri separatist leader
- Baba-e-Poonch Khansahb Col. Khan Muhammad Khan, member of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly from 1934 to 1946. Chairman War Council of Azad Jammu & Kashmir in 1947 and then member Defence Council. Founder of Sudhan Educational Conference.
- 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), 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
- Dr Muhammad Najeeb Naqi Khan, Politician MLA and Minister for Finance, Health and P&D
- 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
- Khan of Mong
- 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)
- Khurshid Hasan Khurshid, First elected President of Azad Kashmir (1924-1988)
- 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 Abbas Ansari (1936– ) Founder and Chief Patron of J&K Ittihadul Muslimeen, Ex-Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference
- Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan President and Prime minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
- Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (1915 – 2003), founder and first President of Azad Kashmir.
- 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)
- Nasir Aslam Wani, Provincial President JKNC and former Home Minister of Jammu & Kashmir
- Nawaz Sharif (1949– ), former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed Baron Ahmed (born 24 April 1957) is a member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. He was created a life peer on the recommendation of Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998. 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
- Qurban Hussain (born 27 March 1956 in Kotli, Azad Kashmir) is a British–Pakistani Liberal Democrat politician and life peer.
- 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 archaeologist
- 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
- Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan President and Prime Minister Of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
- Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan, Politician
- Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Politician, Freedom Fighter and Former President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
- 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
- Sher Ahmed Khan, Guerrilla fighter and also served as the President of Azad Kashmir
- Syed Ali Shah Geelani (1929– ) 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)
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990) Indian diplomat and politician. Sister of Jawaharlal Nehru
- G. M. Saroori former minister of Jammu and Kashmir for mechanical engineering and Road and building (R&B)
Royalty
- Avantivarman, King of Kashmir
- Didda, Ruler of Kashmir
- 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)
- Sankaravarman, King of Kashmir
Saints, mystics and philosophers
- Baba Shadi Shaheed, a Sufi Saint and first Chib Rajput convert to Islam
- Bhagwan Gopinath (1898–1968), a mystic and saint
- Hamza Makhdoom (c. 1494 – c. 1576), popularly known as Makhdoom Sahib , a Kashmiri Sufi mystic, scholar and spiritual teacher .
- Lal Ded (1320–1392), a Shaivite saint
- Mian Muhammad Bakhsh (1830–1907), kashmiri Gujjar 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 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
- Hakeem Ali Mohammad (1906–1987), Unani Medicine scholar, physician expert on Unani Medicine
- 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
- 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, a collection of aphorisms on Yoga practice
- Ravinder Kumar (1933–2001), historian
- Sa'id al-Afghani (1911–1997), half-Kashmiri half-Syrian professor of Arabic
- Salman Rushdie - Fiction writer and academic
- Samsar Chand Kaul (1883-1977), teacher, author and ornithologist of Kashmir
- Vijay Vaishnavi - Researcher and scholar in the computer information systems field
Separatist leaders & militants
- Afzal Guru, convict in 2001 Delhi parliament attack
- Ashfaq Majeed Wani
- Ashiq Hussain Faktoo, Pro-Pakistan militant leader
- Asiya Andrabi
- Burhan Wani, former commander and militant of Hizbul Mujahideen
- Farooq Ahmed Dar, former militant and current chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
- Masarat Alam
- Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
- Mohammad Abbas Ansari, a Kashmiri separatist, ex-chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference
- Muhammad Ahsan Dar, founder and ex Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen
- Syed Ali Shah Geelani
- Yasin Malik, president of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
- Zakir Rashid Bhat, commander of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind
- Sayeed Salahudeen, the head of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, pro-Pakistan Kashmiri separatist militant organisation operating in Kashmir.
Sportspeople
- Abid Nabi (1985- ), once regarded as fastest bowler in India
- Amjad Khan (21 August 1966) Kashmiri-born-American former cricketer.
- Adil Rashid English Cricketer
- Afaq Raheem, a first-class cricketer
- Aleem Dar, International cricket Umpire
- Amad Butt Pakistani Cricketer
- Asif Dar, boxer
- Awais Zia Pakistani Cricketer.
- Haroon Rasheed Dar (1953– ), former Pakistani cricketer.
- Imran Arif Pakistani-born English first-class cricketer
- Imtiaz Abbasi Pakistani born Emirati international cricketer
- Iqra Rasool (2000-), cricketer
- Mehrajuddin Wadoo (1984– ), member of the Indian national football team and East Bengal FC
- Moeen Ali English Cricketer
- 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
- 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 a cricketer
- Tabarak Dar Pakistani-born cricketer who played for Hong Kong
The Great Gama, 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
- Abhay Sopori, Indian Santoor player, composer & musician
- Abid Kashmiri, actor
- Ahad Raza Mir, Pakistani 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, poetry and plays
- Asrar (musician), singer-songwriter
- Asif Raza Mir, Pakistani actor
- Bansi Kaul (1949 – ), theater director
- Bhajan Sopori, Indian Santoor player
- D.K. Sapru (1916–1979), actor
- Emmad Irfani (1980), model/actor
- Ghulam Hassan Sofi (1932–2009) singer and harmonium player
- Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz, proponent of Kashmiri SufiMusic
- Ghulam Nabi Sheikh, singer and composer
- Ghulam Rasool Santosh (1929–1997), painter
- Hina Khan (1986)
- Kshmr Indian American DJ with Kashmiri ethnicity
- Khalid Abbas Dar, artist
- Khawaja Khurshid Anwar (1912–1984) filmmaker, writer, director and composer
- 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
- Manohar Kaul (1925– ), painter
- MC Kash Kashmiri hip hop artist
- Mekaal Hasan (1972– ) Pakistani musician and record producer, leader and composer for Mekaal Hasan Band
- Mir Sarwar, Bollywood actor
- Mohit Raina, Indian actor
- Mohit Suri (1981– ) Indian film director
- Muhammad Younis Butt Pakistani screenwriter
- Muneeb Butt, Pakistani actor
- Mushtaq Kak (1961– ), theater director
- Nanabhai Bhatt (1915–1999) film director and producer of Bollywood and Gujarati cinema
- 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
- Raj Begum, singer
- Raj Zutshi, Indian Bollywood & TV Actor
- Ratan Parimoo (1936– ), art historian and painter
- Samina Peerzada (1955– ) Pakistani television and film actress, director
- Sandeepa Dhar, actor
- Shaheer Sheikh, actor from Bhaderwah,Doda District of J&K
- Soni Razdan Indian TV actor and director
Journalists
- Nidhi Razdan, award-winning television journalist.
- Aarti Tikoo Singh, assistant editor in The Times of India, conflict and international affairs writer and former reporter
- Gharida Farooqi, television host and anchorperson.
- Aamir Rafiq Peerzada, award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker.
- Kamran Yousuf Freelance Kashmiri photojournalist .
- Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman (1927 – 25 January 1992) was the founder and editor of the Jang Group of Newspapers which currently publishes many Urdu and English newspapers in Pakistan.
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