List of converts to Islam from Hinduism

This is a list of some converts to Islam from Hinduism.

Name Notes Refs.
Muhammed Yusuf Khan Born Maruthanayagam Pillai; converted to Islam; later served as Commandant for the British East India Company troops [1]
Kabir Suman Formerly known as Suman Chattopadhyay; a Hindu-Brahmin who converted [2]
Kamal Dasgupta Bengali Singer, converted and married another maestro, Firoza Begum. Changed name to Kamal Ali after conversion. [3][4][5][6]
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah Son of Raja Ganesha; introduced Islam to many Hindus after his conversion [7]
Yuvan Shankar Raja Indian musician [8]
Baba Shadi Shaheed Sufi saint [9]
Malik Maqbul Formerly known as Yugandhar [10]
Malik Kafur Commander of Alauddin Khalji, born as Hindu eunuch slave [11]
Steven Vikash Chand Arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests [12]
Malikussaleh Originally Mara Silu; changed his name to Malikussaleh after his conversion [13]
Parameswara Convert who changed his name to Iskandar Shah [14]
Dhoondia Wao Opponent of the British East India company; took up the name Malik Jahan Khan after his conversion [15]
Kamala Das Poet, Novelist, Short Story Writer [16]
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See also

References
  1. Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant by Samuel Charles Hill
  2. ‘I followed my heart’, Deccan Chronicle, archived from the original on January 2, 2011
  3. "Shafin memorizes his father". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. GHOSH, BISHWANATH. LONGING BELONGING: AN OUTSIDER AT HOME IN CALCUTTA. Westland. ISBN 9789384030605. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/firoza-begum-singer-who-popularised-the-work-of-kazi-nasrul-islam-and-was-known-as-the-nightingale-9765863.html
  6. "Other side of 'Love Jihad'- List of renowned Hindus who had a Muslim wife". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  7. N. Hanif, Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia, p. 320
  8. Celebrities who converted to Islam
  9. Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11, p. 72
  10. Iqtidar Alam Khan, Historical Dictionary of Medieval India, p. 88
  11. http://www.preservearticles.com/2012031026316/complete-biography-of-malik-kafur.html
  12. A convert who wanted to spread the faith The Globe and Mail — June 7, 2006
  13. Perlak Sultanate, archived from the original on 2017-11-20, retrieved 2015-06-19
  14. Douglas Bullis, Beyond the Monsoon, archived from the original on 2012-10-07, retrieved 2015-06-19
  15. Mohibbul Hasan, History of Tipu Sultan, p. 271
  16. Writer Kamala Das kicks up a storm with her remarks on Lord Krishna, conversion to Islam
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