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*[[Choudhry Rahmat Ali]] was a Pakistani Punjabi politician, credited for coining the name "Pakistan". |
*[[Choudhry Rahmat Ali]] was a Pakistani Punjabi politician, credited for coining the name "Pakistan". |
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*[[Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry]] was a politician who served as the [[List of Presidents of Pakistan|fifth]] [[President of Pakistan]] rom 1973 until 1978. |
*[[Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry]] was a politician who served as the [[List of Presidents of Pakistan|fifth]] [[President of Pakistan]] rom 1973 until 1978. |
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*[[Adil Pervaiz Gujjar]] MPA-PTI, son of Pervaiz Sultan MPA Sammundari, Faisalabad |
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*[[Qamar Zaman Kaira]] Ex-Governor of [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] and Minister of Information. |
*[[Qamar Zaman Kaira]] Ex-Governor of [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] and Minister of Information. |
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*[[Shafqat Mehmood]] Federal Minister of Education/ |
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*[[Tanveer Ashraf Kaira]] Ex-Minister of Finance and General Secretary of [[PPP Punjab]]. |
*[[Tanveer Ashraf Kaira]] Ex-Minister of Finance and General Secretary of [[PPP Punjab]]. |
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*[[Fayyaz Ul Hassan Chohan]] Information Minister, Punjab. |
*[[Fayyaz Ul Hassan Chohan]] Information Minister, Punjab. |
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*[[Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq]] Provincial Minister of Punjab for Special Education. |
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*[[Chaudhry Amir Hussain]] is a Pakistani politician. He was the 17th Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan, serving from 2002 to 2008. |
*[[Chaudhry Amir Hussain]] is a Pakistani politician. He was the 17th Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan, serving from 2002 to 2008. |
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*[[Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul]] EX-Federal Minister of Pakistan as well was member of National Assembly of Pakistan and Provincial Assembly of Punjab. |
*[[Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul]] EX-Federal Minister of Pakistan as well was member of National Assembly of Pakistan and Provincial Assembly of Punjab. |
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*[[Sardar Muhammad Yousuf]] Ex-Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. |
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*[[Malik Ibrar Ahmed]] Ex-Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and EX-Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. |
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*[[Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar]] Ex-Provincial Minister and Evergreen Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]. |
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*[[Armaghan Subhani]] is a [[Pakistani]] politician, from a well known political Family "Wario Group" Evergreen member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] and Ex-member of [[ Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]. |
*[[Armaghan Subhani]] is a [[Pakistani]] politician, from a well known political Family "Wario Group" Evergreen member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] and Ex-member of [[ Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]. |
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*[[Muhammad Tariq Anis]] Ex-MPA & MNA, Ex-Minister and chairman [[Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited]]. |
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*[[Anwar Aziz Chaudhry]] Ex-MPA & MNA, Ex-Interior Minister of Punjab, Ex-Federal Minister of Railways & Law and Ex-Federal Minister of Defense. |
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*[[Daniyal Aziz]] Ex-MNA and Ex Minister for Privatization in Abbasi Cabinet. |
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*[[Mehnaz Aziz]] Elected MNA member of National Assembly in 2018 general election. |
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*[[Sajjad Haider Gujjar]] Ex-MPA at [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]. |
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*[[Maiza Hameed]] is Elected MNA in 2018 general election, Ex-MNA in 2013 and Ex-MPA in 2008. |
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*[[Asad Qaiser]] is a [[Pakistani]] politician who is the current Speaker of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], MNA and Ex-MPA, Speaker of the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly]]. |
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=== Sports === |
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Revision as of 13:19, 4 June 2021
Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Notable people from the community include:
India
Historical figures
- Prataprao Gujar, military leader with Shivaji Maharaj.[1]
Education and Social Reforms
- Masud Choudhary, is the founding Vice Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in Rajouri and Chief Patron of the Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust, Jammu.[2][3]
Armed forces
- Kirori Singh Bainsla, a retired officer of the Indian Army and leader of a Gurjar reservation movement in Rajasthan[4]
- Kamal Ram, the second-youngest Indian to receive Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration in the British Empire[5]
- Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, retired officer of the Indian Army who was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his actions at the Battle of Longewala. [6]
Indian independence movement
- Arjun Singh Gurjar, freedom fighter[7]
- Ram Chandra Vikal, freedom fighter, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh[8]
- Kadam Singh, Raja of Parikshitgarh and Mawana, led Gurjar fight against the British during the Indian Rebellion of 1857[9]
Politics
- Rajesh Pilot, Politician of the Indian National Congress party and represented the Dausa in Lok Sabha[10]
- Govind Singh Gurjar (9 March 1932 – 6 April 2009), Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry and six-time MLA from Nasirabad (Ajmer)[11]
Pakistan
Politics
- Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar is a Pakistani politician who was deputy speaker of the National Assembly from 1997 to 2001.
- Choudhry Rahmat Ali was a Pakistani Punjabi politician, credited for coining the name "Pakistan".
- Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry was a politician who served as the fifth President of Pakistan rom 1973 until 1978.
- Qamar Zaman Kaira Ex-Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan and Minister of Information.
- Tanveer Ashraf Kaira Ex-Minister of Finance and General Secretary of PPP Punjab.
- Fayyaz Ul Hassan Chohan Information Minister, Punjab.
- Chaudhry Amir Hussain is a Pakistani politician. He was the 17th Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan, serving from 2002 to 2008.
- Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul EX-Federal Minister of Pakistan as well was member of National Assembly of Pakistan and Provincial Assembly of Punjab.
- Armaghan Subhani is a Pakistani politician, from a well known political Family "Wario Group" Evergreen member of National Assembly of Pakistan and Ex-member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
Sports
- Shoaib Akhtar is a Pakistani former cricketer and commentator who is regarded as the fastest bowler in history of international cricket,
- Mohammad Asif is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistani national cricket team between 2005 and 2010.
- Mohammad Amir is a Pakistani cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2009 and 2020.
- Wahab Riaz is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman.
- Haris Sohail is a Pakistani cricketer born in Sialkot, Pakistan. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm orthodox.
- Umar Amin is a Pakistani international cricketer. Amin made his One Day International debut in the opening match of the 2010 Asia Cup against Sri Lanka.
- Sarfaraz Ahmed is a Pakistani professional cricket player wicketkeeper-batsman who plays for the Pakistani national cricket team. He was the former captain of the Pakistan side in all formats.
- Anwar Ali (cricketer) is a Pakistani cricketer who has represented his country in One Day Internationals and T20 Internationals.
- Ehsan Adil is a Pakistani international cricketer. He is a right-hand bat and right-arm fast.
Armed Forces
- Bilal Akbar is a retired Lieutenant-General of the Pakistan Army, Ex-Chairman POF Pakistan Ordnance Factory and Ex-Director General Pakistan Rangers (DG PR) Sindh.
- Muhammad Afzal is a retired Lieutenant-General of the Pakistan Army, Ex-chairman NDMA National Disaster Management Authority
- Abdur Rahim Khan was an Air Marshal who served as the last Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force under President Yahya Khan, from 1969 until 1972.
- Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed was a military officer in the Pakistan Army who was cited with the Nishan-e-Haider (Eng. Trans.: Emblem of the Lion) for his "distinguished actions of valor other than bravery" in the Indo-Pakistani wars along the Indo-East Pakistani border in 1957–58.
- Lieutenant Colonel Haroon Islam was a Hilal e Shuja'at awarded colonel in the Pakistan Army's Special Service Group (also known as Black Storks) who died during Operation Silence. He was a commanding officer of Operation Silence while commanding the Zarrar Anti Terrorist Unit
Government Officials
- Zaka Ashraf Ex-Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board, owner of ZTBL and chairman Development Committee of Asian Cricket Council.
- Bilal Akbar Pakistan's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
- Muneeb-ur-Rehman Former chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.
Journalists / Anchors
- Javed Chaudhry (journalist) is a Pakistani columnist, YouTuber, and journalist who is hosting Kal Tak show on Express News (Pakistan) since 2008.
Artists
- Mian Muhammad Bakhsh was a famous Punjabi Muslim Sufi and poet in colonial era.
- Ehsan Danish was a prominent Urdu poet, prose writer, linguist, lexicographer and scholar from Pakistan.
- Sahir Ludhianvi was a poet and film song lyricist who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages.
Social Activists
- Hafiz Saeed Ex-Founder and Amir of Jamat ul Dawah and Filah e Insaniat Foundation, Ambassador of Jammu & Kashmir.
Scholars
- Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman is a Pakistani Mufti and Professor at Jinnah University for Women, Member of National Academic Council of Institute of Policy Studies, Head of Shariah Board of Burj Bank and President of Tanzeem-ul-Madariscand Darul Uloom Naeemia, Karachi.
- Professor Hafiz Saeed Preacher, Social Activist and Ex-professor of Islamic Studies in UET University of Engineering and Technology.
References
- ^ Shrivastavya, Vidayanand Swami (1952). Are Rajput-Maratha Marriages Morganatic?. D.K. Shrivastavya.
- ^ "Masud gets unprecedented reception on getting second term". Early Times. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "11 January 2011, Daily Excelsior".
- ^ "Raje govt, Gujjar leaders agree to hold talks". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Kamal Ram 91st birth anniversary: Remembering brave Indian Sepoy and Victoria Cross recipient". India. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Retelling The Tale Of Brigadier Kuldip Singh". 16 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Gupta, Jughal Kishore (1991). History of Sirsa Town. Atlantic Publishers. p. 214.
- ^ "Former UP deputy CM Ram Chander Vikal dies". Zee News. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Stokes, Eric (1980). The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India. Cambridge University Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-52129-770-7.
- ^ Nair, R. R. (14 February 1998). "BJP seeking to thwart Pilot on non-Gujjar votes". Rediff. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Govind Singh Gurjar new Puducherry LG". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2017.