List of Kashmiri people

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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), nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.

Administrators, diplomats, bankers and jurists

Amitabh Mattoo (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 & 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, Kashmiri during the rule of Azim Khan

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 US Treasury

P. K. Kaul (1929-2007), ambassador of India to the United States (1986–1989)

Purushottam Narayan Haksar (1913–1998), political strategist

Rameshwar Nath Kao (1918–2002), first chief of the Research and Analysis Wing, 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), 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

Separatist leaders

Ashiq Hussain Faktoo

Asiya Andrabi

Burhan Wani, former commander of Hizbul Mujahideen

Farooq Ahmed Dar, former militant and current chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

Farooq Siddiqi

Masarat Alam

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Muhammad Ahsan Dar, founder and ex Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen

Syed Ali Shah Geelani

Zakir Rashid Bhat, 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

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)

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

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

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 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 (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, 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

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

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, wrestler

Usman Khawaja, Pakistani-Australian cricketer

Usama Mir Pakistani cricketer

Vivek Razdan (1967– ), member of the Indian Cricket Team

References

List of Kashmiri people Wikipedia

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