List of people from Karachi

This is a list of notable people from the city of Karachi in Pakistan, also known as Karachiites:

Karachi

Armed forces

Art and literature

Bankers

Businessmen

Debaters and orators

Economists

Education

Journalists

Law and judiciary

Performing arts

Actors and comedians

Singers, musicians and music & directors

Dancers

  • Sheema Kermani social activist, theater director and exponent of Bharatnatyam dance.

Philanthropists and social workers

Politicians and bureaucrats

Religious leaders

Saints

  • Abdullah Shah Ghazi was an eighth-century (c. 720) mystic Sufi, whose shrine is located in the Clifton, Karachi.

Scientists

Sports

Badminton

Cricketers

Hockey

Sprinting

Swimming

Historical personalities

  • Mai Kolachi incumbent name of Karachi is derived from this fisher woman.

Miscellaneous

See also

List of Muhajir people

References

  1. Nadeem F. Paracha. "Visual Karachi: From Paris of Asia, to City of Lights, to Hell on Earth". dawn.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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