List of people from Punjab, Pakistan

This is a list of notable Pakistanis from Punjab.

Religious and spiritual figures

Mian Mir Mausoleum in Lahore, Punjab

Sir Muhammad Iqbal, national poet of Pakistan was born in Sialkot and is resting in Lahore

Muhammad Sarwar, recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider (NH)
Raja Aziz Bhatti, recipient of NH
Muhammad Akram, recipient of NH
Shabbir Sharif, recipient of NH
Sawar Muhammad Hussain, recipient of NH
Muhammad Mahfuz, recipient of NH
Nur Khan, Air Chief Marshal who participated in the military government of Pakistan from 1965 to 1969
Muhammad Khan, army colonel, writer, columnist

Imran Khan Prime Minister of Pakistan 2018-present
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, former Army Chief of Staff and former President of Pakistan (1977–1988)
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, former President of Pakistan
Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, politician
Yousaf Raza Gillani, former Prime Minister of Pakistan (Pakistan Peoples Party)
Shahbaz Sharif, current Chief Minister of Punjab province
Qamar Zaman Kaira, former Minister (Pakistan Peoples Party)
Aitzaz Ahsan, advocate (Pakistan Peoples Party)
Javed Hashmi, politician
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, politician PTI
Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan, longest serving parliamentarian of Pakistan from 1951 to 1999
Malik Allahyar Khan (1927–2007), former member of parliament
Amir Mohammad Khan, Nawab of Kalabagh, Governor of East Pakistan
Malik Ata Muhammad Khan, feudal lord
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, former President of Pakistan (PPP)
Jamshed Dasti, member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, current president of PML(Q)
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, first Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan, former Chief Minister of Punjab (2002–2007)
Zulfiqar Ali Khosa, politician, former Governor of Punjab
Ishaq Khan Khakwani, politician
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, scholar, politician, orator
Rana Sanaullah Khan, politician

Barrister Ijaz Husain Batalvi

Imran Khan born in Lahore to a family hailing from Mianwali was the captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team which won 1992 Cricket World Cup

Imran Khan, Current Prime Minister of Pakistan, chairman PTI, cricketer, politician and philanthropist
Ajaz Akhtar, cricketer
Abdul Khaliq, Asian Fastest Man, recipient of Pride of Performance (Presidential Award)
Shoaib Akhtar, cricketer
Abdul Razzaq, cricketer
Wasim Akram, cricketer and sports presenter
Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer
Inzamam-ul-Haq, cricketer
Waqar Younis, cricketer and sports presenter
Shahnaz Sheikh, hockey player
Shoaib Malik, cricketer
Ramiz Raja, cricketer
Misbah-ul-Haq, cricketer
Saeed Anwar, cricketer

Dr. Abdus Salam, the first Pakistani to win a Nobel prize was born in Jhang, he won that prize for his achievements in Physics

Abdus Salam, physicist and Nobel Prize winner
Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan, landowner, agriculturalist, philanthropist, civil engineer
Muhammad Sharif, scientist
Humayon Dar, academic, journalist, writer
Niaz Ahmad Akhtar, academic

Veena Malik became famous for her photo-shoots for international magazines[1]

∗Vassay Chaudhary , actor writer

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