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Famous People of Gujrat Famous Gujrati Personalities, Legends and Heroes

Gujrat has a good name in all fields of life because this piece of land has produced heroes and legends of every field from Politicians to Soldiers, from Writers to Poets, from Singers to Actors, from Religious Scholars and Sufis to Social Workers…..

Here we mentioned only the few names of Famous Gujratis from a long list.

Famous Politicians of Gujrat Pakistan

Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar is Defense Minister of Pakistan, Member of PPP (Pakistan Peoples Party) and Owner of Service Shoes Industries.

Barrister Ch Aitzaz Ahsan is former President of Supreme Court Bar Association Pakistan and member of PPP (Pakistan Peoples Party).

Qamar Zaman Kaira is Acting Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan, Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting, also holds the additional office of the Federal Minister of Kashmir and Northern Areas Affairs. He born in Lala Musa, a town of Gujrat.

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is former Prime Minister of Pakistan and President of PML Q (Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam)

Chaudhry Pervaiz Ellahi is former Chief Minister of Punjab and President PML Q (Pakistan Muslim League Punjab Quaid-e-Azam)

Chaudhary Fazal Elahi was former President of Pakistan.

Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi and Chaudhry Manzoor Elahi were former Pakistani politicians.

Chaudhry Shafaat Hussain is Nazim (Mayor) of Gujrat.

Chaudhary Wajahat Hussain is President of District Gujrat, Pakistan Muslim League Q.

Mian Imran Masood is former Education Minister of Punjab.

S. M. Masud is former Minister of law & Parliamentary Affairs in Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's Cabinet.

Mian Asghar Pagganwala was Founding Member of Pakistan Peoples Party. He was very close friend of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

Mian Mushtaq Hussain Pagganwala is Ex- MNA. He is also a member of the Federal Council of the Pakistan Peoples Party.

Haji Javed Akhtar is Advocate High Court, former Law Minister and Deputy Opposition Leader of AJK Legislative Assembly.

Chaudhary Nadeem Asghar Jorra is a famous Politician and Social Worker.

  

Famous Soldiers of Gujrat Pakistan

Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Nishan-e-Haider

Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed Nishan-e-Haider

Major Shabir Sharif Shaheed Nishan-e-Haider

Showbiz Actors/Singers

Inayat Hussain Bhatti was a famous Singer, Actor, Producer, Director, Script Writer, Columnist, Social Worker, and Scholar.

Ibrar-ul-Haq is a famous Pop Singer.

Alam Lohar was a famous Punjabi Folk Singer belongs to Lala Musa, a town of Gujrat.

Arif Lohar is also a folk singer and belongs to Gujrat.

Sabiha Khanum is a famous Film Actress of past. She married with famous actor Musa Raza (Santosh Kumar).

Imam Din Gujrati is a famous Punjabi Poet.

Nawab Family of Gujrat

Nawabzada Sir Fazal Ali is founder of Zamindar Education Society and Zamindar Degree College Gujrat before Independence. He was the head of the Nawab family of Gujrat.

Nawabzada Asghar Ali built Fatima Jinnah Government College for Girls Gujrat, now known as Government College for Girls

Nawab Ghuzanfer Gul is Former MNA from Pakistan Peoples Party, founder of Fazal Ali Education Association.

Writers and Poets of Gujrat

Javed Chaudhary is famous columnist. He writes his columns in Daily Express under the title of “Zero Point”. Formerly he wrote in Daily Jang. He also host a TV Show “Kal Tak” on Express News Channel.

Dr Sughra Sadaf belongs to a rural area of Gujrat. She is serving in Punjab Text Book Board, Lahore. Moreover she is a poet, a columnist and PTV Compare.

Shrif Kunjahi was a famous Punjabi Writer.

Religious Scholars/ Sufis

Hazrat Sarkar Shah Daula Pir Daryai (R.A.) was a famous Sufi Saint of 11^th or 12^th century. His shrine is situated in between Mohallah Chah Beri Wala and Garrhi Ahmed Abad. People from all across the Pakistan visits this shrine daily.

Sain Kanwa Wali Sarkar Karam Elahi was a famous Sufi Saint. A fair (Maila) held on the shrine of Kanwan Wali Sarkar each year at the occasion of Urs (anniversary).

Hazrat Qibla Pir syed Walayat Ali Shah (R.A.) was a Sufi saint of gujrat and a worthy follower of Ameer-e-Millat Pir syed Jamaat Ali Shah (R.A.). His shrine is situated in Mohallah Ali Pura. He had 7 sons; all of them are Hafiz-e-Quran.

Hazrat Sahibzada Pir Ghulam Siddique Ahmad Naqshbandi is Vice-President of  Jamaat-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat Pakistan and President Anjuman-e-Gulzar-e-Madina Pakistan.

  

Educationist

Ramzan Rishi is the founder of Government Ibn-e-Amir Girls Degree College Jalal Pur Jattan Gujrat.

Mir Muhammad Yunas is Ex Principal of Government of Swedish Pakistani Institute of Technology, Gujrat.

Muhammad Zubair Butt is Ex Principal of Government Swedish Pakistani Institute of Technology, Gujrat and founder of private Swedish Group of Technical Colleges.

Other Famous Gujratis

Pirzada Imtiaz Syed is a famous Labor Leader of Pakistan. He is fighting against Child Labor Since 1986.

Syed Humayun Mahmood is Chartered Mechanical Engineer and Ex General Manager of Heavy Mechanical Complex Taxila. He designed and developed the first tractor of Pakistan `Baghban` in 1977, He also designed and manufactured the first 175 c.c car of Pakistan `Natalia” in 1997. He also worked with International Rice Research Institute Manila.