list of pakistanis

The 35th (see http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2147rank.html"> largest nation in the world (803,940 Sq. Km.), there's a quite a few people related to Pakistan that readers might need information on, especially in a post-9/11 world. Below is a list of such people. See for an alphabetical list of Pakistanis mentioned in Wikipedia.

Sportspersons

Diplomats

Journalists

Military

See also

General Mirza Aslam Beg, former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), think tank head
Aziz Bhatti (Shaheed), war hero
General Jehangir Karamat former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Ambassador to the US
Muhammad Mahfooz (Shaheed), war hero
Rashid Minhas (Shaheed), war hero
Sawar Muhammad Hussain (Shaheed), war hero
General Pervez Musharraf, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), President
Shabbir Sharif (Shaheed), war hero
Major Tufail (Shaheed), war hero
General Zia ul-Haq, late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and President
Havaldar Lalak Jan (Shaheed) War Hero

Media and Television

Main article: List of Pakistani musicians

VJs

Anoushey Ashraf
Mani (born Salman Saquib)
Faizan Haq
Dino

Vocal Artists

Musicians

Bands and Groups

Politicians

Heads of state or government

Other major (historical) political figures

Please note that some of these figures are pre-Independence and therefore were technically never "Pakistani". They are however "owned" by Pakistanis are their own. These figures are marked below.

Choudhary Rahmat Ali (Pre-Independence)
Allama Dr. Sir Mohammad Iqbal (Pre-Independence)
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (Pre-Independence)
Fatimah Jinnah
Mufti Mahmood

Other political figures

Religious Figures

Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi(LATE)Sunni Muslim Scholar

Allama Talib Jauhri Shia Muslim Scholar

Allama Rasheed Turabi(Late) Shia Muslim Scholar

Maulana Shah Ahmed Norani(LATE)Sunni Muslim Scholar

Scientists

Writers

A useful place to see a list that overlaps with this one is List of Urdu poets.

Artists & Painters

Prominent Businessmen and Industrialists

Groups of Companies

Mian Mohammad Mansha Banking, Cement, Textiles Nishat Group
Tariq Saeed Saigol Textiles, Cement Kohinoor Group
Nasim Saigol Manufacturing, Banking
Ghulam Muhammad A. Fecto Tractors, Sugar, Cement Fecto Group Of Industries
Bashir Mohammadali Textiles, Banking Gul-Ahmed
Syed Babar Ali Consumer Goods Packages Group
Ghulam Faruque Cement, Sugar, Engineering, Shipping Ghulam Faruque Group
Yusuf Shirazi Automobiles, Finance Atlas Group
Sadruddin Hashwani Hotels Hashoo Group
Ahmad Dawood Textile, Engineering, Chemicals Dawood Group
Amin Lakhani Tobacco, Consumer Goods Lakson Group
Mohammad Ali Habib Banking, Automobiles House of Habib
Javed Saifullah Khan Telecom, Textile Saif Group
Abbas Sarfaraz Sugar, Chemicals Premier Group
Dewan Yousuf Farooqui Automobiles, Sugar, Textile, Cement Dewan Group
Jehangir Monnoo Textile, Sugar, Agriculture Monnoo Group
Mian Muhammad Latif Textile Chenab Group
Mian Mazhar Karim Diversified Conglomerate Crescent Group
Tariq Shafi Crescent group
Mian Anjum Saleem Crescent group
Habibullah Khattak Automobile, Textile Gandhara Nissan Motors and General Tyres
Mir Shakil ur Rehman Media Jang Group
Hameed Haroon, Media, Dawn Group
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Textile, Sugar Chaudhry Group
Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Stock Exchange,Banking,Education KASB.
Usman Ashraf Carpet export and manufacturing, Real estate Usman Carpet House