- Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf (born August 11 , 1943 , Delhi , India ) became ruler (head of state/chief executive) of Pakistan on October 12 , 1999 following a bloodless coup d'AAtat . He assumed the office of President of Pakistan on June 20 , 2001 . In order to legitimize and legalize his rule, he held a referendum on April 30 , 2002 thereby elected as President of Pakistan for duration of five years.
- Benazir Bhutto
She was elected co-chairwoman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) along with her mother, and when free elections were finally held in 1988, she herself became Prime Minister. At 35, she was one of the youngest chief executives in the world, and the first woman to serve as prime minister in an Islamic country.
- Nawaz Sharif
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was born on December 25, 1949 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
- Ali Khan
Ali Khan is a citizen of Pakistan, and a permanent resident of the United States. One of his sons, Majid Khan, was held in extrajudicial detention, in secret interrogation centers, run by the CIA, for four years. On September 6 2006 his son Majid was transferred to military custody in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. Ali Khan is notable for releasing an affidavit alleging torture inflicted on his son by US counterterrorism interrogators, …
- Imran Khan
Imran Khan (Urdu/Pashto: عمران احمد خان نیازی born November 25 1952, in Mianwali is a Pakistani former cricketer turned politician. Imran played Test cricket for Pakistan between 1971 and 1992, and was captain of the national team when they won their maiden World Cup in 1992. Currently, Imran is a member of Parliament and leader of the political party that he founded, the Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice).
- Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz , born March 6, 1949 in Karachi, Pakistan is the current Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Pakistan.... ... Shaukat Aziz , born March 6, 1949 in Karachi, Pakistan is the current Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Pakistan....
- Asif Ali Zardari
President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday offered peace talks to militants in Pakistan's troubled northwest even as security forces claimed to have killed more than 50 rebels in an operation in the tribal belt. ... Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari said Thursday that Pakistan would continue to pursue a resolution of the Kashmir dispute based on the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
- Abdul Qadeer Khan
Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan (b. 1935) is a Pakistani Scientist and Metallurgical Engineer widely regarded as the founder of Pakistan's nuclear program. (His middle name is occasionally rendered as Quadeer, Qadir or Gadeer, and his given names are often abbreviated to A.Q.).
- Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar (born 13 August 1975 in Rawalpindi, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricket player, widely recognized as one of the fastest bowlers in the world, earning him the name "Rawalpindi Express". He set a world record by clocking 100mph twice. His ability to bowl fast yorkers, well disguised slow balls, swinging deliveries, and sharp bouncers made him lethal even on dead pitches. However he has never been far from controversy, often accused of not being a team player, …
- Mohammad Ali
Mohammad Ali was one of the greatest actors of Pakistan. Mohammad Ali was given the title of "Shahenshah-e-Jazbaat" (Urdu: شہنشاہ جذبات), i.e. "The Emperor of Emotions". Mohammad Ali started his career at Radio Pakistan Karachi in the early 1960s. In 1968, he married the renowned actress Zeba. He was known in the film circle for his command as a passionate actor and his ease in dramatic situations as well.
- Mohammad Ali
Syed Mohammad Ali Bukhari (born 8 November 1973 in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani-cricketer.
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (October 13, 1948 - August 16, 1997), a Pakistani musician, was primarily a singer of "Qawwali", the devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical offshoot of Islam). Traditionally, Qawwali has been a family business. Nusrat's family (originally from Afghanistan) has an unbroken tradition of performing qawwali for the last 600 years. Among other honorary titles bestowed upon him, Nusrat was called "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali", …
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is a prisoner in U.S. custody for acts of terrorism, including mass murder. In March 2007, after four years in captivity, including six months of detention at Guantanamo Bay, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — as it was claimed by a Combatant Status Review Tribunal Hearing in Guantanamo Bay — confessed to masterminding the September 11th attacks, the Richard Reid shoe bombing attempt to blow up an airliner over the Atlantic Ocean, …
- Fateh Ali Khan
Fateh Ali Khan was born in 1901 at Lyallpur, Punjab. Ustad Fateh Ali Khan was the father of legendary Qawwali musician and singer Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Their family (originally from Afghanistan) has an unbroken tradition of Qawwali for over 600 years. Ustad Fateh Ali Khan was trained in classical music and Qawwali as a young boy, by his father, Maula Baksh, and he soon distinguished himself as a skilled musicologist, vocalist and instrumentalist.
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5, 1928 - April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician who served as the President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and as the Prime Minister from 1973 to 1977. One of Pakistan's most suave leaders, Bhutto received education at University of California, Berkeley and Oxford. He was the founder of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which is one of the largest and most influential political parties of Pakistan.
- Mohammad Asif
Mohammad Asif (Urdu: محمد آصف is a Pakistani cricketer. He is primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Asif has played for Khan Research Labs, the National Bank Quetta, Sheikhupura, Sialkot and Leicestershire. He made his Test match debut against Australia in January 2005. In 2006 there was controversy over Asif after he originally tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid, Nandralone, before having a ban imposed on him overturned on appeal.
- Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik (Urdu: شعیب ملک is captain of the Pakistani cricket team. He made his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh and One Day International (ODI) debut in 1999 against the West Indies. Malik was appointed Captain on 19 April 2007 by the Pakistan Cricket Board, replacing Inzamam-ul-Haq. Former skipper Imran Khan, who led the team to World Cup glory in 1992, backed Malik for the role earlier in the week he was appointed captain.
- Ahmed Rashid
Ahmed Rashid (b. 1948 in Rawalpindi) is a Pakistani journalist and best-selling author. Rashid attended Malvern College, England, Government College Lahore, and Cambridge University. He serves as the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia correspondent for the "Far Eastern Economic Review" and the "Daily Telegraph". He also writes for the "Wall Street Journal", "The Nation", and academic journals.
- Ayub Khan
(PA - 10) Muhammad Ayub Khan HJ, NPk (May 14, 1907 - April 19, 1974) was a Field Marshal during the mid-1960s, and the political leader of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969. He became Pakistan's first native Commander in Chief in 1951, and was the youngest full-rank general and self-appointed field marshal in Pakistan's military history. He was also the first Pakistani military general to seize power through a coup.
- Altaf Hussain
Altaf Hussain is the leader and founder of the political Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), formerly known as the Muhajir Qaumi Movement. Hussain is currently in self-exile at London. because he faces criminal charges in Pakistan, and after many years under asylum, has been granted British citizenship. It is alleged that while Altaf Hussain was a cab driver in Chicago, United States, he was recruited by the Pakistan Military Intelligence, …
- Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (born 12 December 1948) was appointed the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on 7 May, 2005. He began serving as Chief Justice on 30 June, 2005. His status is currently uncertain, as he does not enjoy the privileges neither does he serve the duties of a Chief Justice.
- Inzamam-Ul-Haq
Inzamam-ul-Haq Other names 'Inzi' (born 3 March 1970 in Multan, Punjab Province) is a Pakistani cricketer and was captain of the Pakistani cricket team from 2003 until March 2007. He is a specialist right-hand batsman and is regarded as one of the greatest Pakistani batsmen of the modern era, along with Saeed Anwar and Mohammad Yousuf, as well as a worthy successor to Zaheer Abbas and Javed Miandad..
- Aitzaz Ahsan
Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan b September 27, 1945 at Murree. He has worked as vice president of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Aitzaz Ahsan started his political career in the 1970's when he held the portfolio of Punjab information planning & development minister during Pakistan Peoples Party(PPP) government in 1970's. He was jailed several times as a political prisoner without trial for active participation in the movement for restoration of democracy.
- Ali Zafar
Ali Zafar is a Pakistani singer, actor and model, known as the "Prince of Pop".
- Javed Iqbal
Javeed Iqbal is a cartoonist from Pakistan. He is a person with renowned unique qualities of his own. He takes the burning issue from the coomon public and present it in such a manner which talks itself of solution.
- Abrar-Ul-Haq
Abrar-ul-Haq (Urdu/Punjabi: ابرار الحق is a Pakistani pop, bhangra and folk singer. On his first album "Billo De Ghar" his name appears as simply "Abrar". His best-known work is the song "Billo De Ghar". Before becoming a singer, he was a Geography teacher at Lahore's Aitchison College.
- Waheed Arshad
Major General Waheed Arshad took over as Director General Inter Services Public Relations on 1 March 2007, replacing Major General Shaukat Sultan Khan who was posted to Lahore as GOC. He was commissioned in Armored Corps of Pakistan Army in 1975. He is a graduate of Command and Staff College Quetta, National Defence College, Islamabad, and Turkish War Academy, Istanbul. During his career, the Major General Waheed has had a varied experience of command, …
- Shahid Afridi
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (Urdu: , popularly known as Shahid Afridi"' or by his nickname "Boom Boom Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer currently playing for the Pakistani national team. He made his ODI debut on October 2, 1996 against Kenya in Nairobi and his Test debut on October 22, 1998 against Australia at Karachi. He is known for his aggressive batting style, …
- Tariq Ali
Tariq Ali (Urdu: طارق علی is a British-Pakistani writer and filmmaker. He is a member of the editorial committee of the "New Left Review", and regularly contributes to "The Guardian", "Counterpunch" and the "London Review of Books". He is the author of "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Axis Of Hope" (2006), "Conversations with Edward Said" (2005), "Bush in Babylon" (2003), …
- Shahbaz Sharif
Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif also known as Shahbaz Sharif is a well known Pakistani politician and President of Pakistan Muslim League (N). He is the brother of Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister of Pakistan. He served as the Chief Minister of Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan and as a Member of Pakistan's National Assembly. Shahbaz Sharif is the first Pakistani politician to admit having hair transplantation.
- Mohammad Yousuf
Mohammad Yousuf (born 27 August, 1974, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani cricketer who has been a member of the Pakistani national cricket team since 1998. He is best known for his achievement in 2006 when he broke the great West Indian batsman, Sir Vivian Richards', world record for the most Test runs in a single calendar year.
- Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram (born June 3, 1966 in Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman, who represented the Pakistani cricket team in Tests and One-Day Internationals. He is widely regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers ever and holds world records for the most wickets taken in both ODIs (502) and List A cricket (881).
- Ramzi Yousef
Ramzi Ahmed Yousef or Ramzi Mohammed Yousef, birth name possibly Abdul Basit Mahmoud Abdul Karim and also known by dozens of aliases, is a Kuwaiti of Pakistani descent who was one of the planners of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He was arrested at an al-Qaeda safe house in Islamabad, Pakistan in 1995 and was extradited to the United States.
- Abdul Sattar
Abdul Sattar is a citizen of Pakistan, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba. His Guantanamo detainee ID number is 10. The Department of Defense reports he was born on November 12 1981, in Bumb, Pakistan Bumb, Pakistan.
- Abdul Sattar
Abdul Sattar was the Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1999 to 2002.Mr Abdul Sattar, is currently closely associated with Pakistan Observer News.
- Younis Khan
Mohammad Younus Khan (Urdu/Pashto: محمد یونس خان is a Pakistani cricketer and member of the Pakistan national cricket team since February 2000. Younus is popularly known as Younis Khan, however on the subject he himself said, "My name is Younus Khan. I tell people that everywhere, but they don’t listen." At present Younus is playing county cricket for Yorkshire.
- Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Ali (1910 in New Delhi - 14 January 1994 in Karachi) was a Pakistani novelist, diplomat and scholar, who was responsible for writing arguably the greatest novel ever written about Delhi. Born in Delhi, India, he was involved in progressive literary movements as a young man. He contributed to "Aangarey" ("Red Hot Embers", 1933), a collection of short stories that caused an uproar among fundamentalist Muslims.
- Abida Parveen
Begum Abida Parveen, "Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz", a Pakistani singer, is one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music. Her forte is the kafi and the ghazal, though she has also ventured into traditional male territory and sung qawwalis. She is known for her particularly stunning voice, as well as her vivid musical imagination. She has attained legendary status in the Indian Sub-Continent, especially within her home province of Sindh, Pakistan.
- Rashid Rauf
Rashid Rauf, a dual citizen of Britiain and Pakistan, was arrested in Bhawalpur, Pakistan in connection with the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot in August 2006, a day before the arrests were made in Britain. The Pakistani Interior Minister, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, claimed that "he is an al Qaeda operative with linkages in Afghanistan". He is said to be one of the ringleaders of the alleged plot.
- Adnan Sami
Adnan Sami Khan (Urdu: عدنان سمیع خان is a popular British-born Hindustani singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer. Born to an Indian mother and a Pakistani father, his style merges Indian and Western styles and instrumentation and ranges from classical to jazz to modern pop-rock. He was awarded MTV's 2001 "Breakthrough Artist of the Year".