Gilani
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Gilani or Jilani or Kilani (and numerous other variants) may refer to:
- a gentilic of Gilan, IranGilan ProvinceGilan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin....
- MV Gilani, an Empire F type coaster which sank at Montreal on 22 April 1972.
- Gillani Railway StationGillani Railway StationGillani Railway Station is one of the neighbourhoods of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.There are several ethnic groups in Gulshan Town including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis. Over 99% of the population is Muslim...
, a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan.
People with the surname Gilani
Gilani is a Middle Eastern and South Asian surname:- Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani, first Prime Minister of IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
in 1920 - Abdul-Qadir Gilani, 12th century Muslim Scholar and Author of books on spirituality
- General "Mouhammad-Rasoul" Al- Kailani -originally Gilani-, Founder and Director of The Jordanian General Intelligence Department
- Ahmad Javed Jilani ex-president Lahore High Court Bar Assn., writer of books "tasveere shauhar", "tasveer e dost" and other humorous novels.
- Ahmed GailaniAhmed GailaniPir Sayyid Ahmed Gailani , is the leader of the Qadiriyyah Sufi order in Afghanistan, and the founder of the National Islamic Front of Afghanistan , a party that was associated with the Mujahideen who led the war against the Soviet Union in the 1980s...
Afghan politician - Amjad Gilani, Chemical Engineer, academic and environmental protection advisor
- Ahmad Taufiq Jilani born Ferozepur 1944, Pakistan Army Officer, writer of "ziafat e raftegaan" and other novels.
- Baqa JilaniBaqa JilaniMohammad Baqa Khan Jilani was a bowler who represented India in Test cricket....
, early 20th century cricketer from Panjab region who played for British Raj team - Benjamin GilaniBenjamin GilaniBenjamin Gilani is an Indian actor of film, television and theatre. He portrayed Jawaharlal Nehru in the 1993 film Sardar. He also acted in the movie "Hum Dum"....
, Indian theatre and television actor - Abdul Qader al-KeilaniAbdul Qader al-KeilaniAbdul Qader Husni al-Keilani al-Hasani was a Syrian nationalist, statesman and religious authority.Sayed Abdul Qader was born in Hama in 1874 to the well-known notable Keilani family...
, early 20th century Syrian statesman and religious authority - Farzana Agha Jilani Islamabad, Pakistan writer of "raqse e taos" and other stories
- Hina JilaniHina JilaniHina Jilani is an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a human-rights activist from Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan.-Work:Jilani is internationally recognized for her expertise in critical human rights investigations. She started practising law in 1979, when Pakistan was under martial law...
, Pakistani human-rights activist - Haji GilaniHaji GilaniHaji Gilani was the first person to give Hamid Karzai shelter in the province of Uruzgan, Afghanistan as Karzai launched his anti-Taliban revolt weeks before the religious militia collapsed under heavy U.S. bombing in late 2001. Gilani and his nephew were shot dead on April 3, 2003 by six gunmen...
, participant in the 2001 Afghan war - Hamid Raza GilaniHamid Raza GilaniSyed Hamid Raza Gilani, in keeping with his family's tradition, received his early education at Aitchison College, Lahore, Pakistan. Later he studied in England and was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn. He also studied at Oxford. Mr...
, Pakistani politician - Imtiaz GilaniImtiaz GilaniImtiaz Gilani is a Pakistani civil engineer and a former vice chancellor of the University of Engineering and Technology , Pakistan from 2004 till 2008...
, Pakistani engineer and academic - Kamel al-KilaniKamel al-KilaniKamel Mubdir al-Kilani was Finance Minister in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council in September 2003. A Sunni Muslim and contractor, al-Kilani remained in Iraq during the span of the Saddam Hussein government. He holds a diploma degree in economics and public administration...
, Finance Minister in the Iraqi Governing Council - Khurshid Anwar JilaniKhurshid Anwar JilaniKhurshid Anwar Jilani was an attorney, author, poet, radio talk show writer and philanthropist.-Early life and education:Born in Zira on September 3, 1904, migrated to Pakistan after Independence...
, novelist, founder of Rawalpindi Public Library - Maulana Manazir Ahsan GilaniMaulana Manazir Ahsan GilaniManazir Ahsan Gilani was an Islamic scholar from the Deobandi school of thought, which is one of the major Islamic schools in Indian subcontinent. He was born in September 1892. He wrote many books...
, 19th century philosopher - Mian Ghulam JilaniMian Ghulam JilaniMajor General Mian Ghulam Jilani was a two-star general officer in the Pakistan Army who, as British Army officer, was a World War II Japanese POW camp survivor at Singapore, who subsequently rose to help negotiate Pakistan’s membership in the Baghdad Pact and the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization...
, critic of Pakistan's Bhutto government - Mohammad Mohammadi GilaniMohammad Mohammadi GilaniAyatollah Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani is born in 1928.And he is a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was the chief justice of the supreme court of Iran, a position different from the head of the judiciary...
, Iranian cleric and religious authority - Mubarak Ali GilaniMubarak Ali GilaniMubarak Ali Shah Gilani is a Hanafi Sufi cleric from Pakistan and founder of the Muslims of the Americas organization...
, Hanafi, Qadiri Sheikh - Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Prime Minister of Iraq in 1933 and 1941
- Syed Ali Shah GeelaniSyed Ali Shah Geelani-Early life:Syed Geelani was born in a town called Zoorimunz, Bandipora, in North Kashmir. After his preliminary education in Sopore, he went on to graduate from the Oriental College in Lahore....
, separatist leader, important member of the All Parties Hurriyat ConferenceAll Parties Hurriyat ConferenceThe All Parties Hurriyat Conference is a political front formed as an alliance of 26 political, social and religious organizations in Kashmir. It was formed achieving the right of self-determination according to United Nations Security Council Resolution 47... - Sayed Ishaq Gailani, Afghan Politician
- Syed Mumtaz Alam GillaniSyed Mumtaz Alam GillaniSyed Mumtaz Alam Gillani is a Pakistani lawyer who was appointed the federal minister of Human Rights on November 4, 2008, a new portfolio, the Ministry of Human Rights which was carved out of the ministry of law and justice. Gillani was voted into the National Assembly of Pakistan in March 2008...
, Pakistani lawyer and politician - Tahir Mahmood Jilani born Ferozepur, India 1940, aviator, missing in action while flying L-19 Bird-Dog Cessna on search and rescue mission for Pakistan Army 27th June 1971 over Indus River in Kalabagh region.
- Yousaf Raza GillaniYousaf Raza GillaniYousuf Raza Gilani is the current prime minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He was nominated as Prime Minister by the PPP, with the support of its coalition partners, Pakistan Muslim League , Awami National Party, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and Muttahida Qaumi Movement, on 22 March 2008...
, Prime Minister of Pakistan since March 24, 2008 - Zahed GilaniZahed GilaniThe mystic Taj Al-Din Ebrahim ibn Rushan Amir Al-Kurdi Al-Sanjani , titled Sheikh Zahed Gilani, was Grandmaster of the famed Zahediyeh Sufi Order at Lahijan....
, 13th century leader of the Zahediyeh Sufi order - Syed Muhammad Baqir Gillani, Pakistani Famous Engineer and Researcher
- Syed Iftikhar Hussain GillaniSyed Iftikhar Hussain GillaniSyed Iftikhar Hussain Gilani is a former Federal Minister of Law in Pakistan. He was borne in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.-References:...
, Pakistani Former Federal Minister for Law and Justice - Syed Khalid Hussain Gillani, Secretary Water and Energy in KPK Province of Pakistan