List of people from Jammu and Kashmir
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This is an alphabetically arranged list of famous and notable people from Jammu and Kashmir
, India
. This includes persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. This includes persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.
- Basharat Peer, writer
- Dr Rafiq Anjum, poet researcher.
- Farooq AbdullahFarooq AbdullahFarooq Abdullah , born 21 October 1937 in Soura, Jammu & Kashmir, India), is the son of Sheikh Abdullah, is a doctor of medicine and has served as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982. He is married to Molly, a nurse of British origin...
, Cabinet MinisterCabinet (government)A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :... - Ghulam Nabi AzadGhulam Nabi AzadGhulam Nabi Azad is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress and the current Minister of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India....
, Cabinet MinisterCabinet (government)A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :... - Jairam RameshJairam RameshJairam Ramesh born April 9, 1954, is an Indian economist and an influential politician of the Congress Party in the United Progressive Alliance ruling coalition of center-left political parties heading the Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament representing Andhra Pradesh state in the...
, Minister of State for Commerce and Power. - Ayaz MughalAyaz MughalAyaz Ahmed Mughal is an Indian social activist and journalist. He is renowned as noted RTI activist and has associated with Right to Information Movement in J&K. He has written many articles on RTI and other political issues...
, writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, activist, journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. - Javaid RahiJavaid RahiDr. Javaid Rahi alternate spellings Dr.Javed Rahi is an Indian researcher and prolific scholar...
, writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, activist - Kl SaigalKundan Lal SaigalKundan Lal Saigal was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the first superstar of the Hindi film industry, which was centered in Calcutta during Saigal's time, but is currently centered in Mumbai.-Early life:Saigal was born at Jammu where his father Amar Chand was a tehsildar at the...
, singer and actor. - LalleshwariLalleshwariLalleshwari , also known as Lalla, Lal Ded or "Lal Arifa". She was a mystic of the Kashmiri Shaivite sect, and at the same time, a Sufi saint. She is a creator of the mystic poetry called vatsun or Vakhs, literally 'speech'...
, poet-saint - Mukesh RishiMukesh RishiMukesh Rishi is an Indian film actor who works in Bollywood and Tollywood and Canada. Coming from a brahmin family in Jammu, Mukesh was the first person in his family to try his luck in the world of cinema...
, actor - Omar AbdullahOmar AbdullahOmar Abdullah , born 10 March 1970 in United Kingdom, is an Indian Kashmiri politician and the scion of Kashmir's 'first family', the Abdullah family who became the 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir after forming a government in coalition with the Congress party, on...
, Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir - Parvez ImrozParvez ImrozParvez Imroz is a controversial human rights lawyer and a civil rights activist in Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. He is founder and President of the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society that works to build local alliances between Kashmiri civil society groups...
, lawyerLawyerA lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, activist - Shamma JainShamma JainShamma Jain is the current Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire with concurrent accreditation to Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea.- Early life and education :...
, Ambassador of India - Sheikh Abdullah, politician
- Shesh Paul VaidShesh Paul VaidShesh Paul Vaid , also known as S. P. Vaid, is the current Additional Director General of Police , Headquarters in Jammu & Kashmir.-Early life:...
, IPS, Additional Director General of PoliceAdditional Director General of PoliceIn India the additional director general of police is a 3 star rank, the high ranking police officer in Indian States & Union Territories. All ADGPs are Indian Police Service officers and are in above super time scale grade...
(ADGP) in Jammu & Kashmir - Shivkumar SharmaShivkumar SharmaShivkumar Sharma is an Indian santoor player. The santoor is a folk instrument from Kashmir and Jammu. Sharma is often referred to by the title Pandit.-Early life:...
, musician - Tanvir SadiqTanvir SadiqTanvir Sadiq a politician from Kashmir, is a prolific writer on politics, social issues and matters relating to empowerment of youth and women and is also a known blogger. Tanvir Sadiq is the son of a senior politician of J&K state Sadiq Ali, and grandson of Jaffer Ali who was a papier-machie...
, City Council member, writer, politician, youth leader.
See also
- Who's Who of Kashmir
- List of Kashmiris, list of Kashmiri peopleKashmiri peopleThe Kashmiri people are a Dardic linguistic group living in Kashmir Valley in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and parts of the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir who speak the Kashmiri language...
- List of Indians by state