List of people from Jammu and Kashmir

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Academics and science[]

• Amitabh Mattoo, thinker and professor
• Lalit Gupta, art historian
• Subhash Kak, American computer scientist
• Sonam Wangchuk, engineer, innovator and education reformist
• Ved Kumari Ghai, Padma Shri and Nari Shakti Puraskar recipient, eminent Sanskrit Scholar and renowned social worker
• Vijay Mahajan, American Marketing Professor from Jammu

Administration and police[]

• Masud Choudhary, ex IPS officer
• Shesh Paul Vaid, IPS officer
• Shah Faesal, first IAS topper from Kashmir
• Abdul Rashid Khan, IPS, Ex Inspector General of Police and Member State Human Rights Commission.
• Farooq Khan, ex IPS, politician, advisor
• Krsna (rapper), rapper and actor
• Allah Rakha, musician
• Bhajan Sopori, musician
• Dina Nath Walli, painter
• Ghulam Rasool Santosh, painter
• Kanish Sharma, music director and singer
• KSHMR, EDM artist
• Rahul Bhat, actor
• Aamir Bashir, actor
• Mir Sarwar, actor
• MC Kash, rapper and singer
• Malika Pukhraj, singer
• Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, musician
• Vibha Saraf, singer & musician

Comptrollers[]

• V. N. Kaul, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Padma Bhushan

Defence forces[]

• Bana Singh, PVC recipient
• Chewang Rinchen, double MVC recipient
• General Bikram Singh, ex Chief of Army Staff
• Nirmal Chander Vij, ex Chief of Army Staff
• Rajinder Singh, first MVC recipient
• Nazir Ahmad Wani, first Ashoka Chakra recipient
• Ajay Singh Jasrotia, Sena Medal recipient, Kargil War

Films and television[]

Journalism & media[]

• Aasif Sultan, journalist and editor in chief of Kashmir Narrator.
• Altaf Qadri, photojournalist working with the Associated Press.
• Masrat Zahra, freelance photojournalist.
• Kamran Yousuf Photojournalist
• Qazi Shibli, Kashmiri journalist and editor of The Kashmiryat.
• Sajjad Haider, journalist and editor of Kashmir Observer.
• Nidhi Razdan, newscaster
• Shujaat Bukhari
• Yusuf Jameel veteran Kashmiri journalist known for his coverage of Kashmir conflict.

Law and justice[]

• Adarsh Sein Anand, ex Chief Justice of India
• Bilal Nazki, ex Chief Justice of Orissa and Chairman of Human Rights Commission of Bihar
• Mehr Chand Mahajan, ex Chief Justice of India
• Parvez Imroz, human rights activist and lawyer
• T.S. Thakur, ex Chief Justice of India

Literature[]

• Agha Shahid Ali, poet and finalist for National Book Award of United States in 2001
• Ali Mohammad Shahbaz, writer, poet
• Basharat Peer, author and scriptwriter
• Deen Bandhu Sharma, writer
• Farooq Nazki, poet, broadcaster and media personality
• Habba Khatun, 16th-century poet, known as "Nightingale of Kashmir"
• Hakeem Manzoor, writer, poet
• Lalleshwari, poet-saint
• Moti Lal Kemmu, Kashmiri writer and social worker
• Padma Sachdev, poet, novelist, first modern women poet of Dogri language
• Jitendra Udhampuri, writer
• Rafiq Anjum, poet, researcher, poet and critic of Prof. Rahman Rahi
• Ram Nath Shastri, known as "Father of Dogri" as he brought Dogri language at national level, Dogri poet
• Bashir Bhadarwahi, writer, educationist, poet

Politics[]

• Peer Mohammed Hussain, former Minister of State and co founder of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party.
• Altaf Bukhari, former Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Karan Singh, ex Sadar-e-Raiyasat
• Mehbooba Mufti, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Mirza Mehboob Beg (1949-), politician. He is Former Member of Parliament from Anantnag
• Mirza Afzal Beg (d.1982) was the first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. and former Home Minister of India
• Omar Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Prem Nath Dogra, founder of Praja Parishad Party
• Shah Faesal, Independent politician, founder of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement.
• Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Syed Mir Qasim, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

Royalty[]

• Gulab Singh, Maharaja
• Hari Singh, Maharaja
• Karan Singh, Maharaja
• Pratap Singh, Maharaja
• Ranbir Singh Maharaja

Social Activists[]

• Parveena Ahanger, cofounder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP)
• Mushtaq Pahalgami, social activist, environmentalist

Sports[]

• Ishfaq Ahmed, Indian Football Team
• Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Indian Football team
• Ranveer Jamwal, Mountaineer, Climbed Everest 3 times, Has climbed the highest peaks of all 7 continents
• Mithun Manhas, Indian Premier League player
• Parvez Rasool, first J&K cricketer to represent India in International cricket
• Aadil Manzoor Peer, International ice stock sport Athlete, Web Developer.
• Abdul Samad, J&K cricketer, played IPL through Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Shubham Khajuria, cricketer
• Chain Singh, J&K's first Olympian, Asian Games 2014 Bronze Medal winner in shooting
• Rasikh Salam, Indian Premier League player
• Danish Farooq Bhat, Indian footballer plays as midfielder for real Kashmir team
• Iqra Rasool, Indian cricketer. Also known as Baramullah SupergirSupergir
• Manzoor Dar, Indian cricketer. Also known as Bahu bali and Panduv of Kashmir
• Gul Dev, Winter Olympian
• Nadeem Iqbal, Winter Olympian
• Arif Khan, Winter Olympian
• Umran Malik, J&K cricketer , played IPL through Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Samay Raina, Chess Player, Youtuber, Streamer.

See also[]

• List of Kashmiri people
• List of Indians by state

References[]