List of people from Karachi District

List of people from Karachi District

Famous people from the city of Karachi in Pakistan include:

*'Sultan Mahommed Shah' Aga Khan III
*Muhammad Ali Jinnah - founder of Pakistan.
*Fatima Jinnah - sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and "Madar-i-Millet".
*Abdul Sattar Edhi - Philanthropist and founder of the Edhi Foundation
*Bilquis Edhi - Philanthropist, founder of the Bilquis Edhi Foundation, wife of Abdul Sattar Edhi
*Ansar Burney - noted human rights activist and founder of the [http://www.ansarburney.org/ Ansar Burney Trust]
*Margaret Lockwood Film and Stage Actress 1916-1990
*Googie Withers CBE Film and Stage Actress
*Angela Thorne English Actress
*Pervez Musharraf - Former President b.1917, resigned 8-18-2008
*Muhammad Ali Accounts Executive.
*Shaukat Aziz - 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan.
*Altaf Hussain -Politician, Founder and Chairman of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, living in self-exile in London.
*Lal Krishna Advani - leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in India
* Joseph Cordeiro - Former Archbishop of Karachi.
*Daniele Mastrogiacomo - Italian journalist born in Karachi.
*Hakim Mohammed Saeed - Noted scholar, philanthropist and former Governor of Sindh. Founder of the Hamdard Foundation.
*Agha Hasan Abedi - Banker and founder of the now-defunct Bank of Credit and Commerce International
*Hanif Mohammad - cricketer and the first Pakistani batsman to score a triple century. Made 334 not out against the West Indies cricket team.
*Mushtaq Mohammad - cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan cricket team.
*Javed Miandad - cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan cricket team.
*Saeed Anwar - Opening batsman for the Pakistan cricket team
*Rashid Latif - former Pakistan cricket team captain and wicket keeper.
*Danish Kaneria - a Hindu cricketer and leg spin bowler of the Pakistan cricket team.
*Mohammad Sami - A fast-bowling cricketer in the national team
*Ashfaq Hussain - Urdu poet and television personality in Canada for Asian Television Network.
*Safi Qureshi - Co-founder and CEO of AST Research. Born and educated in Karachi, he is now based in the US
*Waqqas Hanafi - Grand chef for King Abdullah of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
*Danish Thanvi - Famous Social worker in Sindh
*Noori Junaid - Famous for "helping people"
*Nazia Hassan - First Pop Singer of Pakistan.
*Zohaib Hassan - First Pop Singer of Pakistan/Brother of Late Nazia Hassan
*Lenny Zakatek - English Pop and Rock star


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