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Naushaba Burney Naushaba Burney 1932 - 2016 Journalist, social activist, and editor
Najma Sadeque Najma Sadeque 1943 - 2015 Journalist, activist, and writer
Farhad Humayun Farhad Humayun 1978 - 2021 Founder and lead vocalist of Overload
Hanif Mohammad Hanif Mohammad 1934 - 2016 Opening batsman
Sadaf Naeem Sadaf Naeem 1982 - 2022 Journalist, news reporter, model, and TV host
Zia Muhiuddin Zia Muhiuddin 1931 - 2023 Actor, broadcaster and poet
Junaid Jamshed Junaid Jamshed 1964 - 2016 Qawwali singer and music director
Masood Rana Masood Rana 1938 - 1995 Playback singer and ghazal singer
Ishrat Hussain Usmani Ishrat Hussain Usmani 1917 - 1992 Nuclear physicist and chairman of PAEC
Haleem Brohi Haleem Brohi 1935 - 2010 Journalist, satirist, writer, film critic
Mahmood ul Hassan Mahmood ul Hassan 1924 - 1988 Field hockey player and Olympic gold medalist
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui 1938 - 2017 Chief Justice of Pakistan
Lubna Agha Lubna Agha 1949 - 2012 Painter and art activist
Ismail Gulgee Ismail Gulgee 1926 - 2007 Painter and sculptor
Rahimuddin Khan Rahimuddin Khan 1926 - 2022 Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Yousaf Shakeel Yousaf Shakeel 1938 - 2023 Actor, playwright and academic
Amjad Sabri Amjad Sabri 1976 - 2016 Qawwali singer and Sufi proponent
Ghulam Muhammad Qasir Ghulam Muhammad Qasir 1944 - 1999 Poet, linguist and scholar
Khalilullah Khalili Khalilullah Khalili 1907 - 1987 Poet, Historian
Ahmed Rushdi Ahmed Rushdi 1934 - 1983 Folk singer and musician
Sartaj Aziz Sartaj Aziz 1929 - 2023 Foreign minister and national security advisor
Khawaja Nazimuddin Khawaja Nazimuddin 1894 - 1964 Second Governor-General and Prime Minister
Mumtaz Rashidi Mumtaz Rashidi 1934 - 2004 Social worker and writer
Rahimullah Yusufzai Rahimullah Yusufzai 1954 - 2021 Journalist, political and security analyst
Fariha Razzaq Haroon Fariha Razzaq Haroon 1956 - 2018 Journalist, academic, and script-writer
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy 1892 - 1963 Prime Minister of Bengal and Pakistan
Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi 1919 - 2016 Organic chemist and natural product researcher
Abdus Salam Abdus Salam 1926 - 1996 Theoretical physicist and professor
Pappu Sain Pappu Sain 1925 - 2021 Sufi dhol player
Mullah Muhammad Omar Mullah Muhammad Omar 1960 - 2013 Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate
Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari 1892 - 1961 Founder of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam
Samina Raja Samina Raja 1970 - 2021 Urban planner, food systems researcher
Mamnoon Hussain Mamnoon Hussain 1941 - 2021 12th President of Pakistan
Aitzaz Hasan Aitzaz Hasan 1998 - 2014 Student who sacrificed his life to stop a suicide
Mushtaq Ahmed Baig Mushtaq Ahmed Baig 1951 - 2008 Surgeon General of Pakistan Army
Arshad Sharif Arshad Sharif 1973 - 2022 Journalist, investigative reporter, anchor
Shoaib Hashmi Shoaib Hashmi 1938 - 2023 Playwright, actor and academic
Askari Mian Irani Askari Mian Irani 1940 - 2004 Painter and art activist
Abdul Ghafoor Majna Abdul Ghafoor Majna 1938 - 2012 Footballer
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Ghulam Ishaq Khan 1915 - 2006 Seventh president of Pakistan
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla 1902 - 1953 Composer of the national anthem of Pakistan
Sardar Mohammad Khan Sardar Mohammad Khan 1915 - 1998 Punjabi-Urdu dictionary
Fatima Surayya Bajia Fatima Surayya Bajia 1930 - 2016 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
Mohammed Ikramullah Mohammed Ikramullah 1903 - 1963 Foreign secretary and ambassador
Nazir Ahmed Nazir Ahmed 1898 - 1998 Medical researcher, writer, and founder
Abdul Jabbar Junejo Abdul Jabbar Junejo 1923 - 1989 Civil servant, historian, biographer, author
Allama Muhammad Iqbal Allama Muhammad Iqbal 1877 - 1938 Poet, philosopher, and politician
Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan 1952 - 2003 Harmonium player, qawwali singer
Chaudhry Aslam Khan Chaudhry Aslam Khan 1967 - 2014 Police officer and head of the Anti-Extremist
Shabbir Rana Shabbir Rana 1952 - 2023 Film, television and stage actor, director
Alam Lohar Alam Lohar 1928 - 1979 Folk singer and musician
Amin Ahsan Islahi Amin Ahsan Islahi 1904 - 1997 Author of Tadabbur-i-Quran
Fatima Shah Fatima Shah 1914 - 2002 Physician, social worker, and advocate
Khadija Mastoor Khadija Mastoor 1927 - 1982 Dramatist and short story writer
Suraiya Shahab Suraiya Shahab 1945 - 2019 Journalist, poet, and script-writer
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Salimuzzaman Siddiqui 1897 - 1994 Organic chemist and natural product researcher
Sara Suleri Goodyear Sara Suleri Goodyear 1953 - 2022 Author, professor of English
Prince Ali Khan Prince Ali Khan 1911 - 1960 Racehorse owner and diplomat
Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed 1914 - 1958 Recipient of Nishan-e-Haider
Faheem Hussain Faheem Hussain 1942 - 2009 Theoretical physicist and professor
Agha Ibrahim Akram Agha Ibrahim Akram 1923 - 1989 Civil servant, historian, biographer, author
Naseem Begum Naseem Begum 1936 - 1971 Film playback singer
Safwat Ghayur Safwat Ghayur 1959 - 2010 Police officer and commandant
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar 1897 - 1960 Sixth Prime Minister of Pakistan
Colin David Colin David 1937 - 2008 Painter and sculptor
Saeed Rashid Saeed Rashid 1927 - 1999 Poet and scholar of Sindhi literature
Farman Fatehpuri Farman Fatehpuri 1926 - 2013 Linguist, researcher, writer, critic and scholar
Sir Feroze Khan Noon Sir Feroze Khan Noon 1893 - 1970 Seventh Prime Minister of Pakistan
Razia Butt Razia Butt 1924 - 2012 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
Abdul Qadeer Khan Abdul Qadeer Khan 1936 - 2021 Founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program
Nazia Hassan Nazia Hassan 1965 - 2000 Pop singer and songwriter
Majid Jahangir Majid Jahangir 1949 - 2023 Comic actor
Abdul Rahim Sarban Abdul Rahim Sarban 1930 - 1993 Singer
Massoud Nawabi Massoud Nawabi 1954 - 2010 Poet, Writer, Director, Cultural Personality
Khalid Masud Khalid Masud 1935 - 2003 Muslim scholar of Pakistan
Mohammad Ali Jinnah Mohammad Ali Jinnah 1876 - 1948 Founder and first governor-general of Pakistan
Khair un Nissa Jaffery Khair un Nissa Jaffery 1947 - 1998 Model and actress
Firdous Begum Firdous Begum 1947 - 2020 Film actress and producer
Noor Jehan Noor Jehan 1926 - 2000 Playback singer and actress
General Muhammad Zia ul Haq General Muhammad Zia ul Haq 1924 - 1988 Sixth President and Chief Martial Law
Harichand Megha Dalaya Harichand Megha Dalaya 1921 - 2004 Inventor of spray-drying buffalo milk
Musarrat Hussain Musarrat Hussain 1951 - 2008 Surgeon General of Pakistan Army
Khurram Murad Khurram Murad 1932 - 1996 Islamic scholar and writer
Dorab Patel Dorab Patel 1917 - 1995 Chief Justice of Pakistan and member
Iftikhar Janjua Iftikhar Janjua 1922 - 1971 Major General of Pakistan Army
Moin Akhter Moin Akhter 1950 - 2011 Television, film and stage artist, humorist
Chaudhry Mohammad Ali Chaudhry Mohammad Ali 1905 - 1980 Fourth Prime Minister of Pakistan
Anwar Pirzada Anwar Pirzada 1939 - 2007 Journalist, columnist, writer
Abdul Jamil Khan Abdul Jamil Khan 1930 - 2021 Minister of Railways and Health
Fakhruddin Ebrahim Fakhruddin Ebrahim 1928 - 2020 Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
Mujeeb Alam Mujeeb Alam 1948 - 2004 Film playback singer
Tahira Wasti Tahira Wasti 1941 - 2012 Screenwriter and playwright of social
Zubeida Agha Zubeida Agha 1922 - 1997 Painter and modernist
Malik Ghulam Muhammad Malik Ghulam Muhammad 1895 - 1956 Third Governor-General of Pakistan
Mehnaz Begum Mehnaz Begum 1955 - 2013 TV, radio, and film singer
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali 1944 - 2020 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan
Mohammad Ali Bogra Mohammad Ali Bogra 1909 - 1963 Third Prime Minister of Pakistan
Gohar Ayub Khan Gohar Ayub Khan 1937 - 2023 Foreign minister
Abdul Hafeez Pirzada Abdul Hafeez Pirzada 1935 - 2015 Minister of Law and Finance
Anwarul Haq Anwarul Haq 1917 - 1995 Chief Justice of Pakistan and member
Sadequain Sadequain 1930 - 1987 Painter and poet
Ahmad Mallah, Haji Ahmad Mallah, Haji 1877 - 1969 Poet and translator of the Quran
Qalandar Momand Qalandar Momand 1930 - 2003 Poet and scholar of Pashto and Persian
Akbar Khan Akbar Khan 1946 - 2023 Actor, painter and sculptor
Faiz Ahmad Faiz Faiz Ahmad Faiz 1911 - 1984 Poet and journalist
Riazuddin Riazuddin 1930 - 2013 Theoretical physicist and director of TPG
Chaudhry Fazal Ellahi Chaudhry Fazal Ellahi 1904 - 1982 Fifth President of Pakistan
Asif Nawaz Janjua Asif Nawaz Janjua 1937 - 1993 Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan
Mohammad Afzal Khan Mohammad Afzal Khan 1815 - 1867 Emir of Afghanistan
Mazhar Kaleem Mazhar Kaleem 1942 - 2018 Writer, playwright and broadcaster
Nausheen Masud Nausheen Masud 1978 - 2023 Actor, producer, writer, and host
Afra Bukhari Afra Bukhari 1938 - 2022 Writer, columnist and journalist
Iqbal Bano Iqbal Bano 1928 - 2009 Ghazal singer
Ishfaq Ahmad Khan Ishfaq Ahmad Khan 1930 - 2018 Nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer
Nurul Amin Nurul Amin 1893 - 1974 Prime Minister of Pakistan
Javed Iqbal Javed Iqbal 1961 - 2001 Serial killer and pederast
Ghulam Farid Sabri Ghulam Farid Sabri 1930 - 1994 Qawwali singer, member of the Sabri Brothers
Muhammad Khan Junejo Muhammad Khan Junejo 1932 - 1993 Tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan
Khalid Iqbal Khalid Iqbal 1929 - 2014 Painter and sculptor
Datuk Rahman Anwar Syed Datuk Rahman Anwar Syed 1932 - 2009 Organic chemist and natural product researcher
Yaqoob Atif Yaqoob Atif 1945 - 2023 Singer and actor
Sheikh Muhammad Ikram Sheikh Muhammad Ikram 1908 - 1973 Civil servant, historian, biographer, author
Rashid Sabir Rashid Sabir 1945 - 2012 Writer, dramatist, teacher
Waheeda Naseem Waheeda Naseem 1927 - 1996 Novelist, poet, short story writer, fiction writer
Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi 1966 - 2020 Founder and leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik
Nadira Nadira 1968 - 1995 Film actress and dancer
Waheed Murad Waheed Murad 1938 - 1983 Actor, producer and script writer
Anjuman Shehzadi Anjuman Shehzadi 1987 - 2011 Stage and film actress
Munawar Sultana Munawar Sultana 1924 - 2007 Film playback singer
Tariq Jameel Paracha Tariq Jameel Paracha 1950 - 2023 Film, television and stage producer, actor
Asif Farrukhi Asif Farrukhi 1959 - 2020 Editor of Dunyazad and co-founder
Abdul Hafeez Mirza Abdul Hafeez Mirza 1939 - 2021 Tourism worker and educationist
Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed 1961 - 2021 Surgeon General of Pakistan Army
Zeenat Abdullah Channa Zeenat Abdullah Channa 1919 - 1974 Writer, educationist, and editor
Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir 1955 - 2019 Leg spin bowler
Hassan Sadpara Hassan Sadpara 1964 - 2016 Mountaineer and adventurer
Malik Ishaq Malik Ishaq 1959 - 2015 Senior commander of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
Laila Shahzada Laila Shahzada 1926 - 1994 Painter and modernist
Rukhsana Noor Rukhsana Noor 1959 - 2017 Journalist, poet, and script-writer
Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar 1899 - 1958 Member of the Working Committee
Zafar Muhammad Khan Zafar Muhammad Khan 1942 - 1971 Naval captain and commanding officer
Fahmida Riaz Fahmida Riaz 1946 - 2018 Poet, writer and feminist of Urdu
Fatima Jinnah Fatima Jinnah 1893 - 1967 Dental surgeon, writer, stateswoman
Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum 1899 - 1978 Poet, scholar and translator who wrote
Ahmed Parvez Ahmed Parvez 1926 - 1979 Painter
Jon Elia Jon Elia 1931 - 2002 Poet and philosopher of Urdu and Persian
Nisar Qadri Nisar Qadri 1940 - 2023 Radio, stage, and television actor
Amir Mehdi Amir Mehdi 1913 - 1999 High altitude porter
Shaikh Ayaz Shaikh Ayaz 1923 - 1997 Short story writer
Allah Bakhsh Allah Bakhsh 1895 - 1978 Painter and calligrapher
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  • 1. Ahmad Mallah, Haji

    Died: 1969 A.D
    Slogan: Quran is the word of God, the light of guidance,the source of wisdom, and the fountain of knowledge.

    Ahmad Mallah, Haji was a Sindhi poet and translator of the Quran. He was born in a village called Kundi in Badin District, Sindh, in 1877. His father was Nangio Mallah, a farmer and a religious scholar. Ahmad Mallah received his early education from his father and then from various teachers in Sindh. He learned Arabic, Persian, Urdu and English languages. He also studied Islamic sciences and literature. He was a moderate Islamic scholar and a follower of the Chishti Sufi order. He wrote poetry in Sindhi and Urdu languages, and also translated some Persian and Arabic works into Sindhi. His most famous and remarkable work is his poetic translation of the Quran in Sindhi language, which he completed in 1958. He named it Noor-ul-Quran (The Light of the Quran). It is considered to be the first and the best poetic translation of the Quran in Sindhi language. It is also a masterpiece of Sindhi poetry and literature. He also wrote a commentary on his translation, explaining the meanings and interpretations of the Quranic verses. He died in 1969 and was buried in Badin.

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  • 2. General Agha Muhammed Yahya Khan

    Died: 1980 A.D
    Slogan: Pakistan is my country and I will defend it.

    General Agha Muhammed Yahya Khan was a Pakistani military officer and politician who served as the third president of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971. He also served as the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army from 1966 to 1971. He was born in Peshawar in 1917 to a wealthy family of landowners. He graduated from the Indian Military Academy and was commissioned to the British Indian Army in 1939. He fought in the Second World War in the Mediterranean theatre against the Axis powers and rose to major military positions in the British infantry division. Following the creation of Pakistan in 1947, he was promoted to several ranks in the Pakistan Army. In 1951, he became the commander-in-chief, succeeding General Douglas Gracey. From 1954 to 1958, he served in the civilian government as Defence and Home Minister and supported president Iskandar Ali Mirza's decision to impose martial law against prime minister Feroze Khan's administration on 7 October 1958. Soon after, Yahya had himself declared president, and Mirza was exiled. Yahya reorganized the administration and acted to restore the economy through agrarian reforms and stimulation of industry. Foreign investment was also encouraged. Yahya introduced the system of "basic democracies" in 1960. It consisted of a network of local self-governing bodies to provide a link between the government and the people. A national referendum among all those elected confirmed Yahya as president. He was reelected under this system in 1965, against a strong challenge from an opposition united behind Fatima Jinnah, the sister of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. When the United States began to rearm India after China's invasion of northern India in 1962, Yahya established close relations with China and received substantial military aid from it. In the meantime, Pakistan's dispute with India over Jammu and Kashmir worsened, culminating in the outbreak of war in 1965. After the Tashkent Declaration ended hostilities, he fell out with Khan and was sacked from government, and in December 1967 he founded the PPP. Bhutto denounced the Yahya Khan regime as a dictatorship and was subsequently imprisoned (1968–69). After the overthrow of the Ayub Khan regime by Gen. Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan, national elections were held in 1970. Although Bhutto and his party won a sweeping electoral victory in West Pakistan, the biggest election winner was the Awami League, an East Pakistan-based party that had campaigned for full autonomy for East Pakistan. Bhutto refused to form a government with this separatist party, causing a nullification of the election. The widespread rioting that followed degenerated into civil war, after which East Pakistan, with the help of India, emerged as the independent state of Bangladesh. Yahya resigned from his office in 1971 and was replaced by his foreign minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who put him under house arrest. He died of heart failure in 1980. [1]

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  • 3. Faiz Ahmad Faiz

    Died: 1984 A.D
    Slogan: Speak, for your lips are free

    Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi and Urdu literature. He was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time and his works and ideas remain widely influential today in Pakistan and beyond. He was also a teacher, military officer, trade unionist, and broadcaster. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962 and the Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 1990. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. He was involved in the Progressive Writers' Movement and the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case, for which he was imprisoned for four years. He wrote several collections of poetry, such as Naqsh-e-Faryadi, Dast-e-Saba, Zindan-nama, and Nuskha-hai-Wafa. His poems expressed his love for humanity, his longing for freedom, his critique of oppression, and his hope for a better future. He also translated works of other poets, such as Mirza Ghalib, Pablo Neruda, and Bertolt Brecht. He died of a heart attack in Lahore in 1984.

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  • 4. Prince Ali Khan

    Died: 1960 A.D
    Slogan: Live and let live

    Prince Ali Khan, also known as Aly Khan, was a Pakistani socialite, racehorse owner and jockey, who was the son of Aga Khan III, the leader of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims, and the father of Aga Khan IV, the current leader. He was born in Turin, Italy, and educated by private tutors in India and France. He joined the French Foreign Legion and the British Army during World War II and was awarded several medals for his service. He was also a prominent figure in the international racing circuit and owned several successful horses. He was married twice, first to Joan Yarde-Buller, an English aristocrat, and later to Rita Hayworth, a famous Hollywood actress. He had three children, one of whom, Prince Karim, succeeded his grandfather as Aga Khan IV in 1957. He was also involved in various philanthropic and diplomatic activities, and served as the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations from 1958 to 1960. He died in a car accident near Paris in 1960, at the age of 48. He was buried in Salamiyah, Syria, where his grandfather had established a religious center.

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  • 5. Allama Muhammad Iqbal

    Died: 1938 A.D
    Slogan: Raise your selfhood so high that before every decree,God himself asks you: What is your wish?

    Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a poet, philosopher, and politician who is widely regarded as the spiritual father of Pakistan. He is also known as the poet of the East and the sage of the Ummah. He wrote poetry in Urdu and Persian, and is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the modern era. His poetry is infused with Islamic thought and values, and expresses his vision of a cultural and political ideal for the Muslims of British India. He also wrote several books on philosophy, such as The Development of Metaphysics in Persia, The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, and The Secrets of the Self. He was a strong advocate of Islamic revivalism and Pan-Islamism, and inspired many Muslim leaders and movements across the world. He was also one of the founding members of the Muslim League, the political party that led the Pakistan Movement. He delivered the famous Allahabad Address in 1930, in which he proposed the idea of a separate Muslim state in northwestern India. He also composed the Tarana-e-Milli (Anthem of the Community), which is the national anthem of Pakistan. He was knighted by the British government in 1922, and was awarded the title of Allama (learned) by his admirers. He died in 1938, after suffering from a throat infection for several months. He was buried in Lahore, where his mausoleum is a national monument.

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  • 6. Habib Jalib

    Died: 1993 A.D
    Slogan: Poet can definition inside.

    Habib Jalib was a Pakistani poet and activist who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. He was born as Habib Ahmad on 24 March 1928 in a village near Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India. He migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India and worked as a proofreader for Daily Imroze of Karachi. He was a progressive writer and soon started to grab the audience with his enthusiastic recitation of poetry. He wrote in plain language, adopted a simple style and addressed common people and issues. He was a member of the Progressive Writers' Movement and a follower of Marxism. He opposed military coups and administrators and was duly jailed several times. He wrote poems that inspired the masses and challenged the dictatorship. He also wrote songs for films and television dramas. He died on 12 March 1993 in Lahore due to a lung infection. He was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, the nation's second highest civilian award, in 2009. He is regarded as the poet of the masses and a national hero.

    Habib Jalib Profile

  • 7. Abdus Salam

    Died: 1996 A.D
    Slogan: Scientific thought is the common heritage of all mankind.

    Abdus Salam was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and a professor of physics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. He received his MSc and PhD in physics from Imperial College London under the supervision of Paul Matthews and Abdus Salam. He worked at various institutions, including the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He published several research papers in peer-reviewed journals on topics such as electroweak theory, grand unified theory, quantum mechanics, and cosmology. He was also a devout Muslim, who believed that science and religion were compatible and complementary. He quoted the Quran in his Nobel acceptance speech and advocated for the development of science and technology in the Muslim world. He received many awards and honors, including the Smith's Prize, the Adams Prize, the Royal Medal, the Matteucci Medal, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, and the Copley Medal. He died of Parkinson's disease in Oxford, England, on 21 November 1996. He was 70 years old.

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  • 8. Fahmida Riaz

    Died: 2018 A.D
    Slogan: I am not that woman.

    Fahmida Riaz was a Pakistani poet, writer and feminist who was born in Meerut, British India, in 1946. She was the daughter of Riaz-ud-Din Ahmed, an educationist who was involved in developing the modern education system for Sindh province. She moved to Hyderabad, Sindh, with her family after the partition of India in 1947. She studied at the Government College for Women in Hyderabad, and later at the University of Sindh in Jamshoro. She began writing poetry at a young age, and published her first collection of verses, Patthar ki Zuban, in 1967. She married Zafar Ali Ujan, a leftist political activist, in 1971, and moved to Karachi, where she worked as a newscaster for Radio Pakistan. She also started her own Urdu publication, Awaz, which was known for its liberal and progressive content. She faced censorship and persecution from the military regime of General Zia-ul-Haq, who imposed martial law and Islamic laws in Pakistan in 1977. She and her husband were charged with sedition and imprisoned for a year. They fled to India in 1981, where they lived in exile for seven years. During this time, she wrote her second collection of poetry, Badan Dareeda, which was considered controversial and obscene for its erotic and sensual expressions. She also wrote her first novel, Zinda Bahar, which depicted the lives of women in a patriarchal society. She returned to Pakistan in 1988, after the death of Zia-ul-Haq and the restoration of democracy. She continued to write and publish poetry, fiction, and essays, and also translated works from Sindhi, Persian, and English into Urdu. She was influenced by the writings of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Jalaluddin Rumi, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, and Shaikh Ayaz. She was also an avid reader of English literature and translated some works of Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, and Adrienne Rich into Urdu. She was a prominent voice of the progressive writers' movement and the women's rights movement in Pakistan. She was also a critic of religious extremism, nationalism, and patriarchy. She received several awards and honors for her literary contributions, including the Pride of Performance in 2010, the Kamal-e-Fun Award in 2013, and the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Karachi Literature Festival in 2017. She died of cardiac arrest in Lahore on 21 November 2018, at the age of 72.

    Fahmida Riaz Profile

  • 9. Anna Molka Ahmed

    Died: 1994 A.D
    Slogan: Daylight after night. Spring when birds sing. Sunshine after rain. So with life's pain.

    Anna Molka Ahmed was a Pakistani artist and poet who lived in Lahore, Pakistan. Her work has been exhibited in art museums and galleries in Pakistan and the United States, as well as Britain, Japan, Jordan, and Switzerland. Her paintings are part of the permanent collections at the Tate, the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and others. She was also an accomplished writer, having written hundreds of rubaiyat in the style of Omar Khayyam and Sarmad Kashani. She was part of a broader Islamic art movement that emerged independently across North Africa and parts of Asia in the 1950s and known as the Hurufiyya movement. She rejected Western art concepts, and instead searched for a new visual language that reflected her own culture and heritage. She transformed calligraphy into a modern aesthetic, which was both contemporary and indigenous. She painted classical literature from the poetic verses of Ghalib, Iqbal, and Faiz. She received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) in 1963 and the Pride of Performance Award in 1969 by the President of Pakistan. She was born Molly Bridger to Jewish parents, in London, England on 13 August 1917. Her mother was Polish and father was Russian. She converted to Islam at the age of 18 in 1935, before marrying Sheikh Ahmed in October 1939, who was then studying in London. She studied painting, sculpture and design at St. Martin School of Arts in London, and received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Art. She moved to Lahore in 1940 and, besides painting, taught fine art at the University of the Punjab. She divorced her husband in 1951, but remained in Pakistan with her two daughters until her death on 20 April 1994. She was 76 years old.

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  • 10. Aitzaz Hasan

    Died: 2014 A.D
    Slogan: I am always ready for my country.

    Aitzaz Hasan was a Pakistani student who died on 6 January 2014 while preventing a suicide bomber from entering a school at Hangu village. More than 2,000 students were attending classes at the time of the incident. The institute was later renamed to Aitzaz Hasan Shaheed High School. His death anniversary is observed annually throughout Pakistan on 6 January. Aitzaz was outside the school gate of his Government High School, Ibrahimzai, in Hangu, with two other schoolmates. Aitzaz had not been allowed to attend the morning assembly due to his tardiness that day. A 20-to-25-year-old man approached the gate and stated he was there to "take admission". One of the students noticed a detonator on the man's vest, whereupon Aitzaz's schoolmates ran inside, possibly to raise the alarm, while Aitzaz confronted the suicide bomber, who then detonated his vest. Aitzaz died at the scene. No other students were harmed. Aitzaz's story led to an outpouring of emotion on television and on social media, where the hashtag onemillionaitzazs trended on Twitter. A Facebook page was set up in tribute to his act. Aitzaz's father said that his son made a sacrifice to save the lives of others: "My son made his mother cry but saved hundreds of mothers from crying for their children." Scores of people attended his funeral to pay their respects. A floral wreath was laid on the grave of Aitzaz Hasan on behalf of the Pakistani Army chief. Aitzaz was hailed as a national hero and a martyr by the Pakistani government, media, and public. He was posthumously awarded the Sitara-e-Shujaat (Star of Bravery), the highest civilian award for bravery in Pakistan. He was also named as the Herald 's Person of the Year for 2014. He received tributes from various national and international figures, including Malala Yousafzai, who called him "brave and courageous". A biographical film, Salute, was released in 2016, based on his life and sacrifice.

    Aitzaz Hasan Profile

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