List of Sindhi people
The following is a list of notable Sindhi people who have origins in the Sindh province.
Business and Industry
- Engineer Lal Chand
- Hari Harilela
- Mahmoud Haroon
- Micky Jagtiani
- S. P. Hinduja and Hinduja family
- Noor Hussain Soomro, Moro
- Yusuf Haroon
- Chandru Raheja
- Niranjan Hiranandani
- Romesh Wadhwani
- Ram Buxani
- Sunil Vaswani
- Sonu Shivdasani
- Sabeer Bhatia
- Sanjeev Bikhchandani
- Surendra Hiranandani
- Gulu Lalvani
- Kabir Mulchandani
- Harish Fabiani
- Abdul Razzak Yaqoob
- Sultana Siddiqui
- Disht Advani
Economics
- Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Finance Minister of Pakistan
- Naveed Qamar, Finance Minister of Pakistan
- Dr. Shamshad Akhtar
Educationalists
- Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi, 8th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
- Ahmed Hussain A. Kazi
- Ali Ahmed S Kazi
- Allama I. I. Kazi
- Apa Shams Abbasi
- Hassan Ali Effendi
- Khan Bahadur Ghulam Nabi Kazi, first DPI Sindh 1936-39
- Khan Bahadur Muhammad Siddique Memon
- Mariyam Sultana Noohani
- Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo
- Mushtak Ali Kazi
- Mutawakkil Kazi, Judge of the High Court of Sindh
- Dr Nabi Bux Khan Baloch
- Noor Muhammad Lakhir, founder of Noor Muhammad High School, Hyderabad, Sindh
- Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota
Entertainment Industry
- Aanand L. Rai, Indian movie director and producer
- Aarti Chabria, Indian actress
- Abida Parveen, Pakistani Sufi singer
- Anant Balani, Indian director
- Aftab Shivdasani, Indian actor
- Ajith Kumar, Indian actor and motor car racer (Sindhi mother)
- Allan Fakir
- Anita Hassanandani, Indian actress
- Anjana Sukhani, Indian actress & model
- Anwar Solangi, Pakistani TV & radio artist
- Apurva Asrani, film editor & screenwriter
- Archie Panjabi, English actress
- Arjun Bijlani, Indian TV actor
- Asrani, Indian comedian and actor
- Atiqa Odho, Pakistani actress
- Atul Khatri, stand-up comedian
- Ayaz Samoo, Pakistani actor
- Babita, Indian actress and mother of Kareena and Karisma (Sindhi father)
- Bhagwanti Navani, Indian folk and playback singer
- Deepak Perwani, Pakistani fashion designer & actor
- Dalip Tahil, Indian actor
- Dinesh Hingoo, Indian actor
- Fahad Mustafa, Pakistani actor, producer, host, anchor and model
- Fatima Effendi Pakistani Actress
- Fardeen Khan, Indian actor (Sindhi mother)
- Fazila Kaiser
- G P Sippy, Indian filmmaker
- Ghazala Rafique
- Gopi Gajwani, Indian artist
- Govinda Ahuja, Indian film actor and politics
- Govind Nihalani, film director
- Girish Kumar, Indian actor
- Gracy Goswami, Indian child artist
- Gulab Chandio, TV Artist
- Hansika Motwani, Indian actress
- Hari Shivdasani, Indian actor and father of Babita
- Harshvardhan Kapoor, Indian actor (Sindhi mother)
- Hayat Ali Shah Bukhari, Pakistani Broadcaster, Dramatist, Journalist
- Hiten Tejwani, Indian TV actor
- Humaira Channa, Pakistani singer
- Hussain Chandio
- Hiba Bukhari,
- Iqbal Theba, Pakistani-American actor
- Iqra Aziz, famous Pakistani Actress
- Jackky Bhagnani, Indian actor
- Jalal Chandio, Pakistani folk singer
- Jeet Madnani, Indian Bengali actor
- Jimmi Harkishin, Sindhi Indian British actor
- Leena Jumani, Indian TV actress
- Lillete Dubey, Indian actress
- Karan Johar, Indian movie director and producer (Sindhi mother)
- Saroj Khan, Indian movie choreographer (name changed from Nirmala Nagpal)
- Kiara Advani, Indian actress (Sindhi father)
- Kitu Gidwani, Indian actress & model
- Kumail Nanjiani, Hollywood actor & comedian
- Kushal Punjabi, Indian model & actor
- Mai Allah Wasai, Pakistani folk singer
- Mai Bhagi, Pakistani folk singer
- Manzoor Sakhirani
- Manoj Punjabi, Indian-Indonesian film businessman
- Master Muhammad Ibrahim, musician & classical singer
- Muhammad Juman, Sindhi musician & classical singer
- Muhammad Yousuf Ustad, Sindhi folk and playback singer
- Mustafa Qureshi, Pakistani film & television actor from Sindh, Pakistan
- Nandita Mahtani, fashion designer
- Nikhil Advani, Indian director & screenwriter (Sindhi father)
- Noor Bano, folk singer
- Palak Sindhwani
- Preeti Jhangiani, Indian actress in Bollywood
- Poonam Sinha, Poonam Chandiramani
- Rajkumar Hirani, Indian movie director
- Ramesh Sippy, Indian director, son of G P Sippy
- Raam Punjabi, Indian-Indonesian film producer
- Ramesh Taurani, Indian film producer
- Ranveer Singh, Indian actor
- Rhea Kapoor, Indian producer & designer (Sindhi mother)
- Rishi Bhutani
- Ritesh Sidhwani, Indian movie producer
- Rithvik Dhanjani, Indian TV actor
- Roma Asrani, Indian actress
- Roshan Atta, Pakistani veteran actress
- Rubeena Qureshi
- Sadhana Shivdasani, Indian actress
- Saif Samejo
- Sakina Samo, Pakistani actress
- Sapna Bhavnani, Indian celebrity hairstylist
- Sanam Baloch, Pakistani actress & television host
- Sanam Marvi
- Sanam Saeed, Sindhi; Memon from mother's side
- Sangeeta Bijlani, Indian actress
- Sanjjanaa, Indian actress in sandalwood and Telugu films
- Shafi Muhammad Shah, Pakistani film & television actor
- Shah Asad, Pakistani Film Producer and Director
- Shazia Khushk, Pakistani folk singer
- Syed Saleh Muhammad Shah, Pakistani Broadcaster and Drama Artist
- Shilpa Saklani, Indian TV actress
- Shonali Nagrani, Indian television presenter & model
- Sindhu Tolani, Indian actress & model
- Satyaprakash Mangtani, world record filmmaker, lyricist & music director
- Sohai Ali Abro, Pakistani actress, dancer & model
- Sonakshi Sinha, Indian actress (Sindhi mother)
- Sonam Kapoor, Indian actress (Sindhi mother)
- Sonya Hussyn, Pakistani actress of Sindhi origin
- Suhrab Faqir
- Sheheryar Munawar
- Tamanna Bhatia, Indian actress
- Tarun Mansukhani, Indian movie director
- Tarun Tahiliani, Indian fashion designer
- Uroosa Qureshi, Pakistani actress
- Usha Bachani, Indian actress
- Ustad Manzoor Ali Khan
- Vikramaditya Motwane, Indian film director (Sindhi father)
- Vashu Bhagnani, Indian filmmaker
- Vishal Dadlani, Indian music director
- Vivek Vaswani, Indian writer, actor & producer
- Yasir Nawaz, Pakistani producer & actor
- Danish Nawaz, Pakistani comedian & actor
- Zarina Baloch, Pakistani folk music singer and composer
- Zeb-un-Nissa, Pakistani folk singer
- Mahesh Chander
- Falesh Kumar Mahbubani, JE in Indian Railways
Historical personalities
- Raja Dahir
- Dodo Bin Khafef Soomro III
- Khawaja Muhammad Zaman of Luari Sharif
- Hemu Kalani
- Hoshu Sheedi
- Pir of Pagaro VI Soreh Badshah(Victorious King)
- Jam Feroz
- Jam Nizamuddin II
- Jam Raidhan
- Jam Tamachi
- Jam Unar
- Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
- Main Noor Mohammad Kalhoro
- Mian Adam Shah Kalhoro
- Mir Ahmed Nasrallah Thattvi
- Mir Ali Murad Talpur
- Mir Ali Sher Qaune Thattvi
- Mir Allahyar Talpur
- Mir Nasir Khan Talpur
- Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur
- Mirza Ghazi Beg
- Muhammad Muradyab Khan (Nawab Sarbuland Khan)
- Muhammad Salih Tahtawi
- Raees Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri
- Rooplo Kolhi
- Sachal Sarmast
- Sardar Darya Khan
- Sayyid Muhammad Al-Makki
- Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
- Shah Inayat Shaheed
- Seth Naomal Hotchand
Journalists
Law and Judiciary
- Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri
- Abdul Hafeez Pirzada
- Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan
- Allah Bux Karim Bux Brohi (A.K. Brohi)
- Hamid Ali Mirza
- Jan Muhammad Junejo
- Krishna Kohli
- Mangla Sharma
- Pushpa Kumari Kohli
- Ram Jethmalani
- Rana Bhagwandas
- Rasul Bux Palejo
- Sajjad Ali Shah
- Salahuddin Panhwar
- Syed Sajjad Ali Shah
- Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
- Veeru Kohli
Poets
- Adal Soomro
- Ahmad Khan Madhosh
- Ali Gul Sangi
- Allah Baksh Sarshar Uqaili
- Anwar Pirzada
- Ayaz Gul
- Ayaz Jani
- Bedil
- Elsa Kazi
- Ghulam Ali Allana
- Hassan Dars
- Ibrahim Munshi
- Imdad Hussaini
- Khialdas Fani
- Mir Abdul Rasool Mir
- Mohammad Khan Majeedi
- Muhammad Mohsin Bekas
- Murtaza Dadahi, Syed
- Pir Sadardin
- Qadir Bux Bedil
- Rohal Faqir
- Sachal Sarmast
- Sami
- Sawan Fakir
- Shah Abdul Karim Bulri
- Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai
- Shah Inayat Rizvi
- Shah Inayatullah
- Shaikh Ayaz
- Sikandar Khan Khoso
- Tajal Bewas
- Talib-ul-Mola
- Ustad Bukhari
Politicians
- Abdullah Shah
- Abdul Sattar Rajper
- Abdul Wahid Aresar
- Abid Hussain Bhayo
- Ajiaz Hussain Shah Bukhari
- Ali Mohammad Mahar
- Ali Muhammad Rashidi
- Allah Bux Soomro
- Altaf Hussain Unar
- Asif Zardari
- Ayaz Latif Palijo
- Bahadur Khan Dahri
- Bashir Qureshi
- Benazir Bhutto
- Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
- Elahi Bux Soomro
- Fahmida Mirza
- Faryal Talpur
- Fatima Bhutto
- Fazil Rahu
- G.M Syed
- Ghous Ali Shah
- Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah
- Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar
- Ghulam Murtaza Baloch
- Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
- Ghulam Qadir Chandio
- Gul Muhammad Khan Jakhrani
- Haider Bux Jatoi
- Hamida Khuhro
- Haji Amir Bux Junejo
- Hazar Khan Bijarani
- Hosh Muhammad Sheedi
- Ismail Rahoo
- Jam Sadiq Ali
- Jam Saqi
- Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani
- Kewalram Ratanmal Malkani
- Khalid Ahmed Khan Lund
- Khan Muhammad Dahri
- Krishna Kohli
- Lal Chand Ukrani
- Lal Krishna Advani
- Marvi Memon
- Makhdoom Amin Fahim
- Makhdoom Jamil Zaman
- Makhdoom Khalil-u-Zaman
- Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talibul Moula
- Makhdoom Saeeduz Zaman
- Manzoor Wassan
- Maula Bakhsh Chandio
- Mir Ali Ahmad Talpur
- Mir Ali Bakhsh Khan Talpur
- Mir Bandeh Ali Khan Talpur
- Mir Ghalib Hussain Domki
- Mir Munawar Ali Talpur
- Mir Rasool Bux Talpur
- Muhammad Ayub Khuhro
- Muhammad Bux Khan Mahar
- Muhammad Khan Junejo
- Muhammad Mian Soomro
- Muhammad Muqeem Khan Khoso
- Mumtaz Ali Bhutto
- Murad Ali Shah
- Murtaza Bhutto
- Nafisa Shah
- Nasir Hussain Shah
- Nawab Muhammad Yousuf
- Naveed Qamar
- Nisar Khuhro
- Nusrat Seher Abbasi
- Pir Illahi Bux
- Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jeelani
- Qadir Magsi
- Qaim Ali Shah, Syed
- Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid
- Qazi Faiz Muhammad
- Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah
- Rana Hamir Singh
- Rasool Bux Palijo
- Sajjad Shar
- Sassui Palijo
- Shagufta Jumani
- Shazia Marri
- Shah Nawaz Bhutto, Sir
- Shankar Lalwani
- Sucheta Kriplani
- Syed Irfan Ali Shah
- Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah
- Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah
- Syed Shah Mardan Shah-II
- Syed Zafar Ali Shah
- Tanzeela Qambrani
- Yusuf Haroon
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- Zulfiqar Ali Shah Jamote
- Zulfiqar Mirza
Science and Technology
Scholars
- Ali Muhammad Rashidi
- Allama I. I. Kazi
- Allama Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi
- Azizullah Bohio, Maulana
- Bherumal Meharchand Advani
- Ghulam Ali Allana (academic)
- Ghulam Muhammad Girami, Maulana
- Ghulam Mustafa Qasmi
- Hassam-ud-Din Rashidi
- Hotchand Molchand Gurbakhshani
- Kalyan Bulchand Advani
- Mir Masoom Bakhri
- Molvi Ahmed Mallah
- Muhammad Idrees Dahiri
- Muhammad Siddique Musafir
- M. H. Panhwar
- Mangharam Udharam Malkani
- Mirza Qalich Baig
- Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo
- Nabi Bux Khan Baloch
- Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota
- Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah
Writers
- Agha Saleem
- Abdul Jabbar Junejo
- Abdul Qadir Junejo
- Allah Dad Bohyo
- Amar Jaleel
- Anwar Peerzada
- Atta Muhammad Bhanbhro
- Atta Muhammad Hami
- Attiya Dawood
- Badam Natawan
- Begum Mumtaz Rashidi
- Fahmida Hussain
- Ghullam Hyder Mehjoor Solangi
- Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi
- Jamal Abro
- Kamal Jamro
- Kala Prakash
- Khair-un-Nissa Jaffery
- Kirat Babani
- Mangharam Udharam Malkani
- Mazhar Abro
- Mirza Kalich Beg
- Moti Prakash
- Motilal Jotwani
- Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo
- Nabi Bux Khan Baloch
- Naseem Kharal
- Naseem Thebo
- Noor Afroz Khuwaja
- Popati Hiranandani
- Rashid Sabir
- Shaikh Ayaz
- Shaukat Shoro
- Shamsher-ul-Hyderi
- Sirajul Haq Memon
- Sobho Gianchandani
- Sobhraj Nirmaldas Fani
- Sumaira Zareen
- Taj Sehrai
- Tarique Ashraf
- Zeenat Abdullah Channa
- Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti
Philanthropists and Social activists
Metaphysics, spirituality and religion
* Abu Mashar Sindhi (786 AD), teacher of Arab scholars
- Abu Raja Sindhi (d. 321 A.H.), scholar, poet, teacher
- Abul Hassan Sindhi (d. 1176 AH), made the first translation of Qur'an from Arabic to Sindhi
- Allama Ali Khan Abro
- Allama Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi (died 1174 AH), Ahl-us-Sunnah scholar
- Allama Muhammad Idrees Dahiri, Islamic scholar, preacher, writer, author, poet and researcher
- Asadullah Bhutto
- Dada Vaswani
- Hafiz Muhammad Siddique, scholar from Sindh and founder of school of thought in Bharchundi
- Makhdoom Bilawal
- Maulana Taj Mohammad Amrothi (d. 1929), freedom fighter from Sukkur, Sindh
- Mir Ahmed Nasrallah Thattvi, Muslim scholar at the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar
- Mir Ali Sir Thattvi, Sindhi Muslim historian born after the rule of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
- Mohammad Hayya Al-Sindhi, prominent Muslim scholar in Medina in the 18th century
- Moulana Jan Mohammad Abbasi
- Raees-Ul-Muhajireen Barrister Jan Muhammad Junejo, a leader of the Khilafat Movement
- Sadhu T. L. Vaswani
- Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi, spiritual leader of the Hurs
- Syed Shah Mardan Shah-II, spiritual leader of Hurs
- Tahir Muhammad Thattvi, Sindhi Muslim poet and historian during the rule of the Mughal Empire
- Khalid Mehmood Soomro, religious and political leader
Saints and Sufis
- Jhulelal (Udherolal)
- Bhagat Kanwar Ram
- Bhagat Kanwar Ram
- Abdul Raheem Garhori
- Abdullah Shah Ghazi
- Allama Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi
- Muhammad Tahir Bakhshi, alias Sajjan Saeen
- Lal Shahbaz Qalander
- Sachal Sarmast
- Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
- Sadhu Vaswani
- Lekhraj Khubchand Kirpalani
Sports
- Abdul Rashid Qambrani, boxer
- Muhammad Bux Khan Mahar
- Pankaj Arjan Advani, world champion in Snooker and Billiards from India
- Sarfraz Ahmed Memon, Pakistani cricketer
- Syed Hussain Shah, boxer who won the bronze medal for boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Shahnawaz Dahani, Pakistani crickter
- Zahid Mehmood Bhatti, Pakistani crickter
- Narendra Hirwani, Former Indian Cricketer
See also
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