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Naveed Alam Naveed Alam 1973 - 2021 Field hockey player and coach
Abdul Jamil Khan Abdul Jamil Khan 1930 - 2021 Minister of Railways and Health
Syed Saleem Shahzad Syed Saleem Shahzad 1970 - 2011 Investigative journalist and author
Sardar Mohammad Khan Sardar Mohammad Khan 1915 - 1998 Punjabi-Urdu dictionary
Mohammad Ali Jinnah Mohammad Ali Jinnah 1876 - 1948 Founder and first governor-general of Pakistan
Allama Muhammad Iqbal Allama Muhammad Iqbal 1877 - 1938 Poet, philosopher, and politician
Abdul Jabbar Junejo Abdul Jabbar Junejo 1923 - 1989 Civil servant, historian, biographer, author
Ismail Gulgee Ismail Gulgee 1926 - 2007 Painter and sculptor
Fahmida Riaz Fahmida Riaz 1946 - 2018 Poet, writer and feminist of Urdu
Uzra Butt Uzra Butt 1917 - 2010 Film actress, director and producer
Ghazala Javed Ghazala Javed 1988 - 2012 Pashto playback singer
Malik Saad Malik Saad 1959 - 2007 Police officer and former Chief
Shabbir Rana Shabbir Rana 1952 - 2023 Film, television and stage actor, director
Maki Kureishi Maki Kureishi 1927 - 1995 Poet, writer, broadcaster
Mahmood ul Hassan Mahmood ul Hassan 1924 - 1988 Field hockey player and Olympic gold medalist
Pathanay Khan Pathanay Khan 1926 - 2000 Folk singer
Hijab Imtiaz Ali Hijab Imtiaz Ali 1908 - 1999 Writer, editor, pilot
Massoud Nawabi Massoud Nawabi 1954 - 2010 Poet, Writer, Director, Cultural Personality
Farhad Humayun Farhad Humayun 1978 - 2021 Founder and lead vocalist of Overload
Haziqul Khairi Haziqul Khairi 1931 - 2023 Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court
Fakhruddin Ebrahim Fakhruddin Ebrahim 1928 - 2020 Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
Rattanbai Jinnah Rattanbai Jinnah 1900 - 1929 First Lady of Pakistan, socialite
Iskander Mirza Iskander Mirza 1899 - 1969 First president and last governor-general
Rizwan Wasti Rizwan Wasti 1937 - 2011 Television actor, banker, and newscaster
Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi 1919 - 2016 Organic chemist and natural product researcher
Fazal Haq Mujahid Fazal Haq Mujahid 1954 - 1997 Military and political leader against Soviet Union
Qalandar Momand Qalandar Momand 1930 - 2003 Poet and scholar of Pashto and Persian
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy 1892 - 1963 Prime Minister of Bengal and Pakistan
Jack Britto Jack Britto 1926 - 2013 Cricketer
Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed 1914 - 1958 Recipient of Nishan-e-Haider
Lubna Agha Lubna Agha 1949 - 2012 Painter and art activist
Attiqur Rahman Attiqur Rahman 1918 - 1996 Poet and scholar of Sindhi literature
Afsar Madad Naqvi Afsar Madad Naqvi 1933 - 1997 Sculpture, painting, murals
Abdul Ghafoor Majna Abdul Ghafoor Majna 1938 - 2012 Footballer
Arthur Nayyar Arthur Nayyar 1950 - 2016 Playback singer, ghazal singer
Muhammad Khan Junejo Muhammad Khan Junejo 1932 - 1993 Tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan
Mohammad Ali Bogra Mohammad Ali Bogra 1909 - 1963 Third Prime Minister of Pakistan
Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan 1905 - 1990 First Lady of Pakistan, Governor of Sindh
Chaudhry Aslam Khan Chaudhry Aslam Khan 1967 - 2014 Police officer and head of the Anti-Extremist
Waheeda Naseem Waheeda Naseem 1927 - 1996 Novelist, poet, short story writer, fiction writer
Pervez Musharraf Pervez Musharraf 1943 - 2023 Chief of Army Staff and 10th President
Tahir Shamsi Tahir Shamsi 1962 - 2021 Bone marrow transplant physician
Sheikh Muhammad Ikram Sheikh Muhammad Ikram 1908 - 1973 Civil servant, historian, biographer, author
Qasim Mehdi Qasim Mehdi 1941 - 2016 Molecular biologist and professor
Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed 1961 - 2021 Surgeon General of Pakistan Army
Jon Elia Jon Elia 1931 - 2002 Poet and philosopher of Urdu and Persian
Zia ul Haq Zia ul Haq 1924 - 1988 6th President of Pakistan ,2nd Chief of Army Staff
Riaz Khokhar Riaz Khokhar 1942 - 2023 Foreign secretary and ambassador
Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari 1892 - 1961 Founder of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam
Abdul Hafeez Kardar Abdul Hafeez Kardar 1925 - 1996 Cricketer and politician
Nadira Nadira 1968 - 1995 Film actress and dancer
Qandeel Baloch Qandeel Baloch 1990 - 2016 Social media celebrity, model, actress, singer
Fariha Razzaq Haroon Fariha Razzaq Haroon 1956 - 2018 Journalist, academic, and script-writer
Nasir Durrani Nasir Durrani 1957 - 2021 Police officer and former Inspector General
Fatima Surayya Bajia Fatima Surayya Bajia 1930 - 2016 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
Shahida Qazi Shahida Qazi 1944 - 2023 Journalist, academic, and script-writer
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 1890 - 1988 Founder of Khudai Khidmatgar and ally
Amanat Ali Khan Amanat Ali Khan 1922 - 1974 Classical vocalist and ghazal singer
Khan Mohammad Khan Mohammad 1928 - 2009 Cricket player and member of first Test team
Ahmed Parvez Ahmed Parvez 1926 - 1979 Painter
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui 1938 - 2017 Chief Justice of Pakistan
Hassan Sadpara Hassan Sadpara 1964 - 2016 Mountaineer and adventurer
Naimatullah Khan Naimatullah Khan 1930 - 2020 Mayor of Karachi
Abdul Wahid Durrani Abdul Wahid Durrani 1917 - 2008 Senior Civil Judge
Bashir Mirza Bashir Mirza 1941 - 2000 Painter and artist
Zia Muhiuddin Zia Muhiuddin 1931 - 2023 Actor, broadcaster and poet
Abdul Malik Kasi Abdul Malik Kasi 1937 - 2021 Minister of Railways and Health
Syed Ali Nawab Syed Ali Nawab 1925 - 1994 Engineer officer and engineer in chief
Fatima Ali Fatima Ali 1989 - 2019 Chef, restaurateur and television personality
Askari Mian Irani Askari Mian Irani 1940 - 2004 Painter and art activist
Abdul Hafeez Mirza Abdul Hafeez Mirza 1939 - 2021 Tourism worker and educationist
Majid Jahangir Majid Jahangir 1949 - 2023 Comic actor
Eqbal Mehdi Eqbal Mehdi 1946 - 2008 Painter and artist
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Salimuzzaman Siddiqui 1897 - 1994 Organic chemist and natural product researcher
Nurul Amin Nurul Amin 1893 - 1974 Prime Minister of Pakistan
Mohammad Afzal Khan Mohammad Afzal Khan 1815 - 1867 Emir of Afghanistan
Naseem Thebo Naseem Thebo 1948 - 2012 Writer, teacher
General Muhammad Zia ul Haq General Muhammad Zia ul Haq 1924 - 1988 Sixth President and Chief Martial Law
Allan Fakir Allan Fakir 1932 - 2000 Sufi folk singer
Raja Muhammad Sarwar Raja Muhammad Sarwar 1910 - 1948 Captain in Pakistan Army
Habib Jalib Habib Jalib 1928 - 1993 Poet and activist who opposed martial law
Amina Nazli Amina Nazli 1914 - 1996 Writer, editor, and feminist activist
Yaqoob Atif Yaqoob Atif 1945 - 2023 Singer and actor
Annie Ali Khan Annie Ali Khan 1980 - 2018 Journalist and author
Amir Mehdi Amir Mehdi 1913 - 1999 High altitude porter
Shaikh Ayaz Shaikh Ayaz 1923 - 1997 Short story writer
Wasif Ali Wasif Wasif Ali Wasif 1929 - 1993 Teacher and columnist
Malika Pukhraj Malika Pukhraj 1912 - 2004 Ghazal singer and folk singer
Ishrat Hussain Usmani Ishrat Hussain Usmani 1917 - 1992 Nuclear physicist and chairman of PAEC
Saneeya Hussain Saneeya Hussain 1954 - 2005 Journalist, environmentalist, and editor
Parveen Shakir Parveen Shakir 1952 - 1994 Poet ,civil servant who brought a feminine voice
Rakhshanda Khattak Rakhshanda Khattak 1947 - 2011 Model and actress
Ghulam Dastagir Alam Ghulam Dastagir Alam 1937 - 2000 Theoretical physicist and professor
Abdul Rahim Sarban Abdul Rahim Sarban 1930 - 1993 Singer
Seema Begum Seema Begum 1947 - 2019 Stage and film actress
Khurram Murad Khurram Murad 1932 - 1996 Islamic scholar and writer
Sarfraz Rafiqui Sarfraz Rafiqui 1935 - 1965 Flying ace and war hero
Zaitoon Bano Zaitoon Bano 1938 - 2021 Novelist, poet, short story writer, fiction writer
Madeeha Gauhar Madeeha Gauhar 1956 - 2018 Theatre director and founder of Ajoka Theatre
Rasul Bux Palejo Rasul Bux Palejo 1930 - 2018 Founder and leader of Awami Tahreek
Fatima Shah Fatima Shah 1914 - 2002 Physician, social worker, and advocate
Ismael Shah Ismael Shah 1962 - 1992 Film actor
Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan 1952 - 2003 Harmonium player, qawwali singer
Field Marshal Ayub Khan Field Marshal Ayub Khan 1907 - 1974 Second President and Chief Martial Law
Hanif Mohammad Hanif Mohammad 1934 - 2016 Opening batsman
Obaidullah Aleem Obaidullah Aleem 1939 - 1998 Poet and activist who opposed martial law
Sabiha Khanum Sabiha Khanum 1935 - 2020 Film actress and producer
Wali ur Rehman Wali ur Rehman 1970 - 2013 Senior commander of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
Shabbir Mirza Shabbir Mirza 1946 - 2023 Actor and comedian
Abdul Qadeer Khan Abdul Qadeer Khan 1936 - 2021 Founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program
Naseem Begum Naseem Begum 1936 - 1971 Film playback singer
Afzal Tauseef Afzal Tauseef 1936 - 2014 Writer and columnist
Dorab Patel Dorab Patel 1917 - 1995 Chief Justice of Pakistan and member
Riazuddin Riazuddin 1930 - 2013 Theoretical physicist and director of TPG
Ali Sadpara Ali Sadpara 1976 - 2021 Mountaineer and adventurer
Mohammed Ikramullah Mohammed Ikramullah 1903 - 1963 Foreign secretary and ambassador
Ghulam Farid Sabri Ghulam Farid Sabri 1930 - 1994 Qawwali singer, member of the Sabri Brothers
Ganga Ram Ganga Ram 1851 - 1927 Civil engineer and architect
Mir Nooruddin Mengal Mir Nooruddin Mengal 1952 - 2010 Baloch nationalist leader and former senator
Anwar Pirzada Anwar Pirzada 1939 - 2007 Journalist, columnist, writer
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla 1902 - 1953 Composer of the national anthem of Pakistan
Razia Butt Razia Butt 1924 - 2012 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi 1966 - 2020 Founder and leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik
Muhammad Hussain Najafi Muhammad Hussain Najafi 1932 - 2023 Founder and leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik
Malik Ishaq Malik Ishaq 1959 - 2015 Senior commander of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Ghulam Ishaq Khan 1915 - 2006 Seventh president of Pakistan
Ather Shah Khan Jaidi Ather Shah Khan Jaidi 1943 - 2020 Comedian, writer and poet
Sara Suleri Goodyear Sara Suleri Goodyear 1953 - 2022 Author, professor of English
Mumtaz Rashidi Mumtaz Rashidi 1934 - 2004 Social worker and writer
Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto 1953 - 2007 First woman leader of a Muslim nation
Firdous Begum Firdous Begum 1947 - 2020 Film actress and producer
Kazi Zainul Abedin Kazi Zainul Abedin 1892 - 1962 Poet and scholar of Pashto and Persian
Nasreddin Murat Khan Nasreddin Murat Khan 1904 - 1970 Architect and civil engineer
Masood Fakhri Masood Fakhri 1932 - 2016 Left winger for East Bengal, Mohammedan
Malik Ghulam Muhammad Malik Ghulam Muhammad 1895 - 1956 Third Governor-General of Pakistan
Asim Jamil Asim Jamil 1990 - 2023 Director of AJW Industry
Farooq Leghari Farooq Leghari 1940 - 2010 Eighth president of Pakistan ,last general
Farman Fatehpuri Farman Fatehpuri 1926 - 2013 Linguist, researcher, writer, critic and scholar
Akhtar Hameed Khan Akhtar Hameed Khan 1914 - 1999 Comilla Model and Orangi Pilot Project
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Sahabzada Yaqub Khan 1920 - 2016 Foreign Minister of Pakistan
Rahimullah Yusufzai Rahimullah Yusufzai 1954 - 2021 Journalist, political and security analyst
Ghulam Muhammad Qasir Ghulam Muhammad Qasir 1944 - 1999 Poet, linguist and scholar
Saif Ali Janjua Saif Ali Janjua 1922 - 1948 Soldier of the Azad Kashmir Regiment
Haleem Brohi Haleem Brohi 1935 - 2010 Journalist, satirist, writer, film critic
Sartaj Aziz Sartaj Aziz 1929 - 2023 Foreign minister and national security advisor
Saadat Hasan Manto Saadat Hasan Manto 1912 - 1955 Short story writer
Umer Sharif Umer Sharif 1955 - 2021 actor, director, producer, writer, singer
Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan 1895 - 1951 First prime minister of Pakistan
Mushtaq Ahmed Baig Mushtaq Ahmed Baig 1951 - 2008 Surgeon General of Pakistan Army
Altaf Fatima Altaf Fatima 1927 - 2018 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
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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.

  • 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]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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