List of people from Gilgit-Baltistan
Following is a list of notable people from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan:
Authors
- Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai, Burushaski writer[1]
- Ghulam Hassan Lobsang, Balti writer
- Yusuf Hussain Abadi, Balti writer
- Nazir Ahmad Bulbul, Wakhi writer
Aviation
Royalty
- Ali Sher Khan Anchan, ruler of Skardu[2]
- Gohar Aman, ruler of Yasin
- Mohammad Jamal Khan, Mir of Hunza
- Mir Shaukat Ali Khan, Mir of Nagar
- Dadi Jawari, ruler of Gilgit
Religious leaders
Journalists
Military
- Shah Rais Khan, known for his role in First Indo-Pakistani War
- Babar Khan, known for his role in First Indo-Pakistani War
- Mirza Hassan Khan, known for his role in First Indo-Pakistani War
- Lalak Jan, recipient of Pakistan's highest military award Nishan-e-Haider
Politicians
- Shama Khalid, governor of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Wazir Baig, governor of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Karam Ali Shah, governor of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Jalal Hussain Maqpoon, governor of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Syed Mehdi Shah, governor of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan, governor of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Sher Jehan Mir, Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman, Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Mir Afzal, Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Khalid Khurshid, Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Gulbar Khan, Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Yar Muhammad, Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Syed Yahya Shah, politician from Nagar
- Nawaz Khan Naji, politician from Ghizer
Sports
- Ali Sadpara, mountaineer
- Sajid Sadpara, mountaineer
- Sirbaz Khan, mountaineer
- Samina Baig, mountaineer
- Meherban Karim, mountaineer
- Muhammad Karim, mountaineer
- Muhammad Karim, skier
- Amir Mehdi, mountaineer
References
- ↑ Lakhani, A. (2022). (transl.) A Short Biography of 'Allamah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai. London, England: ISW. pp. 8–10.
- ↑ Dani, Ahmad Hasan (1991) [1989]. History of Northern Areas of Pakistan (2nd ed.). Islamabad: National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, Quaid-i-Azam University. p. 221. ISBN 978-969-415-016-1.
- ↑ Abbas, Mohsin; Ahmad, Mujeeb (2021). "The Development of the Nūrbakhshī Sufi Order in Gilgit-Baltistan". Islamic Studies. 60 (4): 365–398. doi:10.52541/isiri.v60i4.1892. ISSN 2710-5326.