Warsi

Warsi or Warisi (pronounced [ˈʋaːrsiː]) is a surname found among South Asian Muslims. Numerous disciples of Waris Ali Shah both Muslims and Hindus, add Warisi or Warsi to their names.[1][2] It may refer to:

  • Waris Ali Shah - Founder of Warsi Sufi order
  • Syed Imran Ali Warsi, Pakistani field hockey player
  • Anil Shukla Warsi (born 1957), Indian politician
  • Arshad Warsi (born 1966), Indian actor
  • Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (born 1971), British politician
  • Kamal Warsi, Pakistani leftist activist
  • Muzaffar Warsi (1933–2011), Pakistani Urdu poet
  • Nisha Warsi (born 1995), Indian field hockey player
  • Perween Warsi (born 1956), British-Indian entrepreneur
  • Raees Warsi (born 1963), Pakistani-American Urdu poet
  • Ram Ekbal Singh Warsi (1922–2016), Indian freedom fighter and politician
  • M J Warsi, Indian linguist, researcher and author
  • Warsi Brothers, Indian qawwali musical group
  • Ehsanulla Khan Warsi

See also

  • Warisi (king), 11th-century Hausa king in what is now northern Nigeria

References

  1. ^ Ehtisham, S. Akhtar (2008). A medical doctor examines life on three continents : a Pakistani view. New York: Algora Pub. p. 11. ISBN 9780875866345.
  2. ^ Kochhar, S. K. (1984). Teaching of history (2nd ed.). Sterling. p. 292. ISBN 9788120700253.
Surname list
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