Below is a list of people who are known for their association with

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur (Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pakis ...

, Pakistan. It does not necessarily mean that they were born in the city or were even nationals of the country. * Huma Batool, First female chairperson of an airline in Pakistan * Barkat Ali Ludhianwi, Sufi of Pakistan *

Sohail Abbas ) Lambda Velorum (λ Velorum, abbreviated Lambda Vel, λ Vel), officially named Suhail , is a star in the Southern celestial hemisphere, southern constellation of Vela (constellation), Vela. With a mean apparent visual magnitude of 2.21, ...

, Famous Announcer Of Radio Pakistan FM.93 People's Colony No.2 * Abdullah Ghafoor, Famous Soical Mansoorabad and Architecture Person. *

Amjad Saqib Muhammad Amjad Saqib, ( Punjabi, ur, ; 1 February 1957) is a Pakistani social entrepreneur, development practitioner, former civil servant and author. He is the founder and executive director of Akhuwat Foundation, which is the world's larges ...

, Pakistani social entrepreneur, development practitioner, author and a former civil servant *

Rufin Anthony Rufin Anthony (12 February 1940 – 17 October 2016) was a Pakistani Roman Catholic bishop. Early life Anthony was born in Khushpur, Lyallpur District, British India (now in Faisalabad District, Pakistan). He completed his primary and secondar ...

, Roman Catholic priest and bishop * Teji Bachchan, Indian social activist and the late mother of

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...

Hari Singh Dilbar Hari Singh Dilbar (c. 1929 – 3 May 2017) was a well-known Indian Punjabi language writer and poet. Born around 1929 in Layallpur, British Punjab (present-day Faisalabad, Pakistan) Dilbar has been writing and reciting poems since 1943. Ear ...

, Indian writer and poet in the Punjabi language *

Jassi Lailpuria Jassi Singh Lailpuria is a Pakistani singer-songwriter from Faisalabad. A Punjabi singer of pop and bhangra music, he is best known for his song ''Sohna Pakistan''. Personal life and career Jassi is from Faisalabad, Pakistan. He is married and ...

, Pakistani singer * Naqsh Lyallpuri, pen name of Jaswant Rai Sharma, Indian ghazal and Bollywood film lyricist * Abrar Ul Haq, Pakistani musician *

Dildar Hussain Dildar Hussain (born 1957) is a Pakistani percussionist and tabla player. He is known for being the left handed tabla player for late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a renowned Qawwali singer. Dildar Hussain played tabla for him in his qawwali-singing ...

, tabla player * Lal Chand Yamla Jatt, Indian folk singer * John Joseph, Roman Catholic priest and bishop * Prithviraj Kapoor, Indian actor, director, producer * Arfa Karim, computer prodigy * Muhammad Fazal Karim, Pakistani politician of Sunni Ittehad Council *

Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan ( ur, ) (December 25, 1952 – September 7, 2003) was a Pakistani musician, who played the harmonium in Qawwali music. He was also a member of a well-known family of Qawwali musicians, the Qawwal Bacchon gharana (Delhi ...

, Qawwali and ghazal singer * Fateh Ali Khan, Qawwali singer * Iqrar Ahmad Khan, agricultural scientist *

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( pa, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. He was primarily a singer of qawwali — a form of Sufi devotional music. Sometimes ...

, Qawwali singer *

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Punjabi, ; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani Singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the biggest and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ...

, Qawwali singer * Rana Muhammad Akram Khan, former chairman of the

Punjab Bar Council The Punjab Bar Council ( ur, ) is a deliberative assembly of lawyers in Punjab. It is established by Parliament of Pakistan and consists of 75 members elected from different constituencies of Punjab. Its main functions are to promote and sugges ...

* Naz Khialvi, lyricist, poet and radio broadcaster * Master Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, Indian independence movement leader, educationist and journalist *

Mala Mala may refer to: Comics * Mala (Amazon), an Amazon from Wonder Woman's side of the DC Universe * Mala (Kryptonian), a villain from Superman's corner of the DC Universe Films and television * ''Mala'' (1941 film), a Bollywood drama film * , ...

, ghazal and playback singer *

Khalid Maqbool Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool Vohra, (Punjabi and ur, ) (born 1948) is Pakistani military officer who served as Governor of Punjab between October 2001 and May 2008. He is the longest serving Governor of Punjab in Pakistani history. ...

, lieutenant general and politician * Zia Mohyeddin, artist, actor * Ifti Nasim, poet * Hassan Nisar, columnist and writer * Swarn Noora, Indian Sufi singer; grandmother of the famous Sufi singing duo

Nooran Sisters The Nooran Sisters are Sultana Nooran (born 14 June 1992) and Jyoti Nooran (born 24 February 1994) who are a devotional Sufi singing duo from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. Born to a family of Sufi musicians, they perform Sham Chaurasia gharana cl ...

Resham Resham is a Pakistani film and television actress and model. She made her film debut with ''Jeeva'' in 1995, and was a leading actress of Lollywood during the 1990s. Her notable film credits include ''Jeeva'' (1995), ''Ghunghat'' (1996), ''D ...

, Pakistani film actress * Abdul Rauf Rufi, Naat Khawan *

Arjan Singh Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC (15 April 1919 – 16 September 2017) was a senior air officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the 3rd Chief of the Air Staff from 1964 to 1969, leading the Air Force through the Indo-Pa ...

, marshal and only officer of the Indian Air Force to be promoted to five-star rank *

Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal ( pa, ; – 21 September 1857), widely known as Nawab of Jhamra, was a Punjabi Muslim chieftain of the Kharal tribe. He led rebellion in the Bar region of Punjab against the British East India Company in the War of Indepe ...

Freedom activist *

Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was a charismatic Indian revolutionary* * who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer * * in what was to be retaliation for the death of an Indian national ...

, Indian revolutionary socialist *

Grahanandan Singh Grahanandan Singh (18 February 1926 in Lyallpur, British India – 7 December 2014 in New Delhi, India) was an Indian field hockey player who won two gold medals, at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, ...

, Indian field hockey player *

Tariq Teddy Tariq Teddy (12 August 1976 – 19 November 2022) was a Pakistani theatre comedian in Punjab, known for his quick, sharp replies. Teddy performed in Punjabi stage dramas and acted in the film '' Salakhein''. He was from Faisalabad. His comed ...

, television actor and stand-up comedian * Nabeel Zafar, television actor and producer fame bulbulay *

Sakhawat Naz Sakhawat Naz ( pa, ) is a Pakistani stand-up comedian and actor from Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. He is best known for his work in Pakistan theatre. Naz's television work includes appearances in '' Khabarnaak'' and ''Mazaaq Raat''. He is often ...

, television actor and stand-up comedian

Players

* Rameez Raja, Pakistani cricketer * Aqeel Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer *

Shahbaz Ahmed Shahbaz Ahmad ( Urdu: شہباز احمد) (born September 1, 1968) is a former field hockey player from Pakistan who is also known by his nickname as "Shahbaz Ahmed Senior". He was born in to Arain family. Career He is considered to be amo ...

, Pakistani hockey player *

Saeed Ajmal Saeed Ajmal SI (Punjabi, ; born 14 October 1977) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer, who played all forms of the game. He is a right-arm off-spin bowler who bats right handed. At domestic level in Pakistan he represented Fais ...

, Pakistani cricketer * Moeen Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer * Naeem Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer * Muhammad Asif, snooker player * Shahid Nazir, Pakistani cricketer * Asif Ali, Pakistani cricketer *

Wasim Haider Wasim Haider (born 6 June 1967, in Faisalabad) is a former Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who played three One Day International matches during the 1992 Cricket World Cup and for PIA and Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Pun ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Mohammad Talha Mohammad Talha (born 15 October 1988) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has gained an increasing reputation in Pakistani for quick bowling, eventually leading to selection for the international squad for t ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Misbah-ul-Haq ; born 28 May 1974) is a former Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer. Misbah captained Pakistan in all formats and is former head coach and former chief selector of the Pakistan national team. A late bloomer, Misbah was a mid ...

, Pakistani cricketer

Politicians

* Rana Asif Tauseef, politician * Rana Zahid Tauseef, politician *

Rana Sanaullah Khan Rana Sanaullah Khan (Punjabi, ur, born 1 January 1955) is a Pakistani politician serving as the 39th Interior Minister of Pakistan. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. He is a senior member of PML-N ...

, politician * Malik Muhammad Nawaz, politician * Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali, politician * Muhammad Saleem Bajawa, politician *

Shahbaz Bhatti Clement Shahbaz Bhatti (9 September 19682 March 2011), popularly known as Shahbaz Bhatti, was a Pakistani politician who was elected as a member of the National Assembly from 2008. He was the first Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs from N ...

, politician * Khawaja Muhammad Islam, politician *

Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi Chaudhary Muhammad Afzal Sahi (born 1 November 1949) is a member of the Sahi Jat family at Faisalabad and is a Pakistani politician. He is the son of Chaudhry Nawab Khan Sahi, a famous landlord of Sahianwala. He got his early education from ...

, son of Chaudhry Nawab Khan Sahi, a famous landlord of

Sahianwala Sahianwala ( ur, ساہیاںوالا) is a village in Faisalabad District near Salarwala and M3 motorway. It has approximately a population of 1,500. It is located approximately 12 km from Chak No 14 Muradwala. References Villa ...

Ghulam Rasool Sahi Ghulam Rasool Sahi (; born 9 July 1944) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018. Early life He was born on 9 July 1944. in Faisalabad. He recei ...

, politician *

Madan Lal Khurana Madan Lal Khurana (15 October 1936 – 27 October 2018) was an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Delhi from 1993 to 1996. He also served as Governor of Rajasthan in 2004. He was the Union Minister of Parliamentary affairs and Tour ...

, Former

Chief Minister of Delhi The chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the head of government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. According to the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is the National Capital Territory of Delhi's ' ...

* Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, politician of the Communist Part of India *

Sunder Singh Lyallpuri Sunder Singh Lyallpuri ( pa, ਸੁੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਲਾਇਲਪੁਰੀ; 1878 - 3 March 1969) was a leading Sikh member of the Indian independence movement, a general of the Akali Movement, an educationist, and journalist. Lyallpuri pl ...

, politician and Indian independence activist

References

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