Qureshi Qureshi (also known as Qureyshi, Quraishi, Qurayshi, Qureshy, Quraishy, Qoraishi, Qoreshi, Koraishi, Kureshi, Kureshy, Kureishi, Coreish) is a Muslim family name. In English it has many spellings, in Arabic is spelled "", which means part of the ...

'' is a widely distributed surname in the Muslim world. The following is a list of notable people and fictional characters with the surname ''Qureshi''. * Abdul Najeeb Qureshi (born 1988), Indian sprinter from Hyderabad * Abdullah Qureshi (activist) (1935-2007), Pakistani activist * Abdul Subhan Qureshi, or Abdus Subhan (born 1972), fugitive from India wanted on terrorism charges *

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi ( ar, أبو إبراهيم الهاشمي القرشي, Abū Ibrāhīm al-Hāshimī al-Qurashī; born Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi (); 1 or 5 October 1976 – 3 February 2022) was an Iraqi Isla ...

(1976–2022), leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant *

Ahsaan Qureshi Ahsaan Qureshi, also known as Ehsaan Qureshi, is an Indian stand-up comedian. He was born in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. He is the 2005 runner-up of ''The Great Indian Laughter Challenge'', a stand-up comedy competition on Star One. Qureshi has b ...

, Indian stand-up comedian *

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (Punjabi, ; born 17 Mar 1980) is a Pakistani professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He is the only Pakistani player ever to reach a Grand Slam final, having done so in both men's and mixed doubles at the ...

(born 1980), Pakistani professional tennis player * Akhlaq Qureshi (born 1962), Italian Pakistani cricketer *

Amir Qureshi Amir Qureshi (born October 17, 1974) is a Pakistani football player. He plays for the KRL FC as a goalkeeper, and was awarded PPL Goalkeeper of the Year in the 2007/08 season. Amir was called to the national squad due to his high caliber perfo ...

(born 1974), Pakistani football player * Amjad Qureshi (1895-1972), Pakistani cricket umpire * Asad Qureshi, British Pakistani filmmaker * Ayessha Quraishi (born 1970), Pakistani artist *

Aziz Qureshi Aziz Qureshi (born 24 April 1941) is an Indian politician and a senior Indian National Congress leader of mixed Arab-Pathan Muslim ethnoreligious and Urdu-speaking linguistic background from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He had previously served as 1 ...

(born 1940), 15th Governor of Mizoram, India * Bashir Ahmed Qureshi (1959-2012), Sindhi nationalist from Pakistan *

Dulari Qureshi Dulari Qureshi (born 24 September 1950) is an Indian academic, art historian and author. She has written more than 1,000 articles on art, culture and tourism development and its impacts on monuments. She is a retired professor and Director in th ...

(born 1950), Indian art historian * Faisal Qureshi (television personality), Pakistani TV director *

Faysal Qureshi (actor) Faysal Quraishi ( ur, ; born October 26, 1978) is a Pakistani actor, producer and television host. He appears in Pakistani television dramas, reality shows and films, and is one of Pakistan's highest-paid actors. He is the recipient of more t ...

(born 1973), Pakistani actor * Fazal Ali Qureshi (1853 or 1854-1935), Islamic scholar and Naqshbandi sheikh from British India *

Fazal Qureshi Ustad Fazal Qureshi ( born 13 February 1961) is an Indian tabla player. Born to the tabla player Ustad Allah Rakha, under the guidance of his father/guru, with the inspiration drawn from his brother, Ustad Zakir Hussain, he has also become a t ...

(born 1961), Indian tabla player *

Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi ( bn, ফেরদৌস আহমদ কোরেশি; 1941-2020) was a Bangladeshi politician and chairman of the Progressive Democratic Party. Early life Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi was born in 1941 to a Bengali Muslim fam ...

(1941–2020), Bangladeshi politician and chairman of the Progressive Democratic Party * Ghulam Samdani Qureshi (1929–1991), Bangladeshi poet and writer * Habibullah Qurayshi (1865–1943), Bengali Islamic scholar * Haider Qureshi (born 1953), Pakistani Urdu poet * Hashim Qureshi (born 1953), Kashmiri separatist leader from India * Huma Qureshi (born 1986), Indian actress and model * Huma Qureshi (journalist), British Pakistani freelance journalist * Ibrahim Arshad Qureshi (Jabroni), Somalian Pirate * Safaan Umar (Monke Jabroni), Mongolian Cherokee * Usama Umer (Habshan Habibi), the Jabroniest Jabroni *

Iqbal Hussain Qureshi Iqbal Hussain Qureshi (Urdu:اقبال حسين قریشی) 27 September 1937 – 8 December 2012) , best known as I.H. Qureshi, was a Pakistani nuclear chemist and an Emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of Karachi. Qure ...

(born 1937), Pakistani nuclear chemist * Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (born 1903), Pakistani historian and scholar * Ismail Qureshi al Hashmi (born 1260), Islamic preacher based in medieval India *

Javed Qureshi Javed Kureishi (born 25 August 1961) is a former Pakistani cricketer and the first captain of the Pakistan U19 cricket team. He played a handful of youth Test and first-class cricket matches for Pakistan International Airlines between 1977 and 1 ...

(born 1961), Pakistani cricketer * Jazib Qureshi (born 1940), Urdu poet *

Kamal Qureshi Kamal Hameed Qureshi ( ur, کمال حمید قریشی; born 29 July 1970) is a Danish-Pakistani politician. Life Born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, he moved with his parents to Copenhagen, Denmark at the age of four. After attending Tårnby Hig ...

(born 1970), Danish Pakistani politician *

Kamran Qureshi Kamran Qureshi (born 3 October 1975) is a filmmaker and television director/producer. He won Best Telefilm & Best Director Award for his first ever directed TV film Murad (a.k.a. Eunuch's Motherhood) with a cash prize in Indus Telefilm Festiva ...

(born 1975), British filmmaker * Khalil Qureshi, Pakistani physical chemist * M. Shahid Qureshi, Pakistani astrophysicist *

Mazhar Mahmood Qurashi Mazhar Mahmood Qurashi ( Urdu: مظهر محمود قريشى; b. 8 October 1925 – 21 November 2011; SI), best known as M. M. Qureshi was a Pakistani physicist and an Islamic scholar who was educated in Lahore and Manchester. He earned prestig ...

, or Mazhar Mahmood Qureshi (born 1925), Pakistani physicist * Michael Qureshi (born 1976), Danish journalist *

Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi (Urdu: معین الدین احمد قریشی‎; 26 June 1930 – 22 November 2016) was a Pakistani American economist and civil servant who served as caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from July to October 1993. Q ...

(born 1930), Pakistani economist and political figure * Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (born 1929), Muslim politician from India * Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi (born 1930), Pakistani nuclear scientist and mechanical engineer * Muhammad Hanif Qureshi, Pakistani artist * Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi (born 1979), Pakistani politician *

Murad Qureshi Murad Qureshi ( bn, মুরাদ কোরেশী; born 27 May 1965) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician, and a former Member of the London Assembly. Early life and education Qureshi was born in Greater Manchester, but ...

(born 1965), British-Bangladeshi politician *

Mustafa Qureshi Mustafa Qureshi is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has acted in more than 600 movies, in Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi languages. He is best remembered for playing the antagonist Noori Natt in '' Maula Jatt'' (1979). He was born into a ...

(born 1937), Pakistani film and television actor * Nabeel Qureshi (author) (1983-2017), American author, speaker and Christian apologist *

Nabeel Qureshi (director) Nabeel Qureshi ( ur, ; born 1985) is a Pakistani film director, screenwriter and occasional singer best known for making movies that tackle socio economic issues. His debut feature film, '' Na Maloom Afraad'' (2014), where he won an award for ...

(born 1985), Pakistani film, television, and music video director *

Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi Air Chief Marshal Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi ( ur, ; born 1 October 1943) best known as PQ Mehdi, is a retired four-star air officer and a former fighter pilot who served as the eighth Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force, appoint ...

(born 1943), Pakistan Air Force officer *

Pernia Qureshi Pernia Qureshi is a Pakistani stylist, fashion entrepreneur and classical dancer. She is married to Sahil Gilani. Life and career From a young age she trained as a Kuchipudi dancer, under the dance couple Raja-Radha Reddy. She has performed ...

, Indian Pashtun style icon and fashion entrepreneur * Rafat Saeed Qureshi, Indian Urdu writer * Rashid Qureshi, Pakistan Army general * Reshma Qureshi, Indian model and vlogger * Robina Qureshi (born 1964), Scottish human rights campaigner *

Sadiq Hussain Qureshi Nawab Sadiq Hussain Qureshi ( ur, ; 25 July 1927 – 24 June 2000) was a Pakistani politician who served as both Governor and Chief Minister of Punjab under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in the 1970s. A close aid of Mr. Bhutto during his time in powe ...

(born 1927), Pakistani politician who served as both Governor and Chief Minister of Punjab Province * Safi Qureshey, or Safi Qureshi, American Pakistani entrepreneur * Sajid Qureshi (died 2013), Pakistani politician *

Sajjad Hussain Qureshi Makhdoom Sajjad Alshatit (Punjabi and ur, ) (September 1923 – 23 January 1998) was the Governor of Punjab from 30 December 1985 to 9 December 1988. He did his Matriculation from Pilot Secondary School and B.A. from Govt. Emerson College. M ...

(born 1897), 15th Governor of Punjab Province, Pakistan *

Saqib Saleem Saqib Saleem Qureshi (; born 8 April 1988) is an Indian film actor and model who works in the Hindi film industry. He worked as a model before beginning his film career. After moving to Mumbai, Saqib appeared in several advertisements. While do ...

, or Saqib Saleem Qureshi (born 1988), Indian film actor and model * Shah Abdul Majid Qureshi (1915–2003), Bangladeshi restaurateur and social reformer *

Shah Mehmood Qureshi Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi ( ur, ; born 22 June 1956) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 29th Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022. He previously held the post from 2008 to 2011. He has been a member of the Nationa ...

(born 1956), Pakistani politician, agriculturist, and parliamentarian * Shahid Ul Haq Qureshi (1945–unknown), Pakistani electrical engineer * Subhan Qureshi (born 1959), biologist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *

Talal Qureshi Talal Qureshi is a Pakistani record producer, singer, songwriter, and DJ. Life and career Talal Qureshi was born on 2 April 1988 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Qureshi came across the video game MTV Music Generator on PlayStation which pushed him to ...

, Pakistani DJ *

Taufiq Qureshi Ustad Taufiq Qureshi (born 1962) is an Indian classical musician. He is a percussionist and a composer. Early life Born in Mumbai, to the legendary tabla player, Ustad Alla Rakha. His eldest brother is a tabla player, Ustad Zakir Hussain. He ...

(born 1962), Indian classical musician *

Uzair Qureshi Cardiff South Wales MCC University, formerly Cardiff University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, was formed in 2001, and first appeared in first-class cricket in 2012. The players in this list have all played at least one first-class match for C ...

(born 1993), English cricketer *

Waheed Qureshi Waheed Qureshi (Urdu: وحید قریشی) (14 February 1925 – 17 October 2009) was a Pakistani noted linguist, literary critic, writer, researcher, educationalist and scholar of Urdu literature and oriental languages. Waheed Qureshi was o ...

(born 1925), Pakistani linguist *

Yasmin Qureshi Yasmin Qureshi (born 5 July 1963) is a British Labour Party politician and a barrister practising criminal law. She headed the criminal legal section of the UN Mission in Kosovo and was later appointed Director of the department of Judicial ...

(born 1963), British Labour Party politician and barrister *

Zakir Qureshi Muhammad Zakir Qureshi ( ur, ) better known as Chef Zakir is a Pakistani television chef, host, hotelier and food personality who has appeared on cooking programs on Indus TV, Hum TV and Masala TV. He is an expert on Pakistani cuisine as well a ...

(born 1967), Pakistani television chef Others *

Aki Nawaz Aki Nawaz (born Haq Nawaz Qureshi) is an English singer, rapper and musician and part of the band Fun-Da-Mental. He is best known for his controversial lyrics. Profile In the 1980s, using his proper name Haq Qureshi, he played drums with the ...

, or Haq Nawaz Qureshi, British singer *

Alla Rakha Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi (29 April 1919 – 3 February 2000), popularly known as Alla Rakha, was an Indian tabla player who specialized in Hindustani classical music. He was a frequent accompanist of sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar and ...

, or Ustad Allarakha Qureshi (born 1919), Indian tabla player

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