Makhdoom (, meaning ''one who is served'' and sometimes spelled Makhdum,) is an Arabic word meaning "Teacher of

Sunnah is the body of traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad that constitute a model for Muslims to follow. The sunnah is what all the Muslims of Muhammad's time supposedly saw, followed, and passed on to the next generations. Diff ...

." It is a title and group of Pirs, and landlords in

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and

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People with the title Makhdoom

* Makhdoom Yahya Maneri (1263 - 1379 AD) – a mystic who lived in Bihar Sharif * Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahangasht (1308- 1384 AD) - a world-traveling Sufi Saint who was spiritual master of king Firoz Shah Tughlaq, Ashraf Jahangir Simnani and 80 makhdooms of his time. * Hamza Makhdoom – a mystic from

Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...

(d. 1563 AD) * Zainuddin Makhdoom II - A mystic from Malabar * Makhdoom Mian Mir – a Sufi mystic from

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

who laid first foundation of the

Golden Temple The Golden Temple is a gurdwara located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the pre-eminent spiritual site of Sikhism. It is one of the Holy place, holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Kartarpur, Pakistan, ...

Amritsar Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-List of cities in Punjab, India by population, largest city in the India, Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportatio ...

* Makhdoom Ali Mahimi – a

Sufi Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism. Practitioners of Sufism are r ...

saint from the

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India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

*\ Makhdoom Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani – a former

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* Makhdoom Muhammad Ameen Faheem – a former

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

i politician and leader of PPP * Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat – a Pakistani politician affiliated with

PML-Q The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronym and initialism, Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League" (officially registered as the Pakistan Muslim League) is a political party in Pakistan. As of ...

and former Interior Minister of Pakistan * Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi – a Pakistani politician, and central leader of PML-N * Makhdoom Ali Khan – a former Attorney General of Pakistan * Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar – a Pakistani politician, former Minister for Industries & Production of Pakistan * Makhdoom Mohiuddin – an Urdu poet and

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politician from

* Sayed Makhdoom Raheen – an ambassador of

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

to India and former Information Minister of Afghanistan * Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi – a Pakistani politician, former Foreign Minister of Pakistan * Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talib-ul-Mola – the founding member of

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

and famous Sindhi poet * Makhdoom Shahabuddin – a Pakistani politician * Ammar Aziz - a Pakistani filmmaker * Shah Makhdum Abdul Quddus Rupos - a Sufi saint from Shahzadpur in

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. * Syed Muhammad Idrees Makhdoom - a Anty Sufi saint from the Jacobabad in

. * Makhdoom Abdul Rauf Qureshi - District education officer and Sajadah Nasheen Dargah Baal Mubarak Rohri in

. * Makhdoom Muhammad Usman Qureshi - Al Zuhravi Banu Zuhrah - Al Yemani- Al Sindhi - Al Darbelvi Darbelo - A Sufi Saint, Theologian, Poet, renowned Islamic scholar and jurist from Sindh, whose contributions to knowledge and spirituality left an indelible mark on history. his life was dedicated to the propagation of Islamic teachings, the guidance of the community, and the pursuit of spiritual excellence. He died in 1593 AD (1002 AH) at the age of 102 and was interred in Darbelo's Qureshi (Makhdoom) Mohalla, south of Jamia Mosque in Darbelo

* Allama Mufti Makhdoom Abdul Aleem Qureshi - Al Zuhravi Banu Zuhrah- Al Sindhi - Al Darbelvi Darbelo - A Descendant of Makhdoom Muhammad Usman Qureshi , Makhdoom Abdul Aleem was a Religious Scholar, A Islamic Theologian and The Imam of Grand Mosque ( Jamia Masjid ) Darbello

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