Warsi or Warisi () is a surname found among

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s. Numerous disciples of

Waris Ali Shah Waris Ali Shah (1817–1905) was a Sufi saint from Dewa, India, Dewa, Barabanki district, Barabanki, India, and the founder of the Warsi Sufi order. He traveled to many places specially Europe and the west and admitted people to his spiritual o ...

, both Muslims and Hindus, add ''Warisi'' or ''Warsi'' to their names. Notable people with the name include: *

(1817–1905), Indian Sufi saint, founder of Warsi Sufi order * Syed Imran Ali Warsi, Pakistani field hockey player * Anil Shukla Warsi (born 1957), Indian politician *

Arshad Warsi Arshad Khan (born 19 April 1968) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is the recipient of List of roles and awards of Arshad Warsi, several awards including a Filmfare Award from five nominations and is noted for acting in varied f ...

(born 1966), Indian actor *

Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi Sayeeda Hussain Warsi, Baroness Warsi, (; born 28 March 1971) is a British lawyer, politician, and member of the House of Lords who served as co-chairwoman of the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2012. She served in the Cameron–Clegg coaliti ...

(born 1971), British politician *

Kamal Warsi The Jam Saqi trial (or Jam Saqi case), was a political and judicial program in the history of Pakistan marked by a rise of widespread fear of expansion of communism and the socialism. There were series of federal investigations led by the FIA an ...

, Pakistani leftist activist *

Muzaffar Warsi Muzaffar Warsi (23 December 1933 – 28 January 2011; ) was a Pakistani poet, essayist, lyricist, and a scholar of Urdu. He began writing more than five decades ago. He wrote a rich collection of na`ats, as well as several anthologies of ghaza ...

(1933–2011), Pakistani Urdu poet *

Nisha Warsi Nisha Warsi (born 9 July 1995), known mononymously as Nisha, is an Indian field hockey player from Sonipat Haryana competed in 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo Olympic). Early life Nisha Warsi had modest aspirations as a child. She had always had a ...

(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 Warsi Brothers are an Indian Qawwali musical group, consisting of brothers Nazeer Ahmed Khan Warsi and Naseer Ahmed Khan Warsi (the Qawwāls), along with eight accompanists (the ''humnawa'' or party). They are based in Hyderabad. Family of qaw ...

, Indian qawwali musical group

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{{surname, Warsi Surnames of Indian origin Urdu-language surnames Nisbas Sunni Sufi orders

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