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Following is a list of famous and notable Punjabi people, ... Hifzullah Khan, Governor of Sindh and Kashmir [20] Adina Beg Arain, Governor of Lahore and Multan;
Sheikh Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir; Mirza Afzal Beg (d.1982) was the first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir; Surinder Kumar Choudhary, is the Current and first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir UT; Mirza Mehboob Beg (1949-), politician.
The 1833 famine resulted in many people leaving the Kashmir Valley and migrating to the Punjab, with the majority of weavers leaving Kashmir. Weavers settled down for generations in the cities of Punjab such as Jammu and Nurpur. [8] The 1833 famine led to a large influx of Kashmiris into Amritsar which was also under Sikh rule.
This is a partial list of notable/famous people from Baniya Community. ... popularly known as "Punjab Kesari" [2] Arts ... Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court;
Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, hailed from the Dogra Dynasty of Rajputs. Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner, a modern reformist visionary. [85] He was also the only non-White member of the British Imperial War Cabinet during World War I. Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir [86] [87]
Peer Mohammed Hussain (1941- ), former Minister of State Jammu and Kashmir and founding member of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party. Qurban Hussain (born 27 March 1956 in Kotli, Azad Kashmir) is a British–Pakistani Liberal Democrat politician and life peer.
Manjit Bawa, modern artists from Punjab, later shifted to Delhi. Sohan Qadri, modern artists from Punjab, later shifted to Copenhagen. S. G. Thakur Singh, Punjabi artist who painted in oils, pastels and water colour. Satish Gujral, world known painter, sculptor and architect. Sidharth (artist), contemporary painter.
Ranjit Singh was born in a Sandhawalia Jat Sikh family on 13 November 1780 to Maha Singh and Raj Kaur in Gujranwala, Punjab region (present-day Punjab, Pakistan). His mother Raj Kaur was the daughter of Sidhu Jat Sikh ruler Raja Gajpat Singh of Jind .