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Pakistani Americans are known to assimilate more easily than many other immigrant groups because they have fewer language barriers (English is a co-official language of Pakistan and widely spoken in the country among professional classes), higher educational credentials (immigrants are disproportionately well-educated among Pakistanis), and ...
The following is a list of notable Pakistani Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Pakistani American or must have references showing they are Pakistani American and are notable.
Shahid Rafiq "Shad" Khan [1] (Urdu: شاہد خان; born July 18, 1950) [2] [3] is a Pakistani-American billionaire businessman and sports tycoon. Khan is the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and Fulham F.C. of the Premier League, and co-owner of the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), along with his son, Tony Khan.
Pakistani diaspora. English, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Balochi, Hindko, other languages of Pakistan and languages spoken in respective country of residence. Predominantly Islam minorities of Christianity, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Overseas Pakistanis (Urdu: بیرون ملک پاکستانی نژاد), or the Pakistani diaspora, refer to ...
History. In 2001 a woman being questioned by an off-duty sheriff's deputy about a theft at a grocery store in northwest Houston fell ill and died. Afterwards, the Pakistan Association of Greater Houston, the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH), and the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) were scheduled to form a committee about ...
Shereen Nanjiani (second cousin) Kumail Ali Nanjiani[1] (/ kʊˈmeɪl ˌnɑːndʒiˈɑːni /; [2] Sindhi: ڪميل علي نانجياني; Urdu: کمیل علی نانجیانی; born May 2, 1978) [3] is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley (2014–2019 ...
American people of Pakistani descent by occupation. Pakistani emigrants to the United States. American people of Baloch descent. American people of Azad Kashmiri descent. American people of Hazara descent. American people of Kashmiri descent. American people of Parsi descent. American people of Pashtun descent. American people of Punjabi descent.
Punjabi Americans are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. There are over 300,000 Punjabi Americans, many of whom were Sikhs , Ravidassias from British Punjab who first settled in California 's Central Valley .