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There are several titles used in Pakistan and other Muslim countries. Syed, Shaikh, Khawaja, Pasha, Malik etc. are common. Less commonly, the tribal name itself is appended to the person's given names. For females, tribal names or titles rarely figure in the person's full name although it has become more common due to Western influence.
Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
Pages in category "Pakistani masculine given names" The following 148 pages are in this category, out of 148 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Malik, Maleek, Malek or Malyk (Arabic: مَالِك or مَلِك) (Urdu & (): مالک) (/ ˈ m æ l ɪ k /) is a given name of Semitic origin. [1] It is both used as first name and surname originally mainly in Western Asia by Semitic speaking Christians, Muslims and Jews of varying ethnicities, before spreading to countries in the Caucasus, South Asia, Central Asia, North Africa and ...
Uzair (Islamic prophet), a prophet in Islam; Uzair Baloch, a Pakistani gangster and former crime lord; Uzair Cassiem, a South African rugby union player; Uzair Gul Peshawari, an Islamic scholar and Indian freedom struggle activist
Danesh or Danish (Persian: دانش) is a Persian word which literally translates to "knowledge", "science" and "wisdom". It is a popular Muslim name in the Indian subcontinent, and to a certain extent, Southeast Asia, especially in the Muslim-majority countries of Malaysia and Indonesia.
The name for Three Cups of Tea, a bestselling book by American mountaineer and educator Greg Mortenson, is taken from the Balti proverb in northern Pakistan: "The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest.
Arif Wazir (1982-2020), Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz movement Muhammad Arif Sufi, Muslim alias of Malaysian convicted murderer Micheal Anak Garing Arif Zahir (born 1994), American actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, and voice impressionist