Warsi

Warsi or Warisi (pronounced [ˈʋaːrsiː]) is a surname found among South Asian Muslims. Numerous disciples of Waris Ali Shah, both Muslims and Hindus, add Warisi or Warsi to their names.^[1]^[2] Notable people with the name include:

Waris Ali Shah (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 (born 1966), Indian actor
Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (born 1971), British politician
Kamal Warsi, Pakistani leftist activist
Muzaffar Warsi (1933–2011), Pakistani Urdu poet
Nisha Warsi (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, Indian qawwali musical group

^ Ehtisham, S. Akhtar (2008). A medical doctor examines life on three continents : a Pakistani view. New York: Algora Pub. p. 11. ISBN 9780875866345.
^ Kochhar, S. K. (1984). Teaching of history (2nd ed.). Sterling. p. 292. ISBN 9788120700253.

[MDELTC-1] Ehtisham, S. Akhtar (2008). A medical doctor examines life on three continents : a Pakistani view. New York: Algora Pub. p. 11. ISBN 9780875866345.

[2] Kochhar, S. K. (1984). Teaching of history (2nd ed.). Sterling. p. 292. ISBN 9788120700253.

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