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* Dr Aftab Mufti – Professor of Civil Engineering<ref>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/michael-wilson-among-order-of-canada-appointments/article1624968/</ref> |
* Dr Aftab Mufti – Professor of Civil Engineering<ref>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/michael-wilson-among-order-of-canada-appointments/article1624968/</ref> |
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* [[Munir Sheikh]] – 10th Chief Statistician of Canada, replaced [[Ivan Fellegi]]<ref>http://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/statcom_09/seminars/High_level_forum_2009/Munir_Sheikh.pdf</ref> |
* [[Munir Sheikh]] – 10th Chief Statistician of Canada, replaced [[Ivan Fellegi]]<ref>http://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/statcom_09/seminars/High_level_forum_2009/Munir_Sheikh.pdf</ref> |
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* [[Naweed Syed]] – first person to connect brain cells to a silicon chip<ref>http://medicine.ucalgary.ca/about/syed</ref><ref>[https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/uofcpublications/RIA_fall08/RIA-Syed University of Calgary: Naweed Syed]</ref> |
* [[Naweed Syed]] – first person to connect brain cells to a silicon chip<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medicine.ucalgary.ca/about/syed |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-04-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706210916/http://medicine.ucalgary.ca/about/syed |archivedate=2011-07-06 |df= }}</ref><ref>[https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/uofcpublications/RIA_fall08/RIA-Syed University of Calgary: Naweed Syed]</ref> |
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==Arts and fashion== |
==Arts and fashion== |
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* [[Omar Majeed]] – filmmaker<ref>http://www.hour.ca/visualarts/visualarts.aspx?iIDArticle=12706</ref> |
* [[Omar Majeed]] – filmmaker<ref>http://www.hour.ca/visualarts/visualarts.aspx?iIDArticle=12706</ref> |
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* [[Ali Mukaddam]] – actor<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611442/</ref> |
* [[Ali Mukaddam]] – actor<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611442/</ref> |
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* [[Zarqa Nawaz]] – director and producer; known for [[CBC Television|CBC]] serial ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]''<ref>http://www.fundamentalistfilms.com/about.php</ref> |
* [[Zarqa Nawaz]] – director and producer; known for [[CBC Television|CBC]] serial ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fundamentalistfilms.com/about.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-04-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217052053/http://www.fundamentalistfilms.com/about.php |archivedate=2010-02-17 |df= }}</ref> |
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* [[Zaib Shaikh]] – actor<ref>http://www.tv.com/zaib-shaikh/person/400589/summary.html</ref> |
* [[Zaib Shaikh]] – actor<ref>http://www.tv.com/zaib-shaikh/person/400589/summary.html</ref> |
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* [[Qurram Hussain]] – member of [[JoSH (band)|JoSH]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetjosh.com/theband.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-09-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929170213/http://www.planetjosh.com/theband.asp |archivedate=2011-09-29 |df= }}</ref> |
* [[Qurram Hussain]] – member of [[JoSH (band)|JoSH]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetjosh.com/theband.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-09-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929170213/http://www.planetjosh.com/theband.asp |archivedate=2011-09-29 |df= }}</ref> |
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* Kashif – Canadian R&B artist<ref>http://www.desihits.com/news/view/gatzbys-birthday-bash</ref> |
* Kashif – Canadian R&B artist<ref>http://www.desihits.com/news/view/gatzbys-birthday-bash</ref> |
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* [[Sohail Rana]]<ref>http://www.sohailrana.com/whois.html</ref> |
* [[Sohail Rana]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sohailrana.com/whois.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-04-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826005917/http://www.sohailrana.com/whois.html |archivedate=2009-08-26 |df= }}</ref> |
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* [[Nofel Izz]] – singer; founder and CEO of [[Jobs in Dubai|Jobs in Dubai.com, Inc.]] |
* [[Nofel Izz]] – singer; founder and CEO of [[Jobs in Dubai|Jobs in Dubai.com, Inc.]] |
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* [[Wajid Khan (Canadian politician)|Wajid Khan]] – former member of the [[Canadian House of Commons]]<ref>http://www.mississauga.com/news/article/80394--khan-calls-it-quits</ref> |
* [[Wajid Khan (Canadian politician)|Wajid Khan]] – former member of the [[Canadian House of Commons]]<ref>http://www.mississauga.com/news/article/80394--khan-calls-it-quits</ref> |
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* [[Yasir Naqvi]] – member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]]<ref>http://www.yasirnaqvimpp.ca/bio.aspx?id=biography</ref> |
* [[Yasir Naqvi]] – member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]]<ref>http://www.yasirnaqvimpp.ca/bio.aspx?id=biography</ref> |
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* [[Shafiq Qaadri]] – member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, [[Attorney General of Ontario]]<ref>http://www.shafiqqaadri.onmpp.ca/bio.aspx?id=biography</ref> |
* [[Shafiq Qaadri]] – member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, [[Attorney General of Ontario]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shafiqqaadri.onmpp.ca/bio.aspx?id=biography |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-04-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706192725/http://www.shafiqqaadri.onmpp.ca/bio.aspx?id=biography |archivedate=2011-07-06 |df= }}</ref> |
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* [[Shad Qadri]] – [[City of Ottawa|Ottawa]] City Councillor for Ward 6<ref>http://www.shadqadri.com/about.htm</ref> |
* [[Shad Qadri]] – [[City of Ottawa|Ottawa]] City Councillor for Ward 6<ref>http://www.shadqadri.com/about.htm</ref> |
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* [[Shiraz Shariff]] – former member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} |
* [[Shiraz Shariff]] – former member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} |
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Revision as of 20:42, 26 December 2017
This is a list of Pakistani Canadians.
Academics
- Sajida Alvi – academic of Pakistani origin in Canada; historian of Islam in South Asia[1]
- Naz Ikramullah[2]
- Rukhsana Khan – children's author and storyteller
- Ibtehaj Khurram[3][4]
- Dr Aftab Mufti – Professor of Civil Engineering[5]
- Munir Sheikh – 10th Chief Statistician of Canada, replaced Ivan Fellegi[6]
- Naweed Syed – first person to connect brain cells to a silicon chip[7][8]
Arts and fashion
Pageants
- Sonia Ahmed – President of Miss Pakistan World[9]
- Tahmena Bokhari – Mrs. Pakistan World 2010[10]
- Sara Ghulam – Miss World Canada 2007[11]
- Farah Mahmood – Mrs. Pakistan World 2013
- Mahleej Sarkari – Miss Pakistan World 2007
- Zehra Sheerazi – Miss Pakistan World 2003[12]
- Shan Virk – Mr. Pakistan World 2012
- Naomi Zaman – Miss Pakistan World 2005
Models
- Yasmeen Ghauri – Victoria's Secret supermodel[13]
Urdu poets
- Musharraf Ali Farooqi – writer and translator
- Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee[14]
- Ashfaq Hussain – Urdu poet
Entertainment and media
Film
- Azmi Haq – screenwriter, producer, and strategy consultant[15]
- Sitara Hewitt – actress[16][17]
- Omar Majeed – filmmaker[18]
- Ali Mukaddam – actor[19]
- Zarqa Nawaz – director and producer; known for CBC serial Little Mosque on the Prairie[20]
- Zaib Shaikh – actor[21]
Journalists
- Suroosh Alvi – journalist and co-founder of VICE magazine
- Adnan Hashmi – Editor-in-Chief of Sunday Times Canada[22]
- Sabih Mansoor, Editor of Pakeeza International
Musicians
- Tariq Hussain – former Canadian country music singer; currently working for CBC Radio 3[23]
- Qurram Hussain – member of JoSH[24]
- Kashif – Canadian R&B artist[25]
- Sohail Rana[26]
- Nofel Izz – singer; founder and CEO of Jobs in Dubai.com, Inc.
TV personalities
- Sabrina Jalees – Canadian comedian[27]
- Adnan Virk – sports anchor for ESPN[28]
Politics
- Salma Ataullahjan – Senator
- Iqra Khalid - current member of the Canadian House of Commons
- Wajid Khan – former member of the Canadian House of Commons[29]
- Yasir Naqvi – member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario[30]
- Shafiq Qaadri – member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Attorney General of Ontario[31]
- Shad Qadri – Ottawa City Councillor for Ward 6[32]
- Shiraz Shariff – former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta[citation needed]
- Salma Zahid - current member of the Canadian House of Commons
Sports
- Qaiser Ali – Canadian cricket player[33]
- Umar Bhatti – Canadian cricket player [34]
- Saad Bin Zafar – Canadian cricketer[35]
- Rizwan Cheema – Canadian cricketer[36]
- Hamza Tariq – Canadian cricketer[37]
- Asif Dar – Canadian boxer [38][39]
- Mian Hussain – Canadian professional boxer[40]
- Obby Khan – offensive lineman of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers[41][42]
- Manny Malhotra – Canadian hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens
- Maria Toorpakay Wazir – Pakistani squash player currently resident in Toronto, Ontario
Others
- Zafar Bangash – commentator
- Terence D’Souza – trustee on the Dufferin Peel Separate School Board
- Michael John Hamdani – forger[43]
- Kaiser Naseem – banker[44]
See also
- Canada–Pakistan relations
- Pakistani Canadian
- List of Pakistani Americans
- List of British Pakistanis
- List of Pakistani Australians
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-12-18. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
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- ^ http://trends.ellerdale.com/topics/view/0091-8b1c/Ibtehaj+Khurram.html
- ^ http://www.museumstuff.com/learn/topics/Ibtehaj_Khurram
- ^ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/michael-wilson-among-order-of-canada-appointments/article1624968/
- ^ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/statcom_09/seminars/High_level_forum_2009/Munir_Sheikh.pdf
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ University of Calgary: Naweed Syed
- ^ http://soniaahmedofficial.com
- ^ http://www.prlog.org/10474312-tahmena-bokhari-the-new-mrs-pakistan-2010.html
- ^ http://saraghulam.com/
- ^ http://www.misspakistanworld.com/achievers_zehra.html
- ^ http://www.perfectpeople.net/biography/346/yasmeen-ghauri.htm
- ^ http://www.urdustudies.com/auinfo/haqqeeSH.html
- ^ http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=10025
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2060229/bio
- ^ http://www.zenmedia.ca/tara/
- ^ http://www.hour.ca/visualarts/visualarts.aspx?iIDArticle=12706
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611442/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
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- ^ http://www.sundaytimescanada.com
- ^ http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/profile/Tariq-Hussain Archived 2011-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.desihits.com/news/view/gatzbys-birthday-bash
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.menlooak.com/comedian-critique-sabrina-jalees-1.1267886
- ^ http://www.napaneeguide.com/2011/04/14/adnan-virks-long-road-from-ess-to-espn
- ^ http://www.mississauga.com/news/article/80394--khan-calls-it-quits
- ^ http://www.yasirnaqvimpp.ca/bio.aspx?id=biography
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.shadqadri.com/about.htm
- ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/canada/content/player/216920.html
- ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/canada/content/player/23865.html
- ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/canada/content/player/359746.html
- ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/canada/content/player/361952.html
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/canada/content/player/414397.html
- ^ http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Asif_Dar
- ^ http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/boxing.htm
- ^ http://www.eottm.com/portfolio-view/mian-hussain/
- ^ http://www.canoe.ca/RenegadesTeam/khan.html
- ^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/waking-up-from-crohn-s-nightmare
- ^ http://www.thebramptonnews.com/articles/2921/1/Canada-wide-warrant-for-Michael-John-Hamdani/Page1.html
- ^ http://www.q.com.pk/Succession_and_governance.html