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Gulzarilal Nanda was the acting prime minister of India after the deaths of sitting prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966. The Bharat Ratna winner had previously been jailed twice for his participation in Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation Movement. He had also been an economics professor.
Muhammad Iqbal was a Scholar, poet, and politician. Born in British India (present-day Pakistan), Iqbal's poetry in Persian and Urdu languages is regarded as one of the greatest of the modern era. Also an influential politician, Muhammad Iqbal's vision of an independent Muslim state helped inspire the creation of Pakistan where he is recognized as the national poet.
Legendary Pakistani batsman Zaheer Abbas was often called the Asian Bradman. He became the first batsman from Asia to score 100 first-class centuries and the first from Pakistan to score 4,000 and 5,000 runs. He has been named to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and has received the Pride of Performance Award.
Shoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricketer. He captained the Pakistan national cricket team from 2007 to 2009. He currently plays for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He holds the record for becoming the first male cricketer to play 100 T20Is. He is married to Indian tennis player Sania Mirza.
Javid Iqbal was a Pakistani philosopher whose publications on modern Islamic philosophy and the philosophy of law in national and international journals earned international acclaim. Javid Iqbal also served as the Lahore High Court's Chief Justice from 1982 to 1986. From 1986 to 1989, he served as the Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Initially an English lecturer at the Army Public College in Sialkot, Pakistani author Umera Ahmad later devoted herself to writing and emerged as one of the best-known authors of Urdu fiction and screenplays. The novel Pir-e-Kamil and the drama series Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan remain her best-known works.
Kamran Ashraf is a Pakistani banker who is currently associated with Summit Bank where he is working as Group Head Retail. Ashraf, who played cricket throughout his youth, has a close friendship with former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Kamran Ashraf has a keen interest on the political developments of the country as well.
Zulfikar Ghose is a Pakistani-American poet, novelist, and essayist. Best known for his work that explores magical realism, Ghose gained international recognition in the 1970s for his trilogy The Incredible Brazilian. Apart from writing poems, fictional, and non-fictional works, Zulfikar Ghose has also worked as a teacher at prestigious institutions like the University of Texas in Austin.
Manzoor Hussain is a Pakistani former field hockey player. He was part of the national team that won the bronze and gold medal at the 1976 and 1984 Olympic Games, respectively. He also helped his team win two World Cups, two Asian Games, and two Champions Trophy tournaments during his career. In 1984, Hussain received the Pride of Performance Award.
