List of Pakistani Hindus

This article contains a list of prominent Hindus from Pakistan.

Sports

• Anil Dalpat, First Hindu cricket player of Pakistan.
• Danish Kaneria, former cricketer.
• Lal Kumar, U-19 cricketer.
• Mohinder Kumar, former cricketer.
• Rajesh Ramesh, former cricketer.
• Anop Santosh, national level cricketer

Bureaucrats

Jurists

• Rana Bhagwandas, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
• Suman Pawan Bodani, first Hindu woman to be appointed as Civil Judge.

Officials

• Pushpa Kumari Kohli, first Hindu woman Police Officer in Pakistan
• Manisha Ropeta, first Hindu Woman Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Pakistan

Culture

• J.C. Anand, film producer and distributor
• Deepak Perwani, actor and Fashion Designer
• Shabnam, Bangladeshi actress (former East Pakistan)

Politics

• Rana Hamir Singh, current Ruler of Umerkot and President of Pakistan Hindu Party. ^[1]
• Rana Chandra Singh, former Federal Minister of Pakistan and founder of Pakistan Hindu party. ^[2]
• Tara Chand, former Provincial Minister of Balochistan.
• Mukesh Kumar Chawla, former Minister of Excise And Taxation of Sindh. ^[3]
• Kamini Kumar Dutta, former Law Minister of Pakistan.
• Amar Lal, Special Adviser in control of Madrasas in Pakistan.
• Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, politician and founder of Pakistan Hindu Council
• Mahesh Kumar Malani, first Hindu to win a General Seat in the National Assembly of Pakistan. ^[4]
• Ratna Bhagwandas Chawla, first Hindu Woman Senator of Pakistan
• Krishna Kohli, Member of the Senate of Pakistan
• Arjun Das Bugti, Deputy Speaker of Balochistan Provincial Assembly from 1993 to 1996
• Santosh Kumar Bugti – Politician and member of Provincial Assembly of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018
• Chettan Mal Arwani – Reserved seat for non-Muslims in Sindh Provincial Assembly
• Bherulal Balani, politician from Tharparkar
• Canteswar Barman, member of 2nd National Assessment of Pakistan
• Krishan Bheel, politician and member of Pakistani Muslim League
• Gian Chand – Politician and member of senate of Pakistan since 2015
• Lal Chand, former member of Pakistan's Provincial Sindh Assembly
• Lal Chand Malhi – Member of National Assembly of Pakistan from 2018 to 2023
• Bhawan Das – Member of National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2018
• Heman Dass – Member of Senate of Pakistan
• Sanjay Gangwani – Politician and close associate of former Prime Minister Imran Khan
• Reeta Ishwar – Women Politician and member of National Assembly of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018
• Khatu Mal Jeewan – Member of Senate of Pakistan
• Kishan Chand Parwani – Served as member of National Assembly of Pakistan
• Kheal Das Kohistani – Politician and member of National Assembly of Pakistan from 2018 to 2023
• Danesh Kumar – Member of Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
• Hari Ram – Politician and 5 Time legislature from Sindh Assembly
• Ramesh Lal – Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
• Manwer Lal – Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
• Sham Lal (politician) – Member of Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
• Sanjay Perwani – Member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh
• Darshan Punshi – Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
• Jai Parkash Ukrani – Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
• Mangla Sharma – Member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh
• Ram Singh Sodho – Former member of Sindh Provincial Assembly
• Seth Sukhdev – Member of Constituent Assembly of Pakistan after Independence
• Prem Hari Barma – Bengali Politician
• Raj Kumar Chakraverty – Bengali Politician
• Sris Chandra Chattopadhyaya – Member of First National Assembly of Pakistan
• Akshay Kumar Das – Bengali Hindu Politician
• Basanta Kumar Das – Member of Second National Assembly of Pakistan
• Jnanendra Chandra Majumdar – Representative in constituent Assembly of Pakistan
• Birat Chandra Mandal – member of 1st National Assembly of Pakistan
• Rasaraj Mandal – member of 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan
• Bhabesh Chandra Nandi – Representative in constituent Assembly of Pakistan
• Dhananjoy Roy – Member of 1st National Assembly of Pakistan
• Sailendra Kumar Sen – Member of 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan
• Harendra Kumar Sur – Member of Constituent Assembly of Pakistan

Others

• Sunny Balwani – Businessman
• Fakeero Solanki – Sculptor
• Surendar Valasai – Journalist
• Sobho Gianchandani – Writer and Scientist
• Hindu Singh Sodha – Pakistani Hindu Refuge Worker
• Veeru Kohli – Human Rights Activist
• Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry – ICT and National award winner
• Manu Bheel former bonded laborer and human rights activist from Sindh ^[5]

References

1. "No forced conversions in Pakistan: Rana". The Times of India. 2023-03-06. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-12-31.
2. Times, Rabwah (2018-07-04). "Pakistan's Royal Rajputs, the Hindu rulers of Amarkot Estate". Rabwah Times. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
3. "Mukesh Kumar Chawla condemns illegal refitting work nearby Neti Jeti bridge Temple – Official News Pakistan". officialnews.pk. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
4. Ashraf, Ajaz (2018-08-02). "'Even Muslims voted for me,' says first Hindu candidate to win a general seat in Pakistan Assembly". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
5. "Pakistan: Manu Bheel, Sindh Province". The International Dalit Solidarity Network. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.