List of converts to Hinduism from Islam

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This is a list of notable converts to Hinduism from Islam, arranged in alphabetical order.

B

Bukka Raya I and Harihara I reconverted to Hinduism from Islam and founded the Vijayanagara empire (c. 14th century)

• Fathima Babu — Indian actress and former newsreader ^[1]

• Sita Devi, Maharani of Baroda — Indian princess and socialite (from Hinduism to Islam back to Hinduism) ^{[2] [3]}

• Zubeida Begum — (also known as Vidya Rani) — Indian actress and the wife of Hanwant Singh I of Marwar ^{[4] [5]}

• Ashalata Biswas — (born as Mehrunissa) — Indian former actress; a follower of Arya Samaj and wife of musician Anil Biswas ^[6]

• Bukka Raya I — King of Vijayanagara empire (from Hinduism to Islam back to Hinduism) ^{[7] [8]}

D

Manyata Dutt, Indian former actress and entrepreneur

• Annapurna Devi — (born as Roshanara Khan) — Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music and wife of Ravi Shankar ^{[9] [10]}

• Nirmala Devi — (born as Nazim) — Indian vocalist; mother of actor Govinda ^{[11] [12]}

• Manyata Dutt — (born as Dilnawaz Sheikh) — Indian entrepreneur and former actress; wife of actor Sanjay Dutt ^[13]

G

• Harilal Gandhi — Son of Mahatma Gandhi (from Hinduism to Islam back to Hinduism) ^{[14] [15] [16]}

• Asha Gawli — (born as Zubeida Mujawar) — Wife of politician Arun Gawli ^{[17] [18]}

H

• Harihara I — King of Vijayanagara empire (from Hinduism to Islam back to Hinduism) ^[19]

K

Sati Kazanova, Russian singer

Aashish Khan, Indian classical musician (1939–2024)

• Indira Kanwar — Marwar's princess and widow of the emperor Farrukhsiyar (from Hinduism to Islam back to Hinduism) ^[20]

• Mandana Karimi — (born as Manizeh Karimi) — Iranian actress based in India ^[21]

• Sati Kazanova — Russian singer of Circassian Muslim background, convert to Vaishnavism and a follower of Vishwananda ^[22]

• Aashish Khan — (also known as Aashish Khan Debsharma) — Indian classical musician ^{[23] [24] [25]}

• Khusro Khan — Indian slave who was converted to Islam by emperor Alauddin Khilji; later reconverted to Hinduism ^[26]

• Sayeeda Khan — (also known as Sudha Sadanah) — Indian actress ^{[27] [28]}

• Chahatt Khanna — Indian actress (from Hinduism to Islam back to Hinduism) ^[29]

M

• Chander Mohan — Indian politician (from Hinduism to Islam back to Hinduism) ^{[30] [31]}

• Editor Mohan — (born as Moammed Jinnah Abdul Khader) — Indian film editor; father of actor Ravi Mohan and director Mohan Raja ^[32]

N

Nargis, a leading Hindi-film actress of 1950s

• Kumari Naaz — (born as Salma Baig; also known as Anuradha) — Indian actress ^{[33] [34]}

• Bajaji Rao Naik Nimbalkar — 17th century Maratha nobleman (from Hinduism to Islam back to Hinduism) ^{[35] [36]}

• Nargis — (also known as Nirmala Dutt) — Indian actress, politician, and social worker who converted upon marriage to actor Sunil Dutt ^{[37] [38] [39]}

P

• Netaji Palkar — 17th century Maratha nobleman (from Hinduism to Islam back to Hinduism) ^{[40] [41]}

• Lakshmi Priya — (born as Sabina Abdul Latheef) — Indian actress ^[42]

R

Raskhan, 16th century Sufi poet who became a devotee of Krishna

• Ramasimhan — (born as Ali Akbar) — Indian film director ^{[43] [44]}

• Raskhan — (born as Syed Ibrahim Khan) — 16th century Sufi Muslim poet who converted to Vaishnavism ^[45]

• Syed Waseem Rizvi — (also known as Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi) — Former member and chairman of the Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh ^{[46] [47]}

S

Happy Salma, Indonesian actress

Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, daughter of Indonesia's founding father Sukarno

• Asha Sachdev — (born as Nafeesa Sultan) — Indian actress ^[48]

• Happy Salma — Indonesian actress, model and writer, converted and became member of the Lordship of Ubud after marriage ^[49]

• Salabega — 17th century Odia poet who composed bhajans for Lord Jagannath ^[50]

• Anwar Shaikh — (also known as Anirudh Gyan Shikha) — British–Pakistani writer ^[51]

• Tassnim Sheikh — (also known as Tanisha Nerurkar) — Indian actress ^{[52] [53]}

• Ifa Sudewi — Indonesian chief judge for the 2002 Bali bombing trials ^{[54] [55]}

• Sukmawati Sukarnoputri — Daughter of Indonesia's founding father and first president Sukarno ^{[56] [57] [58]}

T

• Haridas Thakura — Prominent Vaishnavite saint, instrumental in the early appearance and spread of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism movement ^{[59] [60]}

V

Ghibran Vaibodha, Indian music composer

• Ghibran Vaibodha — (born as Mohammed Ghibran) — Indian music composer ^[61]

Z

• Zubeida — (also known as Zubeida Begum Dhanrajgir) — Indian actress ^[62]

See also

• Hinduism portal
• Islam portal

• Indian-origin religions
• List of converts to Hinduism
• List of Hindus
• List of Muslims
• List of converts to Islam from Hinduism
• List of former Muslims

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