Walia

For the ibex, see Walia ibex.

Walia is a surname of Indian origin. It is one of the surnames used by both Sikh and Hindu Ahluwalias. People with this surname include:

Authors

• Harsha Walia, South Asian activist and author of Indian origin

Army

• Major Sudhir Kumar Walia, (1969-1999), AC, SM, Bar ADC, Major of Indian Army, martyred in 1999
• Jasbir Walia, PVSM, VM, VSM, ADC, former Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command
• Lt. Gen. Arvind Walia, AVSM, Engineer-in-Chief of Indian Army ^[1]
• Lt. Gen. MM Walia, PVSM, AVSM, SM, (Colonel Madras Regiment service 1994-1996) ^[2]
• Inderpal Singh Walia, AVSM, VM, Senior Air Staff Officer, Eastern Air Command ^[3]

Politicians

• Ashok Kumar Walia (1948–2021), politician
• Kiran Walia (born 1944), politician (a former minister)
• Charanjit Singh Walia, former MP, politician

Law

• Justice Lakhwinder Singh Walia, Judge, Court of Appeal, Botswana ^[4]
• Justice Bawa Singh Walia, Punjab and Haryana High Court ^[5]
• Inderjit Singh Walia, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court ^[6]
• Rajan Walia, ADSJ, District Court Ambala ^[7]
• Judge Navneet Kumar Walia, District Court, Panna ^[8]
• Aanchal Walia, Civil Judge ^[9]

Entertainment

• Bunty Walia, film producer
• Niki Aneja Walia (born 1972), television actress
• Sonu Walia (born 1964), Bollywood actress
• Roshni Walia (born 2001), Bollywood and television actress
• Juspreet Singh Walia, film producer, assistant director and restauranteur
• Gunjan Walia (born 1986), television actress
• Khushwant Walia (born 1987), television actor
• Jasmin Walia (born 1991), British-Indian singer

Sports

• Ravi Walia (born 1973), Canadian figure skater
• Manjit Walia, Indian Hurdlern Hurdler

Others

• Harmeet D. Walia, American endodontist

References

1. "Lieutenant General Arvind Walia assumes appointment of Chief of Staff of Pune based Southern Command". pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
2. "sainik sanstha vanguard". www.sainiksanstha.com. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
3. NEWS, NE NOW (2024-09-09). "Meghalaya: Air Marshal Inderpal Walia assumes appointment as IAF EAC operations head". NorthEast Now. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
4. "Walia, Ngakaagae fracas in court". Walia, Ngakaagae fracas in court. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
5. Gambhir, Ashutosh (2017-09-30). "Justice Bawa Singh Walia of J&K HC moves back to Punjab and Haryana HC". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
6. "Retired judge takes oath". The Indian Express. 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
7. "Sh. Rajan Walia | District Court Ambala | India" . Retrieved 2025-03-19.
8. "Navneet Kumar Walia | District and Sessions Court Panna | India" . Retrieved 2025-03-19.
9. "हरियाणा का नं.1 भरोसेमंद डिजिटल न्यूज़ पोर्टल City Tehelka". 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2025-03-19.