Kashmiri Khwaja

Khawaja or Koshur khwaja is an honorific title used as surname by vast majority of Kashmiri Muslims.[1] The word comes from the Iranian word khwāja (New Persian khāje خواجه) and translates as "master", "lord".[2] Some of the Kashmiri converts to Islam by Sufi saints also adopted the title Khawaja. Khawajas were considered rich and were mostly traders.[3]

## Notable people

* Khwaja Hafizullah,Land Lord of Dhaka
* Khwaja Alimullah,Founder of Dhaka Nawab Family
* Khwaja Abdul Ghani,First Nawab of Dhaka
* Nawab of Dhaka
* Khawaja Nazimuddin,Second Governor General and Prime Minister of Pakistan
* Khwaja Ahsanullah,Nawab of Dhaka
* Khwaja Salimullah,Nawab of Dhaka and founder of Muslim League in 1906
* Khwaja Muhammad Azam Didamari
* Hina Khawaja Bayat
* Khawaja Shahabuddin,ex Governor of NWFP now KPK
* Khwaja Habibullah,last Nawab of Dhaka
* Khawaja Muhammad Asif
* Usman Khawaja
* Khawaja Saad Rafique
* Khawaja abdul rasheed
* Khawaja Mansoor Ahmed
* Khawaja Muhammad Sabeeh
* Khawaja Muhammad Uns
* Khwaja Sabir,Viceroy of Deccan during Mughal rule in India

## References

1. ↑ Shyam Lal Pardesi (1989). Amudarya to Vitasta: A Bird's Eye-view of Relations Between Central-Asia and Kashmir. Sangarmaal Publications. p. 15. https://books.google.com/books?id=j8O1AAAAIAAJ. "It is most pertinent to mention here that the word Khwaja is used as mark of respect before the name of a Kashmiri Muslim shopkeeper or wholesale dealer.and dalals"
2. ↑ Potter, Lawrence G., ed (2014) (in en). The Persian Gulf in Modern Times. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US. doi:10.1057/9781137485779. ISBN 978-1-349-50380-3. http://link.springer.com/10.1057/9781137485779.
3. ↑ Epilogue, Vol 4, Issue 5. Epilogue -Jammu Kashmir. pp. 23–. GGKEY:JAACF25BJCD. https://books.google.com/books?id=-yUy7QpJp7MC&pg=PA23.

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