Warsi

Warsi or Warisi (pronounced [ˈʋaːrsiː]) is a surname found among South Asian Muslims. Numerous disciples of Waris Ali Shah, both Muslims and Hindus, add Warisi or Warsi to their names.[1][2] Notable people with the name include:

* Waris Ali Shah (1817–1905), Indian Sufi saint, founder of Warsi Sufi order
* Syed Imran Ali Warsi, Pakistani field hockey player
* Anil Shukla Warsi (born 1957), Indian politician
* Arshad Warsi (born 1966), Indian actor
* Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (born 1971), British politician
* Kamal Warsi, Pakistani leftist activist
* Muzaffar Warsi (1933–2011), Pakistani Urdu poet
* Nisha Warsi (born 1995), Indian field hockey player
* Perween Warsi (born 1956), British-Indian entrepreneur
* Raees Warsi (born 1963), Pakistani-American Urdu poet
* Ram Ekbal Singh Warsi (1922–2016), Indian freedom fighter and politician
* M J Warsi, Indian linguist, researcher and author
* Warsi Brothers, Indian qawwali musical group

## See also

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* Warisi (king), 11th-century Hausa king in what is now northern Nigeria

## References

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1. ^ Ehtisham, S. Akhtar (2008). A medical doctor examines life on three continents : a Pakistani view. New York: Algora Pub. p. 11\. ISBN 9780875866345.
2. ^ Kochhar, S. K. (1984). Teaching of history (2nd ed.). Sterling. p. 292\. ISBN 9788120700253.

Surname list

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