34 Notable alumni of
National Islamic University
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National Islamic University is 1305th in the world, 287th in Asia, and 32nd in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 34 notable alumni from National Islamic University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Shah Rukh Khan
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- television actordancertelevision presenteractortelevision producer
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Shah Rukh Khan, popularly known by the initials SRK, is an Indian actor and film producer renowned for his work in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as the "Baadshah of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 100 films and earned numerous accolades, including a National Film Award and 15 Filmfare Awards. He has been awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, as well as the Order of Arts and Letters and Legion of Honour by the Government of France. Khan has a significant following in Asia and among the Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of income, several media outlets have described him as one of the most successful film stars in the world.
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Kiran Rao
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- screenwriterauthorfilm directorfilm producer
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Kiran Rao is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema. She has directed the films Dhobi Ghat (2011) and Laapataa Ladies (2024). In 2016, Rao co-founded Paani Foundation, a non-profit organisation.
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Virender Sehwag
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- cricketer
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Virender Sehwag is a former Indian cricketer who represented India from 1999 to 2013. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive openers and one of the greatest batsmen of his era, he played for Delhi Capitals in IPL and Delhi and Haryana in Indian domestic cricket. He batted right-handed and played his first One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian Test side in 2001. In April 2009, Sehwag became the first Indian to be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for his performance in 2008, subsequently becoming the first player of any nationality to retain the award for 2009. He worked as stand-in captain occasionally during absence of main captain of India, also worked as Vice-Captain for Indian squad. He is former captain of Delhi Daredevils and Delhi Ranji Team. During his time with India, Sehwag was a member of the team that was one of the joint winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, the winners of the 2007 T20 World Cup, and the winners of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. During the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, Sehwag was the highest run scorer with 271 runs. In 2023, he was inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
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Anjana Om Kashyap
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- journalistnews presenter
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Anjana Om Kashyap is an Indian news anchor working with Hindi news channel Aaj Tak as a Managing Editor. Kashyap started her journalistic career by joining the public broadcaster Doordarshan before moving to Zee News. She then went to News 24 before settling into Aaj Tak.
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Barkha Dutt
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- authornews presenterjournalist
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Barkha Dutt is an Indian television journalist and author. She has been a reporter and news anchor at NDTV and Tiranga TV. She currently runs her own digital news channel called 'MoJo Story'.
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Gul Khan
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- screenwritertelevision directorfilm producertelevision producer
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Gul Khan is an Indian producer, writer and director known for producing shows like Geet, Qubool Hai, Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?, Ishqbaaaz, Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala, Nazar, Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka!, Imlie, Ishk Par Zor Nahi and Aashiqana. She is co-creative head and co-producer of 4 Lions Films.
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Danish Siddiqui
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- photojournalist
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Danish Siddiqui was an Indian photojournalist based in Delhi, who used to lead the national Reuters multimedia team and was Chief Photographer India. He received his first 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography, as part of the Reuters team, for documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis. In 2021, he was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban forces near a border crossing with Pakistan. His second Pulitzer was awarded posthumously in 2022 for documenting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
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- politician
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Mirwaiz Mohammad Umar Farooq is the 14th Mirwaiz of Kashmir. He is a Kashmiri separatist political leader. He is also an Islamic religious cleric of Kashmir Valley.
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Habib Faisal
- Born in
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India - Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
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Habib Faisal is an Indian filmmaker and lyricist best known for his work in Hindi films. He was written and directed films such as Salaam Namaste, Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007), Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011), Ishaqzaade (2012), Bewakoofiyaan (2014), and Fan (2016).
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Alankrita Shrivastava
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- film directorscreenwriter
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Alankrita Shrivastava is an Indian screenwriter, director and producer. Having made her debut as a director in 2011, she has since won accolades such as the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival and a nomination for a Filmfare Award for the critically acclaimed film Lipstick Under My Burkha.
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Kunwar Danish Ali
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- politician
- Biography
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Kunwar Danish Ali is an Indian politician and a former Member of parliament, Lok Sabha for Amroha, Uttar Pradesh.
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Naved Aslam
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- India
- Occupations
- screenwritertelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Naved Aslam is an Indian actor and screenwriter who predominantly works in Hindi television and films. He is best known for his portrayal of Bhishma in the mythological series Suryaputra Karn. In 2018, Aslam made his digital debut with the web series Smoke.
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Rahimuddin Khan
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- military personnelpolitician
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Rahimuddin Khan was a Pakistani four-star general who served as the fourth Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Pakistan Army from 1984 to 1987. He also served as the seventh Governor of Balochistan, from 1978 to 1984, and briefly as the 16th Governor of Sindh in 1988.
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Ritu Kapur
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- entrepreneurtelevision journalist
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Ritu Kapur is an Indian media entrepreneur. She is the Co-founder, Managing Director, and CEO of Quint Digital Limited, the parent company of The Quint, a web-based digital news site and was one of the founding members of Network18 in 1992.
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Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
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- university teacherchemistpolitician
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Akhlaq Ur Rehman Kidwai was an Indian chemist and politician. He served as Governor of the states of Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana. Also, he worked as Governor (as an additional charge) of the state of Rajasthan. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament, from 1999 to 2004. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.
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Loveleen Tandan
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- casting directorfilm director
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Loveleen Tandan is an Indian film and casting director. She is the co-director of Slumdog Millionaire along with Danny Boyle. She has also been the casting director for several other films, including Monsoon Wedding (2001) and Brick Lane (2007). She has been a casting consultant for The Namesake (2007).
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Kamal Akhtar
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- politician
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Kamal Akhtar is a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly and has earlier been the former Panchayati Raj Minister of Uttar Pradesh, former Member of the Legislative Assembly, and a politician from Samajwadi Party as well as a former Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
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Parvez Sharma
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- writerfilm directorcinematographerjournalist
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Parvez Sharma is a New York-based Indian filmmaker, author, and journalist. He is a recipient of the 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship in the film/video category. He was amongst the 173 fellows selected from 3000 applicants in the 94th year of the fellowship, which originally started in 1925. In an official press release by the foundation, president Edward Hirsch said, "The winners of the 94th annual competition as "the best of the best...This diverse group of scholars, artists, and scientists are appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise." Sharma is best known for his two films A Jihad for Love, A Sinner in Mecca, and his 2017 book A Sinner in Mecca: A Gay Muslim's Hajj of Defiance. A Jihad for Love was the world's first film documenting the lives of gay and lesbian Muslims. He received the 2009 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary amongst several other international awards for A Jihad for Love. In 2016, Sharma was named "a human rights defender" by Amnesty International. This was an award given at the Hague in the Netherlands to "worldwide human rights activists" which he shared with the Saudi human rights activist Ensaf Haidar.
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Neha Dixit
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- journalist
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Neha Dixit is an Indian independent journalist and author who looks at intersections of politics, gender and social justice. She has been awarded over a dozen awards including the Chameli Devi Jain Award as well as CPJ International Press Freedom Award (2019).
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Ampareen Lyngdoh
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- politician
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Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh is an Indian politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Indian state of Meghalaya since 2008. She currently serves as a Cabinet Minister in the State Government of Meghalaya.
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I. M. Kadri
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- 1929-.. (age 97)
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- architect
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Iftikhar M. Kadri is an Indian architect, civil engineer, and founder of I.M.K Architects in the city of Mumbai, India. He has been a key figure in contributing to landmark buildings in several cities of India, United States, Russia, Middle East, Hong Kong among others.
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Mahmud Hussain
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- historianpolitician
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Mahmud Husain Khan was a Pakistani historian, educationist, and politician, known for his role in the Pakistan Movement, and for pioneering the study of social sciences. He served as Minister for Kashmir Affairs from 1951 to 1953 and Minister for Education in 1953, as well as minister of state in Pakistan's first cabinet under Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan.
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Sanjeev K Jha
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- writerscreenwriter
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Sanjeev K Jha is an Indian screenwriter based in Mumbai. In the 68th National Film Awards Sanjeev's feature film Sumi bag national awards in three categories, National Film Award for Best Children's Film and National Film Award for Best Child Artist.
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Meenu Gaur
- Born in
- India
- Occupations
- film director
- Biography
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Meenu Gaur is a London-based British-Indian director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 2013 Pakistani film Zinda Bhaag which she co-wrote and co-directed with Farjad Nabi. The film was an entry to the foreign film category at the Oscars. She is presently working on a feature film titled 'Barzakh: Between Heaven and Hell' supported by the Locarno International Film Festival's Open Doors Hub Programme. She has also been part of Berlinale Talents and the NIPKOW film residency in Berlin, supported by Berlinale and Medienboard. Recently, SOAS, University of London installed her portrait on the school walls as part of the Alumni Series that celebrates notable alumni.
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Mohibbullah Nadvi
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- ulemapolitician
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Mohibbullah Nadvi is an Indian Islamic scholar, politician, and current Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha from Rampur constituency. He is the Imam of the Parliament Street Mosque in Delhi and a member of the Samajwadi Party.
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Pir Ilahi Bux
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- politician
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Pir Ilahi Bux or Pir Ilahi Buksh was a Pakistani politician and activist who was a prominent member of the Pakistan Movement and served as the Chief Minister of Sindh from 1948 to 1949.
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Muhammad Najeeb Qasmi
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- India
- Enrolled in National Islamic University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in Arabic
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- writer
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Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi Sambhali is an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar who established Al-Noor Public School, Sambhal. He is an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband, Delhi University and the Jamia Millia Islamia. He has authored Dars-e-Hadith, Dars-e-Quran, Islahi Mazameen, Journey to Madina, Qur'an and Hadith - Main Sources of Islamic Ideology and Umrah Ka Tariqah
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Anwar Jamal
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- film directorfilm producer
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Anwar Jamal is an Indian documentary filmmaker, based in New Delhi. He has been awarded the National Film Award on several occasions and had made critically acclaimed feature, short and documentary films a wide array of social, political and cultural themes. He has served as jury in many international film festivals including National Film Award Jury.
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Mohammad Zahid Ashraf
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- 1973-.. (age 53)
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- academicscientist
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Mohammad Zahid Ashraf is an Indian scientist and an academician. Known for his studies on thrombosis experienced at high altitudes. Ashraf is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Indian National Sciences Academy and Indian Academy of Sciences, and an elected member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences. The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences in 2017–18. Ashraf currently serves as a professor and Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences at Jamia Millia Islamia.
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Afroz Alam Sahil
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- journalist
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Afroz Alam Sahil is an Indian writer and RTI journalist. He is the founder and editor of Beyond Headlines (BH), an independent online news portal focused on marginalized communities, minorities, and social issues. Sahil is known for his investigative journalism and activism, particularly using RTI to uncover information on government policies, corruption, and social injustices.
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Amit Dutt
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- academic
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Amit Dutt is an Indian scientist, geneticist and the principal investigator at Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) of Tata Memorial Centre. Known for his studies on Fibroblast growth factor receptor, Dutt is a Wellcome Trust / DBT India Alliance Intermediate Fellow. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to medical sciences in 2017.
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Gayathri Prabhu
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- 1974-.. (age 52)
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- novelist
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Gayathri Prabhu is an Indian novelist and scholar who currently lives in Manipal, Karnataka. Her recent fictional work consists of the novella Love in Seven Easy Steps (2021), preceded by Vetaal and Vikram: Riddles of the Undead, published by HarperCollins in 2019. Prabhu's recent academic work is a monograph titled A Genre of Her Own (2025).
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Shah Alam
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- 1981-.. (age 45)
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- documentary filmmakerhuman rights defender
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Shah Alam is a social activist and documentary film maker.
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Molvi Imran Raza Ansari
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- politician
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Imran Reza Ansari is a Kashmiri politician and a Shia cleric, succeeding his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari after the latter's death. He is the nephew of former MLA Zadibal Abid Hussain Ansari and Grandson of Molvi Jawad Ansari. He won elections from the Pattan constituency on PDP's ticket and was nominated as Minister of Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports. After disagreements with the leadership of the party, in 2018, Ansari left the PDP and joined the People's Conference.
