17 Notable alumni of
University of Kashmir

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The University of Kashmir is 2123rd in the world, 505th in Asia, and 57th in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from the University of Kashmir sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Sunanda Pushkar

    Sunanda Pushkar
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1962-2014 (aged 52)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Sunanda Pushkar was an Indian-born Canadian businesswoman and the wife of former International diplomat serving under the UN and politician Shashi Tharoor. She was a sales director in the Dubai-based TECOM Investments, and a co-owner of the India-based Rendezvous Sports World (RSW), a cricket franchise in the Indian Premier League.

  2. Mehbooba Mufti

    Mehbooba Mufti
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Mehbooba Mufti is an Indian politician of the PDP, who served as the 9th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 4 April 2016 to 19 June 2018. She was the first Female CM of J&K. After the revocation of the special status (autonomy) of the state in August 2019, Mufti was detained without any charges at first and later under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act. She was released only in October 2020, after the Supreme Court of India quizzed the government about the length of her detention.

  3. Ghulam Nabi Azad

    Ghulam Nabi Azad
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    politiciansocial worker
    Biography

    Ghulam Nabi Azad is an Indian politician who served as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha between 2014 and 2021. He also served as the Chief Minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008. On 26 September 2022, Azad announced his own political party as Democratic Progressive Azad Party. He is the chief patron cum founder of Democratic Progressive Azad Party.

  4. Karan Singh, Crown Prince of Kashmir

    Karan Singh, Crown Prince of Kashmir
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1931-.. (age 93)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Karan Singh PMSP is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the Titular Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. From 1952 to 1965 he was the Sadr-i-Riyasat (President) of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the chairperson trustee of the Dharmarth Trust of Jammu and Kashmir which maintains 175 temples in north India and works in other areas such as historical preservation.

  5. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

    Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1936-2016 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was an Indian politician who served twice as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, during November 2002–November 2005 and March 2015–January 2016. He was also Minister of Tourism in Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet and Home Minister of India in V. P. Singh's cabinet. He started in the wing of the National Conference led by G. M. Sadiq, which later merged into the Indian National Congress. He switched to Janata Dal in 1987, eventually founding his own regional party, People's Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP continues to be a political force in Jammu and Kashmir, currently led by his daughter Mehbooba Mufti.

  6. Adarsh Sein Anand

    Adarsh Sein Anand
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1936-2017 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    judge
    Biography

    Adarsh Sein Anand was the 29th Chief Justice of India, serving from 10 October 1998 to 31 October 2001.

  7. Saifuddin Soz

    Saifuddin Soz
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1937-.. (age 87)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Professor Saifuddin Soz is an Indian professor and seven term Member of the Parliament of India. Soz hails from the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

  8. Ayub Thakur

    Ayub Thakur
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1948-2004 (aged 56)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Muhammad Ayyub Thakur was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by The Telegraph, It was a front group for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). After investigatation by the British Charity Commission, Scotland Yard and the FBI, it was stated that his organization had direct contacts with Hizbul Mujahideen, an EU-Sanctioned insurgent organization.

  9. Davoud Danesh-Jafari

    Davoud Danesh-Jafari
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    economistpolitician
    Biography

    Davoud Danesh-Jafari is an Iranian politician and economist who was minister of economy and finance affairs of Iran. He is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council.

  10. Tarannum Riyaz

    Tarannum Riyaz
    Years
    Died in 2021
    Occupations
    writerpoet
    Biography

    Tarannum Riyaz was an Indian writer and a senior fellow with the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

  11. G. N. Ratanpuri

    G. N. Ratanpuri
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    authorjournalistpolitician
    Biography

    Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri is a politician in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

  12. Farooq Nazki

    Farooq Nazki
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1940-2024 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    writerpoet
    Biography

    Farooq Nazki was an Indian poet, broadcaster and media personality from the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He also served as Director Doordarshan and erstwhile Radio Kashmir Srinagar (AIR Srinagar) from 1986 to 1997 under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). Besides being a media head and having a writing career, Nazki also served as Editor "Daily Mazdoor" from 1960. This newspaper for the first time made conscious efforts to highlight the importance of labour in the valley. In 2000 he retired as its Deputy Director General. He was media advisor to two Chief Ministers: Farooq Abdullah (in 1983 and 1990–2002) and Omar Abdullah (2010).

  13. Naseem Shafaie

    Naseem Shafaie
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Naseem Shafaie is a Kashmiri language poet who writes about a variety of topics including the turbulent atmosphere of Kashmir from a woman's perspective.

  14. Z. G. Muhammad

    Z. G. Muhammad
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    authorjournalist
    Biography

    Z. G. Muhammad is an Indian writer.

  15. Abdul Haq Khan

    Abdul Haq Khan
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Abdul Haq Khan is a Kashmiri politician, lawyer, and former Minister for Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj and Law & Justice, Jammu and Kashmir under PDP-BJP coalition government. He was Member of Legislative Assembly representing Lolab constituency at the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from January 2009 to November 2018. He is associated with Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party.

  16. Bharat B. Chattoo

    Bharat B. Chattoo
    Years
    1951-2016 (aged 65)
    Occupations
    biologist
    Biography

    Bharat B. Chattoo, a JC Bose National Fellow, was a scientist specialising in the field of Biotechnology, Genomics and Proteomics.

  17. S.L. Sadhu

    S.L. Sadhu
    Years
    1917-2012 (aged 95)
    Occupations
    author
    Biography

    Shyam Lal Sadhu was an Indian writer.

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