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] It may refer to:
- Waris Ali Shah - 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
- Ehsanulla Khan Warsi
See also
- Warisi (king), 11th-century Hausa king in what is now northern Nigeria
References
- ↑ Ehtisham, S. Akhtar (2008). A medical doctor examines life on three continents : a Pakistani view. New York: Algora Pub. p. 11. ISBN 9780875866345.
- ↑ Kochhar, S. K. (1984). Teaching of history (2nd ed.). Sterling. p. 292. ISBN 9788120700253.
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