Religion:Kashmiri Khwaja

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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.