1820–1910: Florence Nightingale Childhood: Born: An affluent British family in Florence, Italy on May 12, 1820. She was given a name derived from her natal city. Family: Frances and William Edward Nightingale were her parents. Parthenope was her only sibling. Education: For a woman of her era, Nightingale’s classical education was unusual. She received tutoring […]
Darwin, Charles (1809–1882) Childhood: Born: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, February 12, 1809. Family: Robert Darwin, a wealthy banker and doctor in society, and Susannah Darwin, née Wedgwood, were the parents of Darwin, the fifth of six children. Education: After studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh, the student transferred to Christ’s College, Cambridge, to study religion. […]
Philopator Cleopatra VII (69–30 BCE) Cleopatra VII The final reigning monarch Ptolemaic Kinga monarch of the dom of Egypt was Thea Philopator. Known for her political astuteness, political savvy, and connections to Mark Antony and Julius Caesar, two of the most powerful and fascinating people in history, Cleopatra continues to captivate us. Childhood Born in […]
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Leonardo di Ser The Italian polymath Piero da Vinci, better known by his common name Leonardo da Vinci, was interested in and knowledgeable about a wide range of subjects, including physics, engineering, anatomy, and art. He is considered by many to be among the most talented and diversified people to have […]
Abraham Lincoln The following is a comprehensive autobiography of Abraham Lincoln: Childhood: Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a one-room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. He was elected as the 16th President of the United States in 1861. Lincoln’s formal education was restricted to three short stints in local schools because […]
R. Venkataraman The following is R. Venkataraman’s biography: Childhood: Tamil Nadu’s Rajamadam hamlet is where Ramaswamy Venkataraman was born in 1910. He completed his education at Trichy’s National College Higher Secondary School and earned a master’s degree in economics from Loyola College in Chennai. Career: After graduating from the Law College with a law degree, […]
Imam Bukhari Biography Imam Bukhari, a name that reverberates through the annals of Islamic scholarship, is a towering figure whose contributions to Hadith compilation are unparalleled. In this article, we will embark on a journey to explore the life, works, and legacy of Imam Bukhari, shedding light on his remarkable achievements. 1. An Overview of […]
Amir Timur Timur( 9 April 1336 – 17 or 18 February 1405) was a Turco- Mongol conqueror, the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia, and the first sovereign in the Timurid dynasty. In Turkic, Timur means iron. Timur, In some sources, he’s known as Temūr, Temür, Amir Timur, Timur- I lang, […]
Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007) Benazir Bhutto was born on 21st June 1953 in Pinto Hospital Karachi. She was the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who belonged to the Sindhi family. Her mother was Nusrat Bhutto. She had two brothers and one sister. She got her early education from Lady Jennings Preschool and Convent […]
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Ghulam Ishaq Khan was the previous President of Pakistan who served as the President of Pakistan from 1988 to 1993. He was the sole President who had come from the civil bureaucracy. He had previously served as the Chairman of the Senate and as the Defense Secretary. Ghulam Ishaq Khan was born […]
Muhammad Khan Junejo Muhammad Khan Junejo was born in Sindhri in Tharparkar of Sindh province. He belonged to the Junejo clan which is one of the foremost respected families in Sindh. Muhammad Khan Junejo stepped into politics at a very early age of his life. Before the separation of Pakistan when the country comprised two […]
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, was the fourth chief law administrator and sixth president of Pakistan. He was born on 12th August 1924 in Jalandhar, India, and died on 17th August 1988. Zia was the second child of Muhammad Akbar, who worked in the Army GHQ in Delhi and Simla pre-partition. He completed his initial […]
Dr. Mubashar Hassan Dr. Mubashar Hassan is a well-known academician and political figurehead who rose to prominence during Bhutto’s democratic interlude. Though an engineer by profession, he possesses great insight into politics. The prevalent political environment during the last years of Ayub’s period and the widespread economic disparities that were the result of the policies […]
Chaudhry Fazal Elahi Chaudhry Fazal Ellahi, the fifth president of Pakistan, was born on 1, January 1904 in Malala village near Kharian. He belongs to an influential Gujjar family in the Gujrat District in Punjab. He received his early education from his hometown and later he attended the fascinating Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. He […]
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was born on January 5, 1928. He was a Pakistani politician who served as the President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977. He was the founding father of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), one of Pakistan’s largest […]
Yahya Khan (1917-1980) Yahya Khan became the second Chief martial law Administrator of Pakistan on 25 March 1969 since his predecessor, Ayub Khan did not desist from the uprising of the politicians and therefore the people throughout the country and couldn’t prolong his political authority. Six days after his assuming power as CMLA, Yahya Khan […]
Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rehman (1922-1975) Early Life The founding father of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rehman was born on March 22, 1922, in Faridpur, a village in the province of Bengal. Right from the start, he had an inherent ability for politics. He had a really strong political talent and was a gifted orator who could enthral all types […]
Fatima Jinnah Early Life: Fatima Jinnah was born in Karachi on 30th July 1893. Jinnah had seven siblings. Mohammad Ali Jinnah was the eldest one in the family, and Fatima Jinnah was the 2nd last child of the family. In this family of seven siblings, she was the closest one to Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Her […]
Ayub Khan Ayub Khan started his career as a military officer in the British Army and served on many fronts. On the eve of partition, he chose to serve under the banner of a Muslim state i.e. Pakistan. He became the first C-in-C of Pakistan’s Army furthermore because the country’s first CMLA was appointed by […]
Feroz Khan Noon (1893-1970) Sir Malik Feroz Khan Noon, the seventh elected Prime Minister of Pakistan was born in Lahore in 1893. He was a very important politician during the freedom Movement and a prominent figure after the independence of Pakistan and served on many significant designations. He belonged to the Noon family which was […]
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar (1898-1960) Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar was born in Midnapore, Ahmadabad, on 15th April 1898. He belonged to the Muslim Chundrigar family. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Pakistan and remained in this post for less than two months, from 17th October 1957 to 16th December 1957. He completed his graduation from Bombay […]
Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy (1892-1963) Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy was a Pakistani left-wing statesman of Bengali origin and was among the Founding Fathers of modern-day Pakistan. He was elected as the fifth Prime minister of Pakistan and served from 1956 to 1957. Suhrawardy was born to the Suhrawardia family, on 8th September 1892, in the town of […]
Chaudhary Mohammad Ali (1905-1980) Chaudhary Mohammad Ali was born on 15th July 1905. He got his primary education from Nahangal Arabia School; the school was then upgraded to the middle level and Mohammad Ali completed his middle education at the same school. He was awarded a scholarship, and supported an honest performance, in the middle […]
Iskandar Mirza (1898-1969) Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, was born on 14th December 1898 at Murshidabad a town and district of British India in the Presidency division of Bengal. He belonged to a feudal family in Bengal and was the great-grandson of the last Nawab of Bengal, Mir Jafar. He completed his early […]
Mohammad Ali Bogra (1909-1963) Mohammad Ali Bogra was born on 19th October 1909. He belonged to an aristocratic family in Bogra, East Benga. He was the grandson of Nawab Ali Choudhry. He studied at the Calcutta University of United India and commenced his career as a political candidate. In 1937 he was elected to the […]
Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan was born on August 1884 in Agra. His grandfather was Muhammad Mustafa Khan who was a good poet. Mustafa Khan is thought of as “Shaifta” in Urdu poetry. His father’s name was Muhammad Ishaq Khan he was a session judge. His father was also the president of […]
Bahadur Yar Jung (3 February 1905 – 25 June 1944) Active politician and influential orator of Hyderabad Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung was born in 1905. He was the gem among the fantastic orators of the subcontinent. His words left an impressive impact on the listeners he had great power to convince others. He devoted his […]
A.K. Fazlul Huq (1873-1962) A.K.Fazlul Huq full name Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq also referred to as “Sher-e-Bangla” (Tiger of Bengal) was such kind of a frontrunner who made a really useful and important political, social and educational contribution to the Muslims of the sub-continent. He dedicated almost fifty precious years of his life to attaining […]
Choudhry Rahmat Ali (1895-1951) Choudhry Rahmat Ali was one of the earliest advocates of the creation of the state of Pakistan. Rahmat Ali a Pakistani Muslim nationalist is usually recognized as the creator of the name “Pakistan” for a separate Muslim, homeland in South Asia and is understood as the founding father of the Pakistan […]
Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) Sir Muhammad Iqbal, also known as Allama Iqbal was a philosopher, poet, and politician in British India who was born on 9 November 1877 and died on 21st April 1938. He’s considered one of the foremost important figures in Urdu literature, with literary work in both Urdu and Persian languages. He […]
Mian Fazal Hussain Mian Fazal Hussain was born in Punjab on July 14, 1877. He belongs to the Rajput family. His father was District Judge. Fazal Hussain received his early education from Government College Lahore. Where Allama Iqbal was his classmate. Fazal Hussain visited England and secured a degree in bar law. He had started […]
Hakim Ajmal Khan Hakim Ajmal Khan was born in Delhi on 12th Feb 1863. He belonged to a family of well-known and revered physicians, who were the decedents of the Babur Army. Hakim Ajmal Khan was taught to read Holy Quran and other traditional books. At that time he studied medicine at home under the […]
Mualana Shaukat Ali (1873-1938) Maulana Shaukat Ali was an Indian Muslim nationalist and leader of the Khilafat movement. He was the brother of Maulana Mohammad Ali. He was born in 1873 in Rampur state in what today is Uttar Pradesh. Ali’s brothers were the prominent leaders of the Freedom Movement of Pakistan. Both were deeply […]
Maulana Mohammad Ali Johar (1878-1931) Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar also called Mohammad Ali was among the passionate fighters of independence who struggled against the British people’s Colonial Powers. He was born in 1878 in Rampur, India. He belonged to the Yousaf Zai clan of the Rohillatribe a wealthy and enlightened family of Pathans. He was […]
Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi Maulana Ubaid Ullah Sindhi was an excellent political, religious and revolutionary scholar of the sub-continent. He rendered a limitless contribution to the independence of Muslims. Attributable to his efforts, he’s known by every Muslim. He visited places to motivate Muslims to inform them about their basic rights. He raised his voice against […]
Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk was born on 24 March 1841, in Meerut. His real name was Mushtaq Hussain. He was one of the founders All India League. He was a famous Muslim politician. He was a self-made man. He did his engineering at Engineering College Roorkee. He was Law secretary within the government of Hyderabad […]
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk (1837-1907) Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk was born on 9th December 1837 in the town of Etawah, a component of the United Provinces. He was the son of Syed Mir Zaamin Ali. He got his early education in and around Etawah. He was given education in Persian and Arabic. He participated in Aligarh and he was […]
Syed Ameer Ali (1849-1928) Syed Ameer Ali was born on 6th April 1849 in a Bengali village called Chansura. He was the youngest son of his parents. His father was in favour of contemporary English education and then, Ameer Ali was sent to Hugli College. He passed his bachelor’s from Calcutta University in the year […]
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898) Allama Iqbal believed that “The real greatness of the person (Sir Syed) consists in the fact that he was the primary Indian Muslim who felt the requirement of a fresh orientation of Islam and worked for it.” In the words of a statesman, “Sir Saiyad was a zealous reformer and […]
Syed Ahmad Barelvi Syed Ahmad Barelvi was born on the 29th of November 1786 in Rai Barely India. He was also called Syed Ahmad Shaheed. When Syed Ahmad was born it was the time when the Muslims of India were facing downfall at the hands of land, Sikhs, and Hindus after such an excellent past. […]
Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan was born on 10th December 1750 in Devanhalli. Being the eldest son of Haider Ali, Tipu Sultan succeeded his father who was the ruler of the independent state of Mysore in India. He was brave and well-trained in military skills since his childhood; he assisted his father in many battles. Tipu […]
Hyder Ali Haider Ali was born in 1727 in Ajmer Rajasthan. His father was an ordinary soldier of the Mysore army named Fateh Muhammad. Haider Ali was the father of the famous Tipu Sultan referred to as the “Tiger of Mysore”. He had two wives the first wife died afterward Tipu was cited by his […]
Siraj-ud-Daula Siraj-ud-Daula was the last independent Nawab of Bengal who succeeded Alivadi Khan on the throne. He was born in 1733 and died on July 23, 1757. The end of his reign marks the end of the independent decree of India and the beginning of the company’s rule that continued unabated over the following 200 […]
Nadir Shah Nadir Shah also named Nadir Quli was born in 1688 in Khurasan (Afghanistan). He ruled Persia as Shah of Iran; he was brought up in the Turkoman tribe. He laid the foundation of the Afsharid Dynasty after becoming king of Persia. From his childhood, he was a brave, ambitious, and competitive kind of […]
