34 Notable alumni of National Islamic University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
National Islamic University is 1442st in the world, 1st in North America, and 25st in the United States 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. Many individuals affiliated with National Islamic University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Afroz Alam Sahil
1987-. (aged 39)
journalist
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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2. Amit Dutt
1973-. (aged 53)
academic
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...
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3. Molvi Imran Raza Ansari
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
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...
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4. Muhammad Najeeb Qasmi
writer
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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5. Anwar Jamal
1961-. (aged 65)
film director
film producer
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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6. Mohammad Zahid Ashraf
1973-. (aged 53)
academic
scientist
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...
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7. Mahmud Hussain
1907-1975 (aged 68)
historian
politician
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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8. Sanjeev K Jha
1988-. (aged 38)
writer
screenwriter
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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9. Meenu Gaur
film director
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...
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10. Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
1921-2016 (aged 95)
university teacher
chemist
politician
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...
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11. Loveleen Tandan
1940-. (aged 86)
casting director
film director
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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12. Kamal Akhtar
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
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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13. Neha Dixit
journalist
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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14. I. M. Kadri
1929-. (aged 97)
architect
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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15. Habib Faisal
film director
screenwriter
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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16. Alankrita Shrivastava
film director
screenwriter
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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17. Kunwar Danish Ali
politician
Kunwar Danish Ali is an Indian politician and a former Member of parliament, Lok Sabha for Amroha, Uttar Pradesh.
18. Naved Aslam
screenwriter
television actor
actor
film actor
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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19. Rahimuddin Khan
1926-2022 (aged 96)
military personnel
politician
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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20. Ritu Kapur
entrepreneur
television journalist
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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21. Gul Khan
1973-. (aged 53)
screenwriter
television director
film producer
television producer
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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22. Danish Siddiqui
1983-2021 (aged 38)
photojournalist
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...
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23. Kiran Rao
1973-. (aged 53)
screenwriter
author
film director
film producer
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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24. Virender Sehwag
1978-. (aged 48)
cricketer
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...
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25. Anjana Om Kashyap
1975-. (aged 51)
journalist
news presenter
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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26. Barkha Dutt
1971-. (aged 55)
author
news presenter
journalist
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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27. Shah Rukh Khan
1965-. (aged 61)
television actor
dancer
television presenter
actor
television producer
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...
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28. Mohibbullah Nadvi
1976-. (aged 50)
ulema
politician
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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29. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
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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30. Gayathri Prabhu
1974-. (aged 52)
novelist
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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31. Ampareen Lyngdoh
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
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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32. Pir Ilahi Bux
1890-1975 (aged 85)
politician
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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33. Shah Alam
1981-. (aged 45)
documentary filmmaker
human rights defender
Shah Alam is a social activist and documentary film maker.
34. Parvez Sharma
writer
film director
cinematographer
journalist
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...
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