19 Notable alumni of University of Kashmir
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Kashmir is ranked #2,745 in the world and #83 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from University of Kashmir sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Kashmir won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Z. G. Muhammad
1948-. (aged 78)
journalist
author
Z. G. Muhammad is an Indian author, writer and columnist based in Srinagar.
2. Abdul Haq Khan
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
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...
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3. Bharat B. Chattoo
1951-2016 (aged 65)
biologist
Bharat B. Chattoo, a JC Bose National Fellow, was a scientist specialising in the field of Biotechnology, Genomics and Proteomics.
4. S.L. Sadhu
1917-2012 (aged 95)
author
Shyam Lal Sadhu was an Indian writer.
5. G. N. Ratanpuri
1954-. (aged 72)
author
politician
journalist
Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri is a politician in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
6. Mohammad Jawed
1963-. (aged 63)
writer
politician
Mohammad Jawed is an Indian politician, doctor and Member of Parliament, Loksabha. He has been elected to the Lok Sabha two times from Kishanganj constituency in the 2019 Indian general election and 2024 Indian general election as member of the Indian National Congress. He is a Whip of Congress Party in Lok Sabha.
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7. Davoud Danesh-Jafari
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
economist
Davoud Danesh-Jafari is an Iranian politician, economist and former combat engineer who previously served as minister of economy and finance affairs of Iran from 2005 to 2008. He is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council.
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8. Ayub Thakur
1948-2004 (aged 56)
politician
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...
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9. Farooq Nazki
1940-2024 (aged 84)
poet
writer
Farooq Nazki was an Indian poet, broadcaster and media personality from the 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...
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10. Tarannum Riyaz
1960-2021 (aged 61)
poet
writer
Tarannum Riyaz was an Indian writer and a senior fellow with the Indian Ministry of Culture.
11. Naseem Shafaie
1952-. (aged 74)
writer
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.
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12. Saifuddin Soz
1937-. (aged 89)
politician
Professor Saifuddin Soz is an Indian professor and former seven term member of the Parliament of India. Soz hails from the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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13. Sunanda Pushkar
1962-2014 (aged 52)
businessperson
Sunanda Pushkar was an Indian-born Canadian businesswoman. 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. Pushkar was the wife of former International diplomat serving under the UN and politician Shashi Tharoor.
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14. Ghulam Nabi Azad
1949-. (aged 77)
social worker
politician
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...
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15. Karan Singh, Crown Prince of Kashmir
1931-. (aged 95)
politician
Karan Singh 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...
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16. 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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17. Mehbooba Mufti
1959-. (aged 67)
lawyer
politician
Mehbooba Bur Mufti Sayed is an Indian politician and leader of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP), who served as the 9th chief minister of the erstwhile state Jammu and Kashmir from 4 April 2016 to 19 June 2018. She is the first female chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. After the revocation of Article 370 of the...
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18. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
1936-2016 (aged 80)
lawyer
politician
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir twice from November 2002 to November 2005 and from March 2015 until his death on January 7, 2016. He held various positions, including minister of Tourism in Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet and minister of Home Affairs in V. P. Singh's cabinet. Sayeed began his...
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19. Adarsh Sein Anand
1936-2017 (aged 81)
judge
Adarsh Sein Anand was the 29th Chief Justice of India, serving from 10 October 1998 to 31 October 2001.