Kashmiri Khwaja
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Shyam Lal Pardesi (1989). Amudarya to Vitasta: A Bird's Eye-view of Relations Between Central-Asia and Kashmir. Sangarmaal Publications. p. 15.
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
- ^ Potter, Lawrence G., ed. (2014). The Persian Gulf in Modern Times. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US. doi:10.1057/9781137485779. ISBN 978-1-349-50380-3.
- ^ Epilogue, Vol 4, Issue 5. Epilogue -Jammu Kashmir. pp. 23–. GGKEY:JAACF25BJCD.