List of people on the postage stamps of Pakistan

This is a list of people commemorated on postage stamps of Pakistan

Bahawalpur

A

• A. K. Fazlul Huq, 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Abdul Sattar Edhi, 'Social Welfare Icon, Great Humanitarian' postage stamp series (2016)
• Professor A. B. A. Haleem, Vice-Chancellor, University of Sindh (1947-51), then Vice-Chancellor at University of Karachi (1951-1957), 'Men of Letters' stamp series (2003)
• Abdul Qayyum Khan (16 July 1901-22 October 1981), political leader of North-West Frontier Province now called Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1990)
• Sir Abdullah Haroon, 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader) or [Sir Sheikh Abdul Qadir (1874-1950)] 'Pioneers of Freedom' commemorative postage stamp series (1994)
• Abdus Salam, Nobel Laureate and physicist (1998)
• Abu Raihan Mohammad Ibn-Ahmad, al-Biruni, astronomer (1973)
• Abul Asar Hafeez Jalandhri (1900–82), poet who penned Pakistan's Qaumi Tarana (national anthem) (2001)
• Sir Adamjee Haji Dawood, (30 June 1880-27 January 1948), industrialist and philanthropist, 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1999)
• Dr. Mohammad Afzal Hussain Qadri, scientist (1912–74) (1999)
• Aga Khan III, (spiritual leader of the Ismailies) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1977, 1990)
• Professor Ahmed Ali (1910–94)- (Writer, Educationist), 'Men of Letters' stamp series (2005)
• Ahmed E. H. Jaffer (1909–90), 'Pioneers of Freedom' series (2000)
• Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (1916–2006), (poet, journalist and writer), 'Men of Letters' postage stamp series issued in 2009 on his 3rd death anniversary
• Ahmed Pervez, painter artist (1926–79), 'Painters of Pakistan' stamp series (2006)
• Akhtar Shairani (1905-1948) (poet), 'Poets of Pakistan' series stamps (2005)
• Albert Schweitzer, medical doctor (1975)
• Al-Biruni (973-1048)-scholar (1973)
• Alexander Graham Bell, inventor (1976)
• Ali Imam (painter artist), painter artist (1924–2002), 'Painters of Pakistan' stamp series (2006)
• Allama Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872-1953)-religious scholar and Quran translator into English (1996)
• Allama Mohammad Iqbal, poet and philosopher 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1967, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2005)
• Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali, Urdu poet and writer 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1979)
• Amir Khusrau, (1253-1325) master musician and inventor of new musical instruments (1975)
• Amir Timur, Central Asian ruler (1997)
• Anna Molka Ahmed, painter artist (1917–94), 'Painters of Pakistan' stamp series (2006)
• Armauer Hansen, medical researcher (1973)
• Asifa Bhutto Zardari, daughter of Benazir Bhutto (2009)
• Askari Mian Irani, painter artist (1940–2004), 'Painters of Pakistan' stamp series (2006)

B

• Baba Farid also known as Fariduddin Ganjshakar, (12th and 13th century Sufi from the Punjab - lived during Ghauri to Balban ruling periods) (800th Birth Anniversary of Baba Farid - postage stamp series (1989)
• Sultan Bahoo (Sufi) Commemorative postage stamp series (1991)
• Bashir Mirza, painter artist (1941–2000), 'Painters of Pakistan' postage stamp series (2006)
• Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister (1995, 2008, 2009)
• Abadi Bano Begum (affectionately known as Bi Amma, mother of Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Burhan Wani (1994 - 2016) (Kashmiri freedom fighter) commemorative postage stamp issued (2018)
• Maulana Abdul Hamid Qadri Badayuni (1898 - 1970) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1999)

C

• Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman, 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1995)
• Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905-1980) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1999)
• Choudhary Rehmat Ali, he is widely credited for coining the new country name "Pakistan" before its independence- 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Copernicus, Polish astronomer (1973)

D

E

F

• Faiz Ahmed Faiz, 'Poets of Pakistan' stamp series (1997)
• Farah Pahlavi, Iranian empress (1967)
• Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990, 1997, 2003)

G

• Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah, 1st Governor of Sindh after independence in 1947, 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Ghulam Bari Aleeg (1907–49), 'Men of Letters' stamp series (1999)

H

• Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola, Tehreek-e-Pakistan Key Mujahid 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (2002)
• Haji Muhammad Sharif (painter artist) (1990)
• Hakim Abdul Qasim Firdousi; penned "Shahnama" during the 10th century (1994)
• Hakim Muhammad Hassan Qarshi (Hakim; founder of Qarshi Dawakhana) (2002)
• Hakim Mohammad Said, (1920-1998) (physician, writer, scholar) founded Hamdard Dawa Khana, stamp issued on his first death anniversary (1999)
• Hameed Nizami, (Journalist) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1991)
• Hassan Ali Effendi (1830 – 1895) (founder of Sindh Madrasatul Islam in 1885) 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1990)
• Heinrich von Stephan (1981)
• Henri Dunant (1978)
• Hugh Catchpole, educationist (2007)
• Hussein Shaheed Suhrawardy Prime Minister of Pakistan, 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• King Hussein of Jordan (1971)

I

• Abol Hassan Ispahani 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar, Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1957, 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (2002)
• Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer (1992)
• Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1903-1981) (educationist/historian), 'Men of Letters' stamp series (2001)
• Ishfaq Ahmed (writer, scholar) 'Men of Letters' stamp series (2013)
• Ibn-e-Insha (poet) 'Men of Letters' stamp series (2013)

J

• Jalaluddin Rumi, 13th-century poet (1997)
• Jam Mir Ghulam Qadir Khan (1994)
• Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta, 1st Mayor of Karachi (1988)
• Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Josh Malihabadi (1899-1982), 'Poets of Pakistan' (1999)

K

• Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet and composer (1968)
• Khawaja Ghulam Farid, Saraiki Sufi poetry, 'Poets of Pakistan' postage stamp series (2001)
• Khawaja Nazimuddin Prime Minister of Pakistan, 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Khawaja Sarwar Hasan (1902–73), writer (2005)
• Khushal Khan Khattak, Pashto poet (1995)
• Joginder Nath Mandal, 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series

L

• Laila Shahzada, painter artist (1926–94), 'Painters of Pakistan' stamp series (2006)
• Liaquat Ali Khan (Prime Minister from 1947–51), 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamps issued in (1974, 1990, 1995, 1997)
• Louis Pasteur (scientist) (1995)
• Lutfullah Khan (1916 – 2012) (Pakistan's eminent music and literature "Archivist")

M

• Malik Barkat Ali (1 April 1886 – 5 April 1946) 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1990)
• Mao Zedong Chinese leader (1999)
• Maria Montessori, educator (1970)
• Maulana Shibli Nomani (1857-1914) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1992)
• Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar (1878-1931) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1978)
• Maulana Shaukat Ali 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1995)
• Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, journalist and scholar, 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series
• Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi (1915 - 2001), (Pakistan Movement) 'Tehrik-e-Pakistan Ke Mujjahid' stamp series (2003)
• Maulana Muhammad Ismail Zabeeh (1913 - 2001), (Pakistan Movement) 'Tehrik-e-Pakistan Ke Mujahid' stamp series (2003)
• Maulvi Abdul Haq, Baba-e-Urdu, (20 April 1870-16 August 1961), (writer, linguist) 'Men of Letters' postage stamp series (2004)
• Mihai Eminescu, Romanian poet (2005)
• Mir Ahmad Yar Khan, Khan of Kalat 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1993)
• Mir Jafar Khan Jamali 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (2007)
• Mirza Asadullah Khan Mirza Ghalib, 19th-century poet (1969, 1998)
• Mohamedali Habib, philanthropist (2000)
• Mohammad Abdul Latif, also known as 'Pir Sahib Zakori Sharif' 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1993)
• Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of Pakistan, 1st Governor-General, stamps issued (1966, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006)
• Mohammad Aly Rangoonwala (1924–98), philanthropist (2002)
• Mohammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958-1966)
• Muhammad Ayub Khuhro (1997)
• Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed (1944–71); Recipient, Nishan-e-Haider Award (2002)
• Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1967, 1976)
• Dr. Muhammad Afzal Hussain Qadri (1912–74), scientist (1999)
• Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed, Recipient, Nishan-e-Haider Award (2001)
• Muhammad Aly Rangoonwala, philanthropist (2002)
• Muhammad Yousaf Khan Khattak, Tehreek-e-Pakistan key Mujahid (2003)
• Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, Recipient of Nishan-e-Haider Award (2000)
• Musa Pak Shaheed, Muslim saint (2009)
• Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, President of Turkey (1973, 1976, 1981, 2005)
• Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (5 July 1977 – 17 August 1988)
• Justice Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari (1918–98), 'Men of Letters' series commemorative postage stamp issued in (2004)

N

• Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung (1905-1944) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Nawab Sir Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot, 'Pioneer of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot, 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1992)
• Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series(1990)
• Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk (1837-1907) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1994)
• Nawab Salimullah 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V, ruler of Bahawalpur State (2004)
• Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk (1841-1917) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1994)
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948–97), Qawwal, Music Maestro, commemorative postage stamp issued in 1999

O

P

• Patras Bokhari (Syed Ahmad Shah), writer, educationist and UN diplomat 'Men of Letters' postage stamp series (1998)
• Pierre De Coubertin, Founder of Modern Olympics, (1996)
• Pir Ilahi Bux 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1994)
• Pir Mohammad Abdul Latif (Pir Sahib Zakori Sharif) 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamps series (1993)
• Pir of Manki Sharif 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1990)
• Pir Meher Ali Shah (1859-1937), Sufi saint series (2013)

Q

• Qazi Muhammad Essa, 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1990)
• Qazi Mureed Ahmed, Pakistan Movement activist (2002)
• Qudrat Ullah Shahab, 'Men of Letters' postage stamp series (2013) - Pakistani civil servant and writer

R

• Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, wife of 1st Prime Minister; founded APWA, stamps issued (1991, 2006)
• Rais Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri (1990)
• Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1990)
• Major Raja Aziz Bhatti, Recipient of Nishan-e-Haider Award (1995)
• Raja Sahib Mahmudabad 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1990)
• Rashid Minhas (Shaheed), Recipient of Nishan-e-Haider Award for war service (2003)
• Rehman Baba, poet (2005)

S

• Saadat Hasan Manto(1912–55), "Afsana Nigar" (short story writer), 'Men of Letters' postage stamp series (2005)
• Sadequain, painter artist (1930–87) (2006)
• Dr. Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, scientist (1999)
• Begum Salma Tassaduq Hussain (1997)
• Samandar Khan Samandar, poet (2002)
• Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1990)
• Sardar Aurang Zeb Khan (1899 - 1953) 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1994)
• Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed, (1949–71), Recipient, Nishan-e-Haider Award (2002)
• Allama Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (1887-1949) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed, (1943–71) Recipient, Nishan-e-Haider Award (2001)
• Shah Nawaz Bhutto, (1888-1957), father of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1994)
• Shakir Ali (1916–75), painter-artist, 'Painters of Pakistan' stamp series (1990, 2006)
• Justice Shaykh Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari, postage stamp issued in (2004)
• Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of UAE (2001)
• Sher Shah Suri, Emperor of 16th century India (1991)
• Sir Nawazish Tawab (famous entrepreneur, poet, writer)
• Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series ((1979, 1990, 1998)
• Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, (historian, scholar) 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1992)
• Syed Ameer Ali, (1849 – 1928) Muslim scholar, 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj (1900–70), (playwright, novelist) 'Men of Letters' postage stamp series (2001)
• Sufi Barkat Ali (1911 – 1997) (Sufi and writer) 'Men of Letters' postage stamp series (2013)

T

• Tansu Çiller, Prime Minister of Turkey (1995)
• Tipu Sultan, 18th-century ruler of Mysore, South India 'Pioneers of Freedom' postage stamp series (1979)
• Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed, recipient of Nishan-e-Haider Award (2000)

U

• Ubaidullah Sindhi (1872-1944) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990)
• Ustad Allah Bakhsh, painter-artist, 'Painters of Pakistan' stamp series (1991)
• Ustad Mohammad Sharif, painter-artist, 'Painters of Pakistan' stamp series (1991)

V

W

X

Y

• Yusuf Khattak (1917 – 29 July 1991) Pakistan Movement 'Key Mujahid' postage stamp series (2003)

Z

• Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1994)
• Zahoor ul Akhlaq, painter artist (1941–99) (2006)
• Zubeida Agha, painter artist (1922–97), 'Painters of Pakistan' stamp series (2006)
• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, (President, Prime Minister, 1972-1977) (stamps issued in 1989, 1996, 2008)
• Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, (President, 1977-1988)

Bahawalpur

• Amir Muhammad Bahawal Khan I Abbasi (1947)
• Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1948)

See also

• Pakistan Postal Services

References

External links

• Pakistan Post Official Site