Famous People with Name Farooq

Farooq Hamid            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Farooq Hamid: is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1964.

Farooq Abdullah            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Farooq Abdullah: is the son of Sheikh Abdullah, is a doctor of medicine and has served as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982.His political career has been marked with controversy. Publicly, Farooq Abdullah has advocated autonomy for Jammu

Farooq Sobhan            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Farooq Sobhan: a Bangladeshi diplomat. He has served as ambassador to India (1992–5) and Foreign Minister of Bangladesh (1995–7).He was the challenger to Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon when McKinnon stood for election at the 1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.[1] He stood on a platform of changing the emphasis of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group from infringements on the Commonwealth's democratic principles to 'any economic or environmental crisis'.[2] The result of the vote (which remains secret), is said to have been thirty-six votes for McKinnon to sixteen for Sobhan, although, continuing the pattern set for Chief Emeka Anyaoku at the 1989 CHOGM, the result was announced as 'unanimous'.[1]

Mohammad Farooq            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Mohammad Farooq: is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1960 to 1965.

Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Umar Farooq            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Umar Farooq: is a Kashmiri religious and political leader who is the chairman of the Awami Action Committee and the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, a grassroots coalition of pro-freedom parties in the Indian administered Jammu & Kashmir.