Famous People with Name Yusuf

Yusuf Ali            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Yusuf Ali: commonly referred to as Mohan Mia or Mohonmiah, was a prominent Bengali Muslim politician in the Indian Subcontinent. He played an active role in the Pakistan movement as a leading figure of the Muslim League in Bengal. He was a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly in the 1930s and 1940s and also became a minister in the provincial government of East Bengal led by Sher-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Huq in 1950s. Later on he went onto to become a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) of Pakistan. As candidates suggested by him had won almost all the seats in the sweeping election of 1954 which propelled Bengali nationalists into the central government, Pakistan's press proclaimed Mohan Mia "The King Maker of East Pakistan" .

Sayed Mohamed Yusuf            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Sayed Mohamed Yusuf: was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played four matches as halfback.

Irwandi Yusuf            Origin/Culture/Country: Indonesian

Irwandi Yusuf: the current Governor of Indonesian province Aceh. He won 2006 NAD regional election as an independent candidate (non-party), along with Muhammad Nazar, S. Ag. as his partner.Irwandi Yusuf , a veterinarian (Alumnus of Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh), j

Yusuf Salman Yusuf            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Yusuf Salman Yusuf: was one of the first Iraqi communist activists and was first secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party from 1941 until his death on the gallows in 1949. He is generally credited with a vital role in the party’s rapid organizational growth in the 1940s. For the last two years of his life he directed the party from prison.