Quraishi (also rendered as Qureshi, Qoraishi, Koraishi, Kuraishi, Kureshi, Kureshy or Kureishi), (Arabic: قریشی‎) is a family name that originates from Arabs in Saudi Arabia, particularly from the city of Mecca. Habib Quraishi was probably the most infamous one of all time.

Lineage[link]

According to traditional legends, Arab lineages allegedly originate from three groups:

• Perished Arabs (العرب البائدة): These are the ancients of whose history little is known. They include ‘Ad, Thamûd, Tasam, Jadis, Imlaq and others.

• Pure Arabs (العرب العاربة): They allegedly originated from the progeny of Ya‘rub bin Yashjub bin Qahtan bin Hud so were also called Qahtanian Arabs.

• Arabized Arabs (العرب المستعربة): They allegedly originated from the progeny of Ishmael and were also called ‘Adnanian Arabs. The Quraish are a branch of the "Arabized Arabs".

The Quraish was a branch of Kinanah tribe, which descended from Elias bin Mudar, who descended from Adnan. After the introduction of Islam, the Quraish gained supremacy and produced the three dynasties of the Ummayads, Abbasids and Fatimides, which ruled as Caliphs.

Complete lineage of the Quraish tribe[link]

• Jared
• Enoch / Idris
• Methuselah
• Lamech
• Noah / Nuh
• Shem
• Arhhazed
• Salih / Saleb
• Eber
• Pelag
• Rem
• Serag
• Nahor
• Tarukh
• Abraham / Ibrahim
• Ishmael / Ismail (Brother of Isaac)
• Sabat
• Yashab Lavi
• Ba'rab Qamat
• Nakor
• Adnan^[1]
• Madh
• Nazar Imran
• Nasar
• Elias / Iliyas (Patriarch of the Quraish tribe)

Religion[link]

The majority of the Quraishi are Sunni Muslims.

Quraishis in South Asia[link]

The Quraish family diaspora is spread all around the world. Due to Arab influence into foreign lands, the Quraish family was able to establish itself in these lands. The Quraish family exists in many parts of South Asia, particularly in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. The descendants of Arabs who arrived with Muhammad Bin Qasim and Hazrat Shah Jalal settled in South Asia. This is discussed in T. Barfield's "The central Asian Arabs of Afghanistan: pastoral nomadism in transition."

References[link]

1. Qureshi Family Information

www.qureshifamily.tribalpages.com

Sir Shah Mehmood Qureshi شاه محمود قریشی
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 31 March 2008 – 9 February 2011
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded by	Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri
Succeeded by	Hina Rabbani Khar
Personal details
Born	(1956-06-22) 22 June 1956 (age 56) Murree, Pakistan
Political party	Islami Jamhoori Ithad (1988-1990) Pakistan Peoples Party (1990-2011) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2011-present)(Vice Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf)
Alma mater	Aitchison College, Forman Christian College University University of Cambridge
Profession	Agriculturist/Politician
Religion	Islam

Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Hussain Qureshi (Urdu: شاه محمود قریشی; born June 22, 1956) is well-known Politician in Pakistan. He was the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in the coalition government of PPP, MQM, ANP and JUI-F formed after the 2008 general elections.^[1] He was a senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party, where he was the president of PPP Punjab.^[2] However in February 2011 Qureshi fell out with the senior PPP leadaership and by November 2011 joined Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi is also the current Sajjada Nashin and custodian of the Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam^[3] and of the Shrine (Darbar) of Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya.^[4] An agriculturalist by trade, Qureshi is also the president of the Farmers Association of Pakistan.

Early life[link]

Family[link]

Qureshi hails from a prominent religious and political family in South Punjab.He has a wife, mehriene qureshi, alongside a son and 2 daughters. He is the eldest son of Makhdoom Sajjad Hussain Qureshi. Sajjad Qureshi was a Sajjada Nashin for Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam and the Darbar of Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya.^[5] The elder Qureshi was also a prominent politician of the Pakistan People's Party under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in the 1970s. Following the removal and hanging of Bhutto, Sajjad Hussain supported the presidency of General Zia-ul-Haq and served as the Governor of Punjab from December 1985 to December 1988 under Zia.^[6]

Education[link]

Qureshi received his early education from Aitchison College, Lahore. He received a Bachelor's degree in History from Forman Christian College. Qureshi also received a law degree from Cambridge University ^[7]

Political career[link]

Qureshi was first elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Multan in 1985, which were held on a non-party basis. He joined the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) under the leadership of Muhammad Khan Junejo in 1986.^[6]

He joined the faction of PML led by Nawaz Sharif, which later became PML (N), when PML split in 1988 after the death of Zia-ul-Haq. He was re-elected to the Punjab Assembly from Multan in 1988. He served as the Minister of Planning and Development in the cabinet of Chief Minister Nawaz Sharif from November 1988 to August 1990.^[6]

Qureshi parted ways with Nawaz Sharif in 1990 and joined the PML (J) faction led by Manzoor Wattoo, and was re-elected to the Punjab Assembly from Multan in 1990. He served as the Minister of Finance in the Punjab cabinet under Chief Minister Watoo from 1990 to June 1993.^[6]

He subsequently joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in 1993 under the leadership of Benazir Bhutto. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Multan in the general elections of 1993, and served as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs under Prime Minister Bhutto. Qureshi was defeated in the 1997 general election by Makhdoom Javed Hashmi.

Qureshi served as the District Nazim of Multan from 2000 to 2002.^[8] He won subsequent elections to the National Assembly from Multan in 2002 and 2008 as a member of the PPP. Benazir Bhutto made Qureshi the President of PPP in Punjab in 2006.^[2]

Following the general election of 2008, Qureshi was a potential candidate for the Prime Minister of Pakistan in the coalition government headed by the PPP. However, given his political history prior to joining the PPP,^[8] Qureshi was instead given the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. He lost the portfolio of Foreign Minister in February 2011, following the Raymond Davis affair.^[6] Qureshi opposed the PPP's pact with PML-Q, since he believed PML-Q to be indirectly involved in the killing of Benazir Bhutto.

Qureshi resigned from the PPP, as well as his National Assembly membership, in November 2011.^[9] He has been in contact with both Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to join one of these parties.^[10] In a TV talk show Imran Khan confirmed that Shah Mehmood Qureshi would join the PTI rally on 27 November 2011 at Ghotki.

Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008 - 2011)[link]

After taking charge of the office, Qureshi immediately made clear that he was committed to establishing peace in the region and that maintaining friendly ties with neighboring India were amongst his top priorities.^[11] Qureshi went on his first visit as foreign minister to China in October 2008 with Ahmad Mukhtar and President Asif Ali Zardari.^[12] On his arrival back, he was given praise for his work. Qureshi has visited many countries as Foreign Minister and has been very busy explaining Pakistan's stance on the war on terror to the foreign world.

In 2009, Shah Mehmood Qureshi faced criticism in Pakistan when it was discovered that his son, Zain H. Qureshi, was working as a Legislative Fellow in the office of Sen. John Kerry ^[13]

In February 2011, the Government of Pakistan reduced the number of cabinet seats.^[14] During this transition, Shah Mehmood Qureshi was offered the position of Minister of Water and Power. He declined, saying that he was "not interested in water and power ministry in place of foreign affairs."^[15]

Joining Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf[link]

Following the Raymond Allen Davis incident where US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent was released without charge for murdering two men in Lahore, Shah Mehmood Qureshi was appointed to another ministry due to which he subsequently resigned as Federal Minister of Pakistan.^[16] On 27 November 2011 Qureshi announced his joining of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in a rally in Ghotki, Sindh. He was appointed Vice Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and President (Southern Punjab) of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He stated that the cause behind joining PTI was to bring about a revolution in Pakistan.

See also[link]

• Makhdoom

References[link]

External links[link]

Government of Pakistan portal

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Shah Mehmood Qureshi

• Profile of Shah Mahmood Qureshi at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Two-Minute Bio: Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Time Magazine
• Profile of Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Emraan Anwar Hashmi (Hindi: इमरान हाशमी Urdu: عمران انور ہاشمی; (born 24 March 1979) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. His successful films include Murder, Gangster (2006), Jannat, Raaz – The Mystery Continues,Awarapan,Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai,Murder 2,The Dirty Picture and Jannat 2. He has established himself as one of the industry's successful actors,^[1] and one of the most popular Indian film actors in Pakistan.^[2] He was chosen as the brand ambassador of LG mobile company in Pakistan.^[3]

Early life[link]

Hashmi was born to Anwar Hashmi and Maherah Hashmi.^[4] After briefly changing his first name to Farhan, he decided to keep his original name but later he changed his name as Emraan Hashmi .^[4]

Career[link]

Debut & Breakthrough (2003-2009)[link]

Hashmi entered Bollywood at the age of 18, as an assistant director on Raaz.^[5] He made his film debut in 2003 with the film Footpath, opposite Aftab Shivdasani, Bipasha Basu and Rahul Dev. Footpath did not do well at the box office.^[6]

In 2004, he and his co-star Mallika Sherawat shot to fame with the thriller Murder, which became a super hit at the box office. It was Hashmi's first release of the year and his second film. It became the tenth-highest grossing movie of the year.^[7]

In 2005, Hashmi appeared in several films such as Zeher, Kalyug,^[8] which did moderately well at the box office.^[9] He became notable as the "Serial Kisser" for his sex scenes in films.

In 2006, his film Gangster, opposite Shiney Ahuja and debutant Kangana Ranaut, was a semi-hit at the box office.^[10] His performance in it earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 2007.

In 2007, Hashmi had three back-to-back releases: Good Boy Bad Boy, Awarapan and The Train. All failed at the box office.

In 2008, Hashmi had only one release, Jannat, opposite debutant Sonal Chauhan, which had a 100% opening, making it a critical and commercial success.^[11][12]

His first release in 2009, Raaz – The Mystery Continues, opened well and became the first box-office success of the year.^[13] His second film of the year, Tum Mile opposite Soha Ali Khan, opened to mixed reviews and was rated a box office failure.^[14]

Success (2010–present)[link]

In 2010, he appeared in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, which opened to positive reviews and was declared a hit at the box office.^[15][16] He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In 2011, he starred in Mohit Suri's Murder 2, a sequel to the 2004 thriller Murder. The film opened well and was declared a blockbuster.^[17] His next film The Dirty Picture was released on 2 December 2011. The film received positive reviews from critics and was also a blockbuster worldwide, making it Hashmi's second success in a row.^[18][19]

His latest film, Jannat 2, has received mixed to negative review but nevertheless performed well at box office.^[20] The film gave Emraan Hashmi a triple success hattrick in a row. He is currently working on Shanghai, Rush and Raaz 3D^[21].^[22].Emraan Hashmi has also starred in the C.I.D (T.V.Serial) as Abraham.The Episode is named as "Raaz Khooni Awaaz Ka".It was broadcasted on 2 December 2011.

Personal life[link]

Hashmi graduated from Sydenham College in Mumbai, India.^[23] Pooja Bhatt, an actress turned writer and director, and director Mohit Suri are his cousins, while producers Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt are his uncles.^[24] Hashmi married his long-time girlfriend Parveen Shahani on 14 December 2006.^[25] He became father to a baby boy on 4 February 2010 and named him Ayaan.^[26]

Awards and nominations[link]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Emraan Hashmi at the Internet Movie Database
• Emraan Hashmi Short Bio

Rajeev Masand is an Indian film critic and entertainment reporter for CNN-IBN. Masand started his career as an entertainment correspondent. Masand has made himself popular for his in-depth analysis of Hollywood and Bollywood movie releases. Generally his scale of 5 rarely crosses 3 for moderately good films. Yet his rating has been considered one of the best in India.

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Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh in 2012.
Born	Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (1985-07-06) 6 July 1985 (age 26) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

Ranveer Singh(born Ranveer Singh Bhavnani on 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor working in Bollywood. Born in Mumbai, India, Ranveer Singh had always wanted to be an actor since his childhood. However, during his college days he felt that the idea of acting was far-fetched and focused on creative writing. While pursuing his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University (Bloomington), Singh again became interested in acting and after coming back to India, he started auditioning for lead roles in the Hindi film industry.

In 2010, Singh auditioned for the lead role in the Yash Raj Films venture called Band Baaja Baaraat, and got selected. The romantic comedy was set in the world of wedding planning and required Singh to portray a typical Delhi guy called Bittoo Sharma. The director of the film, Maneesh Sharma, sent him to the Delhi University campus during the recce of the film, and from there Singh drew his inspiration for the character. After its release, Band Baaja Baaraat became a critical and commercial success, with Singh's portrayal of Bittoo being lauded by critics. He went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut award at the 56th Filmfare Awards.

Life and career[link]

1985–2007: Early life and beginning[link]

Ranveer Singh was born Ranveer Singh Bhavnani^[1][2] on July 6, 1985, in Mumbai, India.^[3][4] Singh had always wanted to be an actor, and after joining school he started participating in the school plays and debates.^[5] Once when he had gone for a birthday party, his grandmother asked him to dance and entertain her.^[6] Singh remembers that he suddenly jumped in the lawn and started dancing to the song "Chumma Chumma" from the 1991 Bollywood action film, Hum.^[5] He felt the thrill of performing and was interested in acting and dancing.^[5] "I always wanted to be an actor ever since I was a little kid. I knew that I had to do something related to performing arts and I enjoyed acting the most as it incorporated so many different art forms. I must say, I was a very filmy kid. I used to watch a lot of TV and get very influenced by Bollywood", he recalls.^[4][6] However, after he joined junior college at H.R. College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai, Singh realised that getting a break in the film industry was not at all easy, as it was mostly people with a filmy background who got the prime opportunities in Bollywood. Feeling that the idea of acting was "too far-fetched", Singh focussed on his second passion, that of creative writing.^[5] He moved to the United States to pursue his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington.^[4]

While there, he decided to pursue acting classes besides studying. On the first day, the instructor asked him to do an impromptu act. Singh was again convinced that performing arts and acting was what he wanted to do, and took up theatre as his minor.^[5] After completing his studies and coming back to Mumbai in 2007, Singh worked for a few years in advertising as a copywriter, with agencies like O&M and JWT.^[4][6] Then he started working as an Assistant Director, but left it to pursue acting seriously. He decided to send his portfolio to directors.^[6] "My ambition was always to bag a lead role in a film and hence I refrained from doing any ads, TV serials, music videos as I felt that a fresh face always works much better. It was a gamble and I took that gamble telling myself that I will give it my all to bag a lead role", he says. For the next three years, Singh went to producer's offices, showing his pictures and asking for work.^[6] He would go for all kinds of auditions, but did not get any good opportunities, while only getting calls for minor roles once in every four or five months. "Everything was so bleak. It was very frustrating. There were times I would think whether I was doing the right thing or not."^[6]

2008–10: Debut in films and Band Baaja Baaraat[link]

Singh at a promotional event for Band Baaja Baaraat

After three and a half years, finally in January 2010, Singh was called for an audition for Yash Raj Films (YRF) by Shanoo Sharma, the head of the casting division for the entertainment company.^[6] They informed him that it was for a lead role in their venture titled Band Baaja Baaraat, the film being a romantic comedy set in the world of wedding planning. Singh went to Yash Raj for his audition, and was asked to perform two scenes. Singh added, "I was surprised because I knew Yash Raj does not launch new heroes. But I knew they were legitimate and I knew this would be the biggest and most important audition I would ever be giving."^[6] Aditya Chopra, the Vice President of YRF, later saw the audition tapes on video and was impressed by Singh's acting, and decided that he fit the part of Bittoo Sharma, the hero of the film.^[7] However, the director Maneesh Sharma needed some more convincing and he was called for a few more auditions over the next two weeks until they were completely convinced in his calibre.^[4] Sharma would meet him and try to analyze different facets of his personality by asking him to dance, act out emotional scenes, reading with co-actors, reading with the writer as well as camera tests.^[6] After the two weeks of testing, Singh was confirmed for the role of Bittoo, with Anushka Sharma playing the female lead.^[7]

Shooting started for Band Baaja Baarat in February 2010, with a release date of December 10, 2010.^[8] Singh described the role of Bittoo Sharma as "your typical Delhi University ka launda. He is a loafer who is not interested one bit in studies. All he does is fool around with his friends in and around college and do a lot of awaragardi. He is a very chilled out guy full of masti who has no worry whatsoever about his future or career."^[4] When Sharma was narrating the script to him, Singh had already decided how he wanted to play the part of Bittoo. But Sharma's biggest concern was that Singh acted well and looked like a boy from Delhi, but did not know much about the life in that city to convincingly portray Bittoo. Hence during the recce he sent him to stay at the campus of Delhi University.^[5] Singh made friends with the students there, and hung out with them thereby getting an idea of how the guys in Delhi behave and how they lead their life. He explained: "Interestingly, I met this guy who was very close to Bittoo. He had the swagger, the way he dressed, spoke, I knew when I met him for the first time, I knew he was my guy. So I studied him for a few days, hung out with him and have made Bittoo like him. He had the attitude and energy of Bittoo. I knew this is as Bittoo as it gets! He was crucial in my preparation of Bittoo!"^[5]

Filming ended in September 2010, with post-production continuing and promotions starting in October. Singh did a number of promotional campaigns, alongside his co-stars and the director, including going to the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and taking part in their annual festival.^[6] Prior to Band Baaja Baaraat's release, some pundits had expressed doubts that the film would be successful, citing the middling response to Yash Raj Films' last few productions, the lack of a male star and the fact that the female lead, Anushka Sharma, was by then an "almost-forgotten" actress.^[9] However, after its release, Band Baaja Baaraat went on to become a critical and commercial success. Singh's portrayal of Bittoo was lauded. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama commented: "Debutant Ranveer is the lifeline of [the film]. In fact, the youngster adds a lot of spontaneity and sparkle to his character, which is unsophisticated, but charming. He actually catches you unaware in the emotional moments, which he enacts so well. Here's a talent you just can't disregard."^[10] Nikhat Kazmi from The Times of India gave the film three out of five stars, while noting that "As long as you view Band Baaja Baaraat as a loving, heartfelt take on what makes Delhi go dhak-dhak, the film holds your attention....Performance-wise, the duo do have a spontaneity that is disarming."^[11] Box Office India website reported that the film grossed approximately  21.44 crore after five weeks, making it a box office success.^[12] At the 56th Filmfare Awards, Singh won the award for Best Male Debut.^[13]

2011–present: Continuing in other roles[link]

Following Band Baaja Baarat, Singh signed his second film titled Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, produced by Chopra and directed by Maneesh Sharma. The film was described as a fun-filled 'rom-con' where a smooth and charming conman Ricky Bahl, played by Singh, cons girls for a living but finally meets his match. It also stars Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, Dipannita Sharma and Aditi Sharma, and started filming in April 2011 in Delhi.^[14] According to Singh, the title character has various avatars in the film, including a chirpy, entertaining side and a sinister side. "There's a lot of meat in the character and I’m on my toes prepping for it. A crew member who read the script described it accurately when he said 'it's a kicky film'. Now I know there is no word like 'kicky' but when you see the film you'll know what it means," Singh further explained.^[1] Upon its release on December 9, 2011, the film received mixed reviews. Both Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama and Nikhat Kazmi from The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars. Adarsh said that "Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl is a decent fare, which appeals in parts. The film starts well, even ends well. It's the in between that's plain ordinary. Ideally, the film merits a two-and-a-half star rating, but that extra half star is for Ranveer and Anushka, who steal your heart with truly striking performances.^[15] Kazmi felt that "there is no humor, no earthy flavor, no tingling chemistry between the lead pair. What does work in favor of the film are its performances and its non-hysterical tenor. The girls are a spirited lot and Ranveer is, well Ranveer: your average Joe kind of hero who looks convincing enough as Sunny, Deven, Iqbal, Ricky, his sundry avatars."^[16] Commercially, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl had a mixed first day, with many places recording low first day collections but some multiplexes recording 50–60% occupancy. Overall, the film managed to have a decent opening of  4.75 crores.^[17]

While post-production was going on for Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, Singh signed his third feature film titled Lootera. Written and to be directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, the film is a love story set in the 1950s, starring Sonakshi Sinha opposite to Singh.^[18] As the shooting started for Lootera, The Times of India confirmed that Singh had signed the lead role in the remake of the 2009 Telugu film, Magadheera. Helmed by producer Vikas Bahl and director Abhinav Kashyap, it is a historic love story set against the backdrop of 17th century India; the film is said to have an estimated budget of  50 crore. Bahl commented that "Ranveer is the best thing that could have happened to it. He has all the ingredients to be a passionate lover, a warrior and an entertainer, all at the same time."^[19]

Filmography[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External Links[link]

Ranveer Singh at the Internet Movie Database