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Rizvi or Rizavi is the Urdu pronunciation for the Persian surname Razavi or the Arabic surname Radawi/Ridhawi. It is a surname commonly associated with Shia Muslims who believe they are the descendants of the 8th Shiite Imam and a descendant and successor of Prophet Mohammad through his daughter Fatimah married with Ali ibn Abi talib, Imam Mohammad al-Taqi al Jawwad. Since the Rizvi clan trace their lineage to Fatimah al Zehra, they often use the prefix Syed (or its synonyms) in front of their name. Rizvi Sayyids are from the lineage of Musa al Mubarraqa the younger son of ninth Twelver Shiite Imam Mohammad al-Taqi al Jawwad and the younger brother of tenth Shiite Imam Ali al-Hadi Naqi. Musa al Mubarraqa is known to be the ancestor of those Sayyids who use the title of his grandfather and eight Shiite Imam Ali al-Reza or Al-Rida in their surnames. All Rizvi, Ridawi and Razavi Sayyids are from the descendants of Musa al Mubarraqa along with all Taqvi, Taqwi, Jawadi and Jawwadi Sayyids.

It is a fact that all Sayyids known as Razavi, Ridawi or Rizvi are actually Taqawi and Jawwadi. Imam Ali al-Reza or Al-Rida had no son other than Imam Mohammad al-Taqi al Jawwad. If he had other sons than Imam Mohammad al-Taqi al Jawwad then their offspring should have been called Razavi, Ridawi or Rizvi Sayyids. But as Imam Ali al-Reza or Al-Rida came to Iran and died in Tous many descendants of his son Imam Mohammad al-Taqi al Jawwad were also called Razavis, Ridawis or Rizvis. Many Shia Rizivis lived in the Iranian (Persian) city of Sabzevar before migrating to Delhi, India. There is a common misconceptions that Rizvis can only be of Shia belief, though Rizvis being majority Shias, there are some well known and authenticated Rizvis who prescribe to Sunni beliefs. The claim that Sunni Rizvis are Syed descendants of Prophet Mohammad, through his seventh descendent Imam Ali ar-Ridha is true and the chain is the same as of Shia Muslims.

Notable people with the surname Rizvi[link]

• Abbas Razavi, is a retired Iranian Footballer and Football Coach
• Abbas Rizvi, is a Pakistani author and Urdu poet
• Aga Syed Haider Rizvi, was a Kargili religious scholar and leader of Shia Muslims in Suru Karchey
• Ali Hussain Rizvi, is a former Pakistani cricketer
• Asif Iqbal Rizvi, is a former Pakistani cricketer
• Atefeh Razavi, is an Iranian actress and make-up artist
• Behzad Rizvi, is an Iranian professor and researcher of electrical and electronic engineering
• Haidar Abbas Rizvi, is the deputy parliamentary leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement in the National Parliament of Pakistan
• Jalaluddin Rizvi, is a former field hockey player who represented India
• Kaveeta (Nasreen Rizvi), is a Pakistani film actress
• Khawar Rizvi, was a prominent poet of Urdu and Persian
• Khurshid Rizvi, Pakistani scholar, poet, linguist and historian of Arabic languages and literature
• Majida Rizvi, is the first woman judge of a High Court in Pakistan
• Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, is a national general secretary of All India Jamat Raza-e Mustafa
• Muhammad Rizvi, is a Twelver Shī‘ah scholar, a speaker, as well as an author
• Naushad Ali Rizvi, is a former Pakistani cricketer
• Qasim Razvi, was the leader of a local militia, the Razakars of Hyderabad, India
• Runa Rizvi, is an Indian singer
• Sa'id Akhtar Rizvi, was an Indian born, Twelver Shī‘ah scholar, who actively promoted Islam in East Africa.
• Saeed Rizvi, is a Pakistani film director, producer, and writer
• Samad Rizvi, was a Pakistani astronomer
• Sangeeta (Parveen Rizvi), is a Pakistani film actress, director and producer
• Shah Ïnayatullah Rizvi, was a 17th-century revolutionary poet from Miranpur, Sindh, Pakistan
• Shakeb Jalali (Hasan Rizvi) was a Pakistani Urdu poet of a unique diction
• Shihab Dehlvi (Masood Hasan Rizvi), was an Indian poet
• Sonya Jehan (Sonya Rizvi), is a Pakistani actress

  Syed Javed Haider Rivvi a famous gynecologist at AKUH KARACHI
  Syed Adeeb ul Hasan Rizvi a famous UROLOGIST AT SIUT the founder of SIUT.
  Syed Masroor Hasan Rizvi 

• Syed Ali Nawaz Shah Rizvi, is a Pakistani politician
• Syed Ali Qutab Shah Rizvi, was a member of the Pakistani Sindh Provincial Assembly
• Meesaq Rizvi, was a Pakistan sprinter and also a middle-distance runner
• Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, was a pioneer of the Pakistani film industry

  Syed Sarfaraz Husain Rizavi Khabir, a famous Indian religious poet

• Zameer Rizvi, is a Canadian singer and musician
• Ziauddin Rizvi, was a Shi'a cleric born at Aumphary, Gilgit, to a religious family

References[link]

• http://www.al-islam.org/kaaba14/12.htm - Section Razavi Sayyids
• http://www.al-islam.org/masoom/bios/9thimam.html

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Pirzada Imtiaz Syed , a great Pakistani Labour Leader is belongs to RIZVI family.

Akhtar Chanal Zahri is a famous Pakistani folk singer. He is famous for his singing in Coke Studio^[1] season 4. In 1964 Akhtar Chanal started taking formal singing lessons from an ustaad. In 1973 he brought regional folk to national attention after he was discovered by the Balochi Radio Station, and in 1974 Chanal’s music became popular nationwide when his song Deer Deer was first aired live on TV. Since then Akhtar Chanal has traveled all over the world, including the United States, the Netherlands and Europe for tours. In 1998 he was also awarded the Pride of Performance.

Akhtar Chanal's distinctive voice carries with it the stories of this great singer's birthplace – the sweltering fields of Balochistan, where young shepherds are raised to the tunes of regional folk songs while they work. “Where I come from, when a child is born, the only two things he knows how to do are sing and cry - music is a part of us from the very beginning.” says the 60-year-old folk singer. “The songs I hummed as a youngster watching my sheep, are embedded in my memory.” Zahri believes that every animal, field, flower and blade of grass can feel the positive energy of music. These songs are still sung on the fields of Balochistan in Brahui language, the mother tongue of historically nomadic tribes living in a narrow corridor stretching from the coast of Las Bela through Khuzdar, Kalat, Nushki to Quetta, as well as along Afghanistan’s Helmand River and in Turkestan and Sistan, Iran. ^[2]

Songs[link]

Some of his famous songs are:

• Daanah Pah Daanah
• Da sande Zehri
• Baloch
• Nar Bait^[3]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Akhtar Chanal Zahri at Facebook
• Akhtar Chanal Zahri at Coke Studio

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Iftikhar Ahmad
Born	Iftikhar Ahmad (1950-11-30) November 30, 1950 (age 61) West-Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistan
Occupation	Broadcaster, journalist, and anchor
Years active	1974 - Present
Notable credit(s)	Has headed the Election Cell for Jang Group from 1988–97 Geo News from 2002-till date. Credited with bringing research-based programing and provocative questions to Pakistani television. His program Jawabdeh has set precedent for accountability of people in the echelons of power. Served as two Chief Minister and one Governors of Punjab Province.
Title	MR.
Religion	Islam

Agha Iftikhar Ahmad, (Urdu: اغا افتخار احمد; November 30, 1950 — ), is a Pakistani research journalist and an active political activist. Ahmad started his career in 1980, after his released and joined Jang Media Network and since then, he occupied a senior position in the Network. Ahmad is currently serving as Director of Elections, Investigations, Special Projects, and Research (EISPAR) for the Geo News Network (GNN). Iftikhar Ahmad is also hosting the popular Geo Network's interview show Jawab Deyh (or in English "Answerable!") on Geo TV.

With over 30 years of experience and very extensive research, Iftikhar Ahmad is known for his incisive and aggressive style of journalism.^{[citation needed]}

Early life and education[link]

Born in 1950, Ahmad was educated in Lahore, West-Pakistan. He attended Central Model High School. At there, he became politically active and also managed to defeat his opponent by a large margin in school elections for presidency at Central Model High school and, he achieved this feat while he was still in Grade 8 whereas his opponent came from 10th Grade. Ahmad spent quite some time of his childhood with his grandfather Hifzur Rehmann who was a very keen reader. Ahmad picked up the habit of reading books since a very young age, usually studying books on Political science. He was 15 when he along with his friend from the local library crossed a minefield on bicycle to kill Indian soldiers on Wagha border in the Indo-Pakistan 1965 September war.

In the end, he managed only to be fed alu gobhi from the military ration and sent back with an escort by the astonished Pakistani soldiers by Indian soldiers when he was apprehended. After the war, Ahmad went on to attend Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College (MAO) where he completed his oriental studies. During this same time, Ahmad at the age of 17,, became a founding member Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

Political activity[link]

Since 1967, Ahmad has been a political activist as well. He participated in the movement against military dictatorship reign of Field Marshal Ayub Khan.

His political philosophy was very much in line with the socialist ideas and he was mesmerized by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He wrote his undergraduate thesis advocating the socialist ideas and its role in modern societies. In 1973, Ahmad wrote his thesis supporting Bhutto's socialist economics policies and advocating for the need of socialism in the country. Ahmad served multiple jail terms under the martial law governments for various violations of LFO.^{[clarification needed]} He was sent to the Sibbi Central Jail, Shahpur Central Jail, Camp Jail Lahore and the notorious Lahore Fort. Ahmad has also served as adviser to two Chief Minister and one Governor of Punjab. His political philosophy is that the real political divide is always between the poor and the rich. He argues that Pakistan may never see a leader better than Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and a slogan better than "Roti, Kapra aur Makan".

Career[link]

Ahmad started his journalism career in 1980 and worked for various publications including Daily Aftab and Daily Pakistan. He has been working for Daily Jang since 1986. In the 1980s Ahmad introduced personal interviews of politicians; these were different in the way that for the first time politicians divulged private information as well. Ahmad through his interviews for Daily Jang set a new trend in Pakistani journalism.

Ahmad is also the brain behind Jang Group's Election Cell. He has run it with pride since 1988, and has covered more than five elections. He takes great pride in the accuracy of his results^{[citation needed]} which are delivered to general public many hours before an official announcement is made. In this regard he is also credited^{[by whom?]} with heading the 2002 election campaign where the Geo Election Cell became a flagship of the Geo brand. This live election telecast helped Geo take off with a bang.

Ahmad has also worked closely with the Geo News Admin and fellow friend and journalist Hamid Mir on the Zarra Sochiye campaign. A campaign which aimed to start debate on issues that divide us^[who?], after the broadcast of the debate on Hudood Ordinance, the National assembly of Pakistan had to ratify the Hudood Ordinance.

Controversy: Pleading the case for Bhutto[link]

Ahmad, through his program, Jawabdeh has questioned several key power players of the Coup d'état of (see Operation Fair Play) staged by General Zia-ul-Haq and the subsequent hanging of the then elected Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

In these interviews, some of these people, closely worked with General Zia-ul-Haq, spilled the beans about General Zia's real political intentions. In his programme, former Justice Naseem Hassan Shah, who was a member of the bench of Pakistan Supreme Court which upheld Bhutto's death sentence, admitted that he should have voted against the hanging and felt bad for not doing so. Justice Shah also admitted that there was not enough evidence to put Bhutto on death row. It was the political pressure by General Zia-ul-Haq that manipulated the decision. Those who voted against the decision, such as Justice Fakh-ruddin Abrahim and Justice Dourab Framroze Patel, General Zia-ul-Haq insulted them, and forcefully retired them from their services.

Ahmad has done at least 40 interviews which even though very relevant from an historical point but are seen by many^[who?] as an attempt to absolve Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Due to the special attached to Bhutto, some analysts^[who?] argue, undue attention paid, and thorough probing done by Ahmad, the certain lost period of Pakistan's history from 1977 to 1988. Due to his still continuous support to Bhutto, Ahmad has been labeled as a Bhutto loyalist, or a Bhuttoist.

He is said^{[by whom?]} to have over-glorified Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and has been accused of trying to resurrect Bhutto by some senior politicians. The opponents also point out that Ahmad still maintains close relations with the Pakistan People Party, especially with the original members of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's cabinet.

His Interview of Naseem Hassan Shah led to the PPP to make the decision to file for the reopening of the case of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The interview also served as the basis of a lawsuit against Justice Naseem Hassan Shah in which the claimant claimed that after Justice Naseem Hassan Shah's admission in the interview that the decision to hang "Bhutto Sahib" had been forced upon them by Zia-ul-Haq.^[1]

Ahmad's Program and the Court Case[link]

Perhaps the only time in Pakistan's' Judicial History that a petition against a Former Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan was filed, seeking registration of a case against him on charges of abetting in the "murder" of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

One member of the bench remarked;

In a situation where the judgment of a case was effective for citation as a reference, an ambiguous statement of one of the members of a panel of judges hearing the case, could in no way prejudice the decision after two decades. If such things were allowed to happen, the whole judicial system would collapse.

Justice Hanif Tahir had quoted the former chief justice as saying in two of his press interviews that the Supreme Court judgment in the appeal of the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto against his death sentence awarded by the Lahore High Court, was a wrong decision and it was a fit case for lesser punishment.

The petitioner submitted that, Justice Shah was part of the 7-member bench of the Supreme Court which upheld the death penalty. He contended that comments of the former chief justice amounted to a confessional statement and that he had shown no such sentiments while agreeing with the majority opinion of apex court's bench which confirmed the execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

The petitioner started with quotes from the interview of Justice Shah done by Iftikhar Ahmad. The court asked him if such quotes, taken from a television interview, carried any legal significance. When the petitioner submitted that the text of interview was a "public document", the court asked the lawyer to define the legality of public documents and remarked that points raised in the petition were based on hearsay.

As for petitioner's contention that Justice Shah had made a confessional statement in his interview, the court directed him to examine the relevant law to know what a confessional statement was and if it carried a legal weight if given on a non-judicial or extrajudicial forum. He must also differentiate between a press statement and a legal statement recorded in a court of law. The bench of the Lahore High Court on February 12, 2004 dismissed in limina.

Resignation in protest[link]

It was reported 17 November 2008 that he resigned from Geo TV in protest over its refusal to broadcast his interview with Shahid Masood. He alleged that he was earlier pressured to censor certain portions of the said interview, which he declined.

The Geo TV administration retracted from their position and the complete interview was broadcast the following week. After the program went on air, Ahmad took back his resignation. Ahmad still insists that no compromises can be made where principles are concerned.

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Quotes[link]

• Ahmad stated in Hamid Mir's Capital Talk: "Pakistan may never see a leader better than Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and a slogan better than "Roti, Kapra aur Makan (Food, Cloths, and House)".

See also[link]

• List of Pakistani journalists
• Hamid Mir

References[link]

v t e Government of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Domestic reforms Government Prime ministerial ship • East-Pakistan Commission • Balochistan unrest • Constitutional reforms ( 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th ) • Socialist economics reforms • Industrialization ( Integrated Steel Mills, Port Qasim ) • Nationalization • Socialism • Joint Chiefs of Staff ( Army, Air Force, Naval, Naval Aviation, Marines ) • Federal Security Force • Federal Investigation Agency • Civil unrest • Coup d'état • Trial of Prime minister • Death sentence • Legacy • Memorials Nuclear policy Nuclear development • Nuclear energy development • Project-706 • Uranium enrichment programme • Plutonium reprocessing programme • Chagai Hills • Ras Koh Hills • Inaugurating first atomic power plant • Radiation health services • Establishing Pakistan nuclear industry Educational reforms Curriculum reforms • Modern Islamic education • Physics research council • Founding Institute of Nuclear Physics • Civil Services Academy reforms • Engineering Council • Directorate for Science and Technology (DST) • PAEC with CERN • Academy of Letters Administrative Government Zulfikar Ali Bhutto • Tikka Khan • Zülfikar Ali Khan • Mühammad Scharief • Aziz Ahmad • A. G. N Kazie • A. Q. Khan • Mubashir Hassan • Rana Hanif Khan • Fazal Ellahi Chaüdhrie • Hyätt Scherpao • Caüsar Nyäzie • Ghülam Izhaq Khan • Ghulam Müstafa Jahtoie • J. A. Rähim • Rä'ana Lyäkat Ali-Khan • Naseer-üllah Babarr • Nüsrat Izpahanie Bhutto • Syed Muhammad Ahsan • Hamood-ür Rahmann • Hasan Hafeez Ahmad • Doürab Framroze Pätel • Fäkha-ruddin G. Abrahim • Abdus Salam • Iftikharr Ahmad • A. Hafeez Per-Zädah • Ahmäd Hüsyen Kazie • Faiz Ahmäd Fāiz Nine Party Opposition Alliance Secularist front Independence Movement : Asghar Khan • Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri • Gohar Ayub Khan • Fakhar Imam • Abida Hussain • Scher Afgann Nyäzie • Ahmed Raza Kasuri Socialist front Awami National Party : Abdul Valie Khan • Asfandiyar Vali Khan • Ajmall Khattake • Afrasiejab Khattake • Ahsan Wynne • Abdul Ghaffar Khan Communist front Communist Party : Jam Sakqi • Nazeer Abbasi • Habib Jalib • Afzal Bangash • C. R. Aslam • Mirage M. Khan • D. A. H. Khan • Sibtey Hasan • Faiz Ahmad Faiz Hardline-Islamist front United Democratic Front : Pakistan National Alliance • A. A. Maududi • Ahmad Nourani • Mufti Mahmud • Samieul Haque • Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain • Kazi Hussain Ahmad • Munavar Hasan Baloch front Democratic Country Party : Akbar Bughtie • Khair Bax Marrie • Ataullah Mengal • Ghaus Bax Bizenjo • Sherbaz Mazarie Conservative front Pakistan Muslim League : Ch. Zahoor Ilahi • Peer Pagarah • Khuvaja M. Safdarh Hidden directives Fair Play : 111th Psychological Brigade (X Corps) • Faiz Ali Chishti • Zia-ul-Haque • Khalid Mahmood Arif • Akhtar Abdur Rahman • Ghulam Jilani Khan Nationalist fronts Baloch nationalism ( Balochistan Liberation Front • Balochistan Liberation Army ) • Sindhi nationalism ( Great Sindh National Front • Sindhudesh ) • Pashtunistan Foreign policy Samjhauta Express • Trade treaty with India • Diplomatic distaste with the United States • Recognition of Bangladesh • Strengthening Sino-Pak relations • State visit to North-Korea • Trade relations with Singapore • Simla Agreement • Normalization of Soviet-Pakistan relations • Building ties with Muslim world ( hosting 2nd OIC in Lahore ) • Libyan support for Pakistan ( Colonel Gaddafi's support for Bhutto ) • Iranian-Pakistan military axis • Pakistan-Turkish strategic alliance • Free Trade Agreement with Poland • Promoting Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations • Tensions with Israel • Support for Palestine • Military and strategic treaty with Germany • Economic relations with Switzerland • Refusal of signing Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Bhutto's family S. N. Bhutto (father) • Nusrat Izpahanie Bhutto (wife) • Benazir Bhutto (eldest daughter) • Murtaza Bhutto (son) • Sanam Bhutto (daughter) • Shahnawaz Bhutto (youngest son) Pakistan

Anusha Rizvi (born 13 March 1978) is an Indian film director and Screenwriter. Her directorial debut is Peepli Live.^[1] The movie won the Best First Film award at the Durban film festival.^[2]

Career[link]

Anusha Rizvi was a journalist before venturing into film direction. She graduated in history from St.Stephen's College, University of Delhi.^[3] She approached Aamir Khan to make the film who finally made the film. "Peepli Live" is former journalist Anusha Rizvi's debut film as director. It was selected as the Indian nomination in the Best Foreign Film category,^[4] but it didn't make the final shortlist.^[5]

Filmography[link]

• Peepli Live - Director and writer

References[link]