Naqvi (spelled "Naghavi" if transliterated from Persian, or "Naqawi" if from Arabic) is a family name. Naqvi are the descendants of Islamic Prophet Muhammad through the lineage of Ali al-Hadi (Arabic: الإمام علي الهادي). Born Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ali, he is considered the Tenth Imam of Shias.

"Syed" or "Sayyid" is an honorific title that is given to males accepted as descendants of Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, who were the sons of his daughter Fatimah and son-in-law and Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. Shias claim descent from Muhammad through his grandchildren.^{[citation needed]}

The descendants of Ali al-Naqi are primarily found in South Asia, Iran and Turkey.^{[citation needed]} The earliest Naqvis' migrated into Sindh and Uchch in southern Punjab of present-day Pakistan. Many Naqvis reside in the city of Amroha, in Northern India.^{[citation needed]} _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Saeed Naqvi is senior Indian journalist, television commentator, interviewer, and a Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He has interviewed world leaders and personalities in India and abroad, which appear in newspapers, magazines and on national television, remained editor of the World Report, a syndication service on foreign affairs, and has written for several publication, both global and Indian, including the BBC News, The Sunday Observer, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, The Indian Express and Outlook magazine. At the Indian Express, he started in 1977 as a Special Correspondent and eventually becoming, Editor, Indian Express, Madras, (1979 - 1984), and Foreign Editor, The Indian Express, Delhi in 1984, and continues to writes columns and features for the paper.

Currently anchoring a Primetime show “In Conversation” based on interviews with world statesman and other celebrities on NewsX, one of India’s most influential news channel. The transcripts are posted on the website of Observer Research Foundation.

Imran Abbas Naqvi (born October 15, 1982) is a Pakistani actor and model, best known for his role in the TV drama "Khuda Aur Muhabbat". He was born and raised in Islamabad, Pakistan and has starred in a number of roles in a short span of time. He has been cast in a Bollywood movie directed by Rahul Dholakia, in which he will play a Pakistani character.

Naqvi has appeared in advertisements and commercials for brands like Coca-Cola, Sprite, Mobilink, and Lipton Tea.^{[citation needed]}

Imran Abbas was born on October 13, 1973 and raised in Islamabad. He studied architecture at the NCA in Lahore, but decided to pursue a modelling and acting career.^{[citation needed]} He enjoys writing poetry in his spare time. He is an actor and his best role is in the Urdu drama: "Khuda Aur Muhabbat".

Imran Abbas (born 25 March 1978) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium fast bowler who has played for the Pakistani cricket team

Having received several appearances for such teams as D.G.Khan and the Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan between 1997 and 2000, he finally got his chance to prove himself at international level in 2000 when he played against Sri Lanka in a One Day International. Entering his international career as an upper-order batsman, not quite emulating the position of opening batsman he achieved with his first match playing for Gujranwala, he performed steadily for the team, at times impressing with his play.

Abbas was on the losing ADBP side in the PCB Patron's Trophy final of 1998, won by Habib Bank Limited. Most recently, in 2006, he has played for Pakistan International Airlines, having represented a Lahore-based team in the 2005/06 instalment of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

Aamir Hussain Khan (pronounced [ˈaːmɪr ˈxaːn]) (born 14 March 1965) is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema.

Starting his career as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Khan began his professional career eleven years later with Holi (1984) and had his first commercial success with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). He received his first National Film Award as a Special Jury Award for his roles in the films Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Raakh (1989). After eight previous nominations during the 1980s and 1990s, Khan received his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the major grosser Raja Hindustani (1996) and later earned his second Best Actor award for his performance in the Academy Award-nominated Lagaan, which also marked the debut of his own production company.

Following a four-year break from acting, Khan made his comeback playing the title role in the historical Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005), and later won a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his role in Rang De Basanti (2006). The following year, he made his directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par, for which he received a Filmfare Award for Best Director. This was followed by Ghajini (2008), which became the highest grossing film of that year, and 3 Idiots (2009), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all-time, unadjusted for inflation. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010 for his contributions towards the arts.