Khaled Ahmed (Punjabi, Urdu: خالد احمد), born 21 December 1943, is a best known Pakistani political analyst, his weekly column appears in Pakistan's newspaper The Friday Times. He regularly contributes to The Daily Times, both published in Lahore.

Among his writing is a frequent analysis of Urdu press in Pakistan. He routinely points to misleading journalism, what he sees as conspiracy theories in the popular press. His column "Nuggets from the Urdu Press," appears in both The Friday Times and The Daily Times. The weekly column "Word for Word" explores the origins of Urdu words as a basis for commentary on Islam and society.

He is the author of several books, including Pakistan: Behind the Ideological Mask (2000), and Pakistan: the State in Crisis (2001).

He was born on 21 December 1943 in Jullundher, India, and settled in Lahore after the partition of India. Ahmed received his masters degree in English literature from Government College, Lahore. He achieved first position in the University in 1969 and was entered in the Roll of Honour for that year. He was also Editor of The Ravi from 1968 to 1969 (under the chief editor).

Nancy Nabil Ajram (Arabic: نانسي نبيل عجرم‎), (born May 16, 1983) is a multi-platinum recording artist and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. With the support of her father, Nancy began performing as a child and released her first studio album by the age of 15. Her breakthrough occurred with the start of her collaboration with well-known producer Jiji Lamara, when she released her smash-hit "Akhasmak Ah" and 3rd studio album, Ya Salam. In 2004, she released her second international best-seller "Ah w Noss", which spawned several smash-hits, "Ah w Noss", "Lawn Ouyounak", and "Inta Eih" at which point Nancy had established pop icon status in the Middle East.

Her 2008 album "Bitfakkar Fi Eih" spawned seven singles and won Nancy's first World Music Award as Best-selling Middle Eastern Artist, the youngest Arab WMA winner to date. She has released seven studio albums to date and numerous other chart-topping singles such as "Sehr Ouyouno", "Atabtab", "Moegaba", "Ehsas Jdeed", "El Donya Helwa", "Mashi Haddi", and "Fi Hagat".

Ahmed Zabana (Arabic: أحمد زبانة‎) (real name: Ahmed Zahana), was born in 1926 in El Ksar, near Zahana about 32 km far from Oran, is an Algerian separatist who participated in the outbreak of the Algerian War of liberation. He was executed by guillotine on May 19, 1956 in Algiers.