Javaid Rahi, is a Gurjar researcher of India. He has authored 12 books in Gujari/Gojri Urdu and English and edited more than 300 books/magazines highlighting the history, culture, and literature related to indigenous communities such as Gurjar and
Bakarwals.[6]
Mian Bashir Ahmed, (born November 1923) is a politician and a Caliph of Islamic Sufi order (Naqshbandi, Majadadi, Larvi). He is the first Gurjar from Jammu and Kashmir who was awarded the
Padma Bhushan (the third highest civilian award), by the
government of India on 26 January 2008 for his contribution to the society.[14]
Shoaib Akhtar, is a former cricketer and
commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", he was the first bowler to be recorded bowling at 100 miles per hour, a feat he achieved twice in his career.[23]
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"LS polls: SP wooing Gurjars for strong hold in western UP". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. In the past, Gurjars had political stalwarts from their community. Former MP Choudhary Yashpal Singh of Saharanpur held sway in his region. ... Babu Narain Singh, who hailed from Muzaffarnagar was deputy CM under Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna. Presently, his son Sanjay Chauhan is MP from Bijnor on RLD ticket. Hukum Singh of BJP and Virender Singh of SP are the other two Gurjar leaders who still hold clout over Gurjars.
^"Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry | PrideOfPakistan.com". www.prideofpakistan.com/. Retrieved 21 December 2022. Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry was born in a Gujjar family in Marala village, near the city of Kharian, district Gujrat in Punjab province on January 1, 1904.
^Shoaib Akhtar; Anshu Dogra, Controversially Yours: An Autobiography,
HarperCollins (2011), pp. 6–7
^"Mehmood, F., Haroon, O., & Riaz, Z. (2021). It's Just Not Cricket! Asian Journal of Management Cases, 18(1), 80–97. "Mohammad Asif was born in December 1982 in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. He belonged to a Gujjar family [...]"".
^"Mian Muhammad Bakhsh – A great Punjabi Sufi Poet". The Nation. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2022. Mian Sahib's great grandfather belonged to a clan Paswal Gujjar. He came to Khari Sharif from village Chak-Behram of Gujrat, Punjab. Gujrat is an adjoining district to Mirpur, Kashmir.