List of Rowthers

This is a list of notable persons of the Rowthers, a community from the peninsular states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Historical personalities

• Vavar – Muslim sufi

Zamindars and Mirasdars

• Mohammad Meera Rowther – Zamindar of Nagapattinam
• D. K. Dubash kadir Rowther – Zamindar of Pandalgudi (Madura)
• R. E. Muhammad kassim Rowther –Mirasdar, Rajagiri, Tanjore

Economy

• Kajamian Rowther – entrepreneur and philanthropist
• Naureen Hassan – first vice-president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Law and judiciary

• Fathima Beevi – first woman judge of Supreme court of India
• Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla – former judge of the Supreme Court of India
• B. Kemal Pasha – retired judge of the High Court of Kerala
• S. M. Mohamed Idris – Malaysian advocate

Politics

• M. Muhammad Ismail Sahib – "Quaid-e-Millat" ("the Leader of the Nation") freedom fighter and founder of IUML
• Khalifulla Sahib – politician and Dewan of Pudukkottai State in (1941-1947)
• Karim Ghani – politician in Southeast Asia of Indian origin. Before the Second World War Karim Ghani was a parliamentary secretary in Burma under Dr. Ba Maw
• K.T.M. Ahmed Ibrahim sahib Bahadur – Indian politician
• S.O.K Ubaidulla – Malaysian Politician
• K. S. G. Haja Shareef – Indian politician and industrialist
• A. K. A. Abdul Samad – Siraj-ul-Millat politician and leader of IUML
• K. M. Kader Mohideen – National president of IUML
• M.K.M. Abdul Salam – Indian politician and parliamentarian from Tiruchirappalli in 1957.
• Nagore E. M. Hanifa – singer and politician
• Samsudeen – Indian politician
• M. Gulam Mohideen – Indian politician, parliamentarian from Dindigal in 1957.
• S. M. Muhammed Sheriff – Indian politician and former parliamentarian from Tamil Nadu
• E.S.M. Packeer Mohamed – Legislator (1980–84) and parliamentarian in 1989 from Mayiladuthurai
• Y. S. M. Yusuf – former Minister of Public Work Department, Irrigation department and Chairman of Wakf board of Tamil Nadu
• S. J. Sadiq Pasha – Indian politician
• M. Abdul Lathief – Indian politician
• A. Rahman Khan – Indian politician
• J. M. Aaroon Rashid – Indian politician
• T. P. M. Mohideen Khan – Former Minister for Environment in Tamil Nadu
• S. N. M. Ubayadullah – Indian politician
• K. E. Ismail – Former Minister for Revenue, Government of Kerala
• S. S. Mohammad Ismail – Indian politician
• M. M. A. Razak – Indian politician
• A. Anwar Raja – Indian politician
• Navaskani – Parliamentarian from Ramanathapuram

Academia, science and medicine

• E. A. Siddiq – Indian Agricultural Scientist, Padma Shri recipient
• M. A. Aleem – Indian neurologist
• P. K. Abdul Aziz – scientist in ecology and biodiversity
• Dr Salim Yusuf – cardiologist, former World Heart Federation President, Rhodes scholar, Honour of Canada recipient
• Dr Hafeez Rahman – Consultant Gynaecologist & Laparoscopic Surgeon
• Nigar Shaji – Indian space scientist

Literature

• Umaru Pulavar (1642-1703) – Tamil poet
• Kunangudi Mastan Sahib (1792-1838) – Tamil Qadiriyya Sufi poet.
• Gulam Kadir Navalar – 19th century Tamil poet
• P. Dawood Shah – Tamil poet in Madurai Tamil Sangam, freedom fighter and he started Darul Islam magazine in 1919
• Abdul Jabbar – Tamil Writer and Novelist
• Manavai Mustafa – Tamil Scholar and Father of Scientific Tamil
• Ka. Mu. Sheriff – Tamil writer and poet
• Mu. Metha – Tamil poet and song writer
• Nooranad Haneef – Malayalam author
• Syed Thajudeen – Malaysian painter
• P.M.Anwar – Tamil poet
• Rajathi Salma – Tamil writer & activist
• Manushyaputhiran – Tamil poet and writer

Arts

• Prem Nazir – Indian actor
• M. K. Mustafa – Indian actor
• Ka. Mu. Sheriff – Tamil song writer
• Editor Mohan – Film editor and producer
• Ibrahim Rowther – Tamil film producer
• Liaquat Ali Khan – Indian director and screenwriter
• Fazil – Indian film director
• Fahadh Faasil – Indian actor and film producer
• Nazriya – Indian actress and film producer
• Mu.Metha – Tamil song writer
• Siddique – Indian film director
• Mohan Raja – Indian film director
• Jayam Ravi – Indian actor
• Ameer Sultan – Actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter
• Anwar Rasheed – Film director and producer
• Farook Abdul Rahman – Indian filmmaker and writer
• Mansoor Ali Khan – Indian actor and politician
• Prem Nawas – Indian film Actor
• Shanawas – Indian actor
• Rafi – Screenwriter and director
• Shafi – Indian film director
• Abdul Kalam Azad – Indian photographer
• Rahman – Indian actor
• Siddique – Indian actor
• Soubin Shahir – Indian actor
• Shaam – Indian actor
• Asif Ali – Indian actor and film producer
• Afsal – Indian film singer
• Ajmal Ameer – Indian actor and former physician
• V. Z. Durai – Indian film director
• Nizam Rawther – Indian scriptwriter and filmmaker
• Raja Mohammad – Indian film editor
• Hesham Abdul Wahab – Indian music composer
• Kaja Mydeen – Indian Film producer
• Hakkim Rawther – Indian actor and filmmaker in Mollywood
• Askar Ali – Indian actor
• Kottayam Nazeer Indian Actor and Impressionist
• Chitti Babu – Indian actor
• Bobby Kottarakkara – Indian actor
• Farhan Faasil – Indian actor
• Irfan – Indian actor
• Pattanam Rasheed – Indian make-up artist

See also

• Tamil Muslim

References

1. Jigarthanda (drink)
2. List of Muslim Other Backward Classes communities in India
3. List of smallest exoplanets
4. Tamil Muslim
5. Vijayakanth
6. List of Tamil Muslims
7. Ethnic groups in South Asia
8. List of people from Tirunelveli district
9. Uzhavan Magan
10. Pudukkottai State
11. Demographics of Kerala
12. Dowry Kalyanam
13. List of multiplanetary systems
14. Dewan Bahadur
15. Tamils
16. Vijay filmography
17. Pulan Visaranai
18. Islam in Kerala
19. List of Tamil people
20. Sri Lankan Moors