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
• Ravutha Kumarasamy – Tamil deity^[1]
• Muththaal Ravuttar – Tamil warlord deity^[2]

Zamindars and Mirasdars

• Mohammad Meera Rowther – Zamindar of Nagapattinam^[3]
• D. K. Dubash kadir Rowther – Zamindar of Pandalgudi (Madura)^[4]
• R. E. Muhammad kassim Rowther –Mirasdar, Rajagiri, Tanjore^[5]

Economy

• Kajamian Rowther – entrepreneur and philanthropist^[6]
• 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)^[7][8]
• 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.^[9]
• S. M. Muhammed Sheriff – Indian politician and former parliamentarian from Tamil Nadu^[10]
• E.S.M. Packeer Mohamed – Legislator (1980–84) and parliamentarian in 1989 from Mayiladuthurai
• Y. S. M. Yusuf – former Minister of Pubilc 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^[11]
• 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^[12]
• Fahadh Faasil – Indian actor and film producer^[12]
• Nazriya – Indian actress and film producer
• Mu.Metha – Tamil song writer
• Siddique – Indian film director^[12]
• 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^[13]
• Mansoor Ali Khan – Indian actor and politician
• Prem Nawas – Indian film Actor^[14]
• Shanawas – Indian actor^[14]
• Rafi – Screenwriter and director^[14]
• Shafi – Indian film director^[14]
• 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^[12]
• Afsal – Indian film singer^[14]
• 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^[15]
• Kaja Mydeen – Indian Film producer
• Hakkim Rawther – Indian actor and filmmaker in Mollywood^[12]
• Askar Ali – Indian actor
• Kottayam Nazeer^[12] Indian Actor and Impressionist^[12]
• Chitti Babu – Indian actor
• Bobby Kottarakkara – Indian actor ^[12]
• Farhan Faasil – Indian actor
• Irfan – Indian actor
• Pattanam Rasheed – Indian make-up artist^[13]

See also

• Tamil Muslim

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