Osmani
Usmani or Osmani or Othmani or Uthmani (Arabic: عثمانی) is a large community (Biradari in Urdu), found mainly in South Asia. The word Usmani or Osmani ( one and the same thing) is a surname adopted mainly by two castes in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
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[edit] Shaikh Usmani
The Shaikh Usmani are a Urdu speaking community, and many are found among the Sindhis of Pakistan.They are of Arab origin. The word usmani derived from Hazrat Usman Gahni (R.A), the third caliph of Islam. One of the sub-continent's well known personalities Hazrat Maulana Shabir Ahmed Usmani (Sheikh ul Islam) belongs to this origin. They claim that they came in India with sufi fakir Hazrat Khawaza Moinuedin Chisti .
[edit] Turk Usmani
They claim to have Turk ancestry and are found mainly in North-West India and Pakistan.They include the descendants of Karlugh Turks who came with Taimur in 1398-1399.They live in Hazara region and Kashmir regions of Pakistan.They are Hindko speaking.The turks who came with Khilji and Slave dynasties also use "usmani" as surname.
The Osmani are found all over South Asia, and have spread across Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
[edit] Famous people
- Asim Inam Osmani CEO, Osmani & Company (Pvt.) Ltd.
- Inam Ahmed Osmani Chairman, Osmani & Company (Pvt.) Ltd.
- Ammar Asim Osmani
- Anwarul Hasan Osmany, CEO, AZFAS Quality Consultants
- Akhtar Md Osmani
- Muhammad Taqi Usmani
- Allama Mufti Maulana Muhammad Rafi Usmani
- Shabir Osmani
- Ishrat Hussain Usman former Chairman PAEC
- Tanzil Haider Usmani
- DR.SHAIK GULAM OSMANI
- General(Ret) Muzaffar Hussain Usmani former Deputy Chief of Pakistan Army
- M.M Usmani Chairman Pakistan Steel Mills.
- Asher S. Usmani C.E.O. Vision Ex Group International U.A.E.
- Zain Osmani
- Given name
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