Warsi

Warsi or Warisi (pronounced [ˈʋaːrsiː]) is a surname found among South Asian Muslims. Numerous disciples of Waris Ali Shah, both Muslims and Hindus, add Warisi or Warsi to their names.^[1][2] Notable people with the name include:

• Waris Ali Shah (1817–1905), Indian Sufi saint, founder of Warsi Sufi order
• Syed Imran Ali Warsi, Pakistani field hockey player
• Anil Shukla Warsi (born 1957), Indian politician
• Arshad Warsi (born 1966), Indian actor
• Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (born 1971), British politician
• Kamal Warsi, Pakistani leftist activist
• Muzaffar Warsi (1933–2011), Pakistani Urdu poet
• Nisha Warsi (born 1995), Indian field hockey player
• Perween Warsi (born 1956), British-Indian entrepreneur
• Raees Warsi (born 1963), Pakistani-American Urdu poet
• Ram Ekbal Singh Warsi (1922–2016), Indian freedom fighter and politician
• M J Warsi, Indian linguist, researcher and author
• Warsi Brothers, Indian qawwali musical group