Famous People with Name Alam

Alama Ieremia            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Alama Ieremia: is a New Zealand rugby union coach. He is a former Samoan international as well as a former All Black. He was born in Apia, Samoa. He played provincial rugby with Wellington and played in the former Super 12 with the Hurricanes. He played at centre and pl

Alamgir Hashmi            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Alamgir Hashmi: is a major English poet of Pakistani origin in the latter half of the 20th century. Considered avant-garde, both his early and later works were published to universal critical acclaim and widespread influence. His was a remarkable new voice since the 1970

Alamgir Kabir            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Alamgir Kabir: was a renowned Bangladeshi film director and cultural activist. He has made some of the most seminal films in Bangladesh[1] film history. Three of his feature films are featured in the "Top 10 Bangladeshi Films" list by British Film Institute [2].He was born on 26 December 1938 at Rangamati. He completed the matriculation in 1952 from Dhaka Collegiate School and the intermediate in 1954 from Dhaka College. After completion of bachelors from the Dhaka University in Physics, he went to England to study Electrical Engineering at Oxford University. It is during this period that he came across the Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman. He watched it several times and became attracted to filmmaking. He went on to complete a number of courses on the history of the film industry, film direction and aesthetics.

Alamgir Sheriyar            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Alamgir Sheriyar: is an English cricket player. He is currently playing for Leicestershire. Sheriyar has had an impressive career taking over 600 wickets with his fast medium seam bowling. His career has mainly been at Kent and Worcestershire but in 2006 Sheriyar returned

Gulzar Alam            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Gulzar Alam: is a Pashto singer with a fan base from Afghanistan to Pakistan and among Pashtoons around the world.Gulzar Alam left singing when the fundamentalists Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal came into government in North-West Frontier Province they banned cultural activities and started beating singers and artists.

Mahbubul Alam            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Mahbubul Alam: was a renowned Bengali author. He was born in Fatehabad, in Chittagong District, Bangladesh.During the First World War, he joined the Bangali Paltan, the Bengali Platoon. He went to Mesopotamia and fought. When the Bangali Paltan was broken, he took a job in a department of government.In Bangla prose, Mahbubul Alam is a writer of fiction and historian. His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.

Mahaboob Alam            Origin/Culture/Country: Hindu

Mahaboob Alam: a Nepali cricketer.[1] A left-handed batsman and left-arm medium pace bowler,[2] he has played for the Nepal national cricket team since 2000.[3]He played in three matches in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Ontario,[4] and played in the 2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore, helping guide Nepal to the final.[3] He made his first-class debut in 2004, playing against the UAE and Malaysia in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[5

Amir Asadollah Alam            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Amir Asadollah Alam: was a Prime Minister of Iran.Amir Asadollah Alam was the longest serving minister of the Pahlavi era. The title Amir is Arabic and means ruler resp. governor. The name Alam means a banner or a flag in Arabic. Alam's father Amir Ebrahim Alam (AKA Shokat ol-molk) was the governor of the region of Qa'enaat. In the era of Reza Shah Pahlavi he was the minister of telecommunications.

Muhammad Mahmood Alam            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Muhammad Mahmood Alam: is a retired Air Commodore of Pakistan Air Force. He is a recipient of the Pakistani military decoration, the Sitara-e-Jurrat ("The star of courage") and a bar to it for his actions during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.