Famous People with Name Altaf

Altaf Fatima            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Altaf Fatima: an Urdu novelist. Her novel Dastak Na Do (The One Who Did Not Ask) has enjoyed a lot of success and is widely regarded as one of the defining works in the Urdu language. An adaptation was presented on Pakistan television and an abridged translation was serialised by the prestigious Karachi monthly, Herald.

Altaf Mahmud            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Altaf Mahmud: a musician, cultural activist and martyred freedom fighter of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He is also a language activist of the Language Movement and composer of Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano - the famous song written to commemorate of the event.Altaf Mahmud came to Dhaka in 1950 and joined in Dhumketu Shilpi Shongho. Later he became the music director of the institution. In 1956, Mahmud was invited to Vienna Peace Conference. But he was unable to attend as his passport was confiscated by the government at Karachi. There he stayed until 1963 and took talim of classical music to Ustad Abdul Kader Khan. He also associated dance director Ghanashyam and music director Debu Bhattacharya.

Altaf Husain            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Altaf Husain: was an eminent journalist of the Indian subcontinent. He was born on January 26, 1900 in Bangladesh. He received his early education in Calcutta and then attended Dhaka University where he graduated with an M.A. (English).Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah appointed Altaf Husain the Editor of Dawn and in this capacity he played a critically important part in the Pakistan movement which lead to the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent.

Kaisar Altaf            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Kaisar Altaf: is an English List A cricketer whose only match was for Derbyshire Cricket Board. His highest score of 1 came when playing for Derbyshire Cricket Board in the match against Bedfordshire. He achieved figures of 0/69 in the match also.

José João Altafini            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

José João Altafini: an Italian-Brazilian former footballer. He is the joint-third highest scorer in Serie A history (along with Giuseppe Meazza) with 216 goals.Altafini played for a number of Brazilian teams, including Palmeiras, before he began his career in Italy with AC Milan in 1958. He made his debut on September 21, 1958, and, in his first season, played 32 games and scored 28 goals, winning the title along the way. His first league goal came on October 5 in a win against Bari. Milan won the title again in 1962, when Altafini was the league's joint top scorer with 22 goals in 33 games.