Famous People with Name Raja

Raja Rafe            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Raja Rafe: is a Syrian football player who is currently playing for Al-Majd and the Syrian National team.

Dossabhoy Muncherji Raja            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Dossabhoy Muncherji Raja: was the first native Indian to be appointed 'Principal Appraiser' of precious stones for the customs office of the Bombay Presidency, which was then a province of British India.The title of Khan Sahib was conferred upon Dossabhoy Raja on January 2, 1933 by the (then) Viceroy and Governor General of India, Lord Willingdon, in recognition of his role in the apprehension of a gang of smugglers. Raja had surreptitiously visited Jamnagar on the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat, which was then under a Nawab's rule and outside British Imperial jurisdiction. Clad in a dhoti and posing as a Gujarati trader, Raja had then risked his life to collect information on smugglers operating on the northern borders of the Presidency. The information Raja collected led to the arrest of the gang.

Hason Raja            Origin/Culture/Country: Muslim

Hason Raja: literally Hason the king, was a mystical poet and songwriter in Bengal, modern Bangladesh. He was born in 1854 to a traditional Zamindar, or landowning family, near Sunamganj, Sylhet, although his ancestral home is in Rampasha, Biswanath, Sylhet. Throughout his youth, Hason indulged himself in material pursuits. Later, he came to renounce his materialism and used his new found spirituality to write songs.

Andres Raja            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Andres Raja: is an Estonian decathlete.His personal best score is 8118 points in August 2008 at Beijing Olympics after qualifying to the games with personal best 8069 points, achieved in July 2008 in Rakvere.

Mohammad Adeel Khalid Raja            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Mohammad Adeel Khalid Raja: is a Pakistan-born Dutch cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. He has occasionally opened the batting for the Dutch team, even though he currently holds a first class average of a mere 12.

N. K. K. P. Raja            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

N. K. K. P. Raja: is an Indian politician who served as the Minister for Textiles and Handlooms, Tamil Nadu in the M. Karunanidhi cabinet during 2006-08. He is the son of N. K. K. Periasamy, himself a former minister who held the same portfolio in the 1996-2001 Karunanidhi