"The majority of the Gujjars are found in what is today Pakistan - numbering 33 million, while India has the second largest Gujjar population - numbering 30 million. The Gujjars are characterized by their strong and large build. The majority of Gujjars today are Muslim , although there is also a significant Hindu and Sikh population of Gujjars who go with the title of Choudhary, Kasana, Bhadana, P
atel. Gujars are sizeable in number in the disputed state of Kashmir, and can also be found as minorities in Afghanistan and Iran They speak their mother tongues of Gujarati in India/Sindh(Pakistan) and Gujari/Gojri elsewhere in Pakistan - regardless of their religion or region. The Gurjars of Kashmir, Rajsthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and even Pakistan speak the same language,'Gujari/Gojri', which is very similar to Marwari or Rajasthani, and Gujarati, of course. "
Some of the famous Gujjars are :
* Choudhary Rahmat Ali (who suggested the word "Pakistan" for a Muslim nation in northwest British India)
* Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed (Nishan-e-Haider, Highest Military Award in Pakistan awarded to him in 1958)
* Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (Former Prime minister of Pakistan who framed Pakistan's first constitution)
* Mian Muhammad Baksh (Famous Punjabi poet)
* Choudhary Ameer Hussain (Former, Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan)
* Late Sh. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (A freedom fighter and leader of India)
* Late Sh. Rajesh Pilot (Ex political leader in India)
* Sh Ram Chandra Vikal (First Gurjar Leader of India /M.P./M.L.A./Deputy Chief Minister U.P.)
* Sajjad Haider Karim - First Pakistani origin Member of the European Parliament [www.sajjadkarim.org.uk]
* Ch. Fazal Elahi Gujjar: former president of Pakistan. Some of the famous Kasana Gujjars of the present era are Ex- President of India Late Shri Fakhrudin Ali Ahmed, Ex- MP of India Mrs. Rama Pilot ( Wife of late Shri Rajesh Pilot, Ex- Home Minister of India), Mr. Shoaib Akhtar ( Cricketer from Pakistan, setting the world record twice by achieving the speed of more than 100 miles per hours in two different Cricket World Cups), Business Tycoon from Japan Mr. Dinesh Kasana ( having his Own Industries in Japan ,China and chain of Restaurants in USA) etc. Also the majority of Gujjars found presently in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan and Afghanistan are Gujjars of Kasana Gotra which confirms that Gujjar does not leave
their place of birth except when on conquering new areas or when their services are required by their motherland.
