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!Country

|Dr. [[Periyar Dasan|Abdullah (Periyar Dasan)]]

|[[Tamil Nadu]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Professor, scholar, eminent speaker, psychologist, activist, national award winning film's actor from Tamil Nadu.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Periyardasan takes final bow after multiple roles|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2013/aug/20/Periyardasan-takes-final-bow-after-multiple-roles-508445.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He propagated atheism and rationalist ideologies for most part of his life, and later converted to Islam.<ref name=":0" />

|<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |title='Periyar Dasan’s conversion not a surprise' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2010/apr/13/periyar-dasans-conversion-not-a-surprise-145723 |work=The New Indian Express |date=13 April 2010}}</ref>

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|[[Harilal Gandhi|Abdulla Gandhi (Harilal Gandhi)]]

|[[Delhi]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Indian independence movement freedom fighter, who was the eldest son of [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]] and [[Kasturba Gandhi]]

|<ref>Gandhi, Rajmohan (2006), pp374</ref>

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|[[Yuvan Shankar Raja|Abdul Haliq (Yuvan Shankar Raja)]]

|[[Tamil Nadu]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter from [[Tamil Nadu]], India

|<ref>{{citation|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Celebrities-who-converted-to-Islam/photostory/40180874.cms|title=Celebrities who converted to Islam}}</ref>

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|[[Ali Mech]]

|[[Assam]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|13th century tribal chief of present-day [[Assam]] belonging to [[Bodo-Kachari people|Boro-Kachari]] sub tribe called Mech. The first Muslim convert in [[Assam]] and the founding father of the Indigenous Desi Muslims of Assam. Hundreds of Mech inhabitants converted to Islam due to growing oppression in the hands of landlord with caste, customs and traditions.

|<ref>''[http://www.ipedr.com/vol48/006-CHHSS2012-A00022.pdf Advent of Islam in Bengal: An Epigraphic Approach]'' by Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Who Are The Muslims Of Assam?|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/who-are-the-muslims-of-assam/296831|access-date=2021-04-21|website=outlookindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Saikia|first=Arunabh|title='We don't want to be identified on the basis of our religion,' say Assam's indigenous Desi Muslims|url=https://scroll.in/article/864299/we-dont-want-to-be-identified-in-the-name-of-our-religion-say-assams-indigenous-desi-muslims|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>

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|[[A. R. Rahman|A. R. Rahman (A.S. Dileep Kumar)]]

|[[Tamil Nadu]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Internationally acclaimed and popular award winning film composer, record producer, singer, and songwriter who embraced [[Islam]] along with his family.

|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kabir |first1=Nasreen Munni |title=Why I converted: The transformation of Dilip Kumar into AR Rahman |url=https://scroll.in/article/699665/why-i-converted-the-transformation-of-dilip-kumar-into-ar-rahman |work=Scroll.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=AR Rahman opens up on why he follows Islam |url=https://www.siasat.com/ar-rahman-opens-up-on-why-he-embraced-islam-2061549/ |work=The Siasat Daily |date=6 January 2021}}</ref>

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|[[Baba Shadi Shaheed|Baba Shadi Shaheed (Maharaja Dharam Chand Chib)]]

|[[Kashmir]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}<br/>{{Country|PAK|name=Pakistan}}

|[[Sufi]] saint, was Governor of [[Kashmir]] with the title of Shadab Khan and also has served as governor of [[Kandahar]] during [[Akbar]]'s reign.

|<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yWEbAQAAMAAJ|page=72|title=Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics - Volume 11|last1=Hastings|first1=James|last2=Selbie|first2=John Alexander|last3=Gray|first3=Louis Herbert|year=1961}}</ref>

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|[[Baba Ratan Hindi]]

|[[Punjab]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|From [[Bathinda]] in [[Punjab, India]], his full name was Ratan Nath. He was a trader who used to take goods from India to Arabia.

|<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=uVXrAAAAMAAJ&q=Baba+Ratan+Hindi+Prophet&dq=Baba+Ratan+Hindi+Prophet&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc3dbzm5nwAhUayjgGHdEEBWwQ6AEwBnoECAcQAg|title=Islamic Studies|date=2001|publisher=Islamic Research Institute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=_q8BAAAAMAAJ&q=Baba+Ratan+Hindi+Prophet&dq=Baba+Ratan+Hindi+Prophet&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc3dbzm5nwAhUayjgGHdEEBWwQ6AEwBHoECAAQAg|title=Studies in the Foreign Relations of India, from the Earliest Times to 1947: Prof. H. K. Sherwani Felicitation Volume|date=1975|publisher=State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh : copies can be had from the Director of Print. and Stationery|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Basham|first=A. L.|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=rfIvAQAAIAAJ&q=Baba+Ratan+Hindi+Prophet&dq=Baba+Ratan+Hindi+Prophet&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjTkZ6inJnwAhX2yjgGHZBsAGI4ChDoATAAegQIABAC|title=A Cultural History of India|date=1997|publisher=OUP India|isbn=978-0-19-563921-6|language=en}}</ref>

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|[[Dhoondia Wao|Malik Jahan Khan (Dhoondia Wao)]]

|[[Karnataka]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Opponent of the British East India company; took up the name Malik Jahan Khan after his conversion

|<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkbJ6xA1_jEC&q=271&pg=PA105|author=Mohibbul Hasan|page=271|title=History of Tipu Sultan|year=2005|isbn=9788187879572}}</ref>

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|[[Dhiya Ur-Rahman Azmi|Dhiya Ur-Rahman Azmi or Ziaur Rahman Azmi (Banke Lal)]]

|[[Uttar Pradesh]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Muslim author, scholar, and professor and who served as Dean of Department of Hadith at [[Islamic University of Madinah]]. Was born into a Brahmin family as Banke Lal. At age 16, he is converted to [[Islam in India|Islam]]. For his honorary contribution, he was awarded with [[Saudi Arabian Citizenship|Saudi Arabian citizenship]] which is rare.

|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=The Cognate News|date=2020-07-30|title=Renowned Hadith Scholar & Muslim Convert From Hinduism Shaykh Dhiya Ur-Rahman Azmi Passes Away In Madinah|url=https://thecognate.com/renowned-hadith-scholar-muslim-convert-from-hinduism-shaykh-dhiya-ur-rahman-azmi-passes-away-in-madinah/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=The Cognate|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Journey from Hinduism to Islam to professor of Hadith in Madinah |url=https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/174057 |work=Saudi Gazette |date=3 March 2017 |language=English}}</ref>

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|[[Dogra Muslims]]

|[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}<br/>{{Country|PAK|name=Pakistan}}

|They are [[Muslim]] converts from the larger [[Hindu]] [[Dogra]] community.

|<ref>People of India Jammu and Kashmir Volume XXV edited by K.N Pandita, SDS Charak & B. R Rizvi pages 302-308</ref>

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|[[Hadiya case|Hadiya (Akhila Ashokan)]]

|[[Kerala]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Homeopathy student whose conversion to [[Islam]] became national topic for years with [[Kerala High Court|High Court of Kerala]], [[Supreme Court of India]] and [[National Investigation Agency|NIA]] to investigate on her conversion and marriage. She stated it was her own will and embraced [[Islam]], with no external force. Her husband Shafin Jahan wanted her to be released from un-official detaining of Hadiya by her parents. On March 2018, Hadiya's annulled marriage was restored by the Supreme Court to reunite with Shafin Jahan.

|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Scroll|title=Kerala conversion case: Hadiya says she is happy with SC order allowing her to finish her education|url=https://scroll.in/latest/859550/kerala-conversion-case-hadiya-says-she-is-happy-with-sc-order-allowing-her-to-finish-her-education|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Nov 28|first1=PTI / Updated|last2=2017|last3=Ist|first3=23:06|title=Hadiya Love jihad case: Hadiya to continue studies as Akhila Ashokan in Salem college, wants to meet her husband {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hadiya-to-continue-studies-as-akhila-ashokan-in-salem-college-wants-to-meet-her-husband/articleshow/61838172.cms|access-date=2021-04-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

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|[[Kabir Suman|Kabir Suman (Suman Chattopadhyay)]]

|[[Odisha]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|[[Kamal Dasgupta]]

|[[Narail District|Narail]]

|{{Country|BGD|name=Bangladesh}}

|Bengali singer, converted and married another maestro, [[Firoza Begum (singer)|Firoza Begum]]. Changed name to Kamal Ali after conversion.

|<ref>{{cite web|title=Shafin memorizes his father|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/62080/Shafin-memorizes-his-father|publisher=[[Daily Sun (Bangladesh)]]|accessdate=14 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=GHOSH|first1=BISHWANATH|title=LONGING BELONGING: AN OUTSIDER AT HOME IN CALCUTTA|date=29 October 2014|publisher=Westland|isbn=9789384030605|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C4obBQAAQBAJ&q=Kamal+Dasgupta+converted+to+islam&pg=PT140|accessdate=16 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/firoza-begum-singer-who-popularised-the-work-of-kazi-nasrul-islam-and-was-known-as-the-nightingale-9765863.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Other side of 'Love Jihad'- List of renowned Hindus who had a Muslim wife|url=http://archive.siasat.com/news/other-side-love-jihad-list-renowned-hindus-who-had-muslim-wife-854909/|publisher=The Siasat Daily|accessdate=17 May 2017}}</ref>

|[[Jai (actor)|Jai Sampath]]

|[[Tamil Nadu]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Film actor from [[Tamil Nadu]], India

|<ref>{{cite news |last1=டீம் |first1=விகடன் |title=``நான் ஏழு ஆண்டுகளாக இஸ்லாம் மதத்தைப் பின்பற்றுகிறேன்!" - மனம் திறக்கும் ஜெய் |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/i-am-following-an-islam-for-last-7-years-says-actor-jai |work=Vikatan.com |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=முஸ்லீமாக மாறியதை உறுதி செய்த ஜெய்… |url=http://www.kumudam.com/news/cinema/11418 |work=KUMUDAM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=இஸ்லாம் மதத்தை பின் பற்றி வந்த ஜெய் தனது பெயரையும் மாற்றிக்கொண்டார். |url=https://tamil.behindtalkies.com/actor-jai-changed-his-after-following-islam-for-7-years/ |work=Tamil Behind Talkies |date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

|[[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah|Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah (Jadu)]]

|[[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]]

|{{Country|BGD|name=Bangladesh}}

|15th-century [[Sultan of Bengal]]. Son of [[Raja Ganesha]]. Introduced Islam to many Hindus after his conversion.

|<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O3GXOqPa67MC&pg=PA320|title=Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia|author=N. Hanif|year=2000|page=320|isbn=9788176250870}}</ref><ref>{{cite Banglapedia|article=Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah|author=Taher, MA}}</ref>

|[[Jinnah family|Jinnah family (Lohanas)]]

|[[Gujarat]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|[[Jinnah family|Muhammad Ali Jinnah's family]] were Lohana businessmen from Gujarat. Choosing fish trade, caused them to be ex-communicated from orthodox groups and then had to convert to Islam.

|<ref>{{Cite web|title=A closed fist worth millions - Why Jagdishbhai is precious to Narendrabhai|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/a-closed-fist-worth-millions-why-jagdishbhai-is-precious-to-narendrabhai/cid/173173|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

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|[[Kalapahad|Kalapahad (Rajiblochon Ray)]]

|[[West Bengal]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Military commander for the [[Bengal Sultanate]]. Converted to Islam and married Gulnaz, the daughter of Sultan [[Sulaiman Khan Karrani]].

|<ref>{{cite book|author=Mahendra Narayan Behera|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BftYCzpZevQC&pg=PA146|title=Brownstudy on Heathenland: A Book on Indology|publisher=University Press of America|year=2003|isbn=978-0-7618-2652-1|pages=146–147}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Donaldson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aJBNAAAAYAAJ|title=Konark|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2005|isbn=978-0-19-567591-7|pages=16–26}}</ref><ref name="ASICon">{{cite web|title=Konarak, Conservation|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_konark_conservation.asp|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|accessdate=27 July 2013}}</ref>

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|[[Kamala Surayya|Kamala Surayya (Kamala Das)]]

|[[Kerala]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Poet, Novelist, Short Story Writer

|<ref>{{citation|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/writer-kamala-das-kicks-up-a-storm-with-her-remarks-on-lord-krishna-conversion-to-islam/1/254424.html|title=Writer Kamala Das kicks up a storm with her remarks on Lord Krishna, conversion to Islam}}</ref>

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|[[Qaimkhani|Kayam Khan (Karam Chand)]]

|[[Rajasthan]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Karam Chand was son of Mote Rao Chauhan, a Hindu ruler of Daderva state in [[Churu district|Churu]] district. He met [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq]] and got Islamic training from Sayyed Nasir after embracing [[Islam]], changing his name to Kayam Khan. The descendants of Kayam Khan are known as Kayam Khani. By time, the descendants of his brothers, who embraced Islam (Jainand Khan and Jahardi Khan) were also included in the fold of Kayam Khani community.

|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=K. S.|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=vm_KCE4XXPMC&pg=PA509&lpg=PA509&dq=Karam+Chand+Kayam+Khan&source=bl&ots=VAhGdkF5j0&sig=ACfU3U3gulVjglZX2OORrBUYIc9xZFWpEQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-p9K79ZjwAhVczzgGHRjeCD8Q6AEwEXoECBIQAw#v=onepage&q=Karam%20Chand%20Kayam%20Khan&f=false|title=Rajasthan|date=1998|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7154-769-2|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Hooja|first=Rima|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ&q=Karam+Chand+%22Kayam+Khan%22&dq=Karam+Chand+%22Kayam+Khan%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo5vWc-pjwAhUAumMGHZoLDEYQ6AEwAXoECAYQAg|title=A History of Rajasthan|date=2006|publisher=Rupa & Company|isbn=978-81-291-0890-6|language=en}}</ref>

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|[[Kuralarasan]]

|[[Tamil Nadu]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Actor and film composer who works in Tamil-language films. He stated that out of his own will being attracted to the principles of [[Islam]] had embraced it. He requested to keep his father [[T. Rajendar|T. Rajender]] and brother [[Silambarasan]] away from [[Social media|social-media]] [[Religious hatred|religious hate]] [[trolling]] on his religious conversion.

|<ref>{{Cite web|title=ஆனந்தக் கண்ணீர் விட்ட சிம்பு! இஸ்லாத்துக்கு மாறியது என் விருப்பம் என குறளரசன் விளக்கம்!|url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/kuralarasan-about-convert-muslim-why-pn29i5|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=ஹுசைன் |first1=எம் குணா,அலாவுதின் |title=இஸ்லாம் மதத்துக்கு ஏன் மாறினார் குறளரசன்?- டி.ராஜேந்தர் விளக்கம் |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/149852-kuralarasan-accepts-islam-infront-of-t-rajendran-and-mother |work=www.vikatan.com |language=ta}}</ref>

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|[[Lutfunnisa Begum|Lutfunnisa Begum (Raj Kunwari)]]

|[[West Bengal]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Former Hindu slave and dancer who married the final independent [[Nawab of Bengal]] [[Siraj ud-Daulah]].<ref name="ytv">{{cite web|last1=Iqbal|first1=Shahryar ZR|title=Lutfunnisa Begum|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Lutfunnisa_Begum|website=Banglapedia|access-date=6 November 2017|language=en}}</ref>

|<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzOmy2y0Zh4C&pg=PA194|title=A History of Modern India, 1480-1950|last=Markovits|first=Claude|date=2004|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=9781843310044}}</ref>

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|[[Monica (actress)|M. G. Raheema (Rekha Maruthiraj aka Monica)]]

|[[Tamil Nadu]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|[[Monica (actress)|Monica]] a popular actress in Tamil films announced exit from film industry and embraced [[Islam]] with her new name M. G. Raheema where M is Maruthi Raj (father) and G is Gracy (mother). She is later engaged with Islamic lectures in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language.

|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sameer|date=2015-10-19|title=Tamil actress Monika converts to Islam and quits cinema|url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/tamil-actress-monika-converts-islam-and-quits-cinema-854472/|access-date=2021-04-25|website=The Siasat Daily - Archive|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=jafrianews.com is for sale|url=https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=jafrianews.com|access-date=2021-04-25|website=HugeDomains|language=en}}</ref>

|[[Gujarat]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|<ref>{{cite web |title=Complete Biography of Malik Kafur |url=http://www.preservearticles.com/2012031026316/complete-biography-of-malik-kafur.html |date=10 March 2012}}</ref>

|[[Malik Maqbul|Malik Maqbul Tilangani (Nagaya Ganna)]]

|[[Telangana]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Commander in the Kakatiya Empire, who became the Wazir of the Delhi Sultanate

|<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iGSKTttoa3IC&pg=PA88|title=Historical Dictionary of Medieval India|author=Iqtidar Alam Khan|date=25 April 2008|page=88|isbn=9780810864016}}</ref>

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|[[Mazumdars of Sylhet|Mazumdar family]]

|[[Sylhet]]

|{{Country|BGD|name=Bangladesh}}

|The founder of the family, Sarbananda of Barsala, converted to Islam and became a minister for the [[Sultan of Bengal]]. He changed his name to Sarwar, and was later granted the title of [[Khan (title)|Khan]].

|<ref name="purbangsho">{{cite book|last=Choudhury|first=Achyut Charan|author-link=Achyut Charan Choudhury|title=Srihatter Itibritta: Purbangsho|year=2000|orig-year=1910|publisher=Kotha|location=Kolkata|language=Bangla|url= https://bn.wikisource.org/wiki/পাতা:শ্রীহট্টের_ইতিবৃত্ত_-_পূর্বাংশ.pdf/৩১৮|page=294}}</ref>

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|[[Abdullah (Ismaili Mustaali Missionary)|Moulai Abdullah (Baalam Nath)]]

|[[Gujarat]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Baalam Nath, one of the two travelers who met [[Al-Mustansir Billah]] of Cairo were so impressed that embraced Islam and came back to India to preach Islam by 1073.C.E.

|<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Sayeed|first=Ahmed|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=8MknEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=Baalam+Nath&source=bl&ots=Pir8EpdxxP&sig=ACfU3U1ZR8Gd1IQ7qWgeS2QmejMfnE1TGg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidpdmlzpjwAhUVxzgGHYhPC6IQ6AEwE3oECAgQAw#v=onepage&q=Baalam%20Nath&f=false|title=Burning Endurance|publisher=Sankalp Publication|isbn=978-93-90636-83-9|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2020-07-14|title=The Early Indian Islamic Missionaries|url=https://today.salamweb.com/the-early-indian-islamic-missionaries-and-what-you-should-know-about-them/|access-date=2021-04-25|website=SalamWebToday|language=en-US}}</ref>

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|[[Muhammad Iqbal|Muhammad Iqbal's family]]

|[[Kashmir]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}<br/>{{Country|PAK|name=Pakistan}}

|[[Muhammad Iqbal]]'s family was [[Kashmiri Pandit|Kashmiri Brahmin Pandit]] (of the [[Sapru]] clan) that converted to Islam

|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chitkara|first=M. G.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TCzd9tEkPsoC&pg=PA64|title=Converts Do Not Make a Nation|date=1998|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7024-982-5|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-25|title=Explained: Allama Iqbal and his role in the creation of Pakistan|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/who-was-allama-iqbal-and-what-was-his-role-in-the-creation-of-pakistan-6080521/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

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|[[Murshid Quli Khan|Murshid Quli Khan aka Mohammad Hadi (Surya Narayan Mishra)]]

|[[West Bengal]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Surya Narayan Mishra, born in [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] <abbr>c.</abbr> 1670 who later came to know as Mohammad Hadi (Murshid Quli Khan) was the first [[Nawab of Bengal]]

|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Haque|first=Muhammad Nurul|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=7K5AAAAAMAAJ&q=Murshid+Quli+Khan+Hindu+Islam&dq=Murshid+Quli+Khan+Hindu+Islam&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRlaTzmpnwAhXNwjgGHfKiAdQ4ChDoATADegQIBRAC|title=Arab Relations with Bangladesh: From the Earliest Period Down 656 AH, 1258 AC|date=2001|publisher=Islamic Foundation Bangladesh|isbn=978-984-06-9027-5|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Mālākāra|first=Kālīpada|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=9P4ZAAAAMAAJ&q=Murshid+Quli+Khan+Hindu+Islam&dq=Murshid+Quli+Khan+Hindu+Islam&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRlaTzmpnwAhXNwjgGHfKiAdQ4ChDoATAFegQIAxAC|title=Inter-communities Relations Through Castes, Rituals & Marriages|date=1979|publisher=Malakar|language=en}}</ref>

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|[[Muslim Dabgar]]

|[[Uttar Pradesh]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|They are also known as Dalgar and are converts to [[Islam]] from the [[Hindu]] [[Dabgar]] [[caste]].

|<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 393 to 397 Manohar Publications</ref>

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|[[Raja Nahar Khan|Nahar Khan aka Bahadur Nahar Khanzada (Kunwar Sonpar Lal aka Nahar Singh)]]

|[[Rajasthan]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Kunwar Sonpar Lal (aka Nahar Singh) was son of [[Yadu (legendary king)|Yaduvanshi Rajput]] Raja Lakhan Pal of [[Kotla, Nuh|Kotla]] Fort. He was the ruler of [[Khanzadas of Mewat|Mewat]] and the progenitor of [[Khanzadas of Mewat|Khanzada Rajput]] tribe. He converted to Islam during the era of [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq]] in 1355, changing his name to Nahar Khan. His brother Kunwar Samar Pal also embraced Islam and changed his name to Chaju Khan.

|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mayaram|first=Shail|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=Yi6QpFCZBy8C&pg=PA26&dq=Nahar+Khan+Islam+Tughlaq&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj32LSKh5nwAhUpwTgGHTY6BpYQ6AEwA3oECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=Nahar%20Khan%20Islam%20Tughlaq&f=false|title=Against History, Against State: Counterperspectives from the Margins|date=2003|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-12730-1|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Ramaswamy|first=Vijaya|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=5CYxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT244&dq=Nahar+Khan+Islam+Tughlaq&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj32LSKh5nwAhUpwTgGHTY6BpYQ6AEwCHoECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=Nahar%20Khan%20Islam%20Tughlaq&f=false|title=Migrations in Medieval and Early Colonial India|date=2017-07-05|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-351-55824-2|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Ahmad|first=Aijazuddin|url=https://books.google.com.my/books?id=YRZHAQAAIAAJ&dq=Nahar+Khan+Islam+Tughlaq&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Nahar+Khan+brother|title=Social Structure and Regional Development: A Social Geography Perspective : Essays in Honour of Professor Moonis Raza|date=1993|publisher=Rawat Publications|isbn=978-81-7033-182-7|language=en}}</ref>

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|[[Muhammad Shah of Malacca|Sultan Muhammad Shah (Seri Maharaja)]]

|[[Malacca]]

|{{Country|MYS|name=Malaysia}}

|Popularly known as Raja Tengah or Radin Tengah. At first he took the title Seri Maharaja, but then he converted to Islam.

|<ref>{{cite web |last1=WINSTEDT |first1=R. O. |title=THE KEDAH ANNALS |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41559921 |website=Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society |pages=31–35 |date=1938}}</ref>

|[[Malikussaleh|Malikussaleh (Merah Silu)]]

|[[Aceh]]

|{{Country|IDN|name=Indonesia}}

|An [[Acehnese people|Acehnese]] who established the first Muslim state of [[Samudera Pasai]] in the year 1267. King Mara Silu converted to Islam, gave himself an [[Ayyubid]] name of [[As-Salih Ayyub|al-Malik al-Ṣālih]].

|[[Sadeq Ali|Sadeq Ali (Shree Gour Kishore Sen]])

|[[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]]

|{{Country|BGD|name=Bangladesh}}

|A prominent [[Dobhashi]] writer, poet and district judge from 19th century [[Bengal]]

|<ref name=ahmed>{{cite book|last=Ahmed|first=Rafiuddin|title=The Bengal Muslims 1871-1906: A Quest for Identity|edition=2|location=[[Delhi]] and [[New York City]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=1981}}</ref>

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|[[Sandrina Malakiano]]

|[[Bali]]

|{{Country|IDN|name=Indonesia}}

|Raised in Bali embraced Islam when moved to Jakarta. Former news presenter of [[Metro TV (Indonesia)|Metro TV]] named as Best News Presenter in 2001 and 2003, and Best Current Affairs Presenter in the 2005 [[Asian Television Awards]] respectively.

|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-10-29|title=Sandrina Malakiano, dengan Islam Jadi Lebih Sabar dan Ikhlas|url=https://republika.co.id/berita/dunia-islam/mualaf/09/10/29/85658-sandrina-malakiano-dengan-islam-jadi-lebih-sabar-dan-ikhlas|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Republika Online|language=id}}</ref>

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|[[Steven Vikash Chand|Abdul Shakur (Steven Vikash Chand)]]

|[[Ontario]]

|{{Country|CAN|name=Canada}}

|Arrested in the [[2006 Toronto terrorism arrests]].

|<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/article829340.ece A convert who wanted to spread the faith] The Globe and Mail&nbsp;— June 7, 2006</ref>

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|[[Parameswara (sultan)|Sultan Megat Iskandar Shah (Parameswara)]]

|[[Singapore]]

|{{Country|MYS|name=Malaysia}}

|The [[Sultan]] of [[Malacca Sultanate|Malacca]] from 1414–1424 who was born as Parameshwara

|<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200104/beyond.the.monsoon.htm|title=Beyond the Monsoon|author=Douglas Bullis|access-date=2015-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007000513/http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200104/beyond.the.monsoon.htm|archive-date=2012-10-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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|[[Sultan Mudzafar Shah I|Sultan Mudzaffar Shah I (Sri Paduka Maharaja Durbar Raja)]]

|[[Kedah]]

|{{Country|MYS|name=Malaysia}}

|Legendary king, said to be the first [[Sultan of Kedah]], according to [[Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa]]. He was the last Hindu [[king of Kedah]], styled ''Sri Paduka Maharaja Durbar Raja'' before his accession. After his conversion to [[Islam]], he later became the founder of the [[Kedah Sultanate]].

|<ref>{{cite book |last1=Iskandar |first1=Yusoff |title=The Malay Sultanate of Malacca: A Study of Various Aspects of Malacca in the 15th and 16th Centuries in Malaysian History |date=1992 |publisher=Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Ministry of Education Malaysia |isbn=978-983-62-2841-3 |page=169 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Malay_Sultanate_of_Malacca/QYMuAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Sultan%20Mudzafar%20Shah%20I%20islam |language=en}}</ref>

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|[[Syedi Nuruddin|Syedi Nuruddin (Roop Nath)]]

|[[Gujarat]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Roop Nath, one of the two travelers who met [[Al-Mustansir Billah]] of Cairo were so impressed that embraced Islam and came back to India to preach Islam by 1073.C.E.

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|[[Tansen|Tan Sen (Ramtanu Pandey)]]

|[[Madhya Pradesh]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Prominent figure of [[Hindustani classical music]], who embraced Islam, settled down in [[Fatehpur Sikri]] and had married daughter of [[Akbar]].

|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dhar|first=Sunita|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZbgHAQAAMAAJ|title=Senia Gharana, Its Contribution to Indian Classical Music|date=1989|publisher=Reliance Publishing House|isbn=978-81-85047-49-2|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ring of Tansen in house unearthed at Sikri - Akbar jewel out of dark?|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/ring-of-tansen-in-house-unearthed-at-sikri-akbar-jewel-out-of-dark/cid/832130|access-date=2021-04-25|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

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|[https://www.milligazette.com/news/1-community-news/12726-tm-umar-farook/ T. M. Umar Farooq (T. M. Mani)]

|[[Tamil Nadu]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Popular [[Dalit]] leader in [[Tamil Nadu]], T. M. Mani, accepted [[Islam]] after 52 years of [[Dalit]] activism.<ref>{{Cite web|last=TwoCircles.net|date=2010-04-17|title=Dalit leader accepts Islam, pens a book|url=http://twocircles.net/2010apr16/dalit_leader_accepts_islam_pens_book.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=TwoCircles.net|language=en-US}}</ref> He was known for his activism against [[casteism]] and caste atrocities. He was the founder of Blue Panthers Party (Neela Puligal Iyakkam).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-06-18|title=300 artistes in Tamil Nadu launch petition to support director Pa Ranjith|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/300-artistes-tamil-nadu-launch-petition-support-director-pa-ranjith-103826|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

|<ref>{{Cite web|last=TwoCircles.net|date=2010-04-17|title=Dalit leader accepts Islam, pens a book|url=http://twocircles.net/2010apr16/dalit_leader_accepts_islam_pens_book.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=TwoCircles.net|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=TN Dalit leader felicitated|url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/12-special-reports/6740-tn-dalit-leader-felicitated/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-12|title=ராஜராஜ சோழன் விவகாரம்: திருப்பனந்தாள் பகுதியில் போலிஸ் குவிப்பு; பரபரப்பாகும் தமிழகம்..|url=https://www.nakkheeran.in/24-by-7-news/thamizhagam/raja-raja-chozhan-issue-and-protest|access-date=2021-04-20|website=nakkheeran|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=செந்தமிழ் நாட்டு சேரிகள் - டி.எம்.மணி நீல புலிகள் இயக்கம்|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/15257427/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A8-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F-%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3-%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B2-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Scribd|language=en}}</ref>

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|[[Maruthanayagam Pillai|Yusuf Khan (Maruthanayagam Pillai)]]

|[[Tamil Nadu]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Military commander, proclaimed independent ruler of Madurai and Tirunelveli, [[Tamil Nadu]], India

|<ref>Yusuf Khan: the rebel commandant By Samuel Charles Hill</ref><ref>B.C. Law volume By Devadatta Ramakrishna Bhandarkar, pg. 231</ref>

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|[[Dipika Kakar]]

|[[Maharashtra]]

|{{Country|IND|name=India}}

|Indian actress who works in Hindi television

|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dipika Kakar on converting to Islam: I have done it and I am proud of it - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/dipika-kakar-on-converting-to-islam-i-have-done-it-and-i-am-proud-of-it/articleshow/63180939.cms|access-date=2020-09-20|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

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|[[Murshid Quli Khan]]

|The first [[Nawab of Bengal]]

|<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Sarkar |editor-first=Jadunath |editor-link=Jadunath Sarkar |year=1973 |orig-year=First published 1948 |title=The History of Bengal |volume=Volume II: Muslim Period, 1200-1757 |location=Patna |publisher=Academica Asiatica |oclc=924890}}</ref>