Makhdoom
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Makhdoom (Sindhi: مخدوم), (Urdu: مخدوم ) is a Muslim Sufi title in South Asia and Central Asia.

This title is now used by the descendents of the Sufi masters who are mostly Pirs, politicians and landlords in southern Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan.

People with the title Makhdoom

• Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talib-ul-Mola, Founding member of Pakistan Peoples Party, famous Sindhi poet, Ex. Sajjadah Nasheen of Dargah Sarwar Nooh, Hala Sindh.
• Makhdoom Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, the current Prime Minister of Pakistan.
• Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim, Pakistani politician, and central leader of PPP.
• Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi, Pakistani politician, and central leader of PML-N.
• Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani politician, and president of PPP Punjab.
• Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, Pakistani politician affiliated with PML-Q, and former Interior Minister of Pakistan.
• Makhdoom Ahmad Mehmood, Pakistani politician and leader of Pir Pagaro's PML-F.
• Makhdoom Shahabuddin, Pakistani politician affiliated with PPP, and former Finance Minister of Pakistan.
• Makhdoom Syed Bashir Ahmed Shah Political leader affiliated with PPP, and former Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forests during the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto government.
• Makhdoom Syed Akhtar Husain Shah, Pakistani politician in affiliation with PPP, former MPA Sindh.
• Sayeed Raheen Makhdoom, Information Minister of Afghanistan.
• Makhdoom Mohiuddin, Urdu poet and Marxist politician from India.
• Makhdoom Ali Mahimi was a Sufi saint from the Konkan in India.

External links

• The Makhdooms of Pakistan

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