in the Biden Administration. Shah Faesal IAS topper (2009), youth icon, politician Sheikh Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982), Leader of the National Conference, Prime Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir after its accession to India in 1947. T.N. Kaul (1913–2000), ambassador of India to USA (1973–1976), Soviet Union & Iran. Foreign Secretary, Indian Ministry of External Affairs. V. N. Kaul Comptroller and Auditor General of India (2002-2008). Tej Bahadur Sapru (1875–1949), lawyer, political and social leader during the British Raj Triloki Nath Khoshoo (1927–2002), secretary of the Department of Environment in the Indira Gandhi Government, and environmentalist Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990), ambassador of India to the United States (1949–1952), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953), politician, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru Zafar Choudhary Journalist, author, policy analyst, and practitioner of peace-building. Zaffar Iqbal Manhas writer, poet, social activist and Pahari politician hailing from Jammu and Kashmir. Armed forces Brij Mohan Kaul, commanded the Indian forces in the Sino-Indian War Asghar Khan, Pakistan First Air Force Chief Air Marshal General Aziz Khan, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in the Pakistan Army Colonel Anil Kaul, VrC, Indian Army Mahendra Nath Mulla Mohammed Amin Naik, Major General Indian Army Mushaf Ali Mir, Air Chief Marshal (1947–2003) Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force (2000–2003) S. K. Kaul (1934– ), Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force, former Chief of Air Staff (1993–1995) Tahir Rafique Butt, Air Chief Marshal is the current Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (2012 -) Tapishwar Narain Raina (1921–1980), [Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1975–1978) Authors and poets Abdul Ahad Azad, Kashmiri poet Agha Shahid Ali, (1949-2001) Poet Amin Kamil (1924-2014), Kashmiri poet & short story writer Ata ul Haq Qasmi, Urdu-language Poet, playwright and columnist. Basharat Peer (1977– ), author Bhamaha Poet of kavyalankara Bilhana, 11th century poet Chandrakanta (1938– ), novelist and short story writer Dina Nath Walli alias Al-mast Kashmiri (1908–2006), poet as well as renowned water color artist Fahad Shah, journalist Ghulam Ahmad (1885–1952), poet, better known by the pen name Mahjoor Ghulam Nabi Firaq (1922-), poet, writer and educationist Habba Khatun 16th century poet, known as Zoon (the Moon) because of her immense beauty Hakeem Manzoor (1937–2006) an Urdu writer, poet & administrator. He has written more than 15 books including Na Tamaam, Barf Ruton Ki Aag