This is a list of Pakistani Canadians. Academics Sajida Alvi – academic of Pakistani origin in Canada; historian of Islam in South Asia Naz Ikramullah Rukhsana Khan – children's author and storyteller Munir Sheikh – 10th Chief Statistician of Canada, replaced Ivan Fellegi Naweed Syed – Professor at and Head of Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy at the University of Calgary; first person to connect brain cells to a silicon chip Zulfiqar Bhutta – Professor at the Department of Nutritional Sciences and the Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health of the University of Toronto. M. Omair Shafiq – School of Information Technology, Carleton University Arts and fashion Pageants Sonia Ahmed – President of Miss Pakistan World, Mrs. Pakistan World Sara Ghulam – Miss World Canada 2007 Models Yasmeen Ghauri – Victoria's Secret supermodel Urdu poets Musharraf Ali Farooqi – writer and translator Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee Ashfaq Hussain – Urdu poet Entertainment and media Film Hamza Haq – actor Sitara Hewitt – actress Omar Majeed – filmmaker Ali Mukaddam – actor Zarqa Nawaz – director and producer; known for CBC serial Little Mosque on the Prairie Zaib Shaikh – actor Kris Siddiqi – actor and comedian Sindhyar Memon - actor Iman Vellani - actress Ahad Raza Mir - actor Journalists Suroosh Alvi – journalist and co-founder of VICE magazine Musicians Tariq Hussain – singer-songwriter and radio host Qurram Hussain – member of JoSH Sohail Rana TV personalities Sabrina Jalees – Canadian comedian Adnan Virk – sports anchor for ESPN Politics Salma Ataullahjan – Senator Iqra Khalid – current member of the House of Commons of Canada Wajid Khan – former member of the House of Commons of Canada Yasir Naqvi – former member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and Attorney General of Ontario Shafiq Qaadri – former member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Shad Qadri – Ottawa City Councillor for Ward 6 Shiraz Shariff – former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Salma Zahid – current member of the House of Commons of Canada Sports Cecil Pervez - Canadian cricket player Qaiser Ali – Canadian cricket player Umar Bhatti – Canadian cricket player Saad Bin Zafar – Canadian cricketer Rizwan Cheema – Canadian cricketer Hamza Tariq – Canadian cricketer Asif Dar – Canadian boxer Mian Hussain – Canadian professional boxer Obby Khan – offensive lineman of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Maria Toorpakay Wazir – Pakistani