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Famous members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community worldwide include spiritual leaders, scientists, politicians, and jurists. [1, 2]

Leadership (Caliphs)

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad: The founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in 1889 in Qadian, India.

Mirza Masroor Ahmad: The fifth and current Khalifa (Caliph) and worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Hakeem Noor-ud-Din, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Mirza Nasir Ahmad, and Mirza Tahir Ahmad: The first through fourth successors and Caliphs of the community. [1, 2, 3]

Science and Academia

• Dr. Abdus Salam: A renowned theoretical physicist who became the first Pakistani and the first Muslim to win a Nobel Prize in Physics (1979) for his work on the electroweak unification. [1, 2]

Politics, Law, and Public Service

Muhammad Zafarullah Khan: A prominent Pakistani jurist and diplomat who served as Pakistan’s first Foreign Minister and later as the President of the United Nations General Assembly and President of the International Court of Justice. [1]

Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon: A British politician and member of the UK House of Lords who has served in various ministerial roles in the government. [1]

Karim Ahmad Khan: A British lawyer serving as the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021. [1]

Sir Farimang Mamadi Singateh and Amir Abedi are among the most notable public figures from the African continent who belonged to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. [1]

Prominent African Figures

Sir Farimang Mamadi Singateh (1912–1977): Served as the second and last Governor-General of The Gambia from 1966 to 1970, representing the Head of State, and was a prominent president of the Gambian Ahmadiyya branch.

Amir Abedi (1924–1964): A notable Tanzanian politician and scholar who served as the first African mayor of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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Mahershala Ali and Yusef Lateef are among the most famous American members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Prominent American Ahmadis

• Mahershala Ali: Two-time Academy Award-winning American actor known for Moonlight and Green Book.
• Yusef Lateef: Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist, composer, and prominent spokesperson for the U.S. Ahmadiyya community.
• Ahmad Jamal: Acclaimed jazz pianist from Chicago who embraced the community during the mid-20th century.
• Art Blakey: Influential American jazz drummer and bandleader.
• McCoy Tyner: Famed jazz pianist known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet.
• Dakota Staton: Noted American jazz vocalist. [1, 2]

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Several notable figures are prominent European members or converts of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Prominent European Figures

• Bashir Ahmad Orchard (1920–2002): Born James Bryan Orchard in England, he was an English convert to Ahmadiyya Islam and became the first European-born Ahmadi Muslim missionary, serving the community for over 50 years. [1, 2]
• Hadayatullah Hübsch (1946–2011): Born Paul-Gerhard Hübsch in Germany, he was a well-known German author, poet, journalist, and a long-time spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany. [1, 2]
• Abdullah Wagishauser (born 1950): A prominent German convert who serves as the Amir (national president) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany. [1, 2]
• Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon (born 1968): A prominent British businessman and Conservative life peer who has served in various ministerial roles in the British government. [1]
• Baron Umar Rolf von Ehrenfels (1901–1980): An Austrian anthropologist and prominent Central European convert to Islam who initially became drawn to the faith after visiting the Lahore Ahmadiyya mosque in Berlin. [1]
• Mohammad Rafiq Ahmad Tschannen, (born 1944), Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times. Retired UN diplomat with a career covering 15 countries.