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Muhajir
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mahajir, Mohajir, Urdu speaking people, Urdu speakers, Muhajirun
Urdu speaking multi-ethnic group
Key facts
- Pakistan
- 14,703,744 ( 2017 census )
- Bangladesh
- 300,000
- United kingdom
- 269,000
- United states
- 188,983
- United arab emirates
- 80,000
- Canada
- 74,405
- Australia
- 69,131
- Saudi arabia
- 53,000
via Wikipedia infobox
Described at
MAR | Data | Assessment for Mohajirs in Pakistan
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Encyclopedic overview
The Muhajir people (also spelled Mohajir and Mahajir) (Urdu: مہاجر) are a multi-origin ethnic group of Pakistan. They are the Muslim immigrants of various ethnic groups and regional origins, who migrated from various regions of India, mostly after the 1947 independence to settle in the newly independent state of Pakistan, and their descendants. Muhajirs come from various ethnic and regional backgrounds, with a significant portion of the community residing in Karachi and other major urban centers of Pakistan.
The total population of Muhajrs worldwide is estimated to be around 15 million, and the overwhelming majority of this figure (14.7 million) is located in Pakistan, according to the 2017 Pakistani census. Though the official controversial 2017 census of Karachi, which has historically hosted the country's largest Muhajir population, has been challenged by most of Sindh's political parties.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Muhajir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.