Memon

Memon may refer to:

• Memon people, a collection of ethnic groups from the northern part of the Indian Subcontinent. Memons come from the Lohana caste of Gujarat.
  • Memons (Kathiawar), usually simply called Memons that speaks Memoni Language, further divided into sub-group which is generally refer to their ancestral village or town
  • Bantva Memons,a group of Kathiawadi Memons originating from the town of Bantva, Kathiawar
  • Kutchi Memons, a group from Kutch that speaks Kutchi
  • Okhai Memon Jamat, a group from Okha Port that speaks Memoni Language
  • Sindhi Memons a related group native to Sindh, that speaks Sindhi

Places

• Murad Memon Goth, one of the neighbourhoods of Gadap Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
• Government Degree College Memon Goth, a Co-education degree college located in Memon Goth Karachi, Pakistan

Languages

• Memon language, spoken by Memons of Kathiwar mostly now they speak Sindhi.

People with the surname

• Abdul Jalil Memon (born 1970), Pakistani agriculturist and politician
• Jan Muhammad A. Memon (born 1949), Pakistani medical professional and educationist
• Marvi Memon (born 1972), Pakistani politician
• Muhammad Umar Memon (born 1939), Pakistani literature scholar, translator, poet, and writer
• Nasrullah Memon (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer
• Nisar Memon (born 1942), Pakistani politician
• Nasir Memon, American computer scientist
• Sattar Memon (born 1947), Indian physician and author
• Shaikh Ibrahim Memon Madani, Saudi Arabian imam and Muslim scholar
• Sharjeel Memon, Pakistani politician
• Sirajul Haq Memon (1933–2013), Pakistani Sindhi language novelist, journalist, historian, scholar, linguist, story-writer, and advocate of the Supreme Court
• Saud Memon (1963–2007), Pakistani businessman
• Tiger Memon (born 1960), Indian gangster
• Yakub Memon (1962–2015), Indian gangster