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'''Ahuja''' is an Indian [[family name]], mainly in the [[Punjab]] region. It is held by [[Hindus]] and [[Sikhs]] of the [[Arora]] and [[Jat people|Jat]] communities. It means "descendant of Ahu".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hanks|first=Patrick|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2003|isbn=|location=New York|pages=xcvii, 15}}</ref>
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'''Ahuja''' is an [[Indian surname|Indian]] ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and [[Sindhi name|Sindhi]]) surname, held by [[Hindus]] and [[Sikhs]] of the [[Arora]], [[Jat Sikh|Jat]], and [[Amils|Amil]] [[Lohana]] communities. ''Ahuja'' means "descendant of Ahu".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hanks |first=Patrick |author-link=Patrick Hanks |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG7MZ9J6dAgC |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2003 |isbn= |location=New York |pages=xcvii, 15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Thakur |first=U.T. |title=Sindhi Culture |publisher=University of Bombay |year=1959 |pages=85, 87}}</ref>{{Cn|date=January 2026}}
 
== Notable people ==
=== Administration ===
* [[Deepak Ahuja]] (born 1963), former CFO at Tesla
* [[Kiran Ahuja]] (born 1971), American attorney and activist serving as the director of the United States of America Office of Personnel Management
* [[Ravi Ahuja]] (born 1971), American business executive
 
=== Armed Forces ===
* [[Ajay Ahuja]] (1963–1999), Indian fighter pilot martyred during the Kargil War
 
=== Art ===
* [[Ameena Ahmad Ahuja]], Indian painter, calligrapher, writer and linguist
* [[Charanjit Ahuja]] (1953–2025), Indian music producer and composer
* [[Hamisha Daryani Ahuja]] (born 1984), Indian-Nigerian actress and producer
* [[Mequitta Ahuja]] (born 1976), American contemporary feminist painter
* [[Naman Ahuja]] (born 1974), Indian art historian and curator
* [[Nilesh Ahuja]], Indian singer, songwriter and composer
* [[Rita Rani Ahuja]], American actress
* [[Sachin Ahuja]] (born 1978), Indian music producer and music composer
 
=== Athletics ===
* [[Davinder Ahuja]], badminton bronze medalist at the 1974 Asian Games
* [[Kanika Ahuja]] (born 2002), Indian cricketer
* [[Neha Ahuja]] (born 1981), Indian alpine skier and first Indian woman to qualify for the Winter Olympics
* [[Suraj Ahuja]] (born 1999), Indian cricketer, former captain of the India national under-19 cricket team
 
=== Bollywood ===
* [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] (born 1963), Indian actor
* [[Aakash Ahuja]] (born 1991), Indian actor
* [[Arun Kumar Ahuja]] (1917–1998), Indian actor
* [[Govinda Ahuja]], Indian actor
* [[Richa Ahuja]], Indian actress
* [[Sarwar Ahuja]] (born 1980), Indian actor
* [[Shiney Ahuja]] (born 1973), Indian actor
* [[Shubhi Ahuja]], Indian actress
* [[Sonam Kapoor Ahuja]], Indian actress
* [[Suhaas Ahuja]], Indian actor
* [[Sushma Ahuja]] (born 1952), Indian director, writer and actress
* [[Krushal Ahuja]] (born 1994), Indian actor
 
=== Journalism ===
* [[Anjana Ahuja]], British Indian science journalist and a former columnist for ''The Times''
* [[Maneet Ahuja]], American author, journalist, television news producer and hedge fund specialist
 
=== Politics ===
* [[Gyan Dev Ahuja]], BJP politician
* [[Hargun Das Ahuja]] (born 1970), Pakistani politician
 
=== Science, medicine and academia ===
* [[Kamal Ahuja]] (born 1954), physiologist and the managing and scientific director of JD Healthcare
* [[M. M. S. Ahuja]] (1929–1998), Indian physician and endocrinologist
* [[Narendra Ahuja]], Indian-American computer scientist
* [[Nita Ahuja]], American surgeon and the Chair of the Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine
* [[Ravindra K. Ahuja]] (born 1956), Indian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur and CFO of Optym
* [[Sunil Kumar Ahuja]] (born 1961), professor of medicine at the University of Texas
* [[V. K. Ahuja]] (born 1967), professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, India and is presently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of National Law University, Assam, India
 
=== Social work ===
 
* [[Jagdish Lal Ahuja]] (died 2021), Indian social worker
* [[Sparsh Ahuja]], Indian-Australian social activist and documentary film maker
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Monte Ahuja College of Business]]
* [[University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center]]


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Latest revision as of 18:27, 31 January 2026

Ahuja is an Indian (Punjabi and Sindhi) surname, held by Hindus and Sikhs of the Arora, Jat, and Amil Lohana communities. Ahuja means "descendant of Ahu".[1][2][citation needed]

Notable people[edit | edit source]

Administration[edit | edit source]

  • Deepak Ahuja (born 1963), former CFO at Tesla
  • Kiran Ahuja (born 1971), American attorney and activist serving as the director of the United States of America Office of Personnel Management
  • Ravi Ahuja (born 1971), American business executive

Armed Forces[edit | edit source]

  • Ajay Ahuja (1963–1999), Indian fighter pilot martyred during the Kargil War

Art[edit | edit source]

Athletics[edit | edit source]

  • Davinder Ahuja, badminton bronze medalist at the 1974 Asian Games
  • Kanika Ahuja (born 2002), Indian cricketer
  • Neha Ahuja (born 1981), Indian alpine skier and first Indian woman to qualify for the Winter Olympics
  • Suraj Ahuja (born 1999), Indian cricketer, former captain of the India national under-19 cricket team

Bollywood[edit | edit source]

Journalism[edit | edit source]

  • Anjana Ahuja, British Indian science journalist and a former columnist for The Times
  • Maneet Ahuja, American author, journalist, television news producer and hedge fund specialist

Politics[edit | edit source]

Science, medicine and academia[edit | edit source]

  • Kamal Ahuja (born 1954), physiologist and the managing and scientific director of JD Healthcare
  • M. M. S. Ahuja (1929–1998), Indian physician and endocrinologist
  • Narendra Ahuja, Indian-American computer scientist
  • Nita Ahuja, American surgeon and the Chair of the Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine
  • Ravindra K. Ahuja (born 1956), Indian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur and CFO of Optym
  • Sunil Kumar Ahuja (born 1961), professor of medicine at the University of Texas
  • V. K. Ahuja (born 1967), professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, India and is presently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of National Law University, Assam, India

Social work[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. xcvii, 15.
  2. ↑ Thakur, U.T. (1959). Sindhi Culture. University of Bombay. pp. 85, 87.
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