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• Mahmud Hotaki – Shah of Persia from 1722 to 1725 and the third ruler of the Hotaki dynasty
• Mahmud Tarzi – politician and pioneer of journalism in Afghanistan in the early 20th century
• Mahmud Shah Durrani – monarch of Afghanistan in the 18th century
• Mahmood Khan Achakzai – politician in Pakistan
• Majrooh Sultanpuri, famous poet and song lyricist
• Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi- Indian nobleman and cricket captain
• Malalai of Maiwand- Pashtun warrior lady and freedom fighter
• Malala Yousafzai – Nobel Peace Prize winner
• Maria Toorpakai Wazir- ace squash player from Pakistan
• Malik Saad (Bangash) – IG Police (KPK) Pakistan
• Mansoor Aslam Khan Niazi (Sami Khan)
• Mian Badar Munir- actor/Pushtu filmstar
• Miangul Jahan Zeb – The last Wali of Swat
• Mir Afzal Khan- Pakistani politician and ex-CM of NWFP/KP
• Mirwais Hotak – founder of the Afghan Hotaki dynasty in Kandahar
• Mohammad Akbar Barakzai – politician in Afghanistan
• Mohammad Akbar Khan- Afghan prince and warrior
• Mohammad Asef Rahimi (Bangash) – politician in Afghanistan
• Mohammad Ayub Khan – monarch of Afghanistan in the 19th century
• Mohammed Daoud Khan – President of Afghanistan from 1973 to 1978
• Mohammad Dawran – Commander of the Afghan Air Force
• Mohammad Gulab Mangal – politician in Afghanistan
• Muhammad Habib Khan Tarin , Nawab, Chieftain and cavalry officer
• Muhammad Khan Bangash – founder of Farrukhabad state in the early 18th century
• Mohammad Nadir Shah – King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933
• Mohammad Yaqub Khan – monarch of Afghanistan in the late 19th century
• Mohammed Najibullah- Afghan president
• Mohammad Yousuf Azraq – Afghan writer
• Mohammad Yunus- Indian diplomat
• Mufti Mahmood – Pakistani Islamic scholar and political activist
• Muhammad Muhsin Khan – Pakistani Islamic scholar
• Muhammad Essa – Pakistani soccer player
• Mohammad Ishaq Aloko – Attorney General of Afghanistan
• Mohammed Zahir Shah – the last king of Afghanistan, who reigned for 40 years
• Munir Niazi- noted Pakistani poet
• Muhammad Mahabat Khan III – last Nawab of Junagarh (defunct title)