Mian Abdullah (Also known as the Hummingbird) is a pro-Indian Muslim political figure, who dies at the hands of assassins. (Characters introduced in Book One)
Ishaq Ibrahim, a hotel owner lives with his father and brother on the Methwold's Estate. (Characters introduced in Book One)
Ahmed Sinai is Saleem's father and Amina's husband. He is originally a dealer in leathercloth, but becomes a property speculator when he moves to Bombay. He dreams of reordering the chapters of the Koran in a true chronology. After Saleem is born, his wife loses interest in him and he becomes an alcoholic. He is also involved in the tetrapod business with Dr. Narlikar. (Characters introduced in Book One)
Shri Ramram Seth is a Hindu seer, a cousin of Lifafa Das. Amina visits him while pregnant and he makes prophecies on the future life of her yet unborn son, Saleem Sinai. (Characters introduced in Book One)
Shaheed Dar, one of Saleem's platoon in the Pakistani army. Described as sixteen years old, gloomy and resigned to martyrdom in the army. He is killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War when a grenade splits him in half. Saleem takes him to the top of a mosque, where his scream echoes over the loudspeaker as he bleeds out. (Characters introduced in Book Three)
Hanif is Saleem's uncle and Amina's brother. He is a screenwriter who enjoys some fame in his youth, but who grows disillusioned later in life with Bollywood and the superficiality of the film industry, and commits suicide. He is Pia's husband. (Characters introduced in Book Two)
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