Wazir (Pashtun tribe)
وزیر | |
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| Pashto | |
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Mehsuds tribes and other Karlani Pashtun |
The Wazirs or Waziris (
Bannu Subdivision Wazir and the Ahmadzai Wazir are in the South Waziristan, and in Domel, Bannu.[1][2][3] Those subgroups are in turn divided further, for example into Utmanzai tribes such as the Baka Khel and Jani Khel.[4] The Wazirs speak the Waziristani dialect of Pashto
which is similar to the neighboring Banuchi and Dawari dialect but still distinct.
The common ancestor of the Ahmadzai and Utmanzai is believed by them to be the eponymous Wazir, who is also ancestor to the
Tatar ethnicity.[1]
Although the Utmanzai and Mehsud tribes have a traditional rivalry and live in geographically distinct regions,[6] the Ahmadzai and Mehsud communities co-exist peacefully and many head men are connected by marriage.[1]
Notable members
- Gul Saeed Khan
- Badshah Jan
- Nisar Lala
- Peshawar khan wazir
- sher zaman wazir
- Maulana Noor Muhammad
- Haji Mirzali Khan Wazir
- Shah Muhammad Khan
- Ali Wazir
- Arif Wazir
- Muolana shakirullah sahib
- Zartaj Gul
- Muhammad Iqbal Wazir
- Ayesha Gulalai Wazir
- Mir Kalam Wazir
- Mohammad Wasim
- Mohammad Umair Wazir (Aimal Kala)
References
- ^ a b c "Tribe: Ahmadzai Wazir" (PDF). Naval Postgraduate School.
- ISBN 9780313346972.
- ISBN 9780141962986.
- ISBN 9781860643804.
- ISBN 9780815723790.
- ^ "Tribe: Utmanzai Wazir aka Utmanzai" (PDF). Naval Postgraduate School.
Further reading
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- Arjomand, Said Amir, ed. (1984). From Nationalism to Revolutionary Islam. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780873958707.