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This is a partial listing of prominent '''political families of Pakistan''' given in alphabetical order.
This is a partial listing of prominent '''political families of Pakistan''' given in alphabetical order.


== [[Abbasi (surname)]] ==
== [[Abbasi (surname)]] ==

* [[Sadeq Mohammad Khan V]], Nawab of Bahawalpur
* [[Sadeq Mohammad Khan V]], Nawab of Bahawalpur
* [[Bahawal Khan V]], Nawab of Bahawalpur
* [[Bahawal Khan V]], Nawab of Bahawalpur
* [[Sadeq Mohammad Khan IV]], Nawab of Bahawalpur
* [[Sadeq Mohammad Khan IV]], Nawab of Bahawalpur
* [[Abbas Abbasi]], Late Amir of Bahawalpur
* [[Abbas Abbasi]], Late Amir of Bahawalpur
* [[Sahibzada Usman Abbasi]], Former MPA Deputy Speaker Provincial assembly of Punjab
* [[Sahibzada Gazain Abbasi]], MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab
* [[Sahibzada Gazain Abbasi]], MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab
* [[Sadaqat Ali Abbasi]], Former MNA Member National Assembly of Punjab
* [[Sadaqat Ali Abbasi]], Former MNA Member National Assembly of Punjab
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== [[Arain]] ==
== [[Arain]] ==

''Arain Family'':

* [[Mian Muhammad Azhar]] (Governor of Punjab, 1990-1993, Mayor of Lahore 1987-1991
* [[Mian Muhammad Azhar]] (Governor of Punjab, 1990-1993, Mayor of Lahore 1987-1991
* [[Hammad Azhar]] (Previous Finance Minister of Pakistan)
* [[Hammad Azhar]] (Previous Finance Minister of Pakistan)


=== Mian Family of Baghbanpura ===
; Mian Family of Baghbanpura
* [[Justice Mian Shah Din]], (1868–1918), Elected President of the All-India Muslim League(March 1908), Member of the Simla Deputation in 1906, First Muslim Judge in British India, Poet and Writer.
* [[Justice Mian Shah Din]], (1868–1918), Elected President of the All-India Muslim League(March 1908), Member of the Simla Deputation in 1906, First Muslim Judge in British India, Poet and Writer.
* Sir [[Mian Mohammad Shafi]], KCSI, CIE (1869–1932), one of the founding fathers & President All India Muslim league (Punjab)
* Sir [[Mian Mohammad Shafi]], KCSI, CIE (1869–1932), one of the founding fathers & President All India Muslim league (Punjab)
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* [[Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz]] (1896–1979) politician in Pakistan, first woman to preside over an Asian legislature. Founder All India Women Muslim League in 1935
* [[Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz]] (1896–1979) politician in Pakistan, first woman to preside over an Asian legislature. Founder All India Women Muslim League in 1935
* [[Mumtaz Shahnawaz]] (1912-1948) - young woman political activist and author, who died in a tragic plane crash at the age of 35
* [[Mumtaz Shahnawaz]] (1912-1948) - young woman political activist and author, who died in a tragic plane crash at the age of 35

==[[Bhatti]]==
* [[Shahbaz Bhatti]], former Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs
* [[Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti (politician)]], MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Ahmer Rasheed Bhatti]], MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Aneeqa Mehdi]], MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Shahid Hussain Bhatti]], former MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Mian Ijaz Hussain Bhatti]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Raja Shoukat Aziz Bhatti]], MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Sajid Ahmad Khan]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Sajid Mehmood Bhatti]], Pakistani Politician
* [[Mehdi Hassan Bhatti]], former MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Muhammad Khan Bhatti]], Pakistani Politician
* [[Muhammad Aoun Jahangir]], MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Shaukat Ali Bhatti]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Muhammad Ahsan Jahangir]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Nighat Intisar Bhatti]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Rai Taimoor Khan]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]


==[[Baloch people|Baloch]]==
==[[Baloch people|Baloch]]==
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**** [[Fatima Bhutto]], daughter of Murtaza Bhutto.
**** [[Fatima Bhutto]], daughter of Murtaza Bhutto.
**** [[Bilawal Bhutto Zardari]], son of Benazir Bhutto and [[Asif Ali Zardari]], party chairman.
**** [[Bilawal Bhutto Zardari]], son of Benazir Bhutto and [[Asif Ali Zardari]], party chairman.

**** Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, daughter of Benazir Bhutto and [[Asif Ali Zardari]], Party Chairman
===[[Chandio]]===
* [[Maula Bakhsh Chandio]], Former Federal Minister for Law and Justice
* [[Rasool Bakhsh Chandio]], MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Imdad Chandio]], Former MPA Provincial Minister for Food and Finance

===Dreshak===
* [[Sardar Nasrullah Khan Dreshak]], Former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Hafeez-ur-Rehman Dreshak]], MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]


===[[Gabol]]===
===[[Gabol]]===
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* [[Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari]]
* [[Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari]]
* [[Rafique Haider Khan Leghari]]
* [[Rafique Haider Khan Leghari]]
* Muhammad [[Arshad Khan Leghari]]
* [[Arshad Khan Leghari]]


===[[Mazari (Baloch tribe)|Mazari]]===
===[[Mazari (Baloch tribe)|Mazari]]===
* [[Balakh Sher Mazari|Sardar Mir Balakh Sher Mazari]] ( Tumandar Mazari Tribe(1930-Present), Former Care taker Prime minister of Pakistan)
* [[Balakh Sher Mazari|Sardar Mir Balakh Sher Mazari]] ( Tumandar Mazari Tribe(1930–Present), Former Care taker Prime minister of Pakistan)
* [[Shaukat Hussein Mazari]] (Former MPA, Punjab Assembly, former Deputy-Speaker, former provincial minister[[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Assembly]])
* [[Shaukat Hussein Mazari]] (Former MPA, Punjab Assembly, former Deputy-Speaker, former provincial minister[[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Assembly]])
* [[Sardar Atif Hussain Khan Mazari|Sardar Atif Hussein Mazari]] (Former MPA, Punjab Assembly)
* [[Sardar Atif Hussain Khan Mazari|Sardar Atif Hussein Mazari]] (Former MPA, Punjab Assembly)
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* [[Saifullah Cheema|Saif Ullah Cheema]]
* [[Saifullah Cheema|Saif Ullah Cheema]]
* [[Mohammad Afzal Cheema|Muhamad Afzal Cheema]] Acting President of Pakistan
* [[Mohammad Afzal Cheema|Muhamad Afzal Cheema]] Acting President of Pakistan
* [[Akmal Cheema]], Former District Nazim Sialkot
* [[Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema]] son of [[Anwar Ali Cheema]]
* [[Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema]] son of [[Anwar Ali Cheema]]
* [[Omer Sarfraz Cheema]] Former Governor of Punjab
* [[Omer Sarfraz Cheema]] Former Governor of Punjab
* [[Muhammad Ajmal Cheema]], Former Provincial Minister of Punjab for Bait-ul-Mal and Social Welfare
* [[Tahir Bashir Cheema|Tariq Bashir Cheema]]
* [[Tahir Bashir Cheema|Tariq Bashir Cheema]]
* [[Muhammad Muneeb Sultan Cheema]] MPA, Former Provincial Minister of Transport, son of [[Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema]]
* [[Muhammad Muneeb Sultan Cheema]] MPA, Former Provincial Minister of Transport, son of [[Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema]]
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* [[Malik Ghulam Raza Rabbani Khar]], Former Member of National Assembly of Pakistan.
* [[Malik Ghulam Raza Rabbani Khar]], Former Member of National Assembly of Pakistan.
* [[Malik Ghulam Arbi Khar]], Former Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Malik Ghulam Arbi Khar]], Former Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Masood Shafqat]], Former Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
* [[Khalid Ahmed Kharal]], Former Federal Minister of Information of Pakistan.
* [[Khalid Ahmed Kharal]], Former Federal Minister of Information of Pakistan.
* [[Malik Ghulam Raza Rabbani Khar]], Member of National Assembly of Pakistan.
* [[Malik Ghulam Raza Rabbani Khar]], Member of National Assembly of Pakistan.
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* [[Muhammad Zain Elahi]], Former (Member National Assembly of Pakistan)
* [[Muhammad Zain Elahi]], Former (Member National Assembly of Pakistan)


==[[Khokhar|Khokhars]]==
==[[Khokhar]]s==
* [[Ghazanfar Ali Khan]] - Former Minister of Food, Agriculture and Health, Ambassador to Iran 1948-1952, to Turkey 1952-1953, to India 1954-1956 and to Italy 1956-1957.
* [[Ghazanfar Ali Khan]] - Former Minister of Food, Agriculture and Health, Ambassador to Iran 1948-1952, to Turkey 1952-1953, to India 1954-1956 and to Italy 1956-1957.
* [[Riaz Khokhar]] (Former [[Foreign Secretary of Pakistan]] serving from June 2002 to February 2005)
* [[Riaz Khokhar]] (Former [[Foreign Secretary of Pakistan]] serving from June 2002 to February 2005)
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** [[Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur|Israrullah Khan Gandapur]], member of KPK assembly from 2002 to 2013. Served as minister of Law, Parliamentary Affairs, and Human Rights.
** [[Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur|Israrullah Khan Gandapur]], member of KPK assembly from 2002 to 2013. Served as minister of Law, Parliamentary Affairs, and Human Rights.
**[[Aghaz Ikramullah Gandapur]], youngest ever member of KPK assembly, elected in 2018 following death of his father.
**[[Aghaz Ikramullah Gandapur]], youngest ever member of KPK assembly, elected in 2018 following death of his father.
**[[Ali Amin Gandapur]],Federal Minister for [[Kashmir]] Affairs and [[Gilgit-Baltistan]]
**[[Ali Amin Gandapur]], Federal Minister for [[Kashmir]] Affairs and [[Gilgit-Baltistan]]


===[[Jadoon]]===
===[[Jadoon]]===
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* [[Abdul Aleem Khan]]
* [[Abdul Aleem Khan]]
* [[Malik Muhammad Akhtar]], Ex-Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs & Fuel Power and Natural Resources
* [[Malik Muhammad Akhtar]], Ex-Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs & Fuel Power and Natural Resources




===[[Marwar|Marwats]]===
===[[Marwar|Marwats]]===
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* [[Muhammad Ali Khan Mohmand]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pakp.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/228 |title=Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa |accessdate=2010-06-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202083052/http://www.pakp.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/228 |archivedate=2011-02-02 }}</ref>
* [[Muhammad Ali Khan Mohmand]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pakp.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/228 |title=Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa |accessdate=2010-06-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202083052/http://www.pakp.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/228 |archivedate=2011-02-02 }}</ref>
* [[Babar Ali Khan Mohmand]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pakp.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/388 |title=Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |accessdate=2013-03-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328014021/http://www.pakp.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/388 |archivedate=2013-03-28 }}</ref>
* [[Babar Ali Khan Mohmand]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pakp.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/388 |title=Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |accessdate=2013-03-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328014021/http://www.pakp.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/388 |archivedate=2013-03-28 }}</ref>

== Mokal Family of Kasur ==

* [[Waqas Hassan Mokal]], Former MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab, His Father Sardar Hassan Akhtar Mokal, Former MPA Member Provincial Assembly of [[Punjab]]

== Nakai Family of Kasur ==

* [[Arif Nakai]], Former Chief Minister of Punjab
* [[Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai]], Former MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Sardar Asif Nakai]], Former MPA Provincial Minister of Punjab for Communication and work


===[[Tareen|Tareen/Tarin]]===
===[[Tareen|Tareen/Tarin]]===
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* [[Ejaz Hussain Bukhari]], Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Ejaz Hussain Bukhari]], Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]


===Kasuri Family of Kasur===
===Daha===
; Daha family of Khanewal
* [[Nishat Khan Daha]], Former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Muhammad Khan Daha]], MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]


===Hiraj===
; Hiraj family of Khanewal:
* [[Raza Hayat Hiraj]], MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Asghar Hayat]], MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Muhammad Akbar Hayat Hiraj]], MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Hamid Yar Hiraj]], MNA former Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]

===Kasuri Family of Kasur===
* [[Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri]], Former Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Pakistan
* [[Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri]], Former Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Pakistan
* [[Mahmud Ali Kasuri]], Former Minister for Law and Justice
* [[Mahmud Ali Kasuri]], Former Minister for Law and Justice

; Mokal Family of Kasur
* [[Waqas Hassan Mokal]], Former MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab, His Father Sardar Hassan Akhtar Mokal, Former MPA Member Provincial Assembly of [[Punjab]]

; Nakai Family of Kasur
* [[Arif Nakai]], Former Chief Minister of Punjab
* [[Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai]], Former MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Sardar Asif Nakai]], Former MPA Provincial Minister of Punjab for Communication and work


===[[Minhas|Myer Minhas Rajput]]===
===[[Minhas|Myer Minhas Rajput]]===
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* [[Raja Riaz Ahmad Khan]], Ex-Senior Minister Punjab, MNA
* [[Raja Riaz Ahmad Khan]], Ex-Senior Minister Punjab, MNA
* [[Raja Yassir Humayun Sarfraz]], Minister for Higher Education & IT, Punjab
* [[Raja Yassir Humayun Sarfraz]], Minister for Higher Education & IT, Punjab

===[[Makhdoom]]===
* [[Makhdoom Shahabuddin]], MNA former Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood]], former Governor of Punjab Pakistan
* [[Faisal Saleh Hayat]], MNA former Federal Minister of Interior
* [[Javed Hashmi]], MNA former Federal Minister of youth affairs & sports
* [[Khusro Bakhtiar]], MNA former Federal Minister of Industries
* [[Makhdoom Syed Murtaza Mehmood]], MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Hashim Jawan Bakht]], MPA former Provincil Minister of Finance
* [[Syed Usman Mehmood]], MPA former Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]


===[[Noon|Noon family]]===
===[[Noon|Noon family]]===
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* [[Rana Muhammad Hayat]], MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Rana Muhammad Hayat]], MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Rana Muhammad Ishaq]], Former MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Rana Muhammad Ishaq]], Former MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan]], (Member of National Assembly and Punjab Assembly) (Ex Federal Minister),President PPP Central Punjab
* [[Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan]], (Member of National Assembly and Punjab Assembly) (Ex Federal Minister), President PPP Central Punjab
* [[Rana Sanaullah Khan]], 39th Interior Minister of Pakistan
* [[Rana Sanaullah Khan]], 39th Interior Minister of Pakistan
* [[Rana Sikandar Hayat]], MPA Provincial Minister of Education Punjab
* [[Rana Sikandar Hayat]], MPA Provincial Minister of Education Punjab
* [[Rana Tanveer Hussain]], (Member of National Assembly) (Ex Federal Minister)
* [[Rana Tanveer Hussain]], MNA formerFederal Minister


=== Ranjha Family of Kot Sher Muhammad ===
=== Ranjha Family of Kot Sher Muhammad ===
* [[Fazal Ahmed Ranjha]], former MPA Member Standing committee on Labour and Human Resources, His Maternal Grandfather Chaudhary Nazir Hussain Ranjha, former MLA [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] and Home Secretary of [[Punjab Province (British India)]]
* [[Altaf Ahmad Ranjha]], former MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab, His Paternal Cousin Ehsan Ullah Ranjha, former Member District council [[Gujrat, Pakistan]]
* [[Khalid Ranjha]], former Federal Minister for Law and Senator of Pakistan
* [[Khalid Ranjha]], former Federal Minister for Law and Senator of Pakistan
* [[Khalid Mahmood Ranjha]], MPA Provincial Parlimentary for Law and Parlimentary Affairs
* [[Liaqat Hayat Badrana]], former MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Khalid Mahmood Ranjha]], MPA Provincial Parlimentary for Law and Parlimentary Affairs,His Nephew Khurram Ehsan Ranjha, former Nazim [[Mandi Bahauddin District]]
* [[Chaudhry Shahnawaz Ranjha]], former MPA Member Standing Committee on Transport
* [[Mian Manazir Hussain Ranjha]], MPA former Provincial Minister and Deaputy Speaker Punjab
* [[Mian Manazir Hussain Ranjha]], MPA former Provincial Minister and Deaputy Speaker Punjab
* [[Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha]], MNA former Federal Minister for State and Parlimentary Affairs
* [[Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha]], MNA former Federal Minister for State and Parlimentary Affairs, His Father Chaudhary Shahnawaz Ranjha, former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Chaudhry Imtiaz Ahmed Ranjha]], FORMER MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]


=== Rao Family of Okara ===
=== Rao Family of Okara ===
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===[[Swati tribe|Swati Family of Mansehra]]===
===[[Swati tribe|Swati Family of Mansehra]]===
Swati is a notable land-owning family of [[Mansehra District|District Mansehra]] and [[Battagram District|District Battagram]] which controls the politics of these two districts dating back to [[Partition of India|pre-partition India]].
Swati is a notable land-owning family of [[Mansehra District|District Mansehra]] and [[Battagram District|District Battagram]] which controls the politics of these two districts dating back to [[Partition of India|pre-partition India]].


; Gabri Swati Family
; Gabri Swati Family
* [[Babar Saleem Swati|Babar Saleem Khan Swati]] (Speaker KPK Assembly, MPA Mansehra II, current Khan Of Mansehra City)
* [[Babar Saleem Swati|Babar Saleem Khan Swati]] (Speaker KPK Assembly, MPA Mansehra II, current Khan Of Mansehra City)
* [[Munir Hussain (Pakistani politician)|Munir Lughmani Swati]] (Current MPA Mansehra I)
* [[Munir Hussain (Pakistani politician)|Munir Lughmani Swati]] (Current MPA Mansehra I)
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This is a partial listing of prominent political families of Pakistan given in alphabetical order.

Mian Family of Baghbanpura
  • Justice Mian Shah Din, (1868–1918), Elected President of the All-India Muslim League(March 1908), Member of the Simla Deputation in 1906, First Muslim Judge in British India, Poet and Writer.
  • Sir Mian Mohammad Shafi, KCSI, CIE (1869–1932), one of the founding fathers & President All India Muslim league (Punjab)
  • Justice Sir Mian Abdul Rashid (29 June 1889 – 6 November 1981), Kt, KCSI, was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan 1947, legal philosopher, one of the founding fathers of Pakistan
  • Mian Sir Muhammad Shah Nawaz, Politician of Punjab in the 1920s
  • Mian Iftikharuddin, Politician, owner of Pakistan Times and Daily Imroz, 1947–1962
  • Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz (1896–1979) politician in Pakistan, first woman to preside over an Asian legislature. Founder All India Women Muslim League in 1935
  • Mumtaz Shahnawaz (1912-1948) - young woman political activist and author, who died in a tragic plane crash at the age of 35
  • Shah Nawaz Bhutto - The Dewan of Junagadh and the Father of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (Member Bombay Council).
    • Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, son of Shah Nawaz (President (1970–1973); Prime Minister (1973–1977))
    • Mumtaz Bhutto, cousin of Zulfikar, (chief of Bhutto tribe, former chief minister and Governor of Sindh, Federal Minister of Pakistan)
      • Nusrat Bhutto, wife of Zulfikar (former minister without portfolio)
      • Benazir Bhutto, daughter of Zulfikar (Prime Minister, 1988–1990 and 1993–1996), assassinated December 27, 2007.
      • Murtaza Bhutto, elder son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the brother of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. He was assassinated.
      • Shahnawaz Bhutto, son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He died under mysterious circumstances.
      • Ameer Bux Bhutto, son of Mumtaz Bhutto, Vice President of Sindh National Front and ex-Member of Sindh Assembly.

Dreshak

  • Allah Bakhsh Gabol, Member Bombay Legislative Assembly 1928, Member Sindh Legislative Assembly 1937 and Mayor of Karachi for two terms.
    • Nabil Gabol (Grandson of Khan Bahadur Allah Bakhsh and son of Ahmed Khan Gabol), Member Sindh Assembly 1988, 1993, 1997; Member National Assembly 2002, 2008 and Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping.

Chaudhary Gujjars

Imran Khan family

Members of Imran Khan's family, who are noted mainly for contributions in sports and politics:

First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
  • Bazid Khan, son of Majid Khan and maternal first-cousin once removed
Chattha Jatt
Chaudhary family
Cheema
Tarar

Bangash

Other political families

Some other Pakistani political families come from single individual family's background or based on surname/titles include;

Bahram Khan Family

The members of Bahram Khan family who have been active in politics are:

  • Khan Abdul Bahram Khan (1850-1922), the founder of the family
  • Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (1882–1958) ("Dr. Khan Sahib"), pioneer in the Indian Independence Movement and a Pakistani politician, son of Khan Abdul Bahram Khan
  • Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890–1988), also known as Bacha Khan, independence activist, son of Khan Abdul Bahram Khan
  • Abdul Ghani Khan (1914–1996), widely considered as one of the best Pashto language poets of the 20th century, son of Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  • Abdul Wali Khan (1917–2006), secular democratic socialist leader and opponent of the British Raj, son of Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  • Abdul Ali Khan (1922-1997), educationist, the youngest son of Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  • Nasim Wali Khan (1932-2021), Politician and wife of Abdul Wali Khan
  • Asfandyar Wali Khan (born 1949), politician, son of Abdul Wali Khan
  • Sangeen Wali Khan (1959–2008), politician, son of Abdul Wali Khan
  • Aimal Wali Khan (born 1986), politician, son of Asfandyar Wali Khan

Bukharis

Daha

Daha family of Khanewal

Hiraj

Hiraj family of Khanewal

Kasuri Family of Kasur

Mokal Family of Kasur
  • Waqas Hassan Mokal, Former MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab, His Father Sardar Hassan Akhtar Mokal, Former MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Nakai Family of Kasur

Qazi Family

Members of Qazi family (Urdu: خاندان قاضی), of Sindh in politics:

  • Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid (Qazi Abid), a four-time Federal Minister, Sindh Provincial Minister, and son of Qazi Abdul Qayyum
  • Fahmida Mirza, Speaker of the National Assembly, former Acting President of Pakistan, three-time Member of the National Assembly, and daughter of Qazi Abid
  • Zulfiqar Mirza, Sindh Provincial Home Minister, former Member of the National Assembly, and nephew of Qazi Abid, Qazi Azam, and Qazi Akbar.
  • Pir Mazhar Ul Haq, Senior Minister and Education Minister in the Sindh Provincial Cabinet, a three-time Sindh Provincial Minister, and grandson of Qazi Muhammad Akbar
  • Marvi Mazhar, a former Member of the Provincial Assembly in Sindh and daughter of Pir Mazhar Ul Haq.

Qureshi

Ranjha Family of Kot Sher Muhammad

Rao Family of Okara

Saifullah Khan family

Sharif (Butt)

Swati is a notable land-owning family of District Mansehra and District Battagram which controls the politics of these two districts dating back to pre-partition India.

Gabri Swati Family
Mitravi Swati Family
  • Azam Khan Swati (Senator, former federal Minister of Railways, former federal minister of Narcotics Control, former federal minister of Science and Technology, current Chief of Sherpur, Mansehra District)
  • Waji-Uz-Zaman Khan Swati ( Current royal Chief of Agror Valley, Mansehra)
  • Laiq Muhammad Swati (He is the Ex-MNA current MPA of Torghar District which was former part of Mansehra District. He is also the younger brother of Azam Swati)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jutts, Gujjars dominate Jhelum politics". The Nation. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  2. ^ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa". Archived from the original on 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-21.