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{{short description|Prominent political families in Pakistan}}
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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.
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* [[Shahid Hussain Bhatti]], former 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]]
* [[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]]
* [[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 Ahmad Khan]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Sajid Mehmood Bhatti]], Pakistani Politician
* [[Sajid Mehmood Bhatti]], Pakistani Politician
* [[Mehdi Hassan Bhatti]], former MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Mehdi Hassan Bhatti]], former MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Muhammad Khan Bhatti]], Pakistani Politician
* [[Muhammad Khan Bhatti]], Pakistani Politician
* [[Muhammad Aoun Jahangir]],MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[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]]
* [[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]]
* [[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]]
* [[Nighat Intisar Bhatti]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
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===[[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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* [[Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari|Sardar Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari]] ( MNA Kashmore)
* [[Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari|Sardar Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari]] ( MNA Kashmore)
* [[Dost Muhammad Mazari|Sardar Mir Dost Muhammad Mazari]] (Former MNA & Minister for water power, MPA & Deputy speaker Punjab assembly)
* [[Dost Muhammad Mazari|Sardar Mir Dost Muhammad Mazari]] (Former MNA & Minister for water power, MPA & Deputy speaker Punjab assembly)


== [[Makhdoom]] ==
* [[Makhdoom Shahabuddin]], former MNA Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood]], former Governer of the Punjab
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* [[Javed Hashmi]], former Federal Minister and MNA Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
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* [[Syed Usman Mehmood]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Makhdoom Syed Murtaza Mehmood]], MNA Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Khusro Bakhtiar]], former Federal Minister and MNA Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
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* [[Hashim Jawan Bakht]], former Provincial Minister and MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]


== [[Ranjha]] ==
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Ranjha Family of Kot Sher Muhammad:

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* [[Khalid Mahmood Ranjha]], MPA Provincial Parlimentary for Law and Parlimentary Affairs
* [[Nazir]] [[Husain]] [[Ranjha]], former MLA Member [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Fazal]] [[Ahmad]] [[Ranjha]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Khalid Ranjha]], former Federal Minister for Law and Senator of Pakistan
* [[Irshad]][[Ullah]] [[Ranjha]], former MLA Member [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Ikram]][[Ullah]] [[Ranjha]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
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* [[Mian Manazir Hussain Ranjha]], MPA former Provincial Minister and Deputy Speaker Punjab
* [[Altaf]] [[Ahmad]] [[Ranjha]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Ihsan]][[Ullah]] [[Ranjha]], former Member [[District council]]
* [[Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha]], MNA former Federal Minister for State and Parlimentary Affairs
* [[Shah]][[Nawaz]] [[Ranjha]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Khurram Ijaz Chattha|Khurram]][[Ihsan]] [[Ranjha]], former Nazim [[Mandi Bahauddin District]]
* [[Chaudhry Imtiaz Ahmed Ranjha]], former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]


===[[Zardari (tribe)|Zardari]]===
===[[Zardari (tribe)|Zardari]]===
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; Chattha Jatt
; Chattha Jatt
* [[Hamid Nasir Chattha]], Former Speaker of the National Assembly.
* [[Hamid Nasir Chattha]], Former Speaker of the National Assembly.
* [[Khurram Ijaz Chattha]], MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab
* [[Muhammad Ahmed Chattha]], MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Muhammad Ahmed Chattha]], MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan
* [[Adnan Afzal Chattha]], MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab
* [[Adnan Afzal Chattha]], MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab
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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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* [[Faisal Ayub Khokhar]] (Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab)
* [[Faisal Ayub Khokhar]] (Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab)
* [[Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar]] (Member Senate of Pakistan)
* [[Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar]] (Member Senate of Pakistan)
* [[Sarfraz Hussain]] (Member Provisional Assembly of Punjab)
* [[Karam Elahi Bandial]] (Member Provisional Assembly of Punjab)
* [[Karam Elahi Bandial]] (Member Provisional Assembly of Punjab)
* [[Malik Ali Abbas Khokhar]] (Member Provisional Assembly of Punjab)
* [[Malik Ali Abbas Khokhar]] (Member Provisional Assembly of Punjab)
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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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; Daha family of Khanewal
; Daha family of Khanewal
* [[Nishat Khan Daha]], Former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Nishat Khan Daha]], Former MPA Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Muhammad Khan Daha]],, MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Muhammad Khan Daha]], MNA Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]


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


===Kasuri Family of Kasur===
===Kasuri Family of Kasur===
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===[[Makhdoom]]===
===[[Makhdoom]]===
* [[Makhdoom Shahabuddin]], MNA former Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Makhdoom Shahabuddin]], MNA former Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
* [[Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood]], former Governer of Punjab Pakistan
* [[Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood]], former Governor of Punjab Pakistan
* [[Faisal Saleh Hayat]], MNA former Federal Minister of Interior
* [[Faisal Saleh Hayat]], MNA former Federal Minister of Interior
* [[Javed Hashmi]], MNA former Federal Minister of youth affairs & sports
* [[Javed Hashmi]], MNA former Federal Minister of youth affairs & sports
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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]], MNA formerFederal Minister
* [[Rana Tanveer Hussain]], MNA formerFederal Minister

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=== Ranjha Family of Kot Sher Muhammad ===
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* [[Khalid Ranjha]], former Federal Minister for Law and Senator of Pakistan
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* [[Khalid Mahmood Ranjha]], MPA Provincial Parlimentary for Law and Parlimentary Affairs
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* [[Mian Manazir Hussain Ranjha]], MPA former Provincial Minister and Deaputy Speaker Punjab
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* [[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]]
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* [[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
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[[Category:Lists of political families|Pakistan]]
[[Category:Lists of political families|Pakistan]]

Latest revision as of 02:37, 28 November 2024

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

Abbasi (surname)

Arain

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

Bhatti

Baloch

Babar

Bhuttos

  • 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.

Chandio

Dreshak

Gabol

  • 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.

Leghari

Mazari

Zardari

Main article: Zardari family

Gujjar

Chaudhary Gujjars

Imran Khan family

Main article: Family of Imran Khan

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

Jutt

Chattha Jatt
Chaudhary family
Cheema
Tarar

Kharal

Khattar

Khokhars

Pashtun/Pathan

Bangash

Gandapur

Jadoon

Khattak

Kakazai (Loi Mamund)

Marwats

Mohmand

Tareen/Tarin

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

Myer Minhas Rajput

Makhdoom

Noon family

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

Rana

Ranjha Family of Kot Sher Muhammad

Rao Family of Okara

Saifullah Khan family

Sharif (Butt)

Main article: Sharif family

Soomro

Swati Family of Mansehra

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)

Tanoli

Zia-ul-Haq Family

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.
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