Daudpota
Daudpota (Urdu: داؤد پوٽو) is the name of a Punjabi and Sindhi tribe in Pakistan.
History
The Daudpota (Urdu: داؤڊ پوتو) Abbasi's claim that they are of Arabic origin and descent from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566 – 662) (Sindhi: العباس بن عبد المطلب), (c. 566 653), a paternal uncle and Sahabi (companion) of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad as well as a progenitor of the Abbasi Khalifa of Baghdad and Qahira. They claim descent from one Sultan Ahmad, son of Shah Muzammil of Egypt left that country and arrived in Sind with a large following of Arabs c. 1370 AD . He married a daughter of Raja Rai Dhorang Sahta, receiving a third of the country as dowry.
Distinguished Daudpotas
- Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota, Historian
- Azim Daudpota, Air Marshal of Pakistan Air Force and Ex Governor of Sindh
- Yousaf Shaheen Daudpota, Ex-Senator, Writer, Publisher
- Abdul Karim Daudpota, CSS - Director General - Facilitation of TDAP
- Abdul Ghafar Gohar Daudpota, Renowned Writer of Sindhi Language
- Major (R) Abdul Rehman Daudpota, Community Head
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