Isa Khel (sub-tribe)

Isakhel
Regions with significant populations
 Pakistan
Languages
Pashto • Saraiki • Urdu • English
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Pashtuns • Niazi

Isakhel is a sub-tribe of the Pashtun tribe, Niazi. The earliest recorded mention of the isa khel tribe is in Baburnama, 1504-1505.[1] Most of the tribe still resides in their ancestral town of Isakhel, named after their ancestor Isa Khan Niazi, but a lot have shifted to bigger cities or different towns in pursuit of a better education and better opportunities.

Clans

  • Zakku KheylMany clan tribes of southern area of isa khel city belong to this tribe, most influencial due to their English Empire connections has been Khan Zaman Khels, they captured more area than their ancestral part in the lands of isa khel">"A Year On The Punjab Frontier Vol-1 In 1848-49 by Edwardes Herbert B." p. 282 & 388. </ref>
  • Mammu Khel

Earlier/Former Chiefs of Isa Khel Tribe after Isa Khan till 1748 before Zakku Khels who became chief with the help of Ahmad Shah Abdali in a coup in 1748. This tribe mainly live in southern suburbs and villages of Isa Khel comprising 60% population of Isa Khel tribe. The names of their villages are Khaglanwala, Behu (s) (i.e. Saido Khel, Beram Khel and Hakeem Khel),Sarwar Khel, Wandha Ghalay Khel, Attock Paniala, Khira in Lukki Marwat District. The names of some notable sub-clans are Khizar Khel, Ahmad Khel, Ghazi Khel, Azeem Khel,Sherkhani,Fateh Khani,Wadday,Nasir Khel,Daulat Khel (Saido Khel), Pahar Khel,Ghali Khel, Beram Khel,Hakeem Khel, Shamsi Khel (Umar Khel, Haji Khel, Jhangi Khel (Nourang Khel), Machi Khel, Sarwar Khel) [2][3]

  • Appoo Khel People of this clane live in Isa Khel city with unchanged name of Appo Khel[3]
  • Badunzye[3] ( The clane of Maulana Abdussattar Khan Niazi i.e.Bahadur Khel,others are Multani Khel, Oria Khel, Umar Khel)
  • Nakhmad ( Perali khel (Pahar Khel, Yaqoob Khel (Said Khel, Ghazi Khel) )

Famous and Notable people

  • Isa Khan Niazi, A noble In Sher Shah Suri's courts, clan is named after him.
  • Aman ullah Khan Niazi, 1st Defense Secretary
  • Ghazanfarullah Khan Niazi, 1st Modern Agriculturist in Pakistan, (link)
  • Maqbool Ahmed Khan, Ex Senior Federal Minister[4][5]
  • Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi, Ex Federal Minister
  • Zakia Shahnawaz Khan, Ex MPA & Musheer Chief Minister Punjab, Provincial Minister
  • Abdul Rehman Khan (Bubli Khan), Ex MPA & Provincial Minister for Prisons
  • Abdul Hafeez Khan, MPA 2009
  • Haji Altaf Khan Niazi, Ex MPA
  • AsmatUllah Khan Niazi, PTV News
  • Abdul Razzaq Khan Niazi, MPA, Khanewal
  • Shaheen Aziz Khan, Commissioner FBR Pakistan
  • Sami Ullah Khan Niazi,
  • Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Pakistani folk singer

References

  1. ↑ ""Bāburnāma" Memoirs of Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483–1530), founder of the Mughal Empire". p. 233–234.
  2. ↑ "Notes on Afghanistan and Baluchistan by Major Henry". p. 343–371.
  3. 1 2 3 "A Year On The Punjab Frontier Vol-1 In 1848-49 by Edwardes Herbert B." p. 282 & 388.
  4. ↑ "Punjab Assembly. Serial No 60" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Punjab Assembly. Serial No 53" (PDF).


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