Ahmadzai (Ghilji clan)

The Ahmadzai (Pashto: احمدزی‎) is a Pashtun subtribe of the Ghilji confederacy. Traditionally, the Ahmadzai ranged from Logar to Jalalabad, but mostly in Paktia, Paktika, and Khost. A large portion of the tribe live as Kochi nomads.[1]

Not to be confused with Ahmadzai (Wazir clan).
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The current Afghan president Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (2014–present) and the former Afghan president Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai (1987–1992) belong to the Ahmadzai Ghilji tribe.

Notable Ahmadzai
  • Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, current President of Afghanistan
  • Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan, 1987–1992
  • Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai, Grand Council Chieftain of the Kochi people
  • Mohammad Sarwar Ahmadzai, politician, 2014 Afghan presidential candidate
  • Abdul Haq, Afghan Mujahideen leader

References
  1. Ethnic Identity in Afghanistan, Naval Postgraduate School
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