Bharwana

The Bharwana caste are a subcaste of Sial (tribe) of Jats who came to this part of the subcontinent in the 14th century from Rajasthan, then Rajputana. They embraced Islam at the hands of Sufi poet Baba Farid Ganj Shakar. Bharwanas are settled along river Chenab in villages like 163 kamar abbad Satiana, Mukhiana, Khewa, Sultanpur, Chund Bharwana, Qaim Bharwana, Kot Mirza and Chianwala in the Jhang and Chiniot tehsils. They have been a political force in the district for a long time. One of their elders, Mehr Zafarullah( Nasir Abad ) became chairman of Jhang District Council in 1987 and 1991. He also became MPA for three times and he also was the Advisor to Chief Minister.Mehr Ghulam Haider returned as MNA on several occasions. Mehr Muhammad Iqbal (163 kamar abbad ) became chairman of Jhang District Council in 1991.The former went on to become provincial minister for industries. Mehr Aslam was an adviser to the Punjab chief minister in 1990 and is currently the Provincial Minister for Cooperative.Mehr Amjad Nawaz Bharwana chairman of union council.Mehr Liaqat Ali Bharwana chairman of union council Dhoi Head Trimmo. Akhtar Abbas Bharwana II is the General Manager of TEVTA. Babar Hassan Bharwana ( Nasir Abad ) retired from the post of Federal Secretary for Housing at grade 22.

Bharwanas were traditionally very strict about their women. But now literacy rate among Bharwana women is improving day by day. Some women are playing important role in the politics of Pakistan nowadays, these renowned personalities are, Ghulam Bibi and Saima Akhtar.

Ghulam Bibi belongs to Satiana village, situated in the heart of the constituency, and is a granddaughter of former MNA the late Ghulam Haider Bharwana.

Saima Akhtar belongs to Kot Mirza, Jhang. She is facing a very strong candidate in Sahibzada Nazir Sultan of the Millat party. Saima came into politics through her father Akhtar Bharwana.

The Bharwana clan are a landlord, horse loving, pet loving, breaucratic & political clan in Pakistan and even now in all over the world, popular because the men from Bharwana Family are brave, fighter and respective.