Noon clan

Noon (Punjabi: نون) is a Punjabi tribe in Pakistan variously ascribed as Rajput. Members of Noon clan use Rana, Malik and Chaudhry as their titles.

History and origin

The origin of Noons is a bit controversial, as some them as descendants of the Tiwana Rajput clan,. The Noons claim to be closely related to the Tiwana Muslim Rajput tribe from Mitha Tiwana, and are largely settled in the Sargodha and Multan areas of Pakistani Punjab. In addition to the Tiwanas, they are closely allied to the Awan, Bandial and Piracha tribes in Pakistan. By profession, most of the Noons are rural agriculturists.

Distribution

The detailed distribution of the tribe is as follows:

The Noon tribe is found along the banks of the Sutlej and Chenab from Sargodha in the north to Shujabad in the south. There are several families of Noons here. In addition, they can also be found in Kallur Kot tehsil of Bhakkar District, in Shujabad Tehsil of Multan District ,in Dera Ismail Khan and in the following villages of Sargodha, Multan and Lodhran districts:

• Ali Pur Noon
• Aamin Abad Noon
• Nurpur noon
• Sultan Pur Noon
• Khare Pur Noon
• Kot Hakim Khan Noon
• Zaffer Abad Noon
• Jalalpur Pirwala
• Shujabad
• Basti Mithu
• Kahror Pakka
• Ravi Noon
• Noon Dagger

Prominent Noons

• Malik Feroz Khan Noon
• Viqar un Nisa Noon
• Amjad Ali Noon
• Rana Muhammad Shahryar Noon
• Muhjis Noon

See also

• Muslim Rajput clans