The following is a list of notable Hazarewals (members of the Hindko-speaking ethnolinguistic group), who have origins in the Hazara region of Pakistan:
Actors
edit- Afzal Khan Rambo.
- Amjad Khan Swati[1] — Movies Director and Actor from Bisian Balakot
- Tariq Khan.
- Ali Afzal Jadoon
Artists
editAuthors
edit- Qateel Shifai, Urdu poet
- Niaz Swati[2][3] — Famous Urdu, Hindi and Hindko poet from Bhogarmang
- Daud Kamal
- Sagar Sarhadi (Indian Writer)
Journalists
edit- Reham Khan Swati, BBC Journalist
Military
edit- Anwar Shamim, Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force[4]
- Zahirul Islam Abbasi (Pakistan Army Major General)
- Shahid Mansoor Jehangiri Swati[5] — Air Vice Marshall, Current DG Joint operations Pakistan and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
- Noman Bashir, Chief of Naval Staff
- Prem Nath Hoon, retired Indian Army general
- Muhammad Ayub Khan, Field Marshal of Pakistan
Music
editPoliticians
edit- Khan Khudadad Khan Swati, Freedom Fighter of Pakistan Independence Movement, member of All India Muslim league, 1st Minister of Health West Pakistan and Ex- Royal Chief of Siran Valley, close companion of Quaid E azam, nephew of Khan Bahadur Muhammad Muzzafar Khan Jehangiri Swati who was considered among the powerful Khans of then Hazara District.
- Khan Haji Faqeera Khan Swati ( MLA of Mansehra I in 1937 from Indian National Congress)
- Prince Muhammad Nawaz Khan Swati —MNA of Battagram, current royal "Chief Of Allai Valley" ,son of last Nawab of Allai; Nawab Muhammad Ayub Khan who was often called as King of Allai by the locals.
- Sardar Haider Zaman Khan, leader of the Hazara province movement, former Nazim (counselor) of Abbottabad District, and former Provincial Minister in NWFP Assembly.
- Ghulam Ghaus Hazarvi Swati — Ex-MNA of Hazara II, Famous Islamic Scholar and Religious leader
- Asghar Khan – Pakistani Air Force commander, later politician[6]
- Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed Khan Tanoli – Nawab of Amb (princely state), Chief of Tanawal, Ex-Member National Assembly of Pakistan
- Bashir Khan Jehangiri Swati– 17th Chief Justice of the Pakistan Supreme Court
- Azam Khan Swati — Senator, Business Man, Ex Federal Minister for Railways, Ex Minister for Narcotics Control, Ex-Minister for Science and Technology, Billionaire, Khan Of Sherpur, Pakhal.
- Iqbal Khan Jadoon – politician -Chief Minister NWFP
- Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan Swati — MLA(1937) of Indian National Congress from Mansehra & Minister of Industries United India.
- Amanullah Khan Jadoon – Federal Minister
- Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob – Former Member of the National Assembly from Abbottabad and 16th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
- Nawab-Zada Wali Muhammad Khan Swati (MPA of Battagram, Chief/Khan of "Khas Battagram" )
- Waji Uz Zaman Khan Swati( Ex-MPA, current royal Chief Of Agror Valley Mansehra)
- Sardar Muhammad Aslam Khan – Former Senator and President of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Hazara Division. Member Central Executive Committee of PPP from 1967–77. Three-time president of the District Bar Association Abbottabad.
- Haji Muhammad Yousaf Khan Swati — former Minister, 7 times elected MPA from Battagram, current royal "Khan of Trand Valley".
- Sardar Muhammad Idrees – member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 to 2007 and 2013 to 2018.
- Sardar Aurangzeb – 3 time member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Sardar Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi Companion of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Founding member and first president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan as well as the first recipient of Nishan-e-Imtiaz.
- Gohar Ayub Khan – politician
- Murtaza Javed Abbasi FMR Deputy Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan
- Mufti Kifayat Ullah Swati ( Ex- MNA of Mansehra III )
- Sardar Raza Khan – Chief Election Commissioner Pakistan and Chief justice Peshawar High Court
- Abdul Jamil Khan
- Abdul Hakeem Khan Swati— Ex-Governor of Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa
- Salahuddin Tirmizi, former Corps Commander
- Haroon Khan Badshah — Ex-Minister of Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa & Khan of Sum
- Mushtaq Ghani (Governor And Speaker KPK)
- Ali Khan Jadoon (MNA from Abbottabad)[7]
- Saleh Muhammad Khan Swati (Ex-MNA of Mansehra)
- Babar Saleem Khan Swati (Speaker KPK Assembly, MPA of Mansehra City, great-grandson of "Khan of Mansehra Khas")
- Ayub Khan (2nd President of Pakistan)[8]
- Tahir Aziz Khan (Chairman Azm e Alishan Party from sarai naimat khan village of haripur)
- Mehtab Abbasi[9]
- Omar Ayub Khan (politician)
- Wajid Hamayun Khan Swati (politician)
- Laiq Muhammad Khan Swati — Ex-MNA of Mansehra cum Torghar, Ex- MPA of Torghar & Brother of Azam Swati
- Salman Bashir
- Munir Khan Lughmani Swati (MPA Tehsil Balakot, Advocate)
- Prince Zubair Khan Swati — MPA Tehsil Battagram, Grandson of Nawab Ayub Khan (Wali of Allai / 5 times MNA of Mansehra III)
- Ajaz Khan Swati - MPA Karachi V
- Faheem Khan Swati, MNA Karachi III
- Sardar Muhammad Yousuf Gujjar (Former federal Minister of Religious Affairs)
Religious figures
edit- Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar Swati(1914-2009)— Famous Hindustani Deoband Ulema
- Maulana Sufi Abdul Hameed Khan Swati(1917-2008) —Islamic scholar, writer, Imam, lecturer and founder of Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala
- Maulana Akhoonzada Qazi Habib ur Rehman —Islamic Scholar, Fazel e Deoband Ulema Younger brother of Jageerdar of Nara.
- Sardar Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi – Founding member of the religious Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan party (JUP) and companion of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Mufti Kifayat Ullah Swati — Famous religious Scholar & Politician
- Jawad Naqvi — Islamic scholar, philosopher, religious leader and Qur'an interpreter.
- Muhammad Muneeb-ur-Rehman – Chairman of Ruet-e-hilal committee, Pakistan
- Ghulam Ghaus Hazarvi Swati — Ex-MNA and well known Islamic Scholar and religious leader.
Revolutionaries and freedom fighters
edit- Jalal Baba, prominent leader of All India Muslim League[10]
- Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan — Prominent Leader of All India National Congress
- Khan Khudadad Khan Swati,He introduced All-India Muslim League in Hazara. He was famous Freedom Fighter of Pakistan Independence Movement, member of All India Muslim league, former Minister of Health West Pakistan and Ex- Chief of Siran Valley.
- Akhoonzada Fazl ur Rehman Khan (Akhoonkhail) — "Jageerdar of Nara" Haripur Tehreek e Pakistan Medalist.
- Sardār Bostan Khan Tareen, Pashtun warrior against the Sikh Khalsa and British administration
Royalty
edit- Nawab Salahuddin Saeed Khan Tanoli – Last "Nawab of Amb State" and elected five times MNA.
- Khan Wajhi Uz Zaman Khan Swati — Current royal "Chief of Agror Valley", Mansehra
- Khan Khudadad Khan Swati - Former "Chief of Siran Valley", Mansehra
- Prince Muhammad Nawaz Khan Swati — Current royal "Khan of Allai Valley", current MNA of Battagram.
- Haji Muhammad Yousaf Khan Swati — 7 times elected MPA from Battagram, current royal "Khan of Trand".
- Akhoonzada Fazl ur Rehman Khan (Akhoonkhail) — "Jageerdar of Nara" Haripur—Tehreek e Pakistan Medalist.
Scientists and academics
edit- Mohammed Naseer Khan (Pakistani Physicist)
- Omar Asghar Khan (founder of Qaumi Jamhoori Party and Ex Minister of Environment)
Sportspersons
editCricket
edit- Yasir Hameed
- Abrar Ahmed Swati
- Haris Rauf
- Sana Mir (Captain Pakistan women's national team)
Weight lifting
edit- Mudasir Khalid Khan Swati — Ex - Mr.Pakistan, Ex- Mr.Punjab, Ex-Mr.Lahore and 2 Silver Medals in South Asian games, Basically from Garhi Habibullah
References
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- ^ "Niaz Sawati - Profile & Biography". Rekhta. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "Tareekh e Pakistan". tareekhepakistan.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ "Remembering war veteran: Sir Anwar Shamim". The Nation. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Four PAF officers promoted to rank of air vice marshal". 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2018-02-13). "Hindko poet's autobiography launched in Haripur". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Patel, Aakar (2011-11-25). "Does Pakistan have a saviour in Imran Khan?". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Aziz, Hadi (2013-09-11). "PM convinces Sardar Mehtab Abbasi for KPK governorship". The News Tribe. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Shāh, Sayyid Vaqār ʻAlī (1992). Muslim League in N.W.F.P. Royal Book Company. ISBN 978-969-407-135-0. Retrieved 19 June 2021.