The Mohmand (Pashto: مومند) or Momand is a prominent tribe of Pashtun people.[1]
مومند | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Pashto | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam |
Distribution edit
They are based primarily in the Mohmand territory, which is located in Nangarhar, Afghanistan and Mohmand Agency, Pakistan. In Afghanistan, their areas of presence are Nangarhar, Ghazni, Kunar, Logar and Kunduz. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa they live mostly in the Mohmand Agency, formerly Tribal Areas while others were later settled in Charsadda, Mardan and Peshawar District.
History edit
The Mohmand Ghoryakhel originally lived in the present-day Mohmand region, Kandahar, Ghazni, Ghor, and between the basins of the Tarnak, Oxus and Indus rivers, along the present Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
The Mohmand are historically known for resisting outside forces. From 1672 to 1676, the Mohmand, under the leadership of Aimal Khan Mohmand, rebelled and fought deadly wars against the Mughal Army.[2] They battled the British Empire in multiple wars, including taking part in the 1897 Frontier Revolt alongside other rebellions across Pashtunistan, for Afghan Independence in the 1919 Anglo-Afghan War and they also fought independently in the 1935 Mohmand Campaign. The Mohmand people also partook in wars against other invaders of Afghanistan such as during the Soviet–Afghan War as well as the American War in Afghanistan including against Pakistan Security Forces.
In May 2018, Mohmand tribal elders condemned the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and were supporters of a separate province Qabailistan.[3]
Notables edit
- Rahman Baba Abdur Rahmān Mohmand (1632–1706) (Pashto: عبدالرحمان بابا), or Rahmān Bābā (Pashto: رحمان بابا), was a renowned Pashtun Sufi Dervish and poet
- Aimal Khan Mohmand, Afghan warrior ruler who fought in the Afghan-Mughal Wars of the 17th Century against Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
- Qalandar Momand, Pashto scholar, poet, critic, short story writer, journalist, linguist, lexicographer and academician.
- Mohammad Gul Khan Momand, Afghan Army Officer during the 1919 Anglo-Afghan War
- Ashfaq Ahmed, writer
- Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first Afghan and the fourth Muslim to reach outer space.[4]
- Rustam Shah Mohmand, Chief Secretary of N.W.F.P, Diplomat, commissioner for Afghan Refugees and ambassador of Pakistan to Afghanistan
- Jamshaid Khan Mohmand, Member of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Imran Khan Mohmand, former ANP and later Independent Candidate in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, martyred in a suicide blast in Shergarh
- Zain Khan Sirhindi (Mohmand), made Governor (Subahdar) of Sirhind province, India by Ahmad Shah Durrani (Abdali). Died in the Battle of Sirhind (1764).
References edit
- ^ "Mohmand tribe". Khyber.org website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Momand, Ahmad Gul. The Bare Language of Khoshal's Poetry. Nangarhar University. p. 13.
- ^ Mohmand, Mureeb (29 May 2018). "Aftermath: Mohmand tribe opposes Fata, K-P merger". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Jenny Norton (23 March 2014). "Afghanistan's first spaceman returns home (as part of Soviet space program - Soyuz Mir crew)". BBC News website. Retrieved 19 December 2022.