Noon family
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The Noons (Urdu: خاندان نون) is a clan of Jats. Members of Noon clan use Rana, Malik and Chaudhry as their title.
[edit] History
The Noon clan resides mostly in Sargodha district and Multan district of Punjab.The Noon clan migrated from Dehli and settled in the Bhalwal and the Shujabad areas. The origin of Noon Family among different groups is bit controversial , Majority consider it as a descendent of Tiwana Rajput clan from Mitha Tiwana. The Tiwana is a sub caste of Jats, lives in a village in the Khushab district.In areas other than Sargodha Noon's relate them to Rajputs instead of Jats The family business of majority of the Noons is Agriculture or Agriculture related business. Bhalwal area is popular for production of oranges and Shujabad area is popular for production of mangoes in Pakistan. The Noon family got prominence from Malik Feroz Khan Noon and Rana Muhammad Shahryar Noon.The Noon family is also present in districts Bhakkar, Okara, Sahiwal, Lodhran, D.I.Khan and Shujabad.
The villages of the Noon family majority population are as follows:
- Shujabad
- Jalalpur Pirwala
- Ali Pur Noon - Malik Anwer Ali Noon Ex-MNA/PPP, Malik Amjad Ali Noon Politician/PPP hail from this village.
- Khare Pur Noon - A small village with majority population of Noon family in the Bhalwal district Sargodha
- Kot Hakim Khan Noon - The main old village belonging to the Noon family, inhabited by over 16,000 people.
- Nurpur noon - Ex-Prime minister of Pakistan, Malik Feroz Khan Noon and his family belong to this vllage.
- Sardar Pur Noon - Named after the name of Sardar Khan Noon
- Sultan Pur Noon -
- Zaffer Abad Noon - The majority population in this are is Awan Family,Who belong to Malik tribes in Pakistan
Prominent persons from the Noon family
- Rana Shoukat Hayat Noon Ex. MNA
- Rana Taj Ahmad Noon Ex. MNA
- Malik Anwer Ali Noon Ex. MNA
- Rana Qasim Noon Ex. Minister
- Malik Feroz Khan Noon Ex. Prime Minister of Pakistan
