Akakhel

The Akakhel or Akaa Khel or Akakhail (Pashto and Urdu: اکاخیل,آقاخیل) are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Ghilji confederation. Akakhel is one of the membering tribes of the great sub-tribe confederation of the Pashtun people. All of them have mother language is pashto. In the early 20th century, the tribe was recognized as generally pastoral. The Akakhel are one of the largest Ghilji Pashtun subtribes. A reasonable majority of those who were living on the Durand Line migrated since 1900 into the different urban and rural areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan to Sikandar Abad (Jarra Kalay) Charsadda,Mangora (Swat) Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Attock, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Gujranwala, Gojra, Faisalabad, Lahore, Multan, Hyderabad, Karachi, and Quetta. The exact population number of this clan is not known; however, it is estimated to be around 2 million all around the world.The population of this tribe primarily lives in Pakistan and Afghanistan. 85 % live in Pakistan and about 1% or 2% live in Afghanistan and remaining 13% lives in England, Germany, United Arab Emirates, China, Malaysia, Canada and United States of America.

Aka, Sulaiman, Ahmad and Ali were four brothers, from Akaa the subtribe Akakhel, from Sulaiman the subtribe slemankhel, from Ahmad the subtribe Ahmadzi and from Ali the subtribe alizi commonly called Alozi descended.

Aka who was a Sufi Saint and his shrine is located in Serobi. He had seven sons.Their names were following. Toor Baba, Gander baba, Noor, Sikander, Qaozai, Sleem, Mirza and Hassan.

From these sons the Akakhel tribe is sub-divided into Toor khel, Ganderkhel, Sikanderkhel, noor khel,qaozikhel, Sleemikhel and Hassankhel.

Toor Baba

Ancestors of Toor baba then is divided into Maeenkhel or "Moeenkhel" and Manikhel after the names of his sons Momin And Maeen. The Maeenkhel is then subdivided into Abdullahwal, Niaziwal Sifatwal and Badakwal after the names of his sons Abdullah, Niazai, Sifat and Badak. taking Niaziwal tribe is then divided into Aslamwal, Azamwal,

Akramwal and Nizam wal. Akram had three sons Ali jan, Babo jan .Aslam had then four sons namely Jabbar, Ilyaas, Pasta Khan and Misri. Misri was never married thus he had no sons.

Jabbar had three sons namely Jan nisar khan, Muhamaad shah khan and Maghul Khan. Pista khan had two sons Abullah jan and Sher Muhammad . Ilyaas had two sons Mirza and Kareem.

The akakhel family most famous persons are Haji Mohammada Gul Akakhel living in mardan, Haji Sharafat Khan Akakhel living in karachi, Haji Jannat Gul Akakhel living in jannat gul town karachi.these three are the most famous persons of Akakhel sub tribe.

Gander Khel

Gander baba (Ganderkhel) had four sons named Ahmad ,Baba , Biland , Noor Muhammad , the Ahmad family known as Ahmadwal the Baba family known as Baba khel the Biland family known as Bilandwal and Noor Muhammad family known as Noorakwal the Ahmwadwal also known as (Shangyan) the Toor Baba, Gander baba, Noor, Sikander, Qaozai, Mirza and Hassan was settle in jaindai near to Tangi district Charsadda.

In early of 1900 their business was dry fruit from Afghanistan to Pakistan and to new Delhi on camel in winter season, at start of Summer in April they used to buy chaliya pan in Dehli and bring it to Lahore Karachi and sold it in Lahore and Karachi.

In 1947 the all families of Toor Baba, Gander baba, Noor, Sikander, Qaozai, Mirza and Hassan was transfer to other cities in time of partition of Pakistan and India in 1947 to Sikander Abad (formerly known as Jarra Kalay) Charsadda,Mangora (Swat) Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Attock, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Gujranwala, Gojra, Faisalabad, Lahore, Multan, Hyderabad, Karachi, and Quetta. Most of them were settled in Peshawar, Mardan, Charsadda, Rawalpindi, Isalamabad and Karachi. Most of Ganderkhel live in Peshawar,Rawalpindi and Karachi

Sikander Khel

Sikander Khel further divided into small-tribes. Arsala-waal from the son Arsala Khan, Paaenda-khel (or Paanda-khel) from the son Paaenda Muhammad Khan, Malak-waal from the son Malak Khan. They came to the Ziam region of District Charsadda in early 19th century, who afterwards dispersed to areas of Sikander Abad and Sherpao of District Charsadda, Swat and Bannu.

Noor Khel

Noor Khel (or Noorbee Khel) comes from the son Noor Khan. They live in Swabi, Quetta and Karachi.

Qaozai

Sleem Khel

Hassan Khel