Mengal
Mengal (Balochi: مینگل) are a Brahui speaking clan in Balochistan, Pakistan.[1] Mengal was originally one of the four Baloch tribes inhabiting Balochistan; the other three being Zehri, Bizenjo and Sajdi.[2][3]
Prominent people
- Sardar Attaullah Mengal was the head (sardar) of Shahizai Mengal tribe. He was a former Chief Minister of Balochistan.
- Sardar Akhtar Mengal is the current head (sardar) of Shahizai Mengal tribe. He was also a Chief Minister of Balochistan. He is also the head of Balochistan National Party (Mengal)[4]
- Mir Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal was Governor and Chief Justice of Balochistan.[5] He was also the recipient of Hilal-e-Imtiaz award on 23 March 2008 by the Government of Pakistan
- Mir Nooruddin Mengal was a prominent politician of Balochistan. He was assassinated on 13 October 2010.[5]
References
- ^ Nahyan, Mansoor Bin Tahnoon Al; Hussain, Jamal; Ghafoor, Asad ul (9 May 2019). Tribes of Pakistan. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-3439-1.
- ^ Baluch, Muhammad Sardar Khan (1977). History of Baluch Race and Baluchistan. Gosha-e-Adab : distributers Nisa Trader. p. 268.
...Bizanjo, Mengal, Sajdi and Zehri as Jadgal or Jats...
- ^ "The Brahuis are not Brahuis". Araingang.
- ^ "Member Profile - Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal". Provincial Assembly of Balochistan website. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b Shezad Baloch. Senior Balochistan National Party leader shot dead The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 14 October 2010, Retrieved 5 July 2023