Kheshgi
The Kheshgi or Khaishgi (Pashto: خیشکی) is a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribe and Imperial dynasty in South Asia.[1][2][3]
| Kheshgi | |
|---|---|
| Muslim Imperial Dynasty | |
,_f.451v_-_BL_Add._27255.jpg) An ethnic Kasuri Pashtun of the Kheshgi Dynasty of Kasur | |
| Current region | South Asia (mainly India and Pakistan) |
| Etymology | Kheshgi is derived from their ancestors' name, Kheshig, which in Mongolian means: "favored", "blessed", "glorified" |
| Place of origin | Keshik, Kerman Province , Mongol Empire |
| Founded | Early 1400s |
| Titles | Nawab of Kasur (1525)
Nawab of Mamdot (1848) Family of Vice-Chancellors (1956) President of India (1967) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (1984) |
| Connected families | Muhammadzai family Afridi family Musharraf family[4] |
| Traditions | Islam |
| Estate(s) | Khurja Kheshgi Payan Kasur Princely State of Mamdot |
Administration
The Kheshgi Tribe is divided into the following sub-tribes:[5]
Notable Kheshgis
- Zakir Husain, third President of India
- Nawab Hussain Khan Kheshgi, founder of Kasur
- Waliullah Kheshgi, Pakistani diplomat
- Mahmood Hasan Khan, Indian Member of Parliament
- Ahmad Raza Khan Kasuri, lawyer, politician, founder of multinational law firm Kasuri PLLC
- Haji Bahadar Ali Abdullah Shah, Sufi saint
- General Rahmuddin Khan, retired four-star general of the Pakistan Army, former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, 7th Governor of Balochistan, 16th Governor of Sindh
- Nawab Muzaffar Khan Khaishgi, founder of Muzaffargarh, Governor of Multan
- General Imran Ullah Khan, retired three-star general of the Pakistan Army, 13th Governor of Balochistan
- Nawab Jamaluddin Khan Kheshgi, founder of Mamdot
- Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, former Pakistani Foreign Minister
- Fayaz Khan Kheshgi, Pakistani musician
- Nawab Muhammad Ahmed Khan Kasuri, former Nawab of Kasur
- Senain Kheshgi, film director, writer and producer
- Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Mohammad Iqbal Azizi, Afghan governor
- Nawab Sir Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot, politician, Punjabi landlord
- Asma Mamdot, Pakistani politician
- Mahmud Husain, Pakistani educationist, former Minister of Education, Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions, Deputy Minister of Defense, Foreign Affairs and Finance
- Masud Husain Khan, Indian linguist
- Salman Khurshid Khan, Indian politician
- Major General Akbar Khan, highly decorated officer of the British Indian Army, two-star general of the Pakistan Army
- Yousuf Hussain Khan, Indian historian, scholar, educationist, critic and author
- Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot, former Chief Minister of West Punjab and former Governor of Sindh
Notables of Kheshgi,Nowshera,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arzani Kheshgi,the first ever poet of Pashto having Deewan. Hafiz Abdul Karim Bacha sb,a poet and scholar Akhoun Meer Hassan Baba,poet and Khudayee Khidmatgar attached with Red Shirt Movement Professor Dr Parvaiz Mahjoor Kheshki,a,Poet, Scholar and Commentator of Roshanite Movement Farhad Muhammad Ghalib Tareen,a Poet,Scholar and Writer Shawkat Hayat Khan,Civil Servant Ex-IG Police Service of Pakistan Khan Badshah,Ex-Civil Servant,DG Audit,CSP Muhammad Farooq JS at Federal Government Hashmat Iqbal Ex-Civil Servant Aamer Ahmad Atozai,Civil Servant Professor Humayun Hamdard,Poet and Research Scholar Professor Dr Abdullah Jan Abid,Chairman Department of Pakistani Languages,Allama Iqbal Open University,Islamabad Said Ul Amin Ahsan Kheshgi,Scholar,Civil Servant at Provinicial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dr Faqeer Muhammad Faqeer,Porfessor Mujeeb Ur Rahman,Provincial Civil Servant Hazrat Ali,Provincial Civil Servant Latif Ur Rahman,Provincial Civil Servant. Rashid Khan,National Saving Scheme. Bahramand Khan,Engineer,Secretary PHE. Adil Khan,Provincial Government Khalid Khan Kheshgi,Journalist
References
- ^ Rose, Horace Arthur (2007). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 978-969-35-1911-2.
- ^ Low, D. A. (1991-06-18). Political Inheritance of Pakistan. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-11556-3.
- ^ Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid.
- ^ In the Line of Fire. Simon and Schuster. 4 September 2008. ISBN 9781847395962.
- ^ Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid.