Kahlon
| Jat Clan: Kahloon | |
| Distribution | Punjab (Pakistan) and Punjab (India) |
| Descended from: | Mahraja Vikramajit |
| Branches: | None |
| Religion | Islam and Sikhism |
| Languages | Punjabi |
| Surnames: | Kahlon or Kahloon |
Kahlon (also spelt Kahloon) is a famous gotra (clan) of Jats .Its members live in the Pakistani Punjab and the Indian Punjab.
History of Kahlon
The Kahlons Jats claim descent from Maharaja Vikramajit, through Maharaja Raja Jag Deo of Daranager, of the Lunar Dynasty. The home of the clan is Batala in the Gurdaspur District. There are three divisions of the clan corresponding with three sons of soli, their founder.The first division inhabits Dhamthal, the part of the Raya Tehsil, and a small part of Shakargarh; the second, the remaining villages in Zafarwal; and the third, the rest of Shakargarh.
Kahlon Jats Today
Today, one can find Kahlons Jats on both sides of the Punjab.In Pakistan Punjab they are mainly based in Narowal District and in Sialkot District,where they have 45 villages most populous Jat clan in the area, villages like Ghona Kahloon,Bhattian Kahloon,Mado Kahloon,Dulham Kahloon and Kadhiala are few of the prominent villages of Kahlons in the area, some are also scattered in different cities of Punjab in the many of settled around Toba Tek Singh District, Sargodha district, Vehari District and Faisalabad District after the establishment of an irrigation system in late 19th century. In India Punjab they are mainly based in Gurdaspur District, but few of them also settled in Amritsar District and Jalandhar District.
Religion
Kahloons in Pakistan follow Islam and those in India follow Sikhism
Prominent Kahloon Jats
- Abrar-ul-Haq (Abrar is also spelled as Ibrar) is a Pakistani pop artist.
- Chaudhry Mumtaz Ahmad Kahloon,Sargodha District, former cabinet Minister for Welfare, Chancery, Colonies and Consolidation, of the Provincial Assembly Pakistan.
- Nirmal Singh Kahlon,is a former Deputy Speaker and current Speaker of Indian Punjab Legislative Assembly.
- Ravi Kahlon,is a Canadian Field Hockey Player.
- Sody Singh Kahlon, is a famous British Sikh Comedian.
- Harmeet Kahlon, is a famous Indian Golf Player.
- Col Javed Latif Kahlon, of Chak No. 330 JB (Siowal) is a prominent official with the Government of Bahrain having been based there for many years.
- Maj(R)Dr.Javed Iqbal Kahloon is a Senior famous ENT Consultant Surgeon in Lahore Pakistan.
- Riffat Javed Kahlon,is an Ex-MNA of Narowal District and a Parliamentary Secretary of National Assembly of Pakistan.
- Col(R)Javed Safdar Kahloon,District Nazim Narowal.
- Muhammad Akber Kahloon, Ex-Vice Chairman District Sialkot and Ex-Ticket holder of NA-115(Narowal) from Pakistan Peoples Party.
- Engr Sardar Aslam Kahloon. General Secretary valiants social welfare Org. Toba tek singh (punjab) Pakistan.
- Maj (R) Israr ul Haq Kahloon is an active politician in Narowal District.
- Paramjit Singh Kahlon, is the undisputed leader of the Kahlons.
- Preneet Kaur, she is an Indian Politician from Patiala and wife of former Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh .
- Chaudhry Mohsin Riaz Kahloon, of chak 409 JB Toba Tek Singh District.
- Barrister Ahmed Bilal Kahlon of Chak No. 330 JB is a graduate of Kings College London and currently a Partner at the leading law fim in Lahore of Hassan & Hassan (Advocates)
- Captain Gagandeep Singh Kahlon (MN) is an outstanding Mariner and a Vivid Squash Player from Kalanaur.
- Mansoor Ahmed Kahloon graduate Manchester University in 2007 from Bahawalpur District.
- Pawandeep Kaur Kahlon Imperial Biomedical Graduate and stand-up comedian in East London
- Shahid Hussain Kahloon, is one of 6 or 7 pakistani doing PhD in Forensic Sciences (Ghent University, Belgium),is from Chak Jhumra , Faisalabad, Pakistan.
See also
References
- Professor B. S. Dhillon (1994). History and study of the Jats. Beta Publishers. ISBN 1895603021.
- ^ 1911 census of British Punjab - Major General Barstow.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Sialkot District, Sang e meel, 1990, p42