Memons (Kathiawar)
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The ancestors of present-day Memons who settled a few centuries ago in various parts of the districts of India, particularly Kathiawar (now Saurashtra), commonly identified as simply Memons i.e.Vasavadi, Kodinar, Bantva, Dhoraji, Halari, Jamnagar, Jetpur, Gondal, Kutyyana, Manavadar sardagadh, Okhai, Upleta, Vanthali, Verawal Patan.[citation needed] Kathiawadi Memons are further divided into sub-group which is generally refer to their ancestral village or town such as Jetpur Memons, Kodinar Memons, Bantva Memons, Dhoraji Memons, Vasavad Memons
The language of Kathiawadi Memons is Memon, sometimes called Memoni.
The South African Memon community is largely descended from Memons who emigrated from Kathiawar in the early twentieth century.
Notable Memons
- Prof. Abdul Gaffar Billoo - Pakistani pediatric endocrinologist and Philanthropist.
- Abdul Sattar Edhi - Pakistani founder and head of the Edhi Foundation.
- Iqbal Qasim - Former Test Cricketer.
- Sir Iqbal Sacranie - He was honored with an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1999, and was Knighted by the Queen in 2005.
- Hussain Kassim Dada - (1867-1959) was an important Indian (later Pakistani) businessman, originally from Bantva. His businesses included the company Dada & Co, which was responsible for importing hydrogenated vegetable oil into India up until the 1930s.
- Sadoon Pervaiz Memon, an Air Commodore in Pakistan Airforce