Minhas
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The Minhas or Manhas is a Suryavanshi Rajput Clan. They are found in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2] These are spread in most of the part of Gagwan and Jhatgali of district Ramban. It is found in Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities.[2]
Notable people[edit]
Notable people with this surname, who may or may not have a connection to the clan, include:
- Rakeshwar Singh Minhas ,the brave CRPF Commando.
- Khudadad Khan, the first Indian soldier to receive a Victoria Cross in the First World War.
- Bagicha Singh Minhas, an Indian economist.
- Dolly Minhas, an Indian actor and model.
- Manjit Minhas, a Canadian entrepreneur and television personality.
- Masud Minhas, an Indian field hockey player.
- Mithun Manhas, an Indian first-class cricketer.
- Mushtaq Minhas, a Pakistani politician and former television journalist.
- Rashid Minhas, a Pakistan Air Force officer.
- Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, an Indian writer, poet, social activist, and Pahari politician.
- Muhammed Akbar Khan, the seniormost officer of the Pakistan Army.
References[edit]
- ^ Tyagi, Vidya Prakash (2009). Martial races of undivided India. ISBN 978-81-7835-775-1.
- ^ a b Lefebvre, Alain (2014) [1999]. Kinship, Honour and Money in Rural Pakistan: Subsistence Economy and the Effects of International Migration. Curzon Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-13680-604-9.
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