Utmankhel
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The Utman Khel or Utmankhel (Pashto اتمان خیل) is a Karlani Pashtun tribe living in Pakistan, with considerable numbers in Afghanistan. The Utman Khel are mostly living in Bajour (Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas), Malakand Agency and Lower Dir. They lies between the Mohmands and the Ranizais of Swat, to the west and south-west of the junction of the Swat and Panjkora rivers. They claim to be descendants of Baba Utman Shamraiz, who also assisted Mahmud of Ghazni in his expedition into India in 997. The Utman Khel are a tall, stout and fair race, but their dress and general customs have been assimilated by the neighbouring peoples of Bajour. [citation needed]
Clans
There are some subtribes of uthman khel, they are as under.
- Mandal (elder son of Baba Utman)
- Mataki (Mutaki)
- Utman zai
- Ibrahim Kheil
- Mamat khel
- Ali Zai
- Baru Khel (باروخيل)
- Sawar khel
- Babokhail
- Bazai
- Mubarak khel
- Ismail Kheil
- Umar Kheil عمرخیل
- Sarkani Khel
- Ali Zai
- Aseel
- Denikheil
List of notable Utmankheils
- Sartaj Khan Utmankhel) is belong to Bajour Agency and living in Mardan, and President of PML-N Youth Wing Mardan.
References
"ANP dissidents form own group in Dir". Dawn. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2017-08-29.