Isa Khel (sub-tribe)

Isakhel

Regions with significant populations
Pakistan
Languages
Pashto • Saraiki • Urdu • English
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Pashtuns • Niazi

Isa Khel is a sub-tribe of the Pashtun tribe, Niazi. The earliest recorded mention of the Isa Khel tribe is in Baburnama, 1504-1505. ^[1] Most of the tribe still resides in their ancestral town of Isakhel, named after their ancestor Isa Khan Niazi son of Umar Khan Niazi, but a lot have shifted to bigger cities or different towns in pursuit of a better education and livelihood opportunities.

Clans

• Zakku Kheyl Many in the southern area of Isakhel belong to this clan, most influential^{[ clarification needed ]} due to their substantial agriculture land. ^[2]
• Mammu Khel This tribe mainly live in southern suburbs and villages of Isakhel comprising 60% population of Isa Khel sub-tribe. The names of their villages are Khaglanwala, Behu, Sarwar Khel, Wandha Ghalay Khel, Attock Paniala, and Khira in Laki Marwat District. A notable sub-clan is Khizar Khel
• Appoo Khel People of this clan live in Isakhel city with unchanged name of Appo Khel ^[2]
• Badunzye People of this clan live in the southern villages of Isa Khel city. Maulana Abdusattar Khan Niazi belonged to this particular clan. ^[2]

Notable people

• Abdul Hafeez Khan, politician
• Abdul Razzaq Khan, politician
• Abdul Rehman Khan, politician
• Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi, religious and political leader

• Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, folk musician
• Maqbool Ahmed Khan (MNA), politician
• Col. Mohammad Aslam Khan, politician
• Zakia Shahnawaz Khan, politician

References

1. ""Bāburnāma" Memoirs of Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483–1530), founder of the Mughal Empire". archive.org. 1922. p. 233–234. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
2. "A Year On The Punjab Frontier Vol-1 In 1848-49 by Edwardes Herbert B." archive.org. 1851. p. 282 & 388. Retrieved 2026-01-12.