List of Pakistani political families

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This is a partial listing of prominent political families of Pakistan given in alphabetical order.

Contents

Arain

Mian Azhar family:

Mian Family of Baghbanpura

Baloch

Babar

Gabol

Leghari

Mazari

Zardari

Bahram Khan Family

The members of Bahram Khan family who have been active in politics are:

Bhuttos

Bukharis

Gujjar

Chaudhary Gujjars

Punjab

  • Maiza Hameed, (Maiza Hameed Gujjar) member of National assembly of Pakistan and provincial assembly of Pakistan belonged to PMLN political party
  • Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar,
    • Zeb Jaffar, politicians, member of National assembly of Pakistan and daughter of "Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar"
    • Muhammad Omar Jaffar, member of the provincial assembly of Punjab and son of "Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar" MPA from (PMLN) party
  • Shabbir Gujjar, member of Provincial assembly of Punjab (2022 from 2023) belongs to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
  • Atif Gujjar, politicians and ex member of PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf) now member of Istekame Pakistan party (IPP) [1]
  • Mehar Muhammad Sial, member of Punjab provincial assembly from Jehlum district remained MPA (2008) [2]
  • Chaudhry Nadeem Khadim was a member of the provincial assembly of Punjab in from PMLN [2]
    • Ch Khadim Hussain father of Chaudhary Nadeem Khadim Hussain participated and won 2011 election and won as an independent candidate [2]
  • Mehar Muhammad Sial of PML-N is from PP-25 member of Provincial assembly of Punjab [2]
  • Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar, been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from (2018- 2023) PMLN party from PP-63 Gujranwala-XIII
    • Ahsan Jameel Gujjar, politicians, businessman and son of Chaudhary Iqbal Gujjar from Gujjaranwala

KPK

  • Sardar Muhammad Yousuf, member of PMLN from KPK (Hazara) he held the position of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, in the Abbasi cabinet from (2017-2018)
  • Haji Zarin Khan Gujjar, politicians and founder of "Gujjar Qaumi movement party" in KhyberPakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan from Malakand region 2017 [3]

Azad Jammu and Kashmir

  • Ismail Gujjar Member LA-35 from constituency of Azad Kashmir legislative assembly from PTI party. [7]

Gilgit-Baltistan

  • Abdul Hammed Gujjar, member from constituency GBLA 1 in Gilgit district of Gilgit-Baltistan belongs to PTI party. [8]

Balochistan

Imran Khan family

Members of Imran Khan's family, who are noted mainly for contributions in sports and politics:

First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation

Jutt

Chaudhary family

Chattha Jatt

Cheema Jutts


Kharal

Khattar

Khokhars

Noon family

Pashtun/Pathan

Bangash

Gandapur

Jadoon

Khattak

Kakazai (Loi Mamund)

Marwats

Mohmand

Tareen/Tarin

Qazi family

Members of Qazi family (Urdu : خاندان قاضی), of Sindh in politics:

Qureshi

Rajput

Chauhdary Rajputs

Myer Minhas Rajput

Rana

Rao

Saifullah Khan family

Sharif (Butt)

Soomro

Swati Family of Mansehra

Swati is a notable land-owning family of District Mansehra and District Battagram which controls the politics of these two districts dating back to pre-partition India.

Gabri Swati Family

Mitravi Swati Family

Tanoli

Zia-ul-Haq Family

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