List of Pashtuns

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Tribal and religious leaders of Afghans (Ethnic Pashtuns) in southern Afghanistan

Pashtuns, [1] also known as Pakhtuns or Afghans, are an ethnic group that inhabit the Pashtunistan region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. [2] [3] They are one of the most populous ethnic groups in both countries. There is a significant Pashtuns diaspora in neighbouring countries such as India and Iran. [4]

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Pashtuns are traditionally organised into tribal divisions, and their society is defined by the Pashtunwali, the traditional code by which they live. It is extremely important in the social structure and interactions of the Pashtun tribes.

There are more than 350–400 Pashtun tribes making Pashtuns the world's largest segmentary lineage society. [5]

Rulers and generals

Artists

Afghanistan

Pakistan

United Kingdom

Canada

Authors

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Aviators

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Air Marshal Asghar Khan, first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, politician, and author was from the Afridi tribe of Pashtuns. Air Marshal Asghar in Thailand (c. 1960).jpg
Air Marshal Asghar Khan, first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, politician, and author was from the Afridi tribe of Pashtuns.
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Air Vice Marshal Khyber Khan, former Deputy Chief of Air Staff of the PAF and diplomat

Architects

Businessman

Bureaucrats

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Scientists

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Film Industry

India

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Pakistan

Journalists

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Politicians

Afghanistan

Pakistan

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Abdul Rab Nishtar
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Imran Khan

Presidents

India

Pakistan

Afghanistan

Military

Afghanistan Forces

Pakistan Armed Forces

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Abdul Waheed Kakar, Army Chief of Pakistan in the 1990s from the Kakar tribe.
Air Marshal Asghar Khan, first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, politician, and author was from the Afridi tribe of Pashtuns. Air Marshal Asghar in Thailand (c. 1960).jpg
Air Marshal Asghar Khan, first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, politician, and author was from the Afridi tribe of Pashtuns.
Major Aslam Khan captured the Kennedy Peak (Myanmar) in World War II and played a key role in the merger of Gilgit-Baltistan into Pakistan, was from the Afridi tribe and elder brother of Asghar Khan. Major Aslam Khan.png
Major Aslam Khan captured the Kennedy Peak (Myanmar) in World War II and played a key role in the merger of Gilgit-Baltistan into Pakistan, was from the Afridi tribe and elder brother of Asghar Khan.
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General Gul Hassan Khan, 10th Chief of General Staff and last C-in-C of the Pakistan Army
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AVM Khyber Khan, former Deputy Chief of Air Staff of the PAF and diplomat

Royalty

Khalji Empire (1290-1320)

Durrani Empire (1747-1823)

Hotak Empire

Lodi Empire

Barakzai Dynasty

Sur Empire

Pakhtunkhawa State (Yusufzai) (1520-1620)

Bangash Dynasty

Babi Dynasty

Revolutionaries

Assassins

Sport Persons

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Singers

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Jurists

Afghanistan

Pakistan

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khattak</span> Pashtun tribe

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khushal Khattak</span> Pashtun poet, chief and warrior (1613–1689)

Khošāl Khān Khaṭak the renowned King of Kings(Pashto: خوشال خان خټک; Urdu, Persian: خوشحال خان خٹک; 1613 – 20 February 1689), also known as Khushal Baba, was a 17th-century Pashtun poet, chief, and warrior. Khushal Khan served the Mughal Empire protecting them from Pashtun warriors over most of his lifespan. After being expelled from his tribal chiefdom and replaced with his son by his Mughal superiors, Khushal Khan turned against the Mughals. Afterwards, Khushal preached the union of all Pashtuns, and encouraged revolt against the Mughal Empire, promoting Pashtun nationalism in the last years of his life through poetry. Much of Khushal's poetry is in Pashto but some is also in Persian. Khushal is considered the "father of Pashto literature" and the national poet of Afghanistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Afridi</span> Pashtun tribe

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bangash</span> Pashtun tribe

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swabi District</span> District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan

Swabi District is a district in the Mardan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. Before becoming a district in 1988, it was a tehsil within the Mardan District. 96% of the population speaks Pashto as their first language.

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Karlāṇī or Karrani is a Pashtun tribal confederacy. They primarily inhabit the FATA region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and certain parts of eastern Afghanistan. In the 16th century the Karlani founded the Karrani dynasty, the last dynasty to rule the Bengal Sultanate.

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Durrani or Abdali is the name of a chief Sarbani Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan. It is also a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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