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Malkani is an Indian (Sindhi) surname [1] and a Jat clan in the Sujawal District of the Sindh province of Pakistan, where they are considered politically dominant. As of 25th January 2024, the chief of the clan was Raees Ghulam Qadir Malkani. [2] [3]

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

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References

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  2. "PPP in comfortable position at PS-74 constituency - ProQuest". www.proquest.com.
  3. Hussain, Ghulam (August 2019). "Understanding Hegemony of Caste in Political Islam and Sufism in Sindh, Pakistan". Journal of Asian and African Studies. 54 (5): 729. doi:10.1177/0021909619839430.