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The Ahmadzai (Pashto: احمدزی) is a Pashtun tribe of the Ghilji confederacy. As their influence grew, this original subtribe of Sulaimankhel got recognition as a tribe of its own [ 1 ] and are considered to be good leaders and fighters, also lauded for their knowledge of Pushtunwali . [ 2 ]
Mohammad Najibullah, of the Ghilji tribe, was President of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992 Ashraf Ghani, of the Ghilji tribe, was President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 More recently, the former Presidents of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (2014–2021) and Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai (1987–1992) belonged to the Ahmadzai branch of the ...
Subtribes of the Ahmadzai Pashtun tribe. Aḥmadzai (Pashto: احمدزی, "descendants of Aḥmad"; also spelled Ahmedzai) is a Sunni Muslim Pashtun tribe found in South Waziristan and Bannu District in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. They are a clan of the larger Wazir tribe.
Jabbarkhel or Jabarkhail, sometimes spelled JabarKhel or JabarKhyl are a leading landowning clan of the Ahmadzai tribe of Pashtun people and consist of more than fifteen thousand families. Many of the families carry the surname "Jabbar Khel", but some have changed their surnames to the names of their fathers or grandfathers. [ 1 ]
Ahmadzai may refer to: Ahmadzai (Wazir clan) , a tribe found in Pakistan Ahmadzai (Ghilji clan) , a subgroup within the Suleiman Khel tribe found in Afghanistan
Between 1709 and 1738, the Hotak clan of the Ghilji tribe ruled the Hotak Empire based first in Kandahar, Afghanistan and later very briefly in Isfahan, Persia. [23] In the 16th century, Taj Khan Karrani of the Karlani tribe founded the Karrani dynasty, the last dynasty to rule the Bengal Sultanate. Several Karlani clans served in the Mughal army.
The Ahmadzai (Pashto: احمدزی) is a Pashtun subtribe of the Ghilji confederacy. The Ahmadzai Pashtun tribe is a Powandah tribe and are traditional nomadic merchant warriors. Hotak
The common ancestor of the Ahmadzai and Utmanzai is believed by them to be the eponymous W also ancestor to the Mahsud wazir tribe that has since taken a distinct and divergent path. Through Wazir, the tribes trace their origins to Karlani and thence to the founder of the Pashtun lineage, Qais Abdur Rashid . [ 5 ]