Gardezi (also spelled Gardezy or Gardizi) refers to someone whose origin can be traced back to the city of
Gardez
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in
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
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There have been a few known
Sayyid
''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhamma ...
families from Gardez who migrated to different parts of Pakistan. Their descendants still carry the surname Gardezi. Sayyid Gardezi community are traditionally the descendants of Sayyid Muhammad Shah Yusaf Gardezi. Mostly Sayyid Gardezi are living in
Azad Kashmir and
Multan, Pakistan.
Same as the Sayyid who carry the surname "Bukhari".
Bukhara today is in
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
. Most Sayyid Bukhari are traditionally descendants of Imam Ali Naqi so they can be called Naqvi too.
People
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Abu Sa'id Gardezi, 11th century Persian historian
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Aziza Gardizi, Afghan politician
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Sameer Asad Gardezi Sameer A. Gardezi (born 1983) is a WGA Award Winning Pakistani American Muslim screenwriter and television writer who has written for ''Aliens in America'', the Golden Globe nominated, Emmy-winning hit series ''Modern Family
''Modern Family ...
(born 1983), Pakistani screenwriter
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Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi, Pakistani politician
See also
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Gardēzī Sadaat
References
External links
Gardez District, Afghanistan (Archived)
Surnames
Pakistani names
Muslim communities of Pakistan
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