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Niazi
Niazi (; , ), Niazai or Niyazai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes which resides in Afghanistan and northwestern part of Pakistan. Origin The earliest work which provides the details about origin of Niazis is '' Makhzani-i-Afghani'' (1610 AD), written by Naimatullah under the patronage of Khan Jahan Lodi, an Afghan noble of Mughal emperor Jahangir. ''Makhzan-i Afghani'' gives the genealogy of Niazi tribe as: Notable people with the surname * Abdul Manan Niazi, former Taliban commander * Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi, Pakistani politician and religious figure * Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, Pakistani army general and former Military Governor of East Pakistan * Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri, Pakistani politician and activist * Amjad Khan Niazi, Pakistani admiral * Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Pakistani folk singer and politician * Fazal Niazai, Afghan cricketer * Gholam Mohammad Niazi, Afghan politician and religious figure * Ghulam Akbar Khan Niazi, Pakistani-born Saudi Arabia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gholam Mohammad Niazi
Gholam Mohammad Niazi (; 1932–1979), was a leading professor at Kabul University, member of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the founder of the Islamic movement in Afghanistan. In 1974 he was jailed for promoting the Islamist regime and was killed in jail in 1979. Niazi is remembered as the father of Islamism in Afghanistan. He believed Islam had an important role in the social and political structure of Afghanistan. Many of Afghanistan's most prominent politicians are influenced by the groundwork Niazi laid. Early years Gholam Mohammad Niazi was born the son of Abdul Nabi in 1932 in the Andar District, Andar district of the Ghazni province which lies east of central Afghanistan to a Niazi, Niazai Pashtuns, Pashtun family. He spent his early childhood in Andar District, Andar before moving to Kabul for primary education. Education Niazi attended the local Ali Hujwiri, Hajwiri primary public school and then transferred to the Abu Hanifa, Abu Haneefa school in Kabul. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haibat Khan Niazi
Haibat Khan Niazi was an Afghan noble and military leader in the Sur Empire. He was one of the most powerful noble of Sher Shah Suri and commanded the Niazi contingent of his army. He is best known for bringing law and order in Multan by defeating the local chieftains, Chakar Rind Baloch and Fetah Khan Jat. Sher Shah Suri granted him the title of Azam Humayun and appointed him governor of Lahore, in 1541. Due to his conflict with Sher Shah's successor, Islam Shah Suri, Haibat Khan revolted in 1549 but was defeated and forced to seek refuge from the Gakhars. In 1552 he attempted to make inroads into Kashmir but was defeated and killed by the Kashmiri nobles; with his head being sent to Islam Shah. Conquest of Kashmir, Multan and Sindh Sher Shah Suri ordered Khan to conquer Multan and Sindh in present-day Pakistan in 1541. The conquest of Multan and Sindh and the restoration of law and order was completed by November, 1543. Rebellion and death Islam Shah Suri after his access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isa Khan Niazi
Isa Khan Niazi () was an Pashtuns, Afghan noble from the courts of Sher Shah Suri and his son Islam Shah Suri, of the Sur Empire, who fought the Mughal Empire. Biography Isa Khan Niazi was born in 1453 in present day Isakhel of Mianwali District in Pakistan and his last brother was born in 1478. He died in Delhi in 1548 at the age of 95. The time of 1451 – 1525 was the golden period for the two brothers. It was the time when Lodi (Pashtun tribe), Lodis completely dominated the subcontinent (Hindustan). Isa Khan Niazi was a prominent member among the ruling family. He was in the same tribal unit of nobles as Ibrahim Khan Lodi, Ibrahim Lodi, Sher Shah Suri. Most of these families were attached with the Delhi sultanate. There, a contention arose between Isa Khan Niazi along with his brother Haibat Khan Niazi against Sher Shah Suri which ended in mutiny. Haibat Khan Niazi declared himself independent of Suri Empire in 1548 but he was defeated in the Battle of Ambala when his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi
Abdus Sattar Khan Niazi (مولاناعبدالستارخان نیازی) (1 October 1915 – 2 May 2001) was a Pakistani religious and political leader and a Pakistan Movement activist. Early life He was born on 1 October 1915 at Isakhel in Mianwali District, Punjab, British India.Mashaheer (Pakistan Movement activists, click on his picture to read profile in Urdu language) Nazaria-e-Pakistan Trust website, Retrieved 19 September 2021 After initial education, he gained religious education in where he obtained his master's degree from |
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, with a coastline on the Bay of Bengal. East Pakistanis were popularly known as "Pakistani Bengalis"; to distinguish this region from India's state West Bengal (which is also known as "Indian Bengal"), East Pakistan was known as "Pakistani Bengal". In 1971, East Pakistan became the newly independent state Bangladesh, which means "country of Bengal" or "country of Bengalis" in Bengali language. East Pakistan was formed with West Pakistan at the reorganization of One Unit Scheme orchestrated by 3rd prime minister of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali of Bogra, Mohammad Ali. The Constitution of Pakistan of 1956 replaced the Pakistani monarchy with an Islamic republic. Bengali politician H.S. Suhrawardy served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan between 1956 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humair Hayat Khan Rokhri
Muhammad Humair Hayat Khan Niazi (20 August 1966 – 9 September 2024) was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He defeated a federal minister, Sher Afghan Khan Niazi, in the 2008 elections for the NA-72 (Mianwali II) constituency. He previously served as District Nazim of Mianwali from 2001 to 2005. From 1991 to 1993, he was the chairman of the Zila Council of Mianwali. He was also elected as the youngest sitting chairman at 25. Humair Hayat Khan comes from a well-known Niazi Pashtun tribe with a strong political background. He is the son of veteran politician Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri, the nephew of Provincial Assembly member Aamir Hayat Khan Rokhri, and the brother-in-law of Chaudhry Shafaat Hussain, a former District Nazim of Gujrat. He has four daughters and one son. He attended St. Anthony's High School in Lahore and graduated from Government College University there in 1986. He earned his law degree with honours from the University of Reading in England in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghulam Akbar Khan Niazi
Ghulam Akbar Khan Niazi is a Pakistani-Saudi Arabian physician. He served as a military doctor in the Saudi Arabian National Guard Medical Services for three decades, later becoming its director, as well as being a family physician in the Saudi royal family and founding the Islamabad Medical and Dental College in Pakistan. Early life and education Niazi was born in 1937 in Musakhel, Punjab, and graduated in medicine from the Nishtar Medical College in Multan in 1960. He worked for three years under the Health Department in Pakistan, before moving to Saudi Arabia in 1963 where he joined the Saudi Ministry of Health. Niazi has a fellowship in medicine from the Vienna University in Austria, and a postgraduate diploma specialising in skin diseases from the University of Liverpool School of Medicine. Medical career After working under the Saudi health ministry for two years, he joined the Saudi Arabian National Guard Medical Services' western wing in 1965, where he ultimately rose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amjad Khan Niazi
Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi (Urdu: محمد امجد خان نیازی) is a retired four-staradmiral of the Pakistan Navy who served as the 22nd Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan from 2020 to 2023. He previously served as principal secretary to Chief of the Naval Staff and director-general Naval Intelligence, in addition to commanding 2 ''Zulfiquar-class frigate''. Career Niazi was commissioned in Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1985 and also won the coveted Sword of Honour upon completion of initial training at Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi. After Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah and Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi Niazi is the third naval chief in the history of Pakistan who is holder of prestigious Sword of Honour. His command appointments included Commander, Pakistan Fleet, Commanding Officer of PNS Badr and PNS Tariq, 18th Destroyer Squadron Commander, Commandant PNS Bahadur and Commandant Pakistan Navy War College/ Commander Central Punjab, Lahore. Chief of Naval Staff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imran Khan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi (born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician, philanthropist, and former cricketer who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He was the founder of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its chairman from 1996 to 2023. Born in Lahore, Khan graduated from Keble College, Oxford. He began his international cricket career in a 1971 Test series against England. Khan learned reverse swing bowling from Sarfraz Nawaz and passed on this technique to Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, who developed and popularised it in subsequent years. He was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1983. Khan is also credited with advancing the idea of neutral umpiring in cricket during his captaincy. Khan led Pakistan to its first-ever Test series victories in India and England during 1987. He was awarded the International Cricketer of the Year award in 1989. Playing until 1992, he captained the Pakist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isa Khel (sub-tribe)
Isa Khel is a sub-tribe of the Pashtun tribe, Niazi. The earliest recorded mention of the Isa Khel tribe is in Baburnama, 1504-1505. Most of the tribe still resides in their ancestral town of Isakhel, named after their ancestor Isa Khan Niazi son of Umar Khan Niazi, but a lot have shifted to bigger cities or different towns in pursuit of a better education and livelihood opportunities. Clans * Zakku Kheyl Many in the southern area of Isakhel belong to this clan, most influential due to their substantial agriculture land. * Mammu Khel This tribe mainly live in southern suburbs and villages of Isakhel comprising 60% population of Isa Khel sub-tribe. The names of their villages are Khaglanwala, Behu, Sarwar Khel, Wandha Ghalay Khel, Attock Paniala, and Khira in Laki Marwat District. A notable sub-clan is Khizar Khel * Appoo Khel People of this clan live in Isakhel city with unchanged name of Appo Khel * Badunzye People of this clan live in the southern villages of Isa Khel city. Mau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghulam Hazrat Niazi
Ghulam Hazrat Niazi is an Afghan footballer who plays for Ordu Kabul F.C. and Afghanistan national football team. He wears jersey number 24 and plays as midfielder. Club career He currently plays for Ordu Kabul F.C. International career Ghulam debuted for Afghanistan national football team in 2010, in a friendly match against Tajikistan. He also represented for Afghanistan in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA#Structure, FIFA confederations. The 2014 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams, with one place reserved for the host nation, Brazil national football team, Bra ... in Palestine which was drawn 1-1. References Afghan men's footballers Living people Men's association football midfielders Year of birth missing (living people) Afghanistan men's international footballers {{Afghanistan-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Manan Niazi
Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi (; died 15 May 2021) was an Afghan politician and military commander. In the 1990s, he was the governor of the Herat and Balkh provinces. He was one of the famous commanders of the splinter group of the Taliban led by Mullah Rasool, and one of the helpers of the Taliban group led by Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada. He was also a critic of the policy of regional countries, especially Iran and Pakistan, towards Afghanistan. Early life Niazi was born in 1968 in Pashtun Zarghun. His family hailed from Kandahar. He studied at a madrassa. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan In the 1990s, he was the governor of the Herat and Balkh provinces. He was one of the famous commanders of the splinter group of the Taliban led by Mullah Rasool, and one of the opponents of the Taliban group led by Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada. He had many times managed the bloody conflicts between these two groups. He was a critic of the policy of regional countries, especially Iran and Pakist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
