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Shirani Sabaratnam
Shirani, or Sherani, may refer to: * Shirani (Pashtun tribe), a Pashtun tribe of Afghanistan and Pakistan * Shirani (Baloch tribe), a Baloch tribe of Iran * Sherani, a subsection of the Marri (tribe), Marri, a Baloch tribe of Pakistan * Sherani District, in Balochistan, Pakistan * Shirani, Salmas, a village in Iran * Shirani, Sardasht, a village in Iran People with the name * Akhtar Sheerani (1905–1948), Urdu-language poet * Hafiz Mehmood Khan Shirani (1880-1946), Indian scholar * Sain Kamal Khan Sherani (1924–2010), Pakistani politician and leader of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party * Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani (born 1938), Pakistani politician * Shirani Bandaranayake (born 1958), former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka See also * Shiran (other) * Shirane (other) * Shiranui (other) * Shirvani (other) {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirani (Pashtun Tribe)
The Shirani (), also spelled Sherani, are a Pashtun tribe, from the Sarbani tribal confederacy, who live in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Sherani are mostly settled in the Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan and in the adjoining Sherani District of Balochistan, Pakistan. Some clans have settled in other surrounding districts of Balochistan; and in the Zabul, Ghazni, and Kandahar provinces of Afghanistan. Sherani district History Medieval era According to Syed Amin Amirzai, an elder of Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan, Sherani was the name of the forefather of the tribe. He had four sons named Abubakar, Hassan, Marhal, and Kaif. The people of clan Oba Khail are descended from Abubakar, clan Hassan Khail from Hassan, clan Marhail from Marhal, and clan Kapip from Kaif. Abubakar and Hassan were born of Sherani's first wife, while Marhal and Kaif were of his second wife. Abubakar and Hassan were preferred to Marhal and Kaif, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |