Buzdar () is a clan of
Baloch tribe of
Rind, living in
Balochistan
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,
Sindh
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and
Punjab
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provinces of
Pakistan
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.
They mostly live in the mountainous areas of
Koh Suleiman.The estimated population of the tribe is 300,000 people. The word, literally meaning one who keeps or tends the goats, a shepherd, is a reference to the traditional occupation of Buzdars.
Usman Buzdar
Sardar Usman Ahmed Khan Buzdar (; born 1 May 1969) is a Pakistani politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan, Chief Minister of Punjab from 20 August 2018 to 30 April 2022. Buzdar was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab fro ...
is current
Tumandar
Tumandar () is a title given to leaders of tribes among the Baloch and Pashtoon in Pakistan.
As defined in the Gazette of Pakistan, a "Tumandar" or "Sardar" who is accepted as the leader of a tribe, under any custom or usage or otherwise coul ...
of the tribe.
History
Buzdar, is a clan of
Rind tribe, and usually associated with the mountainous districts of the frontier near
Dera Ghazi Khan
Dera Ghazi Khan, abbreviated as D.G. Khan, is a city in the southwestern part of the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, 16th most-populous city in Punjab and List of most p ...
.
They are also to be found in Musakhail District of Balochistan in Rara Sham, Andarpur, Behu, Jhandi , Karkana and as well as in Kingri, while the majority of the population live in the tribal area of Dera Ghazi khan mainly in Fazla Kach
Barthi &
Karrar Buzdar
The Buzdar community in Rahra Sham and Andarpur divide Bozdar into two main clans:
# Ghulamani (mostly residing in Balochistan)
# Bakhri (mostly residing in the Punjab province).
They are usually ranchers, and the name Buzdars probably derived from ''Buz'', the
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
name for ''goat''.
Within the limits of their mountainous home, on the outer spurs of the
Sulaiman Mountains
The Sulaiman Mountains, also known as Kōh-e Sulaymān, Kasē Ghrūna Da Suleiman Ghruna (Pashto: د كسې غرونه ، د سلیمان غرونه; "Mountains of Qaes/Kasi and Solomon") ( Balochi:; "Mountains of Solomon") are a north–south ex ...
, they have always been a martial tribe and they were formerly constantly feuding with the neighboring Ustarana and Sherani tribes.
In 1857, their raids into the Punjab drew upon them a punitive expedition under Brigadier-General Sir N. B. Chamberlain. The Sangarh pass was captured and the Buzdars/ Bozdar submitted.
Notable people
*
Sardar Fateh Buzdar, former member of
Punjab Assembly
*
Sardar Usman Buzdar, Former
Chief Minister of Punjab
* Adv. Ghulam Mustafa Buzdar Former Attorney General Baluchista
See also
*
Dhaghano Bozdar
References
Baloch tribes
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