Jogezai (

Pashto Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and the Pakistani province of Khyb ...

: جوګيزئ‌ ,

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: جوگیزئی) is a

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...

tribe of

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. It is a subtribe of Sanzarkhail,

Kakar The Kakar (Pashto: کاکړ) is a Gharghashti Pashtun tribe, based in Afghanistan, parts of Iran, and northern Balochistan in Pakistan. Origins of the tribe Kakars are descendants of Dani (or Daani) who was the son of Gharghasht. Gharghasht wa ...

. The majority of the Jogezai tribesmen live in Killa Saifullah . The current

Nawab Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kingdom of Saxony, Kings of ...

Pashtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghan (ethnon ...

is from Jogezai tribe namely, Nawab Muhammad Ayaz Khan Jogezai, who is the bloodline of Baiker Nika. In the middle of the 18th century

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granted a sanad (certificate) to Baiker Nika, fourth in descent from Jogi and the head of the Jogezai family, conferring upon him the title and position of "Badshah or Ruler of Zhob". The Zhob

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 ...

belongs to the Jogezai family. The application of the British policy of Divide and Rule resulted into splitting and division of the Jogezai family into three different heads of one tribe. One of the leaders was given the titles of Tumandar, Sardar Bahadur and Nawab (S.B Tumandar Nawab Bangul Khan Jogezai) and the other two were given the title of Sardar Bahadur;.

Nawab of Jogezai

The first Nawab from the Jogezai clan was Shaheed Nawab Bangul Khan Jogezai, who was first awarded the title of Sardar Bahadur in 1897 and later on, was granted the title of Nawab in 1906. After passing away in 1906, Nawab Bangul Khan was succeeded by his son,

Nawab Mohammad Khan Jogezai Nawab Mohammad Khan Jogezai (1884–missing) was a prominent Pashtun tribal leader from Baluchistan Province and the sole representative from the province in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. Early life Jogezai was born to Bangul Khan Jog ...

. Nawab Mohammad Khan was a close ally of

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and rendered great services to the Pakistan Movement and was the head of the Shahi Jirga of Balochistan. He was also a member of the

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from Balochistan (1947-1954). The third Nawab was Nawab Taimoor Shah Jogezai who also remained a member of the

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and was a Provincial Minister. He nominated his eldest grandson Nawab Mohammad Ayaz Jogezai to be his successor while he was still alive and after his death in 1988, Nawab Ayaz took over and is the current head of the family.

List of Nawabs

*Nawab Bangul Khan Jogezai *

*Nawab Taimoor Shah Jogezai * Nawab Muhammad Ayaz Khan Jogezai

Notable Personalities

Other notable personalities include: *Dr Nasser uh din Jogezai, Member of Senate of pakistan, Federal minister of health, provincial Minister, Senator, IJI president and the only Jogezai to be interviewed by

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. *Nawabzada Jehangir Shah Jogezai, Member of

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. * Nawabzada Mehboob Khan jogezai *

Nawab Ayaz Jogezai Nawab Ayaz Khan Jogezai (, ; born 28 January 1959) is a Pakistani politician from Northern Balochistan and is serving as the Pashtun ''Nawab''. He became Nawab after the death of ''Nawab'' Taimoor Shah Khan Jogezai. While he was still alive, ...

*Sardar Wazir Ahmed Jogezai, Deputy Speaker of

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. * Sardar Gul Muhammad Khan Jogezai, 11th

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. *Sardar Muhammad Usman Khan Jogezai, Sardar and important member of the

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*Dr Ameer Muhammad jogezai Former provincial minister of health Balochistan

References

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