Juneja/Junejo ( sd, ) is a
Sindhi Sammat
Samma are a very large and important indigenous tribe of Sindh. The Samma are spread across Pakistan and North- West India being most concentrated in Sindh , their origin but are also found throughout the Punjab region as well as parts of Baloc ...
clan found in
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
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Pakistan and in some parts of
India. The most notable Juneja include: Jam Juna II, a ruler of Sindh and
Muhammad Khan Junejo, former prime minister of Pakistan.
Origins
The Juneja are regarded as descendants of Jam Juna I, the
Samma king. Jam Juna was succeeded by Jam Tamachi whose tale is mentioned in
Shah Jo Risalo.
Clans
Ārbāṇī, Chachar (ڇڇر), Dabgar, G̱ahriā, Jhanglejā, Kuḇar, Līl, Līlā, Līmāṇī, Mahbāṇi, Kāimāṇī, Ramāṇī, Sājnāṇī, Wasāṇ and Weṛhejā.
Notable people
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Muhammad Junejo
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Jan Muhammad Junejo
Barrister Jan Muhammad Junejo (Urdu:جان محمد جونيجو, title: Raees-Ul-Muhajireen: رۂيس المھاجرين) was born in 1886 in Larkana, Sindh. He was a leader of the Khilafat Movement and took active part in their struggle again ...
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Mukhtiar Ahmad Junejo
Honorable Mr. Justice Mukhtar Ahmad Junejo (2 September 1930 - 13 June 2017) was a former judge of The Supreme Court of Pakistan. References
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Pakistani judges
1940 births
2017 deaths
People from Dadu ...
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Chakar Ali Khan Junejo Chakar Ali Khan Junejo (5 December 1928 – 31 October 1997) was Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates and a MPA. Khan was born in a Sindhi Junejo Muslim family.
Career
Junejo was a close associate of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who becam ...
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Haji Amir Bux Junejo
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Abdul Jabbar Junejo
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Abdul Qadir Junejo
Abdul Qadir Junejo ( sd, عبد القادر جوڻيجو) ( ur, ) (13 September 1945 – 30 March 2020) was a novelist, playwright and columnist who wrote in Sindhi, Urdu and English.
Early life
Junejo was born in the small village of Jin ...
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Abdul Aziz Junejo
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Roshan Din Junejo
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Pir Baksh Junejo
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Khaliq Junejo Abdul Khalique Junejo (born November 9, 1952 in Larkana), usually known as Khaliq Junejo is the chairman of Jeay Sindh Mahaz ( sd, جيئي سنڌ محاذ), a faction of nationalist movement in Sindh, founded by G. M. Syed. He is a writer and inte ...
See also
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Samma dynasty
References
Sindhi tribes
Surnames
Samma dynasty
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