Juneja/Junejo () is a
Sindhi Sammat clan found in
Sindh
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,
Pakistan
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and in some parts of
India
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. The most notable Juneja include: Jam Juna II, a ruler of Sindh and
Muhammad Khan Junejo
Mohammad Khan Junejo (18 August 1932 18 March 1993) was a Pakistani politician and statesman who served as the tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1985 to 1988 under president Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. During his tenure as prime minister he sou ...
, 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
Shah Jo Risalo () is a book of poems of the Sindhi Sufi mystic and poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. Shah Abdul Latif's poetry was transmitted orally during his lifetime and compiled after his death and designated as ''Shah Jo Risalo'' or ''Po ...
.
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
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Mukhtiar Ahmad Junejo
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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 Member of Provincial Assembly, MPA. Khan was born in a Sindhis, Sindhi Junejo, Junejo Muslim family.
Career
Junejo was a cl ...
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Khursheed Ahmed Junejo
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Haji Amir Bux Junejo
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Abdul Jabbar Junejo
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Abdul Qadir Junejo
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Abdul Aziz Junejo
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Roshan Din Junejo
Roshan Din Junejo (; born 1 January 1951) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018.
Earl ...
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Pir Baksh Junejo
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Salahuddin Junejo
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Khaliq Junejo
See also
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Samma dynasty
The Sammā dynasty () was a medieval Sindhi dynasty which ruled the Sindh Sultanate from 1351 before being replaced by the Arghun dynasty in 1524.
The Samma dynasty has left its mark in Sindh with structures including the necropolis of and ...
References
Sindhi tribes
Surnames
Samma dynasty
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