Khan Khel (خان خیل) is a sub-tribe of the

Yusufzai The Yusufzai or Yousafzai (, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ), or Yusufzai Afghans historically, are one of the largest tribes of Pashtuns. They are natively based in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Malakand, Dir, Swat, Shangl ...

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.Dictionary of the Pathan Tribes of the North West Frontier of India"''
(Part I. North of the Kabul River, including all Mohmands, and tribes west of the Indus), published by The General Staff Army Headquarter, Calcutta, India - (Originally Published 1910) :: The ''Khan Khel'' are mentioned on Page 26 (under ‘K’ -''Khan Khel'') There are many other subsections in different tribes having the same name.

Notable People

* Faisal Javed Khan, Pakistani politician and a Member of the Senate of Pakistan

References

Yusufzai Pashtun tribes {{Pakistan-ethno-stub