Raisani () is an ethnic Brahui tribe that resides in

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...

province of

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

, belonging to the Sarawani branch of the Brahui tribes.Table 13 in They speak the

Brahui language Brahui ( ; ; also romanised as Brahvi or Brohi) is a Dravidian language, spoken by the Brahui people, Brahui primarily in central areas (Brahuistan) of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan; with smaller communities of spea ...

in Mastung and Bolan.

History

Traditionally a Brahui tribe, much of the segment of the tribe have largely assimilated into the larger Baloch identity in recent times. Alternatively, some anthropological texts mention the Raisanis as

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 ...

belonging to the Tor

Tareen The Tareen (or Tarin) () is a Pashtun tribe inhabiting southern Afghanistan, and western region of Pakistan.Caroe O. ''The Pathans 550 B.C.- A.D. 1957'' Oxford University Press . Page 521.Muhammad Hyat Khan, "Hayat i Afghan" (Orig. in Persian 186 ...

tribe.

Prominent Figures

Akbar Raisani Muhammad Akbar Raisani (Urdu: ; born 1953) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a defender. Akbar is among the major players of the Pakistan national football team in the 1980s, and served as captain of the national side in 1981-82. ...

: Former captain of the

Pakistan national football team The Pakistan national football team () represents Pakistan in men's international Association football, football in FIFA-authorized events and is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Pakistan. Paki ...

Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Nawab Mir Ghous Bakhsh Khan Raisani (6 September 1924 26 May 1987) was a Pakistani politician who served as the first Civilian governor of Balochistan from 26 December 1971 to 29 April 1972. He was also a federal minister for Food and Agricultur ...

: Politician who served as the first Civilian

governor of Balochistan The Governor of Balochistan is the head of the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. The post was established on 1 July 1970, after the dissolution of West Pakistan province and the end of One Unit. Under Pakistan's current parliamentary system, the ...

from 26 December 1971 to 29 April 1972 *

Aslam Raisani Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani () (born 5 July 1955 in Sarawan, Balochistan) is a four times elected member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan who served as the Chief Minister of Balochistan from 9 April 2008 until 14 January 2013. Family ...

: Four times elected member of the

Provincial Assembly of Balochistan The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan, and is located in Quetta, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 o ...

who served as the

Chief Minister of Balochistan The Chief Minister of Balochistan () is the head of government of the of Balochistan. The prime minister leads the legislative branch of the Government of Balochistan, and is elected by the Provincial Assembly. Given that he has the assembly' ...

from 9 April 2008 until 14 January 2013 *

Siraj Raisani Mir Siraj Khan Raisani (4 April 1963 – 13 July 2018) was a Pakistani politician from Balochistan. He belonged to the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP). Previously, he had served as the chief of the political party called Balochistan Muttahida Ma ...

: Politician who had served as the chief of the political party called Balochistan Muttahida Mahaz (BMM) until June 2018 *

Jamal Raisani Nawabzada Mir Jamal Khan Raisani () is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, in office since February 2024. Political career He joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in January 2023. He became the ...

: Youngest member of the National Assembly of Pakistan

References

Bibliography

* * {{Cite book, last = Scholz, first = Fred, title = Nomadism & colonialism : a hundred years of Baluchistan, 1872-1972, date = 2002, orig-year = 1974, location = Karachi; Oxford; New York, publisher = Oxford University Press, isbn = 978-0-19-579638-4 Brahui tribes