The Tareen (or Tarin) () 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 inhabiting southern

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, and western region of

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.Caroe O. ''The Pathans 550 B.C.- A.D. 1957'' Oxford University Press . Page 521.Muhammad Hyat Khan, "Hayat i Afghan" (Orig. in Persian 1865) trans. by Priestley H. B. "Afghanistan and its Inhabitants", 1874; Reprint Lahore: Sang i Meel Press, 1981

History

Much of the tribe continues to live in their native lands in the southern parts of

and Pishin in

Baluchistan 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 of de ...

."Panni 1969" During the reign of the

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emperor

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(1628 to 1658) a group of Tareen/Tarin emigrated to the area which is now the

Hazara region Hazara (Hindko: هزاره; Urdu: ), historically known as Pakhli, is a region in northern Pakistan, falling administratively within the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It forms the northernmost portion of Sindh Sagar Doab, ...

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province of

.''Hazara District Gazetteer'' 1883 and 1907. The Tareen Chiefs resisted the

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occupation of Hazara region which resulted in their properties/ land being usurped by Sikh armies.

Branches (Clans)

According to

Ni'mat Allah al-Harawi Ni'mat Allah al-Harawi (also known as Niamatullah; ) was a chronicler at the court of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir where he compiled a Persian history of the Afghans, the '' Tarikh-i-Khan-Jahani''. He was a '' waqia navis'' (news-writer) in the Mug ...

in ''History of the Afghans'', Tareen had three sons namely: Tor, Spin (Aspin or Speen) and Awdal/Born Tareen/Abdali. Their descendants today have adopted the names above as tribal identities and are known as Tor Tareen, Spin Tareen and Bor Tareen. These three major clans are further divided into smaller units.Dorn B. ''History of the Afghans: translated from the Persian of Neamet Ullah'' Third edition p42.

Location

Tareens historically belong to Pishin in northern Balochistan. Over time, a large segment of the tribe has settled in the

of northern Pakistan and modern day

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Notable people of Tareen descent

Muhammad Habib Khan Tarin Muhammad Habib Khan Tarin (1829-December 1888), Risaldar-''Bahadur'', CSI, was a cavalry officer of Tarin descent, who lived in the Hazara region on the Punjab Frontier, in British India. Background Muhammad Habib Khan was the son of Karam Kha ...

, CSI, cavalry officer . * Abdul Latif Khan Tarin, IDSM, British-Indian Army officer,

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. *

Ayub Khan Mohammad Ayub Khan (14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974) was a Pakistani military dictator who served as the second president of Pakistan from 1958 until his resignation on 1969. He was the first native commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army, se ...

, former

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Sardar Bahadur Khan Khan Sardar Bahadur Khan () (8 July 1908 – 31 December 1975) was a Pakistani politician. He was the 9th Chief Minister of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (then called Northwest Frontier Province). Personal life He was the son of Risaldar Major Mir ...

, Pakistani politician *

Gohar Ayub Khan Gohar Ayub Khan (; 8 January 1937 – 17 November 2023) was a Pakistani politician, businessman, army officer, and a leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), who held ministerial positions during the administration of prime minister Nawaz Shar ...

, Pakistani ex-

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, politician and businessman. *

Abdul Majid Khan Tarin Abdul Majid Khan Tarin (also spelt Abdul Majeed Khan) (1877–1939), Khan-Sahib, OBE, was a magistrate, MLA and philanthropist of the North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955), North West Frontier Province of former British India. Early life ...

, Magistrate during British times and MP latter. *

Abdus Salim Khan Abdus Salim Khan, also known as Khan Sahib (28 December 1907 – 12/13 July 1957) was an Indian Civil Servant who later joined Pakistani Civil Service to become a diplomat. He served as an ambassador to several countries representing Pakistan. ...

, former Indian and later Pakistani civil servant and diplomat. *

Jehangir Khan Tareen Jahangir Khan Tareen () (born 4 July 1953) is a Pakistani industrialist and politician who is the founder of JDW Sugar Mills, also known as JDW Group, a conglomerate specializing in the manufacturing and sale of sugar and associated products, e ...

, Pakistani politician and businessman. *

Shaukat Tarin Shaukat Fayyaz Ahmed Tarin (; born 1 October 1953) is a former Pakistani Senator and banker who served as Finance Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2010 in the Gillani cabinet also and worked with the help of the Pakistan People’s Party's c ...

, Pakistani banker and politician. *

Habibullah Khan Tarin Major (retd) Habibullah Khan Tareen (born 1947) is a former Pakistan Army officer, a Member of Provincial Assembly and a former Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. He belongs to the Tareen (or Tareen) tribe of Haripur District, Hazara, Pak ...

, Pakistani army officer and politician. *

Naseer Ahmed Khan Tareen Sardar Naseer Ahmad Khan Tareen The Markhor hero of Balochistan ( 1936-2020) was a well-known Pashtun tribal chieftain, and a social activist and public philanthropist from Baluchistan, Pakistan. Background Naseer Khan was the head, or chief, of ...

, Pashtun tribal chieftain, social activist and philanthropist * Jalees Ahmed Khan Tareen, Vice-chancellor of B. S. Abdur Rahman University, former vice-chancellor of Pondicherry University. *

Haris Tarin Haris Tarin (born 1978) is an Afghan-American Muslim leader. Tarin is the son of a former diplomat who fled war-torn Afghanistan with his family when Tarin was four years old. He grew up in Los Angeles and earned a B.A. from California State Unive ...

, Afghan-American, director of the

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, USA. *

Nadeem Tarin Nadeem Akhter Tarin is an educationist, philanthropist and businessman in Saudi Arabia. Early life and education Nadeem Tarin was born in Sambhal (Sarai Tarin), Uttar Pradesh, India. He spent his childhood in his hometown and primarily studied ...

, Indian businessman, philanthropist and educationist settled in

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Muhammad Israr Tareen Sardar Muhammad Israr Tareen is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Political career In the 2008 General Elections he had won from his constituency NA263, on the ...

, politician and member of the Pakistani National Assembly. *

Yousuf Ayub Khan Yousuf Ayub Khan (born 1961) is a Pakistani politician and businessman. He is a grandson of former military officer and president Ayub Khan. Yousuf Ayub was born in the village of Rehana in Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. H ...

, former politician and a businessman. *

Omar Ayub Khan Omar Ayub Khan (; born 26 January 1970) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition. He was the last Federal Minister for Economic Affairs under the Prime Ministership of Imran Khan from April 2021 unti ...

, politician and minister . *

Akbar Ayub Khan Akbar Ayub Khan (born 17 July 1971) is a Politics of Pakistan, Pakistani politician who is currently serving as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He has held several ministerial positions including Minister of Communi ...

, member of Parliament from Haripur district *

Mujahid Tareen Mujahidullah Khan Tareen (born 11 August 1949), commonly known as Mujahid Tareen, is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a defender. Tareen played for Pakistan Army throughout his career, and later also coached the team. He was member of ...

, former player of

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References

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