The Tareen (or Tarin) ( ps, ترین) is a

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically r ...

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 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

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bord ...

and Pishin in

Baluchistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

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."Panni 1969" During the reign of the Mughal emperor

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

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

province of

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

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ' ...

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 language, Persian history of the Pashtun people, Afghans, the ''Makhzan-i-Afghani''. Its translated copie ...

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.

Languages

The principal languages of Tareen are Tareeno and

Pashto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languag ...

and Urdu Punjabi in Pakistan.

Location

Tareens primarily live in Pishin, Dukki,

Loralai Loralai ( ps, لورلايي, ur, ), also known as Bori ( ps, ), is the division headquarter of Loralai Division and district headquarter of Loralai District. It is in the northeast of Balochistan province in Pakistan. It is above sea level. ...

Quetta Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه‎) is the tenth most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in south-west of the country close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of the ...

, Mastung, and

Harnai Harnai ( ps, هرنای, ur, ) is the capital of Harnai District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was previously in Sibi District. It is located in the northeast of Balochistan province. The town is surrounded by the cities Ziarat, ...

districts of

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastl ...

, while smaller populations are spread all over the province. In

Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...

, the tribe has 'Tareen Vand' in

Mardan Mardān (Pashto and ; Urdu ; Pashto: ) is a city in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, Mardan is the second-largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (after Peshawar). It is a fast-growi ...

."Tazkira by Roshan Khan" In Haripur, a number of Tareen families claim to have settled there since 1600s, after migrating mainly from Pishin and

Kandahar Kandahar (; Kandahār, , Qandahār) is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of . It is Afghanistan's second largest city after Kabul, with a population of about 614,118. It is the ca ...

Notable people of Tareen descent

* Sardar Bostan Khan (d. 1825) freedom fighter. * Risaldar Muhammad Habib Khan Tarin, CSI, cavalry officer . * Abdul Latif Khan Tarin (1884-1916), IDSM, British-Indian Army officer, WWI. * Risaldar Mir Dad Khan Tarin, retired cavalry officer and father of late Field Marshal Ayub Khan. *

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Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan) Muhammad Ayub Khan ( Urdu: ; 14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974), was the second President of Pakistan. He was an army general who seized the presidency from Iskander Mirza in a coup in 1958, the first successful coup d'état in the country's ...

(1907-1974) was a Tareen from Pishin(batezai) in

Quetta District Quetta ( ps, کوټه, bal, , ur, ) is a district in the north-west of the Balochistan province of Pakistan, on the border with Kandahar province, Afghanistan. It is part of Quetta Division. The district is famous for its agriculture produce, ...

. * Sardar Bahadur Khan (1908-1975) Pakistani politician (Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) *

Gohar Ayub Khan Gohar Ayub Khan ( ur, گوہر ایوب خان; born 15 January 1937) is a Pakistani politician, business oligarch, retired army officer, and conservative figure of the Pakistan Muslim League, who held ministerial positions during the administ ...

(b. 1937) Pakistani ex-

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, politician and businessman. * Abdul Majid Khan Tarin, OBE, (1877-1939) Magistrate during British times and MP latter. * Abdus Salim Khan Tarin, (1907-1957) former Indian and later Pakistani civil servant and diplomat. *

Jehangir Khan Tareen Jahangir Khan Tareen (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani business magnate who is the majority shareholder & CEO of JDW Group, a Conglomerate specialised in Sugar Manufacturing and has four sugar units, Biomass (Bagasse) Cogeneration which has two power ...

(b. 1953) Pakistani politician and businessman. *

Shaukat Tarin Shaukat Fayyaz Ahmed Tarin ( ur, ; born 1 January 1953) is a Pakistani politician 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' ...

(b. 1953) Pakistani banker and politician. *

Habibullah Khan Tarin Major (retd) Habibullah Khan Tarin (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 Tarin (or Tareen) tribe of Haripur District, Hazara, Pak ...

(b. 1947) Pakistani army officer and politician. * Naseer Ahmed Khan Tareen (b. 1936)

tribal chieftain, social activist and philanthropist *

Jalees Ahmed Khan Tareen Jalees Ahmed Khan Tareen, also known as J.A.K. Tareen, was born in Mysore, Karnataka, India in 1947. He was the vice-chancellor of B. S. Abdur Rahman University, in Chennai, India from 2013 to 31 March 2015. He was the recipient of the Padma S ...

(b. 1947) Vice-chancellor of

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, former vice-chancellor of Pondicherry University. * Haris Tarin (b. 1978) Afghan-American, director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, USA. *

Majrooh Sultanpuri Asrar ul Hassan Khan (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000), better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist in India's Hindi language film industry. He wrote Hindustani lyrics for numerous Hindi film soundtracks. He was ...

(Asrar ul Hassan Khan Tarin) (1919 - 2000) Indian

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poet and film lyricist. * Nadeem Tarin Indian businessman, philanthropist and educationist settled in

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Muhammad Israr Tareen Sardar Muhammad Israr Tareen is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Political career In 2008 General Elections he had won from his constituency NA263, on pml q ticket, by defeatin ...

, politician and member of the Pakistani National Assembly. *

Yousuf Ayub Khan Yousuf Ayub Khan (born 1961) is a Pakistani politician who had beedisqualifiedby the supreme court of Pakistan in 2013. He is a grandson of former military dictator and president Ayub Khan (general), Ayub Khan.. Yousuf Ayub was born in the vil ...

, former politician and a businessman. *

Omar Ayub Khan Omar Ayub Khan ( ur, ; born 26 January 1970) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Federal Minister for Economic Affairs. He served as Federal Minister for Energy from 11 September 2018 to 16 April 2021. He has been a member of the ...

, politician and minister . * Akbar Ayub Khan (b. 1971)

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from Haripur district, NWFP, Pakistan.

References

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