Tumandar () is a title given to leaders of tribes among the Baloch and Pashtoon in

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. As defined in the Gazette of Pakistan, a "Tumandar" or "

Sardar Sardar, also spelled as Sardaar (, , 'commander', literally 'headmaster'), is a title of royal family, royalty and nobility that was originally used to denote princes, noblemen, chiefs, kings and other Aristocracy (class), aristocrats. It ha ...

" who is accepted as the leader of a tribe, under any custom or usage or otherwise could obtain free labour from other persons or compel them to work against their will.

Cases

* Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti (12 July 1927–26 August 2006) was the Tumandar (head) of the Bugti tribe. * In Rajanpur, Sardar Balakh Sher Mazari is the Tumandar and the Paramount

of the Mazari tribe.

References

Titles in Pakistan Baloch culture Titles of national or ethnic leadership {{Pakistan-ethno-stub