Niazi
Niazi is a Pashtun tribe belonging to the great Khan tribe . The Niazi live v. a. in the Pakistani Punjab , but also in Afghanistan , northwest India , a few in Turkey and Iran . Many tribal members after Britain , the United States , Canada , Malaysia , the United Arab Emirates , Australia , Norway and Singapore emigrated .
Most of the Niazis live in the Pakistani cities of Mianwali , Bakkar , Faisalabad and Lahore in Punjab and in Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa . Although they often still speak Pashto or Hindko , the languages of their ancestors, their first language today is Punjabi . Niazis are brought up with the code of conduct of the Pashtunwali , the code of honor of all Pashtun tribes. The members of the tribe play a major role in Pakistani politics, especially here in Punjab. Since the Niazi tribe lived in Punjab for a long time , the tribesmen have adopted the rites and customs of the Punjab, e.g. B. Bhangra music , the playing of the double drum on special occasions, festivals such as the Pasand , Hauli or Diwalifest are celebrated. One has integrated into the village structures. Nowadays, the members of the tribe mostly see themselves as Panjabis and no longer have much to do with their Pashtun origins. They have also mixed with Panjab tribes such as: B. the Jatt or the Rajputs . 95% of all tribesmen are Sunni Muslims. They follow the particularly orthodox and strict law school in Deoband . There are few tribesmen who are followers of Sikhism and Hinduism .
Famous people belonging to the Niazi tribe:
- Imran Khan , captain of the Pakistani national cricket team and politician, is one of the most famous cricketers in the history of cricket
- Sadiq Khan , British Labor Party politician
- Zayed Khan , Bollywood actor
Name bearer
- Aamer Hayat Khan Niazi , Governor of Rokhri Province, Pakistan
- Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi , former minister, founder of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan Niazi
- Amanat Ullah Khan Niazi , Governor of the Pakistani province of Shadikhel
- Ghulam Hazrat Niazi (* 1992), Afghan football player
- Misbah ul Haq Niazi , Pakistani national cricket player
- Sami ullah Khan Niazi , Pakistani national cricket player
- Tariq Niazi , Pakistani national hockey player, gold medalist
- Waheed Zaman Khan Niazi , Pakistani national cricket player