HISTORY Muslim Rajputs (more commonly known as Musalman Rajputs within India and Pakistan) are Rajputs who practice Islam. Rajputs (Urdu: راجپوت) were the rulings clans of India during the classical period, i.e. 8-13th century. The term Rajput is traditionally applied to the original Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi and Agnivanshi clans. The 1931 census reported a total of 10.7 million people self-describing as Rajput. Of this population, about 8.6 million people also self-described as being Hindu, about 2.1 million as being Muslim and about 50,000 as being Sikh by religion. Rana, Rai, Rao, Raja, Khan,Chaudhry, Khanzada are titles often used by Rajput Muslims. Some Muslim Rajput clans were given imperial titles by the Mughals, such the Jarral Rajputs given the title of Mirza by Shah Jahan and the Tanoli Janjuas of Amb receiving the title of Nawabs of the state. Major Muslim Rajput clans · UP: Malkhana (Gaud and Jayaswal) · Haryana: Mev (Laldasi, Khanzade), Toor/Tanwar/Tomar · Punjab: Naru, Bhatti, Manj, Punwar, Chauhan, Minhas, Tiwana, Noon, Noor, Joiya, Gheba, Jodhra, Janjua, Sial, Chadhar, Wattu, Khokhar, Gehlot, Kasvaal, Ranial, Kerala, Dhamial. · Rajasthan: Quayam Khani (Chauhan), Lalkhani. · Gujarat: Mole Islam (Girasia) · Sindh: Mahar/Maher (Surajvanshi), Bhutto, Deshwali (Agnivanshi), Sama (Bhati), Sodha (Parmar), Tonwar (Bhaiya, Tannu), Sattar (Rathore) etc. · Azad Kashmir: Jarral, Kalyaal, Khakha, Chibh. · NWFP: Tanoli The Mughal princes had some maternal Rajput blood. Both Jahangir, Shahjahan and Bahadur Shah Zafar had Rajput mothers. >>Historical >>· Muhammad Ali Jinnah - Founder of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan >>· Fatima Jinnah - Sister of Jinnah and Mother of Pakistan >>· Nawab Qaim Khan - Ameer of the Delhi Sultanate and The Chief of Qaimkhani tribe. >>· Malik Feroz Khan Noon - Former Prime Minister of Pakistan >>· Chaudhry Aurangzeb Khan - famous Minhas Rajput during the British era. >>· Rai Bhoe Bhatti - Founder of Nankana Sahib). · Rai Bular Bhatti - Land lord of over 100,000 acres (400 km2) in modern day · Chaudhry Chaku Khan - founder of Chakwal and the chief of Mair Minhas tribe · Raja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan - politician and a member of Pakistan Movement. · Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan Khokhar - one of Pakistans first Federal Ministers. · Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan - Freedom fighter with Indian National Army, Fateh-e-Bhimber (Liberator of Bhimber) Azad Kashmir. · Muhammed Akbar Khan - The first Muslim to become a General in British Indian Army. · Iftikhar Khan - the first local Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Army · Rai Rehamat Khan Bhatti, descendant of Rai Bular, and one of the largest landholders. · Rai Hussain Khan Bhatti, one of the largest landholdholders in Punjab. · Malik Umar Hayat Khan, one of the largest landholders in the Punjab · Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana, Prime Minister of the Punjab province, 1942–47. · Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Karelvi, fought against the Dogra army · Raja Sakhi Daler Khan, fought against the Dogra army · Shibli Nomani, Indian scholar on Islam · Shah Nawaz Khan, fought in the Indian National Army against the British in World War II · General Fateh Naseeb Khan - Chief General of Alwar Army Rajasthan · Pakistani politicians · Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, President of Pakistan, 1971 - 1973. Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1973 - 1977. Founder of the Pakistan People’s Party · Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1988 – 1990, and 1993 – 1996. First Muslim female Head of state · Muhammad Khan Junejo- Former Prime Minister of Pakistan · Ahsan Iqbal[Sulehria]-Former minister of Education, Current Member of the national assembly · Manzoor Wattoo- Former Chief Minister of Punjab · Rana Muhammad Akram Khan Chairman Punjab Bar Council from (2010–11) · Mian Mumtaz Daultana - Former Chief Minister of Punjab · Allah Bux Soomro - Former Chief Minister of Sindh · Arbab Raheem - Former Chief Minister of Sindh · Raja Saroop Khan - Former Governor of Punjab · Tikka Khan - Former Governor of Punjab · Elahi Bux Soomro Speaker National Assembly Pakistan · Muhammad Mian Soomro Chairman Senate of Pakistan · Raja Mummtaz Hussain Rathore Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir (AJK) · Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan President of AJK · Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan- Former Prime Minister and President of AJK · Farzana Raja- The Secretary of Punjab Pakistan Peoples Party · Raja Pervaiz Ashraf- Minister for Water and Power of Pakistan. · Rana Tanveer Hussain- Former Minister of Defence Production · Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan- Finance Minister of Pakistan · Rao Sikandar Iqbal- Defence Minister of Pakistan · Iqbal Tikka- Former Minister for Food & Agriculture Punjab · Malik Sultan Ali Khan Noon- chief of the Noon family · Malik Anwer Ali Noon- Prominent politician · Malik Amjad Ali Noon- Chairman Prime Minister Inspection Commission of Pakistan · Rahim Bux Soomro Minister Sindh · Nisar Ali Khan - Current opposition leader in the National Assembly · Amir Gulistan Janjua - former governor of the North-West Frontier Province · Riaz Khokhar - former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan · Raja Anwar - Former minister, journalist and writer · Raja Nadir Pervez - Politician, former federal minister and former Army officer · M. Nawaz Khokhar - Ex deputy speaker of the National Assembly · Rana Phool Muhammad Khan -MPA from Bhai Pheru (Phool Nagar) · Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan- Speaker Punjab Assembly -2008 · Tehmina Janjua - currently Deputy Permanent Representative in United Nations. · Tehmina Daultana - Minister for Science and Technology of Pakistan · Nawab Sir Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana (Prime Minister of the Punjab 1940s) · Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (President/Prime Minister of Pakistan) · Mohammad Khan Junejo (Prime Minister of Pakistan) · Mian Mumtaz Daulatana (Chief Minister of the Punjab) · Abdul Sattar Laleka (Federal Minister) · Sadique Khan Kanju (Federal Minister) · Ghaus Bux Khan Mahar (Federal Minister) · Mian Manzoor Ahmad Watu (Former Chief Minister Punjab) · Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan Kokhar (Federal Minister) · Raja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan Minhas, Pakistan Movement, MLA Chakwal 1929-1958 · Rana Phool Khan (Provincial Minister) · Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan - Speaker Punjab Assembly · Rana Muhammad Usman Ali President Of People Student Federation Of Govt. Degree College More Khunda · Rana Muhammad Ahsan Khan Senior Vice President Of PMLN Youth wing, President Of All Rajput Youth wing Of International · Ayub Khan Tanoli (Pakistan Provincial Minister) · Jam Sadiq Ali Junejo (Chief Minister of the Sindh) Contemporary · Benazir Bhutto (twice Prime Minister of Pakistan) · Mian Manzoor Ahmad Watu (Chief Minister of the Punjab) · Raja Zafar ul Haq Janjua (Chairman of Muslim League-Federal Minister) · Sardar Tufial Ahmed Khan Meo (Member National Assembly Pakistan) · Khalid Ahmad Khan Kharral (Federal Minister) · Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Mahar (Chief Minister of Sindh) · Raja Lal Khan Janjua (Federal Minister) · Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar (Federal Minister) · Raja Nadir Pervez, Sitara-e-Jurat {Federal Minister) · Raja Lehrasab Khan Janjua (Federal Minister) · Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Alpial Manj (Federal Mininster) · Sardar Hanif Ahmed Khan Meo (Member National Assembly) · Raja Parvez Ashraf of Gujar Khan PPP (Member of National Assembly) · Ch. Zaheerudin Khan (Provincial Minister Punjab) · Raja Tariq Khan Janjua - District Nazim Qadian, Gujar Khan · Sardar Ghulam Abbass Khan Minhas (Provincial Minister Punjab) District Nazim Chakwal · Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan PPP (Leader Of the Opposition, Punjab) · Mian Muhammad Latif Panwar Rajput (Member of Provincial Assembly of Punjab, Bhawalpur) · Rana Muhammad Usman Ali President Of People Student Federation Of Govt. Degree College More Khunda · Rana Muhammad Ahsan Khan Senior Vice President Of PMLN Youth wing, President Of All Rajput Youth wing Of International Army · General Muhammed Akbar Khan (P.A.1), First Muslim General of British Army & later Pakistan Army · General Muhammed Iftikhar Khan (Minhas) (Died in Air crash 1949) · General Asif Nawaz Janjua - Chief of Staff Pakistan Army. · General Muhammed Anwar Khan (Minhas)(First Engineer in Chief of Pakistan Army) · General Tikka Khan Janjua - Chief of Staff Pakistan Army. · General Muhammad Yusaf Khan Kaimkhani, former Vice Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army · General Iftikhar Janjua - Died on the frontline and honoured as a National Hero. · Lieutenant General (retd.) Mohammad Tariq · Brigadier (retd) Amir Gulistan Janjua and also Governor (retd) of NWFP · General Iftikhar Ali Khan (Manj, Alpial) · Lieutenant General Afzal Janjua · Lieutenant General Afzal Muzaffar · General Afzal Janjua · General Tariq Pervaiz Khan · Lt Gen Raja Saroop Khan former Governor of Punjab · Maj Gen Shah Nawaz Khan Janjua, Indian freedom fighter with the Indian National Army · Maj Gen Raja Sakhi Daler Khan Kashmiri freedom fighter with the Indian National Army · Maj Gen Rao Farman Ali, former Adviser to the Government of East Pakistan during 1971 · Maj Gen Iftikhar Janjua, the most senior Pakistani officer to have been killed in battle during 1971 · Brig Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan Freedom fighter with Indian National Army, Fateh-e-Bhimber (Liberator of Bhimber) Azad Kashmir · Brig Amir Gulistan Janjua, former Governor of the North-West Frontier Province · Lieutenant General (retd) Rao Farman Ali Khan · General Ahsan Saleem Hyat (Vice Chief of Army Staff) · Brigadier Nisar Mahar · Brigadier Raja Fiaz Ahmad Janjua Air Force Air Chief Marshal Kalim Saadat Air Vice Marshal Raja Aftab Iqbal Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, current Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force Nishan-e-Haider · Raja Muhammed Sarwar · Major Raja Aziz Bhatti · Pilot Office Rashid Minhas · Major Shabir Shareef · Sawar Muhammad Hussain Janjua Victoria Cross Subaidar Khudadad Khan Minhas Hilal-e-Kashmir Saif Ali Janjua Civil · Sir Shahnawaz Khan Bhutto, Sindh · Khan Bahadur Raja Faqir Ullah Khan Jarral · Khan Bahadur Malik Zaman Mahdi Khan Janjua · Khan Bahadur,Raja Sahib, Chaudhry Aurangzeb Khan, E.A.C Minhas · Nawab Salahuddin Khan,(Tanoli Janjua): Nawab of Amb state. · Raja Allahdad Khan Minhas Chief Secretary, NWFP · Raja Ahmad Khan Minhas Chief Secretary, Baluchistan · Ms Tehmina Janjua - Pakistans Permanent Representative to the United Nations · Dr Gulfaraz Ahmed Federal Secretary, Government of Pakistan Cricket · Waseem Hassan Raja · Rameez Hassan Raja · Rana Naved-ul-Hasan · Sajid Mahmood (Janjua) · Rao Iftikhar Anjum · Shafqat Rana · Azmat Rana Shakoor Rana Majid Haq Omer Hussain Saqlain Mushtaq Hockey · Col. Zafar Zafri Minhas · Ch. Mudassar Ali Khan Minhas · Mujahid Rana Boxing · Amir Khan (boxer) Olympic silver medalist 2004, Gold medalist in Junior Olympics 2003. Academics, Science and Technology · Prof. Rao Muhammed Akber · Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput (Vice Chancellor, Mehran University of Engineering and technology) · Dr. Gulfaraz Ahmed Minhas, BSc Civil Engineering (Gold Medalist), PhD(Stanford University California, USA) formerly: Chairman OGDC, Chairman NEPRA, Federal Secretary Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, Member Board of Trustees Pakistan Science Foundation, Member National Reconstruction Bureau, Member Sixth National Finance Commission, presently: Regular Visiting Faculty National University of Sciences and Technology, Executive Director International Institute of Peace & Conflict Resolution · Raja Sabri Khan (M.Sc. Aero & Astro, MIT)--Minhas · Dr. Muhammad Mohsin Farooq Rana (PMC Faisalabad)--(Toor Rajput) · Prof. Dr. F.A.Shams (Late) M.Sc.M.A.(Cantab) President Pakistan Academy of Geological Sciences also former:Director ,Institute of Geology..Dean Faculty of Science, Director Centre for Integrated Mountain Research,Punjab University Lahore.(Naru Rajput) · Rana Muhammad Safdar Jang khan. (Naru Rajput),(Ex. D.P.I. Punjab) · Lt. General Mohammad Akram Khan (Vice Chancellor, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.) Arts · Inayat Hussain Bhatti (1928–1999) Multidimensional icon of Pakistan. His body of work includes contributions as a singer, actor, producer, director, script writer, social worker, columnist, religious scholar and a protagonist of the development of Punjabi language and literature. North America · Riasat Ali Khan (1933 – 2003) · Dr. Ali Rajput, O.C., S.O.M. · Yasin Janjua - Economist References · A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province (3 vols)Maclagan Ibbetson, H.A. Rose: · Handbook on Rajputs.Bingley, A.H, Delhi: AES, 1986 · Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod · The early history of Rajputs: (750 to 1000 A.D.) ALL RAJPUT YOUTHWING OF INTERNATIONAL
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