Al Balushi ( ar, البلوشي; alternatively Baloushi, Balooshi, Bloushi, Blushi or Blooshi) is a tribal surname common in the Persian Gulf region, particularly

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...

, the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Ku ...

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and a ...

and

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Ara ...

. It is a '' nisba'' and is

Arabized Arabization or Arabisation ( ar, تعريب, ') describes both the process of growing Arab influence on non-Arab populations, causing a language shift by the latter's gradual adoption of the Arabic language and incorporation of Arab culture, ...

from the term ''Balochi'',, local definition: of, or related to Balochistan. denoting someone who has Baloch ancestry. The Baloch people are of

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

stock and the language a branch of Indo-Iranian languages. People carrying this surname trace their tribal origins to

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 coastline. ...

, a region in south

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and

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located across the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bo ...

. Their ancestors predominantly came from the

Makran Makran ( fa, مكران), mentioned in some sources as Mecran and Mokrān, is the coastal region of Baluchistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in Balochistan, in Pakistan and Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. It extends westwards, f ...

coast in the 19th century. The Al Balushi speak Arabic, while some also use Balochi or Persian. They are mainly

Sunni Muslim Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagre ...

s. They are a populous tribe in Oman, the UAE and Bahrain.

People

; Sportspeople *

Ali Al-Balochi Ali Saeed Al-Balochi ( ar, علي سعيد البلوشي; born 27 November 2000), is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for UAE Pro League side Al Bataeh Al Bataeh ( ar, ٱلْبَطَائِح, Al-Baṭāʾiḥ) is ...

, Emirati footballer * Ali Al-Baluchi, Kuwaiti boxer * Ali Mohamed Al-Balooshi, Emirati middle-distance runner * Ayesha Al-Balooshi, Emirati weightlifter * Azan Al-Balushi, Omani footballer * Hamed Al-Balushi, Omani footballer * Issa Ali Al-Bloushi, Emirati footballer * Jamal Nabi Al-Balushi, Omani footballer *

Khalid Abdulla Al-Balochi Khalid Abdulla Al-Balochi (Arabic:خالد عبد الله البلوشي) (born 18 May 1997) is an Emirati footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Dibba. Career Al-Fujairah Khalid Abdulla started his career at Al-Fujairah and is a pr ...

, Emirati footballer * Khalid Al-Balochi, Emirati footballer *

Hamad Al-Balochi Hamad Al-Balochi (Arabic:حمد البلوشي) (born 15 July 1995) is an Emirati footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Ajman Ajman ( ar, عجمان, '; Gulf Arabic: عيمان ʿymān) is the capital of the emirate of Ajman in t ...

, Emirati footballer *

Mansoor Al-Balochi Mansoor Al-Balochi (Arabic:منصور البلوشي; born 18 March 1991) is an Emirati footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively de ...

, Emirati footballer * Mohammed Al-Balushi, Omani footballer * Mohammed Al-Balochi, Emirati footballer * Muheeb Al-Balushi, Omani footballer * Rayan Al-Bloushi, Saudi Arabian footballer *

Talal Al-Bloushi Talal Hassan Ali Al-Bloushi ( ar, طلال حسن علي البلوشي; born May 22, 1986 in Kuwait) is a Qatari footballer. who is a retired . He was a midfielder . and he played for Al Sadd and Al-Shabab and Al Arabi and Al-Markhiya and th ...

, Qatari footballer * Wadha Al-Balushi, Omani sports shooter * Walid Abbas Al Balushi, Emirati footballer * Yaqoub Al-Balochi, Emirati footballer ; Miscellaneous *

Ammar al-Baluchi Ammar Al-Baluchi ( ar, عمار البلوشي, ; also transliterated as Amar Al-Balochi, born Ali Abdul Aziz Ali,Shannon, Elaine. ''Time''Al-Qaeda Moneyman Caught 1 May 2003 29 August 1977) is a Pakistani citizen in U.S. custody at Guantanamo B ...

, prisoner at Guantanamo Bay detention camp * Fatima bint Mohammed Al Balooshi, Bahraini politician *

Mai Al Balushi Mai Al Balushi ( ar, مي البلوشي; born September 14, 1972) is a Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern ...

, Kuwaiti actress *

Salah Abdul Rasool Al Blooshi Salah Abdul Rasool Al Blooshi (Arabic: صلاح عبد الرسول البلوشي) is a Bahraini, who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.Baloch people in the United Arab Emirates Baloch people in the United Arab Emirates comprise residents of the United Arab Emirates whose ancestral roots lie in Balochistan. The Baloch are one of the oldest migrant groups in the country. History Outside Balochistan, the largest Baloch dia ...

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Al Balushi Al Balushi ( ar, البلوشي; alternatively Baloushi, Balooshi, Bloushi, Blushi or Blooshi) is a tribal surname common in the Persian Gulf region, particularly Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. It is a '' n ...

Tribes of Arabia Tribes of the United Arab Emirates Nisbas