Isa Khel is a sub-tribe of the Pashtun tribe,

Niazi Niazi (; , ps, نيازي; ur, نیازی) Niazai, Nyazi, Nyazai, Niyazi or Niyazai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes which resides in Afghanistan and northwestern part of Pakistan. The earliest work which provides the details about o ...

. The earliest recorded mention of the isa khel tribe is in

Baburnama The ''Bāburnāma'' ( chg, ; literally: ''"History of Babur"'' or ''"Letters of Babur"''; alternatively known as ''Tuzk-e Babri'') is the memoirs of Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483–1530), founder of the Mughal Empire and a great-great- ...

, 1504-1505. Most of the tribe still resides in their ancestral town of

Isakhel Isakhel ( ur, ) is a town of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of Isakhel Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district. Isakhel is an important town located in the west of Mianwali Dist ...

, named after their ancestor Isa Khan Niazi son of Umar Khan Niazi, but a lot have shifted to bigger cities or different towns in pursuit of a better education and better opportunities.

Clans

* Zakku Kheyl Many in the southern area of Isakhel belong to this clan, most influential due to their substantial agriculture land. * Mammu Khel This tribe mainly live in southern suburbs and villages of Isakhel comprising 60% population of Isa Khel sub-tribe. The names of their villages are Khaglanwala, Behu, Sarwar Khel, Wandha Ghalay Khel, Attock Paniala, and Khira in Lukki Marwat District. A notable sub-clan is

Khizar Khel Khizar Khel (خضر خیل) also known as Khiddar Khel (خدر خیل) is a clan of Isakhel (sub-tribe) of Pashtun tribe Niazi or Niazai. Their ancestral village is Khaglan Wala, Isa Khel Tehsil, Mianwali District. They are also living in Bannu, ...

* Appoo Khel People of this clan live in Isakhel city with unchanged name of Appo Khel * Badunzye People of this clan live in the southern villages of Isa Khel city. Maulana Abdusattar Khan Niazi belonged to this particular clan.

Notable people

Abdul Rauf Khan Niazi Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, mea ...

, Leader Of The Khan Tribe *

Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi Abdus Sattar Khan Niazi (مولاناعبدالستارخان نیازی) (1 October 1915 – 2 May 2001) was a Pakistani religious and political leader. Early life He was born on 1 October 1915 at Isakhel in Mianwali District, Punjab, Br ...

, religious and political leader *

Zakia Shahnawaz Khan Zakia Shahnawaz Khan (; born 5 March 1946) is a Pakistani politician who was the member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 1977 and May 2018. Early life and education Khan was born on 5 March 1946 in Isakhel. She received her educa ...

, Politician *

Abdul Rehman Khan Abdul Rehman Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. Early life and education He was born on 14 November 1952 in Isakhel, Pakistan. He has received Matri ...

, Politician * Abdul Hafeez Khan, Politician *

Abdul Razzaq Khan Nawabzada Abdul Razzaq Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018. Early life and education He was born on 7 July 1950 in Murree. He graduated in 1970 from For ...

, Politician *

Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi Attaullah Khan Niazi, SI PP (Urdu, Pashto: ) (born 19 August 1951), known professionally as Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi also known as Lala (meaning "elder brother" in Pashto and Punjabi), is a Pakistani musician from Isakhel, Mianwali, Punjab. ...

, Pakistani folk singer *

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, Politician * Col. Mohammad Aslam Khan, Politician

References

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