Khizar Khel (خضر خیل) also known as Khiddar Khel (خدر خیل) is a clan of

Isakhel (sub-tribe) Isa Khel is a sub-tribe of the Pashtun tribe, Niazi. The earliest recorded mention of the isa khel tribe is in Baburnama, 1504-1505. Most of the tribe still resides in their ancestral town of Isakhel, named after their ancestor Isa Khan Niazi s ...

of Pashtun tribe

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or Niazai. Their ancestral village is Khaglan Wala, Isa Khel Tehsil,

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. They are also living in

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, Hala,

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and many other districts.

Khizar Khan Niazi

Khizar Khan Niazi Isa Khel was born around 1511 in Lakki (Modren Day Lakki Marwat) was son of Sheikh Mukhal Khan or Sheikh Muhali Khan and sometimes Muhammad Ali Khan, Khizar Khan also had an elder brother named Sheikh Fareed Khan. Khizar Khan is ancestor of Khizar Khel clan and was Great-great grandson of Isa Khan ( Isa Khel (sub-tribe),The earliest recorded mention of the Isa khel Tribe is in Baburnama, 1504-1505).

Ancestry

Khizar Khan son of Sheikh Mukhal Khan son of Mammo Khan son of Muhammad Khan son of Isa Khan son of Umar Khan son of Khirr son of Jam or Zam son of Toor or Tooran son of Hameem or Habib son of Wagan son of Jamal son of Niazi son of Ibrahim (Loe dy) son of Shah Hussain of Ghour.

Descendants

Khizar Khan had two sons Shahbaz Khan (شہباز خان) and Saadat Khan (سعادت خان), descendants of Shahbaz Khan known as Guddi Khel Khizar Khel (Sardar Guddi Khan Shaheed 1719-1761) and Saadat Khan are living in many parts of Pakistan.

Historical Books

Khizar Khel clan is mentioned only three times in historical books Hyat i Afghani by Muhammad Hayat Khan Khattar, Niazi Qabely Ki Dastaan and Tareekh-e-Niazi Qabail by Muhammad Iqbal Khan Niazi.

Chieftains of Clan

Nambardar from Clan

Notable people

* Asmat Ullah Khan Niazi, Ex Controller News PTV World. * Bakhtiar Khan Niazi, Former Pakistani boxer who played boxing from 1972 till 1980. * Ashfaq Khan Niazi , ARY News correspondent Sukkur * Tariq Khan Niazi , Chairman municipal committee, Bannu in 1980's. Death, 11 September 1993.

References

{{reflist Niazi Pashtun tribes Pashtun tribes Ethnic groups in Pakistan