Mengal (
Balochi: مینگل ) are a
Brahui speaking
Baloch tribe in
Balochistan
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,
Pakistan
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.
Clans
There are two main clans of Mengal tribe, namely
Shahizai Mengal
The Mangal ( ps, منگل) are a tribe of the Pashtun people residing in eastern Paktia and adjacent Khost provinces of Afghanistan, and in the town of Tari Mangal, district Kurram, Pakistan. Their land constitutes the northeastern part of the ...
and
Zagar Mengal
Mengal ( Balochi: مینگل ) are a Brahui speaking Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Clans
There are two main clans of Mengal tribe, namely Shahizai Mengal and Zagar Mengal.
Shahizai Mengal inhabits in central and southern parts of Bal ...
.
Shahizai Mengal inhabits in central and southern parts of
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. ...
mainly
Wadh
Wadh ( ur, ) is a
City in the Khuzdar District of Balochistan, Pakistan. The population of the City was 480,950 according to the 2017 census. Most of the inhabitants of the sub-district belong to the Mengal tribe . The land of Wadh is agricultur ...
,
Khuzdar
Khuzdar ( Brahui/ bal, ; ur, , ), historically known as Qusdar ( ar, قصدار, quṣdār), is the capital city of Khuzdar District in the central part of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Khuzdar is the 2nd-largest city of Balochistan provin ...
and
Lasbella whereas Zagar Mengals inhabits the northwest and central parts of Balochistan mainly
Nushki
Nushki (Urdu , ) is a town and district in Balochistan, Pakistan. It lies in a plain south-west of Quetta, at an elevation of above sea level. From Nushki, the flat Balochistan desert stretches away northward and westward to the Helmand River.
...
,
Chagai Chagai may refer to:
* Chagai District, a district in Balochistan, Pakistan
* Chagai, Pakistan, the capital city of Chagai District
* Chagai Hills, a mountainous region in the district
*''Chagai-I'', the codename for Pakistan's first nuclear weapon ...
, and
Kalat.
Prominent people
* Sardar
Attaullah Mengal
Ataullah Mengal (; 24 March 1929 – 2 September 2021) was a Pakistani politician and feudal figure. He was the head of the Mengal tribe until he nominated one of his grandsons, Sardar Asad Ullah Mengal, as his tribal successor. He was also the ...
was the head (sardar) of Shahizai Mengal tribe. He was
Chief Minister of Balochistan
The Chief Minister of Balochistan ( ur, وزیر اعلیٰ بلوچستان) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government, and is elected by the ...
.
* Sardar
Akhtar Mengal
Akhtar Mengal (born 6 October 1962) is a politician from Balochistan who is the chairman of Balochistan National Party (Mengal). He previously served as the Chief Minister of Balochistan between 1997 and 1998 and later he served as a member of t ...
is the current head (sardar) of Shahizai Mengal tribe. He was also a
Chief Minister of Balochistan
The Chief Minister of Balochistan ( ur, وزیر اعلیٰ بلوچستان) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government, and is elected by the ...
. He is also the head of
Balochistan National Party (Mengal)
The Balochistan National Party or Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (Urdu: بلوچستان نيشنل پارٹی ; ) is a political party in Balochistan, Pakistan. BNP believes in more provincial rights and greater autonomy for Baluchistan prov ...
* Mir
Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal
Justice Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal ( ur, امیر الملک مینگل; born 3 April 1945 in Noshki, Chaghai District of Balochistan) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the Governor of Balochistan, in office from October 1999 till January 2003. He ...
was
Governor
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and
Chief Justice of Balochistan.
He was also the recipient of
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
The ''Hilaal-e-Imtiaz'' (; ), also spelled and transliterated as Hilāl-e-Imtiyāz, is the second-highest (in the hierarchy of "Hilal") Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military, civilian award and honour given to both civilians and milit ...
on 23 March 2008.
* Mr. Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mengal was
Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court and Chairman Zakat Council Balochistan.
*Ex Senator Mir Muhammad Naseer Mengal served as acting
Chief Minister of Balochistan
The Chief Minister of Balochistan ( ur, وزیر اعلیٰ بلوچستان) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government, and is elected by the ...
and as
Minister of State
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for
Petroleum
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and
Natural Resources
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.
*
Mir Nooruddin Mengal
Mir Noor-ud-din Mengal ( ur, ; 13 July 1952 – 13 October 2010) was a senior Baloch politician who was active in Balochistan's political scene for nearly four decades, from 1970 to 2010. He belonged to the famed Zagar Mengal tribe and was the ...
was a prominent politician of
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. ...
. He was assassinated on 13 October 2010.
[Shezad Baloch]
Senior Balochistan National Party leader shot dead
Express Tribune. 14 October 2010.
*
Mir Lawang Khan
Lawang Khan ( ur, ) was the second eldest son of Mir Habib Khan, a member of the Paindzai family of the Zagr Mengal Tribe.
Education
Lawang Khan got his early education in his native town of Noshki.
Death
Lawang Khan died on 7 August 1 ...
Mengal was a politician and tribal leader.
*
Naseer Mengal
Naseer ( ar, ناصر, translit=Nāṣir, lit=granter of victory, victorious, helper) is a given name and surname, commonly found in the Arabic language. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration, include Naser, Nasir, Na ...
was a former caretaker chief minister of Balochistan.
* Lieutenant Colonel (retd)
Sultan Mohammed Khan Mengal
Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Sultan Mohammed Khan Mengal (1918 – 2021) was the oldest Pakistan Army veteran. He joined the British Indian Army in 1941 and was commissioned in the 5th Baluch (Jacob Regiment) in 1942. Following the independence of P ...
was a Pakistan Army personnel and the oldest army veteran in Pakistan.
*
Mir Gul Khan Nasir
Gul Khan Naseer ( ur, ), also known as Malek o-Sho'arā Balochistan ( ur, ; 14 May 1914 – 6 December 1983) was a politician, poet, historian, and journalist from Balochistan, Pakistan. Born on 14 May 1914 in Noshki, Gul Khan Naseer was at the ...
, poet, historian and politician
References
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Brahui tribes
Baloch tribes
Social groups of Pakistan