Pashtun
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...
tribe inhabiting southern Afghanistan, and western region of Pakistan.Caroe O. ''The Pathans 550 B.C.- A.D. 1957'' Oxford University Press . Page 521.Muhammad Hyat Khan, "Hayat i Afghan" (Orig. in Persian 1865) trans. by Priestley H. B. "Afghanistan and its Inhabitants", 1874; Reprint Lahore: Sang i Meel Press, 1981
History
Much of the tribe continues to live in their native lands in the southern parts of
Afghanistan
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Baluchistan
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,
Pakistan
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."Panni 1969" During the reign of the Mughal emperor
Shah Jahan
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(1628 to 1658) a group of Tareen/Tarin emigrated to the area which is now the Hazara area of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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province of
Pakistan
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.''Hazara District Gazetteer'' 1883 and 1907. The Tareen Chiefs resisted the
Sikh
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occupation of Hazara region which resulted in their properties/ land being usurped by Sikh armies.
Branches (Clans)
According to Ni'mat Allah al-Harawi in ''History of the Afghans'', Tareen had three sons namely: Tor, Spin (Aspin or Speen) and Awdal/Born Tareen/Abdali. Their descendants today have adopted the names above as tribal identities and are known as Tor Tareen, Spin Tareen and Bor Tareen. These three major clans are further divided into smaller units.Dorn B. ''History of the Afghans: translated from the Persian of Neamet Ullah'' Third edition p42.
Pashto
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Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...
Loralai
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,
Quetta
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Harnai
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districts of
Balochistan
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, while smaller populations are spread all over the province.
In
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
, the tribe has 'Tareen Vand' in
Mardan
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."Tazkira by Roshan Khan" In Haripur, a number of Tareen families claim to have settled there since 1600s, after migrating mainly from Pishin and
Kandahar
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.
Notable people of Tareen descent
* Sardar
Bostan Khan
Bostan Khan (died 1825), was a warrior of the Tareen (or Tarin) tribe settled in the Haripur, Hazara region of what was to later become the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), who was executed for rebellion by the Sikh adminis ...
(d. 1825) freedom fighter.
* Risaldar
Muhammad Habib Khan Tarin
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Muhammad Habib Khan was the son of Karam Kha ...
WWI
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* Risaldar
Mir Dad Khan
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Tarin, retired cavalry officer and father of late Field Marshal Ayub Khan.
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Field Marshall
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Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)
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(1907-1974) was a Tareen from Pishin(batezai) in
Quetta District
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.
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Sardar Bahadur Khan
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(1908-1975) Pakistani politician (Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
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Gohar Ayub Khan
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* Abdul Majid Khan Tarin, OBE, (1877-1939) Magistrate during British times and MP latter.
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Abdus Salim Khan
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Tarin, (1907-1957) former Indian and later Pakistani civil servant and diplomat.
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Jehangir Khan Tareen
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(b. 1953) Pakistani politician and businessman.
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Shaukat Tarin
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(b. 1953) Pakistani banker and politician.
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Habibullah Khan Tarin Major (retd) Habibullah Khan Tarin (born 1947) is a former Pakistan Army officer, a Member of Provincial Assembly and a former Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
He belongs to the Tarin (or Tareen) tribe of Haripur District, Hazara, Pakis ...
Pashtun
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...
tribal chieftain, social activist and philanthropist
* Jalees Ahmed Khan Tareen (b. 1947) Vice-chancellor of
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, former vice-chancellor of Pondicherry University.
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Haris Tarin
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(b. 1978) Afghan-American, director of the
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, USA.
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Majrooh Sultanpuri
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Nadeem Tarin Indian businessman, philanthropist and educationist settled in
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Muhammad Israr Tareen
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Yousuf Ayub Khan
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Omar Ayub Khan
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Akbar Ayub Khan
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(b. 1971)
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