Utmankhel

The Utmankhel (; ) is a Pashtun tribe present in Pakistan, with substantial numbers in Afghanistan. They lie between the Mohmands and the Ranizais of Swat, to the west and south-west of the junction of the Swat and Panjkora rivers. The Utmankhel mostly living in Malakand, Bajaur, Mohmand, Lower Dir, Mardan and Orakzai. The Utmankhel are Pashtuns, part of the Karlani tribal confederacy, who fought against British and Mughals emperors in Pakhtunkhwa. The British regarded the Utmankhel tribesmen as “warlike” peoples and one of the Martial Race. The Utmankhel are a tall, stout and fair race, but their dress and general customs have been assimilated by the neighboring peoples of Bajaur. Utmankhel speak the same dialect of Pashtu called Yousafzai Pashto.

Notable people

* Saeed Gul(Lower Dir)
* Bahadar Khan(Lower Dir)
* Fida Mohammad Khan(Malakand)
* Gul Dad Khan(Bajaur)
* Inayatullah Khan
* Muhammad Umar Khan "Swal Qilla Malak"(Bajaur)
* Nisar Muhammad(Malakand)
* Muzafar Said(Lower Dir)
* Rahmat Shah Sail
* Muhammad Khan Toor Utmankhel
* Ajmal Khan Wazir(Bajaur)
* Alhaj Zrawar Khan
(Garyala Mardan)

See also

* Utmankhel Subdivision
* Barang Subdivision
* Ambar Utmankhel
* Pran Ghar Tehsil
* Dara Utmankhel
* Gosam
* Agra (union council)
* Kharkai
* Kohi Barmol
* Mian Khan
* Sangao (Mardan District)

References

Sources

* A-H. McMahon and A.D.G. Ramsay Report on the Tribes of Dir, Swat and Bajour together with the Utmankhel and Sam Ranizai, reprint 1981, p. 27. Henceforth McMahon and Ramsay

External links

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* http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm Expeditions Against the Tribes of the Northwest Frontier Province from 1847 to 1908
* Documents compiled by the Intelligence Department of the Government of British India, 1937 Who's Who Directory of Dir Swat and Chitral Agency
* https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11018225 CALCUTTA, Newspaper Feb. 27. 1935
* Zamung Mujahidin By Abdul Haleem Asar Afghani
* Gumnam Pakhtun Heroes by Farhad Ali Khawar

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Karlani Pashtun tribes
Ethnic groups in Malakand