Warraich or Waraich is a clan of
Jatts
The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralism, pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval time ...
both in Pakistan and India, mainly located in
Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...
and
Punjab, India
Punjab (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Himachal ...
.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the clan, include:
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Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi Warraich, Chief Minister of
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
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Aman Ullah Warraich, Pakistani politician
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Bilal Asghar Warraich, Pakistani politician
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Chaudhry Arshad Javaid Warraich, Pakistani politician
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Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf Warraich, Pakistani politician
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Farrukh Shahbaz Warraich, Journalist
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Gul Nawaz Warraich, Pakistani politician
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Imtiaz Safdar Warraich
Imtiaz Safdar Waraich ( ur, ; born November 15, 1952), is a Pakistani politician affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party . Previously he was a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
He has travelled to Norway, U.A.E and India. His hobbies include ...
, Pakistani politician
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Jagdev Singh Waraich, former Indian athlete
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Javed Iqbal Warraich, Pakistani politician
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Kabir Waraich, Indian racing driver
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Moin Nawaz Warraich, Pakistani politician
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Muhammad Abdullah Warraich, Pakistani politician
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Suhail Warraich, Pakistani journalist
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Zawar Hussain Warraich, Pakistani politician
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Desan Kaur Warraich, regent of the
Sukerchakia Misl
The Sukerchakia Misl was one of 12 Sikh Misls in Punjab during the 18th century concentrated in Gujranwala and Hafizabad district in Western Punjab (in modern-Pakistan) and ruled from (1752–1801). Misl was founded by Chaudhary Charat Singh ...
and grandmother of
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He s ...
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Gurpreet Ghuggi Warraich, Indian actor and comedian
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Prem Kaur
Maharani Prem Kaur, was the queen consort of Maharaja Sher Singh, the fourth Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. She was the daughter of Lambardar Hari Singh Warraich a Jat Sikh of the village of Ladhewala Waraich, in Gujranwala district of the Punjab ...
, wife of
Maharaja Sher SinghhMuhammad Fiaz Warraich Editor-in-chief TOILER international Trade Magazine Faisalabad
References
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Punjabi-language surnames
Jat clans of Punjab
Pakistani names
Indian names