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Revision as of 09:35, 9 January 2006 by Spasage (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Marwat مروت, a well known branch of Pashtun tribe, are the direct descendents of Prince Shah Hussain of the house of Ghor (Afghanistan) and Bibi Mato (Daughter of Sheikh Baiten). The clan is named after 'Marwat', who was the great grandson of Ibrahim Lodhi or Lodi (second son of Prince Shah Hussain/Bib Mato and younger brother of Ghiji or Ghilzai). Their primary abode is District Lakki Marwat in the southern NWFP of Pakistan. They are also settled in other places such as Tank and Dera Ismail Khan districts. Other tribes which live around them are Khattak, Wazir, Betani, Mahsud, Banuchi, and Niazi.
Like other Pathans the Marwats are also divided into numerous Khels (families), the most important of which are:
1. Musa Khel with sections Takhti Khel, Januzai and Pasanni
2. Achu Khel with sections Begu Khel, Isak Khel, and Ahmad Khel
3. Khadu Khel with sections Sikandar Khel, and Mammu Khel
4. Nawab Khel with Nar Muzzafar Khan
4. Bahram Khel with sections Umar Khan Khel and Totezai; the latter with sub-sections Tajazai, Dilkhozai, Ghazni Khel, and lastly Tappi.
They speak softer Pashto which is very simlar to the Pashto spoken in Qandahar (Afghanistan) and Quetta (Pakistan).
Present Day Notable Marwats
National Politics:- Anwar Saifullah Khan (former Federal Minister), Salim Saifullah Khan (former Fderal/Provincial Minister), Kabir Khan (former Member Parliament)
Provincial Politics:- Humayun Saifullah Khan (Former Provincial Minister and Current Nazim of District Lakki Marwat), Anwar Kamal Khan Minakhel (former Provincial Minister), Naseer Muhammad Khan Maidadkhel (former Memeber Provincial Assembly), Irfanullah Khan Marwat (Current Provincial Minister)
Civil Society:- Amir Nawaz Khan Advocate (former Federal Minister)
Civil Services:- Kalim Dil Khan (Pakistan Narcotics Control Board, Member FPSC) Dil Jan Khan (former IG Police/Federal Secertary/United Nations)
Business:- Malik Zainulabidin (Transport), Jawed Saifullah Khan (Telecommunication)
Academia:- Sherin Jan Khan (former Director Education/Author)
Arts & Literature:- Afgar Bughari (for Pushto Poetry), Khurshid Marwat (for English Poetry/TV Play Writer)
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