Shinwari

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The Shinwari (Urdu: شنواری ) are an ethnic Pashtun tribe of Afghanistan and of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.The Shinwaris no longer any true political connection between the Shinwaris of the respective countries.

Among the greatest poets of the Pashto language in the 20th century was the late Ameer Hamza Shinwari, also known as "Hamza Baba" and "Father of the Ghazal".

[edit] Sub-Tribes

The Shinwari tribe is made up of 4 sub tribes

1. khugakhel divided to Fatmikhel,kandokhel,Ashaqkhel,Ashrafkhel,Basikhel,Shahikhel,Pasedkhel
2. Mirdad Khel divided in to Ghanikhel, shaheedkhel

1. Pero Khel
2. Sheikhmal Khel divided to Talibkhel, Ghanikhel, Sharikhel. Chief of shinwari was haji murad khan ( khan bahadur)Ofter his death the chieften of tribe went to his son but of no value to his tribe.One of his son was MNA and was elected un oposed.than he was seneter.

A major portion of the Shinwari tribe is settled in the areas between Landi Kotal (Pakistan) and Jalalabad (Afghanistan). These Shinwaris are mostly traders and businessmen. There is, however, a significant minority of the tribe settled in Kohat, Pakistan (Jungle Khel), a settlement 60 kms south of Peshawar. Some of the Jungle Khel Shinwaris have been noted politicians, army officers, and civil servants in Pakistan.

[edit] Also See

Shin of Hindukush

[edit] Famous Personalities

• Ameer Hamza Shinwari
• Rafiq Shinwari
• Haji Faiz Muhammad shinwari
• Haji Murad khan chief of shinwaries