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Tarar (Urdu: تارڑ ) is a Punjabi tribe and Jat gotra of Northern India and in Punjab province of Pakistan.

1 Geographical distribution
2 Religion
3 Tarar In Europe
4 Famous Tarar Jats

[edit] Geographical distribution

Tarar is a Goth of Jutts that means a sub-caste of Jutt clan. Tarar is considered as a royal caste in Pakistan due to their own rule and dynasty in the central punjab date back from Mahmmod Gaznavi's invision of India till Mughals. They are spread out in present day Pakistani Punjab and Indian states of Haryana ,Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. In Pakistan, Tarars are one of the most educated and well-established families especially among all other Jutt Castes. Currently, Tarar family is controling a great part of bureaucracy of Pakistan and playing a active role in Pakistani Politics as well.

[edit] Religion

Tarars living in Pakistan are largely Muslims, while Indian Tarars are largely Hindus and Sikhs. This distribution is largely attributed to partition of the sub continent in 1947 following which Muslim Tarars living on what was to become India moved to Pakistan and vice versa. tarars living in pakistan are mostly sunis but some of them are shias as well.

[edit] Tarar In Europe

There are few Tarar young professional engineers/students who came from Pakistan and settled in various European countries .They are in Sweden,Germany and U.K.This Tarar family spread his business in all over the Europe and Pakistan and trend shows that there is no sign of slowing.

[edit] Famous Tarar Jats

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, eleventh President of Pakistan, belongs to the Tarar clan.

Mustansar Hussain Tarar, is a writer from Pakistan. He has written a number of TV plays and novels. He was known as "Uncle Tarar " for children due to his morning host program at Pakistan TV for several years.

Afzal Hussain Tarar, is a politician who has returned to national assembly twice from Hafizabad district. He had also been the chairman District council Gujranwala, Federal parliamentary secretary and Director Bank of Punjab.

v • d • e Ethnic groups, tribes and clans of the Punjab

Khatris	List of Khatri subgroups

Aroras	Bhatia • List of Arora subgroups

Arains	Arain • Chaudhary • Mian • Sardar • Munda • Ghurki • Daula • Chhachhar • Bhutta • Hansi • Malik • Mulanay

Brahmins	Punjabi Brahmins • Saraswat Brahmins • Mohyal • Bali • Chhibber • Das • Datt • Lau • Mohan • Sharma • Vaid

Dalits	Punjabi Dalits • Balmiki • Chamar • Chura • Kabirpanthi • Mazhabi • Ramdasia

Jats	Jat: List of Jat clans

Rajputs	Bagal • Bais • Bhutta • Bhatti • Chadhar • Chauhan • Chibb • Dhangar • Doad • Dogra • Haral • Jaswal • Jamwal • Janjua • Jarral • Johiya • • Khakha • Kharal • Khati • Khokhar • Mahnike • Mair • Mangral • Manhas • Manj • Meo • Mers • Minhas • Mir • Naul • Noon • Paramara • Parhar • Pawar • Pundir • Puni • Rana • Rawat • Ranial • Rathore • Salaria • Sial • Wattu • Wejhwa • Wijhalke

Saini	Adhopia . Agarwal . Annhe . Attar . Badwal . Banait . Banga . Banwait . Basuta/Basoota . Bhela . Bimbh . Bola . Bondi . Budwal/Bodwal . Caberwal . Chandan . Chandel . Chepru . Chera . Chere . Chilne . Darar . Daurka/Dhorke . Dhamrait . Dhanota . Dheri . Dhoore . Dulku . Gahunia

Shaikhs	Shaikh • Abbasi • Alavi • Farooqi • Gardezi • Gilani • Hashemi • Osmani • Paracha • Quraishi • Sayyid • Shaikh Siddiqui

Tarkhans	Jhangra • Kalsi • Matharu • Nagi • Seyan • Panesar • Palahi • Riat Rayat • Virdi • Ramgharia • List of Tarkhan clans

Labana	Ghotra • Multani • Labana • Datla • Fatra • Lohana • Narowal • Parwal • Lalia

Ravidass Chamar	Mahey / Basra / Nagra / Badhan / Bangar / Jassal / Kainth / Saroya / Simk / Bhatoe / Chumber / Mall / Kaler / Chopra / Leer

Others	Ahluwalia • Agarwal • Awan• Bakarwal • Bania • Bishnois • Sansi