The Jhandir are a tribe of Qureshis, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1]
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The tribe claims to be Qureshi Arabs, and say that their name is derived from (Jhanda Gir) meaning the one who carries the flag in war. The word shortened and came to be known as Jhandir (standard in Urdu (Saraiki) (Punjabi) (Persian), as their ancestor Hazrat Ghazi abbas Alambardar had been a standard beared to the Imam Hussain A.S.[2]
The Jhandir are found mainly in Shorkot Tehsil, with a few villages in Muzaffargarh, Khanewal, Multan (Bahawlpur) (Vehari) (Jhang) Lodhran districts.
In (Vehari District), there is famous village known as Sardar Pur Jhandir and is famous because Pakistan's biggest Private library is situated in this area known as Masood Jhandir research library faunded in 1890 . Owners of this Library are two brothers Masood ahmad Jhandir and Mahmood ahmad jhandir. In the Mailsi Tehsil of Vehari, there is another village called Jhandir.
In Shorkot Tehsil, their main villages are Sadiq Mohammed Jhandir, Jhandir Niaziwala, Kotli Jhandiran and Basti Jhandir.also tibbah jhandir <mian qasim jhandir.mian sammad jhandir,mian hamza jhandir>
In Khanewal District, Jhandir and Mohri Jhandir are the main village.and jhangal mardyala 157/10R.(mian shahzad jhandir) .in saraiy sidhu basti jhandir<mian saeed jhandir.mian usama jhandir.mian fahad jhandir>
In Lodhran District, Jhandir is the main village.Mian yar Muhammad Jhandir F/o Mian Sadiq Muhammad Mian Ghulam Mustafa Jhandir (known as Mian Zaildar) Mian Muhammad Aslam Jhandir Mian Muhammad Akram Jhandir Mian Ilyas Muhammad Jhandir F/o Mian Khair Muhammad Mian Noor Muhammad Hafiz Sardar Muhammad Mian Ghulam Murtaza Mian Ishaq Muhammad [late] mian aslam jhandir Haji Mian Muhammad Ibrahim Jhandir Mian Muhammad Qasim Jhandir Mian Muhammad Akhtar Jhandir Mian Muhammad Mehmood Jhandir Mian Muhammad Zeeshan Jhandir (lecturer Deptment of Computer Science at Islamia University of Bahawalpur)<shumb mor basti jhandir>.mian abdul khalik,mian bashir ahamad.mian faisal<mouza gulandra.gailay wala.lodhran>
in multan district bastti sahu village.(mian shahzad jhandir)
in multan city shah rukn-alam colony & officer colony & shamsaabad colony<jhandir house.c,16.mian bashir,mian faisal,mian wasim,mian asif.>& shadab colony.