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Mohammadzai (Pashto: محمد زی) (meaning son of Muhammad in Pashto language) is the name of several Pashtun tribes found in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran.
One prominent group of Mohammadzai, belonging to the Barakzai branch of the Durrani confederacy, are primarily centered around Kandahar. They can also be found in other provinces throughout Afghanistan as well across the border in the Pakistan's Balochistan Province where many Mohammadzai live as well.
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Mohammadzai tribes are found in Kandahar's Arghistan and Maruf districts, Kabul, Herat, Kunduz, Ningarhar, Takhar, Rostak, Maimana, Mazari Sharif, Faryab, and Baghlan.
In Pakistan, tribes of this name can be found in Balochistan and Charsadda, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[1] Other sizeable colonies have settled the major urban centers of the country. Notable communities are located in Peshawar, Karachi and Lahore. In Balochistan Mohammadzai live in Chaghi, Khuzdar,Wadh,Qalat,Dasht e goran and Quetta.In Chaghi their main area is RekoDiq siarek.Mohammadzai is also locates in Peshawar on Dalazak road in the village of Mohammadzai.Maximum of the Muhammadzais are living in the district of Charsadda where almost 80% people belong to the tribe of Muhammdzai.
The Barakzai Mohammadzai's ascended to power following the collapse of the Sadozai (Popalzai) dynasty. They have been a politically active and well represented group, and have wielded considerable influence in the region for much of Afghanistan's modern history.
Barakzai Mohammadzai's usually have the southern dialect of Pashto. The elites of this tribe usually speak the northern Pashto dialect found in Nangarhar province, however there are many Mohammadzai's who speak Dari Persian as a second language, especially those whom live around Persian speaking non-Pashtun Afghans, many of Afghanistan's 19th century Mohammadzai rulers were Dari speaking Pashtuns. The Mohammadzai of Balchistan speak balochi.
From 1826 to 1978, many rulers of Afghanistan were Mohammadzai's from the Barakzai lineage.[2]
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