Kakar
The Kakar is a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan, Mashad(Iran) and Pakistan.
Legendary origin
Kakars are sons of Ghurghasht (Ghurghakht), who was the son of Qais Abdul Rashid. According to historians, Ghurghasht was alive in 388 AH (Hijri).
In Herat, the Kakar are locally called Kak. Historically, the tribe has been called Kak-kor (lit. family of Kak). The tomb of Kakar (or Kak) is in front of Herat central Jamia Masjid's gate. Some historians concur that Kakar was first buried in Kohistan, but Sultan Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq brought the body to be re-buried in a mosque in the city of Herat.
Muhammad of Ghor was also Kakar, and he belonged to the sub-tribe called Taghluk or Taghruq. Dani had four more sons named Panai, Babai, Naghar and Davi. Kakar had 18 natural sons and four adopted sons - 22 sons altogether.
History
According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India (1908); the Kakar, historically the first tribe in Balochistan with (105,444) persons, the Tareen historically are the second largest tribe in Baluchistan with 37,906 persons (though this likely includes the Durrani), and the Pani (20,682) and Shirani (7,309).
The Kakar tribe established an empire in Afghanistan; the originator of the Kakar tribe was Dani, who was son of Ghurghasht and grandson of Qais Abdur Rashid.
Notables
- Faizullah Kakar, Afghan epidemiologist and public leader
- Sanzar Kakar, Afghan business leader
- Kader Khan, Indian Actor
- Abdul Hai Habibi, writer
- Allama Abdul Ali Akundzada, Poet, writer and remained Qazi in Qalat
- Dadullah Taliban senior commander
- Mola Bor jan senior taliban commander
- Muhammad Sarwar Khan Kakar, was Senator, eight times elected Minister and ex-Speaker of the Assembly Balochistan (Pakistan)
- Mohammad Rabbani, Prime Minister of Afghanistan
- Abdul Waheed Kakar, Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army (1993-1996)
- Abdur Rab Nishtar, Muslim League member, Pakistani movement activist and politician.
- Safwat Ghayur, commandant of Pakistan's Frontier Constabulary
- Owais Ahmed Ghani, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (N-W.F.P.), Governor Balochistan, Federal Minister, Provincial Minister (N-W.F.P), PTI (Founding member)
- Palay Khan (Palay Shah), anti-Raj fighter*
- Sakhi Haji Muhammad Hussain khan kakar Sargara,He is Leader of Jumait Ulma Islam Sardar Qurban Ali Jogezai *Nawab Muhammad Ayaz Khan Jogezai, He is the
Further reading
- History of Pashtoons,sardar Qurban Ali Jogezai 1979, by Sardar Sher Muhammed Gandapur (Persian)
- A History of Afghan, 1960, by Abdul Hai Habibi (Persian)
- The Pathans, 1967, by Sir Olaf Caroe
- Tarikh-i Khan Jahani wa Makhzan-i Afghani, 1500–1600, by Khwaja Nimatullah Heravi and Hebat Khan Abubakarzai Kakar.(Pashto) (Persian)
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