Sindhi Memon
Sindhi Memons (Urdu: سندھی میمن; Sindhi: سنڌي ميمڻ) are an ethnic group of Gujjar caste,which migrated from Indian Gujarat residing in Sindh Province of Pakistan.[1] They speak a dialect of Sindhi. This community of Memons might have originated around 1422 at a place called Nagar Thatta.Memon is the richest caste of Pakistan.
Sindhi Memons are settled all over the Sindh province and Baluchistan province Sindh border district Kachi Bolan. There are many tribes amongst them, mainly depicting the area they reside in and their lineage. The main clans are Sarai, Aklani, Borani, Budani, Lalwani, Dharpali, Jumani, Jamot memon, Ayoubani, Juberani, Dinani, Bhambhani, Ranani, Pilani Dodani, Chelharia, Akhund, Jumani, Diplai, Yousefani and Bachani. Presently, their number crosses 5 million.
Sarai Memon
Sarai Memons (Urdu: میمن; Sindhi: ميمڻ) are an ethnic group residing in Sindh Province of Pakistan. They speak Sindhi, one of the Indo-Aryan languages. This community is biggest of all the sindhi memons.
The Sarai Memons stem from the city Saro near Diplo in the Thar desert (or Tharparkar District, Pakistan) which is a mere few miles from the Indo-Pakistan Border. Most Sarai Memons now reside in Diplo and are engaged in business, jobs in Sindh province and world wide.
Diplai Memon
Diplai Memons (Urdu: میمن; Sindhi: ميمڻ) are an ethnic group residing in Sindh Province of Pakistan. They speak Sindhi, one of the Indo-Aryan languages. This community is biggest of all the sindhi memons.
The Diplai ℳeℳon§ stem from the city of Diplo in the Thar desert (or Tharparkar District, Pakistan) which is a mere few miles from the Indo-Pakistan Border. "Diplais" are spread across the globe, with large concentrations in the regional town of Hyderabad in Pakistan, and in the Middle East specially in Kingdom Of Saudi Araba. There is even a "Diplai Town" on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Pakistan. Diplais are generally engaged in professions like the civil bureaucracy, engineering, doctors, the business world and armed services.
Notable Sindhi Memons
- Abdus Subhan Memon, Chairman of the Chief Minister Inspection Team (CMIT). Ex Chief Secretary of Sindh Government, Senior Bureaucrat positions Federal Government, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Dr. Manzoor Ahmed Memon, Chief Commissioner, Inland Revenue Services- IRS (Income Tax, Sales Tax & Federal Excise), Federal Board of Revenue, Sukkur & Larkana Divisions. Previously held high ranking positions in the Federal Government in various cities.
- Khansahib Muhammad Soomar Memon; first Diplai graduate (Aligh) and first Diplai to be delegated with first class magisterial powers.
- Dr Hafeez-ur-Rehman (Diplai) Memon. Ex-Additional Secretary Health, Government of Sindh
- Sqn Ldr Faisal Nadeem (Diplai) Memon. First Diplai to join Pakistan Air Force as commissioned officer.
- Ahmed Mujtaba Memon, Collector of Customs Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Ghufran memon, consul general of Pakistan at Hong Kong.
- Dr Ashfaq Hussain Memon, Director General Health Sindh, Honorary Member Public Services Commission, Additional Health Secretary Sindh.
- Dr. Muhammad Sajan Allahdinani Memon (Diplai), EX- Director General Health Services Government of Sindh.
- Dr. Muhammad Saleh Memon (Diplai), Ex-Secretary Health Government of Sindh
- Prof. Dr. Nazir Ahmed Memon (Diplai), Cardiology LUMHS Jamshoro, Civil Hospital Hyderabad.
- Dr. Abdul Sattar Memon, EX-Medical Advisor SESSI Sindh.
- Prof. Dr. Allah Warayo Muhammadi (Diplai),[EX- Prof. Radiology LUMHS]
- Haji Ahmad Ali Memon moosani Education department Gold medalist BISE Hyderabad
- Prof. Dr. Anwar Memon (Diplai), [Prof. Medical Unit LUMHS].
- Qazi Shahid Parvez (Diplai), Secretary Works and Services Sindh.
- Siraj (Siraj ul Haq Memon), (1933–2013) was a Pakistani Sindhi language novelist, journalist, historian, scholar, linguist, story-writer, and advocate of the Supreme Court.
- Dr. Fahmida Hussain, Chairperson, Sindhi Language Authority
- Naveed Siraj (b. 1967), an engineer by profession, is currently working as country manager of Intel Corporation [2] in Pakistan. Naveed is the son of renowned Pakistani Sindhi author/journalist/advocate, Siraj ul Haq Memon.
- Muhammad Usman Diplai (1908–1981), Author, journalist. Authored over 100 novels (Award winning novels ' Sanghar' and 'Noore-Tauheed'). Recipient: President's Award for Pride of Performance Pakistan Prf. Dr. Sattar M. Hashim Memon Ex. Head of Neurosugery JPMC Karachi
- Mohammed Ali Diplai (b. 1940), Literati and Civil Servant (1966–2000). Federal Service of Pakistan, Chairman Baluchistan Development Authority, Director General, Port Qasim Authority, Director Pakistan Insurance Corporation, Director Security Printing Corporation, Commercial Counselor Pakistan Embassy, Tehran, Commercial Counselor Pakistan Embassy, Copenhagen.
- Ghullam Hussain Tahrani (Diplai) Memon Advocate & ex-chairman Town committee Diplo
- Abu Bakar A. Memon Chelhario (Diplai) President Pakistan Business Community, Jeddah
- Abdul Latif Memon, Group Head Pak-Libya Holding Company PLHC.
- Abdul Rasool Memon, Justice at Sindh High Court.
- Abdul Naeem Memon, Session Judge (youngest session Judge of Pakistan)
- Muhammad Uris Memon Juberani, Retired as Deputy General Manager from Pakistan Steel Mills
- Babu Ghulam HUssain Memon (4 times M.N.A 1988 to 1999)
- Dr. Mahamood A. Memon Chelhario (Diplai) Retired SMO Sesei Sindh
- Dr. Anwar Adil Mithwani (Diplai), Professor & Consultant Pediatrician/Neonatologist, Armed Forces Hospital, Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
- Ghullam Hussain A. Memon Chelhario (Diplai) Member Central executive committee of associations of builders and developers of Pakistan (ABAD) and senior Vice president Diplai memon co-operative housing society and Diplai memon Anjuman Hyderabad.
- Kashif Abubakar Memon, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.[3]
- Dr. Riaz Ahmed (Diplai) Memon, Bureaucrat & currently serving as secretary to C.M.
- Dr. Riaz Ahmed Memon, Professor at Sindh University & Head of Department of Maths.
- Engineer Imtiaz Ali Haji Ahmad Ali Memon Pakistan State oil
- Engr. Amanullah Memon, Consulting Engineer Pakistan.
- Zunair Abdul Rehman Memon,Managing Director Proactive Transport L.L.C, Youngest Diplai Memon Entrepreneur in U.A.E
- Engr. Muhammad Hashim Mithwani (Diplai), Chief Executive Engineer, Mithi Tharparkar
- Mohommad Ali Budhani, Ex-Deputy Secretary Sindh Public Service Commission, Hyderabad.
- Fayaz Ahmed Memon, Mechanical Design Engineer, Saudi Arabia.
- Zulfiqar Ali Yousfani, Senior Project Engineer, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Muhammad Zubair Yousfani (Diplai), Collector Customs, Pakistan
- Salahuddin Zafar Yousfani, Chief Engineer, Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd.
- General Usman Memon (Mitho), Pakistan Army.
- Mr. Raza Muhammad Memon, National Institute of Pakistan Studies (NIPS), Islamabad, Pakistan
- Rizwan Memon Allahdinani (Diplai), Corporate Performance Management, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (MASDAR), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[4]
References
- ( Ramejae Memon
- Memon people
- Sarai Memon
- Diplai Memon
- Kutchi Memon
- Juberi Memon
- Lakhani
- Bachani
- Borani////Ramejae Memon
- ( Dharpali memon
- (Budhani Memon)
- Fayaz Ahmed Memon