Popalzai
Pedigree of King Dost Mohammad Khan of Afghanistan. Figure shows the branching of the Abdal dynasty into the Popal (founder of the Popalzai; spelled 'Fofal' in figure), Barak (founder of the Barakzai), and Alako (founder of the Alakozai) line. (The fourth branch, Achakzai, is missing.)
Popalzai or Popalzay (Pashto: پوپلزی, also known as Popal) are Durrani (formerly called Abdali or Bor Tareen) Pashtuns of Afghanistan and adjacent parts of Pakistan.
Notable people
- Ahmad Shah Durrani – founder of the Durrani Empire (predecessor of modern Afghanistan)
- Timur Shah Durrani
- Zaman Shah Durrani
- Mahmud Shah Durrani
- Shuja Shah Durrani
- Sultan Ali Shah Durrani
- Ayub Shah Durrani
- Shahzada Kamran Durrani – was born into the Sadozai dynasty and was the son of Mahmud Shah Durrani
- Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Saddozai – was chief of the Sadozai tribe in Balochistan; a politician, Pakistan independence movement volunteer and founder of the Sadozai Qaumi Welfare Organization
- Hayatullah Khan Durrani – famous caver, explorer, mountaineer, environmentalist, organizer and rescuer
- Abdul Ghani Baradar – deputy minister of defense in the Taliban government of Afghanistan up to 2001
- The Karzai family – politicians and businessmen in Afghanistan
- Naim Popal – Afghan singer living in the United States
- Abdul Ghafoor Khan Durrani – politician, Pakistan independence movement
- Ghulam Jilani Popal – leader of Afghan Social Democratic Party (Afghan Mellat)
- Mohammad Shafiq – Popalzai tribe elder in Pakistan
- Shahkur Ullah Durrani – former governor of State Bank of Pakistan and chairman of PIA
- Dr. Ayatullah Durrani – former minister of state for industries & production, Pakistan; president of Pakistan People's Party, Balochistan, Pakistan; lives Mastung, Balochistan
- Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan – was the founder and first President of Azad Kashmir.
See also
- Tareen
- Abdali
- Sadozai (Pashtun tribe)
- Pashtun tribes
- Pashtunistan
- Zahir Shah (last king of Afghanistan)
- Barakzai (another tribe)
References
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