Jogezai
Jogezai(Pashto:جوګيزئ,Urdu:جوگیزئی) is aPashtuntribe ofPakistan.It is a subtribe of Sanzarkhail,Kakar.[1]The majority of the Jogezai tribesmen live inKilla SaifullahandLoralai.The currentNawabofPashtunsis from Jogezai tribe namely,Nawab Muhammad Ayaz Khan Jogezai,who is the bloodline of Baiker Nika.
In the middle of the 18th centuryAhmed Shah Abdaligranted a sanad (certificate) to Baiker Nika, fourth in descent from Jogi and the head of the Jogezai family, conferring upon him the title and position of "Badshah or Ruler of Zhob".[2]The ZhobTumandarbelongs to the Jogezai family.
The application of the British policy of Divide and Rule resulted into splitting and division of the Jogezai family into three different heads of one tribe. One of the leaders was given the titles of Tumandar, Sardar Bahadur and Nawab (S.B Tumandar Nawab Bangul Khan Jogezai) and the other two were given the title of Sardar Bahadur; (Sardar Bahadur Zarghun Khan Jogezai ofKilla Saifullah) and (Sardar Bahadur Akbar Khan Jogezai ofLoralai).
Nawab of Jogezai
[edit]The first Nawab from the Jogezai clan was Shaheed Nawab Bangul Khan Jogezai, who was first awarded the title of Sardar Bahadur in 1897 and later on, was granted the title of Nawab in 1906.[3]After passing away in 1906,[4]Nawab Bangul Khan was succeeded by his son,Nawab Mohammad Khan Jogezai.[5]Nawab Mohammad Khan was a close ally ofMuhammad Ali Jinnah[6]and rendered great services to the Pakistan Movement[7]and was the head of the Shahi Jirga of Balochistan.[5]He was also a member of theConstituent Assembly of Pakistanfrom Balochistan (1947-1954).[8]The third Nawab was Nawab Taimoor Shah Jogezai[9]who also remained a member of theProvincial Assembly of Balochistanand was a Provincial Minister.[9]He nominated his eldest grandsonNawab Mohammad Ayaz Jogezaito be his successor while he was still alive and after his death in 1988, Nawab Ayaz took over and is the current head of the family.
List of Nawabs
[edit]- Nawab Bangul Khan Jogezai[3]
- Nawab Mohammad Khan Jogezai[5]
- Nawab Taimoor Shah Jogezai[9]
- Nawab Muhammad Ayaz Khan Jogezai[10]
Notable Personalities
[edit]Other notable personalities include:
- Dr Nasser uh din Jogezai, Member of Senate of pakistan, Federal minister of health, provincial Minister, Senator, IJI president and the only Jogezai to be interviewed byNew York Times.[11]
- Nawabzada Jehangir Shah Jogezai, Member ofSenate of Pakistan.[12]
- Nawabzada Mehboob Khan jogezai
- Nawab Ayaz Jogezai
- Sardar Wazir Ahmed Jogezai, Deputy Speaker ofNational Assembly of Pakistan.[13]
- Sardar Gul Muhammad Khan Jogezai,11thGovernor of Balochistan.[14]
- Sardar Muhammad Usman Khan Jogezai, Sardar and important member of thePakistan MovementinBaluchistan[15]
- Dr Ameer Muhammad jogezai Former provincial minister of health Balochistan
References
[edit]- ^Baloch, Muhammad Amin (1999).Inside Ormara.M.A. Baloch.
- ^"THE HISTORY OF KILLA SAIFULLAH (QILA SAIFULLAH DISTRICT) | Afghanistan | South Asia".Scribd.Retrieved2021-02-25.
- ^abRashid, Haroon (2008).History of the Pathans: The Ghurghushti, Beitani and Matti tribes of Pathans.Haroon Rashid.
- ^Baluchistan (Pakistan) (1912).Administration Report of the Baluchistan Agency.
- ^abcSociety, Pakistan Historical (2007).Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society.
- ^Yusuf, K. F. (1994).Politics and Policies of Quaid-i-Azam.National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research.ISBN978-969-415-037-6.
- ^Quddus, Syed Abdul (1990).The Tribal Baluchistan.Ferozsons.ISBN978-969-0-10047-4.
- ^"1st Constituent Assembly of Pakistan members list"(PDF).
- ^abcSociety, Pakistan Historical (2007).Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society.
- ^Eyvindr, Lennox Raphael (2012-01-15).Nawab Muhammad Ayaz Khan Jogezai.Plor.ISBN978-613-8-91077-0.
- ^"Pathan Leader in Pakistan Speaks Out; Village Physician Charges Curtailment of Freedom Invitations From a Clan Leader Penchant for Blade and Bullet Impressed by Student and Minister".New York Times. 1980-02-24.Retrieved2024-02-04.
- ^"Senate of Pakistan".www.senate.gov.pk.Retrieved2021-02-25.
- ^"National Assembly of Pakistan".www.na.gov.pk.Retrieved2021-02-25.
- ^"Former Governors of Balochistan".governorbalochistan.gov.pk.Retrieved2021-02-25.
- ^Kausar, Inamul Haq (1980).Pakistan Movement in Baluchistan.Manager, Print. Corporation of Pakistan Press.